Support the Right to Refuse!

Rally in support of members of the 343rd Quartermaster
Company who refused orders to go on a suicide mission.

Saturday, 2 pm
Times Sq. Recruiting Station

On Wednesday, October 13, an entire platoon refused to go
on what they called a "suicide mission" in Iraq.

It is vitally important for the antiwar movement to
support members of the military who take a stand.

These soldiers have been placed in danger by the policies
of the U.S. government that have created a climate of
hatred throughout the Arab and Muslim world. The illegal
war against Iraq, the support for the brutalization of the
Palestinian people, the bombing of civilians in Fallujah
and throughout Iraq, and the torture chambers at Abu
Ghraib and elsewhere have engendered a justifiable outrage
throughout the region.

The Pentagon and the brass have repeatedly demonstrated
their disregard for human life by brutalizing and
murdering Iraqi people and by their callous disregard for
the safety and well being of their own troops. Pentagon
officials and the officer corps view front-line troops,
drawn largely from poor and oppressed communities, as
expendable, in the same way they view the Iraqi people as
less than human.

The war in Iraq is illegal. Therefore, every shot fired,
every bomb dropped, every act that supports the war and
occupation is also a crime. Soldiers are obligated under
International Law not to participate in war crimes.
Resistance and refusal is not only justified, it is an
obligation. We support the decision by these soldiers to
refuse orders and we call upon others to also take action
to stop the war.

Join us to demand:

*The immediate release and return home of all of the
soldiers who refused the suicide mission.

*That all charges against them be dropped.

Come out and support the right to resist an unjust &
illegal war.

for more information: 212-633-6646

The International Action Center
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