[PAA-Discuss] West Point Graduates against the War -- organization and website

[Jan Wheeler]

Awesome.

On 4/16/06, Charlie Lindahl <clindahl at verizon.net> wrote:
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> All:
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> Wow. This is a REALLY interesting development, particularly
> given the pounding that this administration is taking on
> Rumsfeld ...
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> Charlie
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>         I was ecstatic when heard about these guys.
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>        From the West Point Graduates Against the War Statement of
>        Purpose:
>             "...When we West Point graduates took our commissioning
>        oath of office one past June morning, we swore to protect our
>        nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The deceitful
>        connivances of the current administration have resulted in a war
>        catastrophic to our nation's interests: politically,
>        economically, militarily, and morally. We now stand to protect
>        our nation from these deceivers. We will not serve their
>        lies..."
>        (http://www.westpointgradsagainstthewar.org/ourpurpose_2.htm)
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>        Also THE (full) LANCET STUDY (documenting the 100,000 Iraqi
>        civilians killed - finished in 2004, and not even including
>        those since) is at West Point Graduates Against The War .Org.
>        "Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: cluster
>        sample survey":
>        http://www.westpointgradsagainstthewar.org/thelancetstudy.htm
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>        -Chris
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>        -----Original Message-----
>        Sent: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:48:03 -0400
>        Subject: [vfp-all] West Point Graduates Against the War
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> OUR PURPOSE
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> To help reclaim the honor of the United States Of America
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> TO JOIN
> West Point Graduates Against The War
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> Instilled by the Cadet Honor System with a fundamental, longstanding
> respect for truth, we graduates of the United States Military Academy
> believe that honor is a basic attribute of character. That we are no
> longer cadets is irrelevant. We stand appalled by the deceitful behavior
> of the government of the United States and, in particular, its widely
> known malefactors. Lying, cheating, stealing, delivering evasive
> statements and quibbling not only has demeaned these deceivers and the
> United States of America, but has placed vast numbers of innocent people
> in deadly peril. We will not serve the lies.
> *
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> The war in Iraq was launched illegally. It has since killed tens of
> thousands of innocents, causing incalculable damage to Iraq and the
> Iraqi people, as well as the reputation of the United States of America.
> We will not serve the lies.
> *
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> When we West Point graduates took our commissioning oath of office one
> past June morning, we swore to protect our nation against all enemies,
> foreign and domestic. The deceitful connivances of the current
> administration have resulted in a war catastrophic to our nation's
> interests: politically, economically, militarily, and morally. We now
> stand to protect our nation from these deceivers. We will not serve
> their lies.
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> We seek justice for all victims of this illegal war, both servicemen and
> servicewomen, and the citizens of Iraq.
> *
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> To our purpose we invoke the words of Thomas Jefferson in the
> Declaration of Independence whereby we too "mutually pledge to each
> other our lives, our Fortunes, & our sacred Honor."
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> Join with Us!
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> TO JOIN
> West Point Graduates Against The War
> click here
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> USMA
> Class of 1962
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> William M. Cross
> Founding Member
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> USMA
> Class of 1962
> James C. Ryan
> Founding Member
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> World Tribunal on Iraq
> Istanbul, 2005
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> USMA
> Class of 1962
> Joseph J. Wojcik
> Founding Member
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