IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR

'Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) ' is an advocacy group comprised of active duty military and Iraq War veterans who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The organization advocates immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq, reparations for the destruction and corporate pillaging of Iraq so that ordinary Iraqi people can control their own lives and future, and full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental health), and other support for returning servicemen and women.
The group was founded in July 2004 at a the annual Veterans for Peace convention in Boston by Iraq war veterans. The founders are Kelly Dougherty (current Executive Director) US Army, Tim Goodrich US Air Force , Mike Hoffman USMC, Alex Ryabov USMC, Jimmy Massey USMC, Isaiah Pallos USMC, and Diana Morrison US Army. [1] In August 2007 the group named Camilo Mejia as the chair of its board of directors.[2]

Contents

Membership

Macbeth controversy

Notable members

See also

External links

References

Membership

The membership is made of military personnel, recent veterans, active duty servicemen and women from all branches of military service, National Guard members and reservists, who have served since September 11, 2001.

Macbeth controversy

Jesse Macbeth was a well-publicized IVAW member who routinely went on record claiming that he had committed numerous attrocities in Iraq. This garnered him much attention on anti-war blogs and anti-war videos. It was later learned that he did not serve in Iraq. His service time was limited to that of partial completion of basic training.
IVAW disavowed Jesse Macbeth when they learned he was a fraud and using the IVAW name for non-IVAW sanctioned video recordings.[3] All members of IVAW have since been required to submit documentation of military service. ^[1]

Notable members

★ Adam Kokesh

★ Dumond Mullins

★ Camilo Mejia

★ Charles Anderson

★ Aiden Delgado

★ Evan Knappenberger

See also

★ List of veterans against the Iraq War

★ Gold Star Families for Peace

★ Vietnam Veterans Against the War

★ Iraq War Veterans Organization (Note: not an anti-war organization)

★ Ground Truth (film)

★ Soldiers Speak Out (film)

★ Stop-loss policy

External links

http://www.ivaw.org/membership Membership Requirements

★ Iraq Veterans Against the War website

★ An interview with Mike Hoffman, co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War

★ http://www.archive.org/details/Military_Families_Michael

★ U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006

★ http://www.capitolhillblue.com/blog/2006/03/soldiers_in_iraq_know_they_are.html

★ Critical profile at discover the Networks

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References

1. http://www.ivaw.org/membership