IRAQ VERERANS AGAINST THE WAR UPDATE; Things we thought you should know...3FEB12

UPDATE from the IVAW on the Ft Hood virtual town hall last week, over 100,000 participated!!!! This is a major victory for all of us concerned about the redeployment of troops suffering from PTSD, TBI and MST as well as making the US Military aware of the problems the troops face getting care once they are home. There is also info on the film 'Invisible War' documenting the risk women face while serving our nation in the military. We must keep up the pressure because these men and women deserve our support.....

Take Action Read about Scott Olsen in this month's Rolling Stone magazine. Watch the trailer for the film Invisible War. Donate to support our work. Send us your feedback. Report back from Fort Hood virtual town hall - You helped make it happen! Thanks to your support, we got General Campbell, Commander of Fort Hood, to hold a town hall meeting last week via Facebook and Fort Hood's tv station. Approximately 100,000 people participated in the town hall by viewing the proceedings or by actively asking questions. (Because of the volume of questions that were asked, Fort Hood officials are still posting responses to the questions they didn't get to during the live event.) More than 200 Operation Recovery supporters like you posted messages of solidarity to Facebook, letting the Fort Hood community know that they have support and watchful eyes from the outside community. We thank you! While we had concerns that a virtual town hall had its limitations, we made the most of it by asking a series of questions highlighting the issues of military trauma, including the fact that soldiers are intimated by their command when they seek treatment in combat and the inadequate response to and prosecution of cases of military rape. Half of the questions that the General answered on the air were submitted by members of our Operation Recovery campaign. In answering these questions, the General laid out the existing regulations and procedures that his officials are bound to follow in such situations. The problem is, many do not. However, General Campbell is now on the record for positively supporting the principles of the Operation Recovery campaign - that soldiers have the right to heal. Fort Hood's town hall was a small step in the right direction, and now we will go beyond the General's lip service to ensure that the rights of Fort Hood soldiers are no longer violated. Invisible War film wins Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival It is more likely that a woman service member will be raped than killed in combat. The film, Invisible War, takes an in-depth look at epidemic of military rape and how this crime is systematically covered up. Watch the trailer here: Scott Olsen featured in this month's Rolling Stone Check out this in-depth interview with Scott by Mark Binelli.  In it, Scott talks about his prior military service in Iraq, his involvement in the Wisconsin protests against Governor Walker in 2011 and his subsequent involvement in the Occupy movement. These are just some things we thought you should know. In Solidarity, Iraq Veterans Against the War and the Afghanistan Veterans Against the War Committee

Iraq Veterans Against the War is a 501(c)(3) charity, and welcomes your tax deductible contributions