VFP - 2007 Convention Wrap-Up HOT,HOT,HOT!

This started out as just a transfer of the Convention wrapup newsletter for those who might be interested in reading about the VFP convention, but going through and listening to some great interviews, as well as a few great video reports, I was able to grab and upload, it turned out more than just transfering links, Enjoy!

One convention participant described this convention as hot, hot, hot! The temperature was hot (100 degrees), the workshops were hot, the speakers were hot, and IVAW was hot! Together with over 44 workshops and over 400 participants, that makes one amazing convention.

Human 'Peace Sign' Under The Arch

HIGHLIGHTS
Photos
Videos
News Media from Convention
Resolutions passed
Awards Presented

Independent Coverage:
Bay Area activists join hundreds at St. Louis anti-war veterans march

Bay Area veterans join 400 more in St. Louis to plot end of war

SEE VIDEO OF IVAW'S ACTION - "War is not a game!"

Iraq Veterans Against the War confronted Army recruiters at a St Louis expo. Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) stood in mass company formation and sounded off with "War is not a game" in front of an America's Army game booth staffed with Army recruiters.


MEDIA FROM THE CONVENTION

Former Enemies Find New Way Forward - Mike Ferner

Interview with Colonel Janis Karpinski and Major General Barbara Fast - Belleville News Democrat
Video taken at the VFP Convention 2007 St Louis

But in Karpinksi's view, the atmosphere changed at Abu Ghraib after Miller's two-week visit.
Miller "directed Gen. Fast to be more involved with Col. Pappas and the interrogation operations at Abu Ghraib," said Karpinski, who oversaw that facility and 16 other prisons. "Who knew and how far up did this go in the chain of command?"

Army Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast a 1971 Belleville East High School graduate was the intelligence chief for the U.S. command in Baghdad in 2004 when the torture at Abu Ghraib was exposed. Today, she holds a top staff position at the Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Va

Kucinich tells Veterans Group Bush is Jeopardizing Troops by Provoking Iran - Earthtimes.org

Peace and Justice for Veterans Bring Peace and Justice for all - OpEdNews.com

82 Year Old WWII Veteran Speaks about DU - International Action Center

Anti - War Veterans Protest at Black Expo - St. Louis Post Dispatch

War Protest a Ho-Hum Event - St. Louis Post Dispatch

Kucinich Draws Cheers from Veterans For Peace - St. Louis Post Dispatch

Ann Wright and Sara Rich speak to the Lizz Brown show about sexual assault in the military - WGNU Radio
*Listen to audio

The Art of War shown at VFP Convention - Fox 2 News
The Video

KTVI-myFOXstl.com -- The war in Iraq will certainly dominate the Veterans For Peace national convention coming this week to St. Louis. When they convene on Wednesday, it will be against a backdrop that leaves some in tears. Fox 2's Paul Schankman has more details.

Colonel Janis Karpinski and Camilo Mejia speak to St. Louis' Don Marsh - St. Louis on the Air, NPR
*Listen to audio

Biking for Peace, Vets say it's Possible - The Herald News, Joliet, IL

Combatants for Peace will Return - The Jewish Light, St. Louis, MO
Israeli and Palestinian "Combatants for Peace"

Former Soldier Takes Spiritual Side to VFP Convention - The Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, CO

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These aren't part of the Convention Wrapup but are great OP-ED Political Cartoons on the Commander Guy/Decider history re-write:







Nice Touch, wouldn't ya say!