One of my local veterans for peace sent this great Winter Soldier slideshow.

What is the history of Winter Soldier?

In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote: “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” In 1971, a courageous group of veterans exposed the criminal nature of the Vietnam War in an event called Winter Soldier. Once again, we will demand that the voices of veterans are heard.

You can also watch Winter Soldier testimony or read the media coverage.

David Swanson sent an email about the War is Illegal website petition and I signed on. Some folks in Germany started the site, which points out that yes, war is illegal, and calls for the impeachment of Bush/Cheney and a commitment to not invading Iran.

Thanks to our allies in Berlin Germany for speaking up. U.S.ers don’t seem to talk very much about how it’s actually illegal for us to invade countries that don’t pose a threat to us.  We can use all the prodding we can get on this. 1,400 people on the petition so far…

Does it get any plainer than this? This Tax Day, April 15, Congress will consider continuing funding the war in Iraq and cutting funding to human needs programs. AFSC is organizing a call-in day on April 15.

Do you have five minutes to tell them to stop spending money on the Iraq catastrophe and redirect funds to the local support that families need as we slide deeper into a recession? AFSC is so kind as to post the skinny on how to call Congress and what you can say to them about the war in Iraq.