125 ACTIVE DUTY TROOPS APPEAL TO CONGRESS TO END U.S. OCCUPATION

RAW STORY - For the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq,
active-duty members of the military are publicly appealing members of
Congress to end the U.S. occupation. Under the Military Whistleblower
Protection Act, active-duty military, National Guard, and Reservists can
send a protected communication to a member of Congress regarding any
subject without reprisal.

Earlier this week, 65 military service members and National Guardsmen
sent appeals for redress to members of Congress to urge an immediate
withdrawal from Iraq. That total is now up to 346 service men and women,
125 of whom are on active duty.

Three active-duty servicemen (one of whom spoke under condition of
anonymity) held a press conference, along with a retired Judge Advocate
General lawyer, to discuss their appeals.

"Many of us--who have to follow orders and took an oath to defend the
constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic--[also] have
reservations about the orders. And," Jonathan Hutto, a Navy Seaman based
in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded, "at this point some of us feel
compelled to let our reservations be known and that the occupation
should come to an end right now."

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