G.I. Voice

10/13/2016

"In their bid to pummel Houthi rebels into submission and restore an ousted ally to the capital, Sana’a, the Saudi air force has — intentionally or not — struck hospitals, weddings, schools, mosques and marketplaces, according to a report to the UN Security Council. These attacks undoubtedly contravene international law. They also contribute to creating the conditions for a famine.
In the shadow of far deadlier wars in Syria and Iraq, the war in Yemen has failed to garner much international attention. Last weekend’s carnage in Sana’a and subsequent attempts by Houthi rebels to strike US warships with missiles, may change that. At the very least, the potential for blow back — in the Middle East and beyond — must now be dawning among Saudi Arabia’s western allies."

The massacre in Sana’a should mark an end to western support

10/11/2016

"Mobile Veteran Outreach is a combined project of SideWalk, G.I. Voice, and Veterans For Peace #109 to assist homeless veterans in applying for their veteran benefits for which they are entitled. These benefits can be used to obtain housing/shelter. The motorhome will enable our accredited VA claims agents to conveniently reach out to homeless veterans wherever they can be found.

We are seeking funds to repair and outfit the donated 1992 Four Winds motorhome to become a “Veteran Outreach” mobile platform."

Mobile Veteran Outreach is a combined project of SideWalk, G.I. Voice, and Veterans For Peace #109 to assist homeless veterans in applying for their veteran benefits for which they are entitled. These benefits can be used to obtain housing/shelter. The motorhome will enable our accredited VA clai...

10/03/2016

G.I. Voice is proud to join VFP 109 in sponsoring the 2016 Arab Fest in Olympia, Washington. Join us on October 7th and 8th!

*Disclaimer: The schedule is still subject to change! All stages are in The Olympia Center located at 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia, WA. All...

09/27/2016

JBLM continues the rapid militarization of Washington State, despite the opposition of the Nisqually tribe, whose traditional lands the range occupies.

A series of controversial rocket training exercises on Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been rescheduled for later this month. The Nisqually tribe opposes testing of the HIMARS weapons.

09/12/2016

"Until I am shown dignity and respect as a human again, I shall endure this pain before me. I am prepared for this mentally and emotionally," she continued. "I expect that this ordeal will last for a long time. Quite possibly until my permanent incapacitation or death. I am ready for this."-Chelsea Manning

The soldier is refusing to cut her hair and said she wouldn't consume any food or beverages other than water and her prescribed medications.

09/08/2016

The US has successfully spent 11 billion dollars replicating the conditions for mutually assured destruction of the planet earth. The B61-12, a "smart" nuclear bomb, is expected to go into full production in 2020.

"“If the Russians put out a guided nuclear bomb on a stealthy fighter that could sneak through air defenses, would that add to the perception here that they were lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons? Absolutely,” Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists said in the earlier Reveal coverage."

"President Barack Obama has consistently pledged to reduce nuclear weapons and forgo weapons with new military capabilities. Yet the B61-12 program has thrived on the political and economic clout of defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp."

The United States' newest nuclear weapon – the B61-12, the nation’s first guided, or “smart,” nuclear bomb – continues to move through the approval process, although some scientists and former military leaders warn that it's a dangerous idea.

09/07/2016

"Today’s U.S. military aggression with its secret kill-list targeted drone assassinations eclipses the illegal and immoral Iraq and Afghanistan wars PMR resisted in 2006 and 2007. Therefore, consistent with the UN Charter and the Nuremberg Principles that prohibits acts of military aggression and requires citizens of a democracy to hold their government accountable, PMR will again resist militarizing our port and streets. PMR refuses to be complicit in illegal and immoral war, and activists are prepared to protest, disrupt, and engage in non-violent direct action if the Port of Olympia renews military shipments.

As activists again take to the streets, people of conscience are asked to join the resistance to U.S. imperialism and interventionism. People of conscience are asked to stand up to prevent military and economic power structures to divide and deter us from resisting illegal and immoral occupation in our names."

The reasoning behind PMR’s opposition For two weeks in November 2007, anti-war activists organizing as Port Militarization Resistance (PMR) literally laid their bodies in the … Read More »

09/07/2016

Every scenario spells more death for Kurds. It is noteworthy that the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan only relented a vote to secede from Iraq in a diplomatic effort with Baghdad to stifle the expansion of the ISIS caliphate. Northern Kurdistan has expanded its frontiers in the absence of Iraqi control. Kirkuk, the crown jewel of the Kurdish region, is also very important to Baghdad and neither will quickly cede that oil-soaked land. 75 percent of oil profits from Kurdistan go to Baghdad. A dramatic change of those terms would most likely be seen as a minimum demand, if not a pillar of a declaration of independence.

The way in which the war against the Islamic State is being fought risks triggering new conflicts in both Iraq and Syria. Some of them have already started.

09/05/2016

"The Clinton ideal was that the US would impose regime change with arms, and without troops, and that Russia wouldn’t dare oppose America (noting Russia did nothing during Kosovo), that the new US-backed Syrian government would abandon ties with Iran, turn against Hezbollah, and potentially negotiate a peace settlement with Israel, while the rest of the Arab world cheers America “as fighting for their people.”

http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-sought-syria-regime-change-israels-sake/214967/
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/18328

The Clinton ideal was that the US would impose regime change with arms, and without troops, and that Russia wouldn’t dare oppose America., Hillary Clinton, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Wikileaks,

09/02/2016

4th from left is in danger of terminating their own PT test.

Classic Green Army Figures Practicing Yoga Instead Of Holding Guns – by Dan Abramson SHARE Facebook Twitter tweet Craig Davies for Art-Sheep If something is a total opposite to war, that is the practice of yoga. Concentrating or relaxing your muscles and mind in order to release tension, is somethin...

09/01/2016

The government tortured her until she tried to take her own life. Now they’re threatening her with new charges and indefinite solitary confinement.

08/23/2016

PNW Militarism kills salmon.

"The company’s plan for putting pens out in the Strait has been driven by U.S. Navy plans to expand its base on Ediz Hook, which won’t physically displace the existing pens but will ruin the neighborhood for salmon. Pile driving for the Navy project, scheduled to begin late this year, would actually kill salmon in nearby pens. Icicle has decided to move its operation."

Human travelers have I-5 and I-90. Salish Sea salmon have the Juan de Fuca Strait. It’s the route that they all swim on their way to and from the wide Pacific — the salmon from the Elwha and all the … Continue reading →