Surviving Capitalism (Not) : In Suicide Note, Iraq War Veteran Says He Was Forced to Participate In War Crimes

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

In Suicide Note, Iraq War Veteran Says He Was Forced to Participate In War Crimes

Click here to access article by Rania Khalek from Dispatches from the Underclass.

In this note the soldier describes his torment and many efforts to cope with his involvement in war crimes.

“My mind is a wasteland filled with visions of incredible horror, unceasing depression, and crippling anxiety, even with all of the medications the doctors dare give....”

The directors of the Empire have demonstrated their contempt of all human life, even those of its soldiers who are forced to commit war crimes in their name.