Put the War On Trial Photos
aymara,

Photos from the Put the War on Trial Forum, the night after Pablo's court martial.
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Day of Court Martial Photos
aymara,

Here are photos of the day of action in solidarity with war resisters. This was the day Pablo Paredes was in his court martial.
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Voices of Resistance Photos
aymara,

Photos from the Voices of Resistance Forum the night before the court martial began.
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STOP CACI May 16th
torture is wrong,

TORTURE IS WRONG. The San Diego based corporations involved in the Abu Graib torture bust be stopped, punished and revealed. Please, someone needs to organize an action for May 16th in solidarity with these folks in SF!
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Abu Ghraib: Double Standard Continues
Mr. J. David Galland,

J. David Galland exposes the criminal double standard as relates punishment meted out to officer vice enlisted soldiers at Abu Ghraib Prison. Further, he exposes the corruption that is all responsible for the horror perpetuated by senior Army leaders.
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Nuclear weapons and humans cannot coexist: A
Taniguchi Sumiteru/People's Weekly World,

When 60 years ago the United States became the first (and since then the only) country to use atomic weapons by dropping them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Those at the hypercenter, or ground zero, were the “lucky” ones — they were instantly vaporized. Others died, but not instantly, living their last moments in pain and misery. Their flesh melting off, many perished while looking for water to ease their suffering.
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More money down the drain: War cost bleeds st
Susan Webb/People's Weekly World ,

As U.S. casualties in Iraq topped 1,600, the U.S. Congress approved another $82 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and related spending, with the bulk going to the Iraq occupation.
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IMPEACHMENT TIME - Palast
reposted,

Here it is. The smoking gun. The memo that has "IMPEACH HIM" written all over it.
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Paredes Gets 3-Month Sentence, No Prison Time
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger's Newsmagazine,

Naval war resister Pablo Paredes got unexpectedly lenient treatment at his court-martial sentencing May 12: a three-month sentence at hard labor (which really means menial duties on base), two of which he'll spend restricted to base. Observers attributed this to a sympathetic judge and the powerful testimony of local law professor Marjorie Cohn, who made a convincing case that the U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia violated international law and U.S. treaty commitments and therefore a servicemember who refused duty there could fall under the Nuremberg principle which allows — indeed, requires — a soldier to refuse an order that could make him or her complicit in war crimes.
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"'NEVER AGAIN' OVER AGAIN" — on the Holocaust
Joseph Anderson, Berkeley,

I thought that “Never again!” meant never again for all humanity — not just never again for European Jews.
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Military Resister Pablo Paredes Sentenced
Tom Joad,

Pablo Paredes' lawyer, Jeremy Warren, called the judge's sentence (half what the prosecution asked for) "a stunning blow to the prosecution", Pablo Paredes will be confined for 3 months hard labor.
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Pablo Paredes Puts the War on Trial
lotu5 for sd indymedia,

UPDATE: Pablo Sentenced to 2 months of confinement, 3 months of labor, a sentence so minor as to be without precedent for a court martial.

On May 11th, 2005, Pablo Paredes was found guilty of missing movement. The unauthorized absence charge was dismissed. Sentencing continues today, May 12th in the court martial.

BUT, DURING THE PRE-SENTENCING PHASE...Marjorie Cohn made ABSOLUTE MINCEMEAT OUT OF THE PROSECUTION!

So much so that the military judge in the court martial said, "I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT JUST PROVED THAT ANY SERVICEMEMBER HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE WARS IN YUGOSLAVIA, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ WERE ILLEGAL"

Read more from the court martial attendees

As his court martial took place, outside around 50 supporters performed act 1 of the 3 act play "Put the War on Trial", which Pablo wrote. Following that they marched through Logan Heights and received a warm reception. One person driving by said "Thank you for coming to our neighborhood! Gracias para venir a nuestra barrio!" The march ended at the gates of the 32nd naval base where supporters held banners over the bridge, rallied on the sidewalk and showed their support for Pablo and everyone with the courage to resist this illegal and immoral war all day, in the unrelentingly hot sun. Support events will continue today with act 2 of Put the War on Trial and a film night fundraiser.

Story from Zengers | Audio from night forum 5/11 | Audio from night forum on 5/10 | Direct Action to shut down recruiting offices
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JUDGE DECLARES PROS. PROVED WARS ILLEGAL!!!
Lynn Gonzalez,

JUST GOT OUT OF THE PABLO PAREDES COURT MARSHAL.....

Pablo was found guilty of missing movement. The UA charge was dismissed.

BUT, DURING THE PRE-SENTENCING PHASE...Marjorie Cohn made ABSOLUTE MINCEMEAT OUT OF THE PROSECUTION!

So much so that the judge said, and I quote:


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Paredes, Other Resisters Speak/National City
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

On the eve of his May 11 court-martial for refusing to go with his ship to Iraq, sailor and war resister Pablo Paredes was joined by two other resisters, Camilo Mejía and Aidan Delgado, at a meeting in National City May 10. The program, which also featured Fernando Suárez del Solár — who became a peace activist after he lost his servicemember son in the early days of the war — veteran peace activist Blase Bonpane and poet Al Howard, became a discussion of the courage it takes to resist a war, especially in America's current political climate, and even the disagreements between these young men showed the thoughtfulness and passion with which they have thought out their positions and actions.
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GZP Shuts Down Military Recruiters
Starr,

The Ground Zero Players, a direct action street theater group performed a traditional Butoh Dance at several Military Recruiting Offices in San Diego, California on Saturday, May 7, 2005, effectively shutting down military recruitment efforts in the South Bay.
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SDIMC War Resister Support Film Night
SD Indymedia,

SD Indymedia War Resister Support Film Night
Thursday, May 12th 7pm
@ Voz Alta, 1544 Broadway in Downtown SD

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Bushies in love (or why I voted for Kerry)
Patsy Cline,

A tragic love-story of three fascist, Bush-voting red-necks and why the Abu Grhaib scandal is a perfect example of the moron-mentality existing in our current White House.
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Support Pablo, Kevin, GI Resisters & END THE WAR
David Solnit,

According to the Pentagon, 6,000 U.S. soldiers are currently listed as "deserters," having been AWOL for at least 30 days. People are supporting Kevin and Pablo and the thousands of other public and (mostly) private resisters because their courageous stand against the war--- actually upholding international law-- deserves our support. The other reason to support Kevin and Pablo is that GI resistance has the power to stop the war and occupation in Iraq, and check the reckless policies of empire behind it.

Come out for 3 days of events to support war resisters!

Post your stories, photos and video on San Diego Indymedia and help us get the story out to the world! Just click the "Publish" button in the upper right hand corner and fill out the form!

Tune in to radioActiveradio.org for live coverage of the daytime events and for broadcasts of the night time forums the next day.

Call in to radioActive sanDiego from the events and be the media! 619-269-4693

If you'd like to help submit media, produce media or coordinate coverage, contact San Diego Indymedia here.

Video | Interview with Pablo
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Defend Pablo Paredes - The Iraq War On Trial
Rick Hall,

As the Navy attempts to build a case against Pablo Paredes for speaking his mind to the media, you can help him put the Iraq War On Trial!
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Why America Needs to be Defeated in Iraq
Mike Whitney,

The greatest moral quandary of our day is whether we, as Americans, support the Iraqi insurgency. It’s an issue that has caused anti-war Leftist’s the same pangs of conscience that many felt 30 years ago in their opposition to the Vietnam War.
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PABLO EVENTS UPDATES!!
sdmcp,

**UPDATED 5/7**

Defend Pablo:
Put the WAR on Trial !!!

4 days of protest and events to
support war resister
Pablo Paredes
as he faces court martial by the US Navy

May 10th - May 13th 2005
San Diego, CA
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Interview With First Navy War Resister: Pablo
kirsten anderberg,

On May 11, 2005, Pablo Paredes, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer, 3rd Class, will face a court martial for refusing to fight in the Iraq war. In Dec. 2004, Pablo refused to board a Navy ship as it left San Diego, Ca., becoming the first Navy personnel to openly refuse to cooperate with the Iraq war. I interviewed Pablo on May 6, 2005 abou this actions.
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Christian (Rs) let non-citizen soldiers die!
Craig B Hulet?,

Every Republican Christian supporter of these wars who fails to heed his personal call from God, flag and der Leader and fails to enlist, ... someone, ... some “other,” ... must die in “your” place, die for “your” God, die for “your” flag, die for “your” Leader.
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Who Dies In Your Place?
Craig B Hulet?,

Bush the Younger has secured each corrupt piece of legislation in service to his corporate masters as would his father, George the First and his entirely corrupt grandfather Prescott before him.
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How to End the War
Naomi Klein,

It’s not a coincidence that Americans were at home watching this explosion of extreme reality television shows where people’s bodies were being surgically remade and their homes were being bulldozed and reconstituted. The message of these shows is: Everything you are now, everything you own, everything you do sucks. We’re going to completely erase it and rebuild it with a team of experts. You just go limp and let the experts take over. That is exactly what “Extreme Makover:Iraq” is.
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40,000 march to abolish nuclear weapons
Dan Margolis/People's Weekly World,

NEW YORK — On May 1, the eve of a world meeting at the United Nations to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), tens of thousands of people from around the globe marched through the streets here under the slogan “No nukes! No wars!”
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Populist #2
Franklin,

The Necessity of Constitutional Democracy to our Security
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Of Gnats and Camels
Lee CARLETON,

Moral Priorities: WWJD?
Can we trust the morality of the myopic?
Commentary on the bogus morality of the religous right and Jesus' challenge to the Pharisees, the religous right of his day.

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National Day of Action to Support War Resisters
Pablo Supporters,

UPDATE: 5/4 - locations announced for war resister support events
5/4 - Pablo's argument against the war, another article in support of Pablo
5/2 - Call for a national Day of Action and change of location. The MLK Center venue fell through, the actual location of the events is TBA.

Defend Pablo: Put the WAR on Trial
3 days of protest and events to support war resister Pablo Paredes as he faces court martial by the US Navy
May 10th - May 13th 2005
San Diego, CA


Listen to an interview with Pablo from radioActive sanDiego

Click Read More for event details...
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Pablo Paredes Puts the Iraq War on Trial
Jeeni Criscenzo,

People are coming from near and far to show their support for Pablo Paredes, the Navy Sailor who is facing Special Court martial on May 11.
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