It
is Past Time for Impeachment;
It is Time for Arrests
Written by Sara Rich to
Rejected Letters to the Editor,
August 6, 2007.
Our country is in grave danger. As we speed towards spiritual, environmental
and financial disaster, much of our country remains blissfully lost
in consumption, work and entertainment. As we have seen in recent
weeks, our very infrastructure can no longer sustain us at the ever-increasing
level we demand. Our soldiers in Iraq and the Iraqi people are dying
daily in Iraq and we, as a nation, really do not grasp that we are
committing a genocide on the Iraq nation. Why? Not for 9-11 or for
weapons of mass destruction. No. For oil and war profiteering. That
is why 3,670+ soldiers have died. That is why the number of soldiers
returning with post-traumatic stress is skyrocketing.
I was against the war before my daughter left for Iraq, and when
she thankfully returned after being subjected to combat and being
sexually abused by her squad leader M. Lester, I knew in my heart
that it was imperative that we bring our troops home immediately.
There is chaos and disorder among our troops that puts them in even
greater danger than if they were there actually serving and protecting
our country for some noble cause. They are being used, and worst
of all, abused.
And what of our Nation back here at home. What of the people who
have no food, homes or medical care here in the United States? We
recently lost our home to a fire and are now temporarily homeless.
We are so fortunate that we have the resources to rebuild much of
what we had. And how blessed that no one, but our pets, were hurt
or lost in the fire. I think of not only the Iraqi people, but of
the people of New Orleans who are still homeless and the lack of
care and response from the United States Executive branch. Shame
on them for allowing the suffering in New Orleans to continue. Or
the rescue workers in New York from 9-11 who are lacking the medical
care needed from their exposure after the towers fell. The list
of people suffering because of this administration is endless.
It is past the time for Impeachment, it is time for Arrests. The
executive branch of the United States government has committed murder
on many levels and instead of listening to the people, the political
leaders are flailing their hands and completely helpless to stop
the monster which they created by allowing the invasion of Iraq.
The military and executive branches of the United States are untouchable
and there is no one but us to blame. If you have not yet done anything
to stop the war on Iraq and the war to stop the destruction of our
environment, the time is now.
Peace~
—Sara Rich, M.S.W
—Military Mom
EDITOR’S NOTE:
This letter came to us through our Peace Correspondent, Simone
Delgado. Sara Rich is the mother of SFC Suzanne Swift, “who
was arrested and confined to base for going Absent Without Leave
after her charges of sexual harassment and assault went un-addressed
by the military. She was then charged with being AWOL and missing
movement. Swift has refused to return to Iraq where she says she
was sexually harassed by a commanding officer.”
See
Democracy Now.
See
also, Code Pink: Women for Peace.
See
Wikipedia entry on Swift for further links.
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