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by Greg Rosenthal

From June 16-20, I had the extreme pleasure of participating in an Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and Civilian-Soldier Alliance (Civ-Sol) Leadership and Organizer Training with 20 veterans and 20 civilian allies. It was a full week of community building, strategic planning, leadership development, and sharing stories of hope, struggle, hardship and commitment.

The two most exciting things for me were to see the level of strategic thinking and critical reflection that everyone engaged in throughout the four-day training, and the further development of the organization’s organizing model–reflecting aspects of two leading human rights organizations, the United Workers and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)–focusing on transformative organizing, leadership development and campaigning.

"Wikileaks Veteran" Tells His Story. The following is the personal writing of Ethan Mccord, member of Bravo Company 216, the ground troops involved in the now infamous “Collateral Murder” video released by Wikileaks in April of this year.  Ethan, along with fellow company members Josh Stieber and Ray Corcoles have come forward since the video's release, sharing their experiences of the day along with speaking out on the nature of war.

A member of the Afghan National Army opened fire on a group of British soldiers yesterday, killing three and wounding four others. CIVSOL member Ryan Harvey talks to Afghanistan war veterans about their reflections on the Afghan Army, revealing an image of a war that many local don't want to fight, at least, not on the side of the U.S.

By CIVSOL member Ryan Harvey, originally posted at Even If Your Voice Shakes.

I sat on the stone wall that lines Druid Lake tonight and watched Baltimore destroyed by bombs. I watched tracers light up the sky, followed by the deep pulse of distant explosions.

I watched huge clouds of smoke rise from downtown, escaping from the flaming buildings. I saw explosions as far as Dundalk, Curtis Bay, and Morgan State. I saw light emerging from deep in the West Side, illuminating the trees that line the park.