GI Special 5G13: Action At The USS Kitty Hawk [ July 16, 2007 ]
Thomas F. BartonAction At The USS Kitty Hawk:
"Two Soldiers In Full Uniform … Let Us Put Leaflets Between All The Boxes Of Pizza"
"The Young Man With His Arms Full Of Bottles Of Sprite Told Us To Put The Anti-War DVDs In His Pockets While He Told Us That His Brother Was Killed In Iraq"
July 11, 2007 Sydney, Australia: Stop The War Coalition Communiqué, via Max Watts,
From: Jean Parker
During the recent visit of the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, Stop the War Coalition activists held two anti-war protests. Under the gargantuan shadow of the Kitty Hawk activists handed out anti-war material, held a banner calling for the end of the Iraqi occupation, and spoke out for the withdrawal of Australian and American troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
We had material targeted toward US service people, and the inspiring thing was how receptive the young sailors were as they made their way off the ship.
We distributed around 40 DVDs - The Ground Truth (about Iraq) and Sir No Sir! (a documentary about the success of resistance against the Vietnam war from within the military). Our leaflets gave statistics about the growing number of active duty soldiers who have signed the "Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq", and gave contact details for the growing membership of Iraqi Vets Against The War.
All the sailors were sympathetic and keen to listen, if not to talk. They seemed all too aware of the growing anti-war movement in the US, if not within the armed forces.
The interaction which seemed to best symbolise the servicemen's attitude to anti-war protestors was two soldiers in full uniform who talked to us while being loaded up with a huge delivery of pizzas and drinks.
They let us put leaflets between all the boxes of pizza, and the young man with his arms full of bottles of sprite told us to put the anti-war DVDs in his pockets while he told us that his brother was killed in Iraq.
As the Kitty Hawk sails into the sunset on its return to Guam, or some other horrific Pacific US base, its satisfying to think that its now loaded up with anti-war propaganda, and contact details for Iraqi Vets Against the War.
From: Jean Parker
During the recent visit of the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, Stop the War Coalition activists held two anti-war protests. Under the gargantuan shadow of the Kitty Hawk activists handed out anti-war material, held a banner calling for the end of the Iraqi occupation, and spoke out for the withdrawal of Australian and American troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
We had material targeted toward US service people, and the inspiring thing was how receptive the young sailors were as they made their way off the ship.
We distributed around 40 DVDs - The Ground Truth (about Iraq) and Sir No Sir! (a documentary about the success of resistance against the Vietnam war from within the military). Our leaflets gave statistics about the growing number of active duty soldiers who have signed the "Appeal for Redress from the War in Iraq", and gave contact details for the growing membership of Iraqi Vets Against The War.
All the sailors were sympathetic and keen to listen, if not to talk. They seemed all too aware of the growing anti-war movement in the US, if not within the armed forces.
The interaction which seemed to best symbolise the servicemen's attitude to anti-war protestors was two soldiers in full uniform who talked to us while being loaded up with a huge delivery of pizzas and drinks.
They let us put leaflets between all the boxes of pizza, and the young man with his arms full of bottles of sprite told us to put the anti-war DVDs in his pockets while he told us that his brother was killed in Iraq.
As the Kitty Hawk sails into the sunset on its return to Guam, or some other horrific Pacific US base, its satisfying to think that its now loaded up with anti-war propaganda, and contact details for Iraqi Vets Against the War.
posted by Kangaroo Brisbane Australia at 2:28 PM
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