Tag: About Face: Vet­er­ans Against The War

Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell

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A group of veterans from the US armed forces burnt their uniforms in a show of solidarity with the airman Aaron Bushnell, who died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington in a protest over the war in Gaza.

Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell

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The Air Force identified the Airman who died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy on Feb. 25 as Senior Airman Aaron James Bushnell, a cyber defense operations specialist assigned to the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.

Originally from Whitman, Mass., the 25-year-old Bushnell first joined the Air Force on May 5, 2020. His duty station was the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. His duty title was innovation services technician, and his decorations included the Meritorious Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Air Force Training Ribbon.

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Man Who Died After Self-Immolation At Israeli Embassy Put Palestinian Fund In Will: Reports

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Aaron Bushnell’s Extreme Act of Protest & Why the World Would be Better if He was Still With Us

Palestinian resistance pays tribute to martyr, Aaron Bushnell

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UK to Give Ukraine Depleted Uranium Shells Despite Russian Warnings

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Russia’s defense minister says the move brings the world closer to a ‘nuclear collision,’ Putin vows to respond

UK to Give Ukraine Depleted Uranium Shells Despite Russian Warnings

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[2019] New Study Documents Depleted Uranium Impacts on Children in Iraq

“Depleted Uranium (DU) is a toxic, radioactive heavy metal that is the waste byproduct of the uranium enrichment process when producing nuclear weapons and uranium for nuclear reactors. Because this radioactive waste is plentiful and 1.7 times more dense than lead, the United States government uses DU in munitions/ammunition which are extremely effective at piercing armored vehicles. However, every round of DU ammunition leaves a residue of DU dust on everything it hits, contaminating the surrounding area with toxic waste that has a half-life of 4.5 billion years, the age of our solar system, and turns every battlefield and firing range into a toxic waste site that poisons everyone in such areas. DU dust can be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through scratches in the skin. DU is linked to DNA damage, cancer, birth defects, and multiple other health problems. The United Nations classifies Depleted Uranium ammunitions as illegal Weapons of Mass Destruction because of their long-term impact on the land over which they are used and the long-term health problems they cause when people are exposed to them.”

The Pentagon denies that they’re sending depleted uranium ammunition (if you can even believe them)!

The Women Activists Rejecting Biden’s Pro-War “Feminism”

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Women Activists Rejecting Biden’s Pro-War “Feminism”

“To think about fem­i­nism as a move­ment that secures the rights of women, but then dis­re­gard the rights of women who shouldn’t be bombed, shouldn’t be liv­ing under the con­se­quences of U.S. inter­ven­tion­ism, to negate their expe­ri­ences — it isn’t real­ly fem­i­nism,” she says.