Comments on: On Veterans Day, my correspondence with Brandon Neely, Iraq war resister and former Guantánamo guard http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/11/11/on-veterans-day-my-correspondence-with-brandon-neely-iraq-war-resister-and-former-guantanamo-guard/ Author & journalist Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ferdrick Applegate http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/11/11/on-veterans-day-my-correspondence-with-brandon-neely-iraq-war-resister-and-former-guantanamo-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-55332 Ferdrick Applegate Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:04:58 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=416#comment-55332 Love the site! Thank you for the great info :) Love the site! Thank you for the great info :)

]]> By: Guantánamo Guard and Ex-Prisoners Meet (via the BBC) « Dandelion Salad http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/11/11/on-veterans-day-my-correspondence-with-brandon-neely-iraq-war-resister-and-former-guantanamo-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-53694 Guantánamo Guard and Ex-Prisoners Meet (via the BBC) « Dandelion Salad Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:48:36 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=416#comment-53694 [...] month later, I received an email out of the blue from Brandon, in which he thanked me for my work and wrote, “It’s nice to see that someone is [...] [...] month later, I received an email out of the blue from Brandon, in which he thanked me for my work and wrote, “It’s nice to see that someone is [...]

]]> By: BBC: Former Guantanamo Prisoners Nothing More Than Charitable Potheads | TheWorldPolitics http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/11/11/on-veterans-day-my-correspondence-with-brandon-neely-iraq-war-resister-and-former-guantanamo-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-53660 BBC: Former Guantanamo Prisoners Nothing More Than Charitable Potheads | TheWorldPolitics Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:00:40 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=416#comment-53660 [...] his country. Not only did Neely get away with his scheme to avoid his duty to country, he also advises others to follow his path, as author Andy Worthington recalls: The Army attempted to recall Brandon from [...] [...] his country. Not only did Neely get away with his scheme to avoid his duty to country, he also advises others to follow his path, as author Andy Worthington recalls: The Army attempted to recall Brandon from [...]

]]> By: jjray http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/11/11/on-veterans-day-my-correspondence-with-brandon-neely-iraq-war-resister-and-former-guantanamo-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-51262 jjray Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:13:06 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=416#comment-51262 The method by which Brandon Neely avoiding deployment through the IRR (the backdoor draft) is important. For instance, a Marine Sgt. called up through the IRR was killed in Afghanistan recently. http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/11/marine_ruiz_afghanistan_110309w/ One can only hope more personnel in the IRR take Brandon's stand. The IRR is supposed to be for a national emergency (like the US getting invaded). It's not for occupation duty. Congress lacks the balls to set up a legal draft needed to staff it's wars. The method by which Brandon Neely avoiding deployment through the IRR (the backdoor draft) is important. For instance, a Marine Sgt. called up through the IRR was killed in Afghanistan recently.
http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/11/marine_ruiz_afghanistan_110309w/

One can only hope more personnel in the IRR take Brandon’s stand. The IRR is supposed to be for a national emergency (like the US getting invaded). It’s not for occupation duty. Congress lacks the balls to set up a legal draft needed to staff it’s wars.

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