Three US Iraq War veterans will address an Anti-War Ireland public meeting in Dublin at 7.30pm on Thursday, 26 October. All three served together as interrogators at the infamous Abu-Ghraib prison. Having rejected the war in which they served, they are now active members of Iraq War Veterans Against War.
The rejection of the war by three members of the same military unit sends out a powerful message about the growing opposition to this war within the US military.
The three veterans are Tony Lagouranis, Joshua Casteel and Stephen Lewis.
The meeting, chaired by Deirdre Clancy of Anti-War Ireland, will also be addressed by an AWI speaker.
When: 7.30pm, Thursday, 26 October
Where: ATGWU Hall, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.
All welcome!!
Start Date: 2006-10-25 20:00:00-04
End Date: 2006-10-26 07:59:59-04
Event E-mail: info@antiwarireland.org
Event URL: http://www.antiwarireland.org
Created By: Fintan Lane
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Stephen Lewis served five years in the US army as an arabic speaking interrogator. He spent a year in Iraq, much of the time at Abu Ghraib. Joshua Casteel, Tony Lagouranis and Stephen Lewis served together as interrogators at Abu Ghraib. Their unit was the 202 military intelligence battalion. Near the end of the tour in Iraq, Joshua and Stephen confided in each other that they would both apply for conscientious objection as soon as they returned to the US. They did and both are now members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, as is Tony Lagouranis.
Created By: Fintan Lane
Goretti Horgan of the Derry Anti-War Coalition, who participated in the Raytheon action, has been confirmed as the 'Raytheon Nine' speaker at this public meeting.
Created By: Fintan Lane