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Fort Lewis prepares for National Day of Action to Stand Up with Lt. Ehren Watada
Last week, on June 22nd U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren K. Watada became the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the unlawful Iraq War and occupation. Lt. Watada fulfilled his pledge to resist he first made at June 7th press conferences in Tacoma and Honolulu.
Today dozens of supporters of Lt. Watada gathered outside the gates of Fort Lewis, Washington in a small preview of the upcoming Tuesday, June 27th, National Day of Action to Stand Up with Lt. Ehren Watada. Across the country, friends of Lt. Watada are staging actions as a first step towards regional mobilizations leading up to a possible court martial in the fall.
Cities currently planning rallies and events to “Stand with Lt. Watada” include:
Ft. Lewis, WA - 7am - Morning bannering on the Exit 119 (DuPont Rd.) bridge over Interstate 5.
Ft. Lewis, WA - 4pm - Bannering and support rally on the Exit 119 (DuPont) bridge over Interstate 5.
Atlanta, GA - 10:30am - Press Conference, The King Center, 450 Auburn Ave.
Atlanta, GA - Noon - Vigil, State Capitol
Charlotte, NC - 6:30pm - Speaker/"Sir No Sir" Film Showing, Public Library, Main Branch, Francis Auditorium
Cleveland, OH - 4:30pm - Rally, Federal Building
Corvallis, OR - 6pm - Rally, Benton County Courthouse
Evanston, IL - 5pm - Vigil and gathering, Fountain Square
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 5pm - Support Rally, Military Recruitment Office, 1406 North SR 7
Harrisburg, PA - Noon - Vigil, 3rd and Walnut
Hilo, HI - 4pm - Support vigil, Kamehameha Ave. and Pauahi St.
Honolulu, HI - 4pm - Rally and bannering, Ft. Shafter, just before Moanalua Gardens
Medford, OR - 4pm - Vigil and support rally, corner of Riverside and Barnett
New York City, NY - 5pm - Rally at Chambers St Recruiting Station, Chambers between W Broadway and Greenwich
Oakland, CA - Noon - Vigil, Oakland Federal Building
Oklahoma City, OK - 10am - Rally, S. Plaza of State Capitol Bldg. (on Lincoln Ave)
Philadelphia, PA - Noon - Leafleting and support protest, National Constitution Visitor Center, Market St. between 5th & 6th St.
Pittsburgh, PA - Noon - Counter-recruitment picket, Army Recruiting Station, Market Square, Downtown
Seattle, WA - 5pm - Vigil and sign holding: (1) Westlake Park, 4th and Pine Streets; and (2) Greenlake, East Green Lake Way N and N 64th St.
San Diego, CA - Noon - Support rally, Federal Building, 880 Front St.
San Francisco, CA - 5:00pm - Support rally, Justin Herman Plaza (Market and Embarcadero)
Tacoma, WA - 7am - Bannering: (1) McKinley Way overpass above I-5; and (2) Pedestrian Bridge over Route 16 near Narrows Bridge.
Tacoma, WA - 4pm - Bannering: (1) McKinley Way overpass above I-5; and (2) Pedestrian Bridge over Route 16 near Narrows Bridge.
Toronto, Canada - 4:30pm - Support vigil, across from US Consulate, University Ave. & Armoury St.
Ventura, CA - 6pm - Support rally, Ventura County Government Center, Telephone Rd. & Victoria Ave.
Cities currently planning rallies and events to “Stand with Lt. Watada” include:
Ft. Lewis, WA - 7am - Morning bannering on the Exit 119 (DuPont Rd.) bridge over Interstate 5.
Ft. Lewis, WA - 4pm - Bannering and support rally on the Exit 119 (DuPont) bridge over Interstate 5.
Atlanta, GA - 10:30am - Press Conference, The King Center, 450 Auburn Ave.
Atlanta, GA - Noon - Vigil, State Capitol
Charlotte, NC - 6:30pm - Speaker/"Sir No Sir" Film Showing, Public Library, Main Branch, Francis Auditorium
Cleveland, OH - 4:30pm - Rally, Federal Building
Corvallis, OR - 6pm - Rally, Benton County Courthouse
Evanston, IL - 5pm - Vigil and gathering, Fountain Square
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 5pm - Support Rally, Military Recruitment Office, 1406 North SR 7
Harrisburg, PA - Noon - Vigil, 3rd and Walnut
Hilo, HI - 4pm - Support vigil, Kamehameha Ave. and Pauahi St.
Honolulu, HI - 4pm - Rally and bannering, Ft. Shafter, just before Moanalua Gardens
Medford, OR - 4pm - Vigil and support rally, corner of Riverside and Barnett
New York City, NY - 5pm - Rally at Chambers St Recruiting Station, Chambers between W Broadway and Greenwich
Oakland, CA - Noon - Vigil, Oakland Federal Building
Oklahoma City, OK - 10am - Rally, S. Plaza of State Capitol Bldg. (on Lincoln Ave)
Philadelphia, PA - Noon - Leafleting and support protest, National Constitution Visitor Center, Market St. between 5th & 6th St.
Pittsburgh, PA - Noon - Counter-recruitment picket, Army Recruiting Station, Market Square, Downtown
Seattle, WA - 5pm - Vigil and sign holding: (1) Westlake Park, 4th and Pine Streets; and (2) Greenlake, East Green Lake Way N and N 64th St.
San Diego, CA - Noon - Support rally, Federal Building, 880 Front St.
San Francisco, CA - 5:00pm - Support rally, Justin Herman Plaza (Market and Embarcadero)
Tacoma, WA - 7am - Bannering: (1) McKinley Way overpass above I-5; and (2) Pedestrian Bridge over Route 16 near Narrows Bridge.
Tacoma, WA - 4pm - Bannering: (1) McKinley Way overpass above I-5; and (2) Pedestrian Bridge over Route 16 near Narrows Bridge.
Toronto, Canada - 4:30pm - Support vigil, across from US Consulate, University Ave. & Armoury St.
Ventura, CA - 6pm - Support rally, Ventura County Government Center, Telephone Rd. & Victoria Ave.
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You know Bush claims to be born again, and having been led of The Lord to invade Iraq. We have now lost nearly as many of our loved ones in Iraq, as was lost to us on 911.
May the blessings of The Lord be upon you, as you stand out against this immoral war in Iraq.
You are so right Lt. Watada, we were misled, and we will pay dearly for it, if our congress and senate does not stand up to this man.
God says, whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.
Psalms 37:23, "The steps of a good man are ordered by The Lord, and He delighteth in his way." I don't think The Lord is getting much delight out of what Bush has done. The bible also says, Matthew 15:14, In part, "they be blind leaders of the blind; and when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
We have those that are willing to follow Bush on over the cliff, knowing that he is wrong. You are so right, they have vaulted themselves above the law, and they must be brought down.
And as they go about to instill fear in us, we can remind them that,
God says, "except The Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it; except The Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." That's found in Psalms 127:1.
Lt Watada, its going to take The Word of God to bring them down.
Bush has vowed to kill all of the terrorists, but God says, Ezekiel 33:11, "Say unto them, As I live, saith The Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live."
And the way they love to villify the liberals, God says, Proverbs 11:25, "The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself."
They are so full of pride, Proverbs 16:18, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
Being it is that Bush says God led him to invade Iraq, you know there are false prophets out there. Jeremiah 23:16, "Thus saith The Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of The Lord."
Liken those that will still continue back the neo's, to the dog that returneth to his vomit. Proverbs 26:11, "As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly."
Revelations 21:8, In part, "all liars shall have their part in the lake of fire that burneth with fire and brimstone."
If you believe in the scriptures, you have a big leg to stand on.
God Bless You in this endeavor.
Tyree, U.S. Air Force Vet
Risiting the war in Iraq is futile, in fact calling it a war is wrong, its an extermination, it's plain to see, if we pull our troops out of the middle east, terror will strike again, without a doubt.
Bush is doing an amazing job and those who refuse to support the war are bad citizens, we need to be patient and let time work through, yes we may have lost over 2000 troops, but when you sign yourself into the military army, ect. you say to not only yourself, but to everyone else that you acknowledge the fact that you're life is going to be put in harms way ( death) so its naive to blame bush for the death of our troops....
Bush is doing an amazing job and those who refuse to support the war are bad citizens, we need to be patient and let time work through, yes we may have lost over 2000 troops, but when you sign yourself into the military army, ect. you say to not only yourself, but to everyone else that you acknowledge the fact that you're life is going to be put in harms way ( death) so its naive to blame bush for the death of our troops....
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