[Peace-discuss] Ask the military recruiter to explain this...

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Hello To Each of You, 

Tomorrow morning I will have an initial mtg. with Michael Frerichs, our state rep.,regarding the Department of Peace Campaign and having Illinois join the growing number of states who have adopted the state version of this legislation. This first mtg. is scheduled for Wednesday August 26, 10 a.m. at his office which is located at 45 E. University Ave. Suite 206, Champaign, 217-355-5252. This is a peaceful mtg. and all are welcome to explore how we can "make it happen". I encourage you to visit http://www.thepeacealliance.org/ to learn more about the campaign. 

Please let me know if you would like to come tomorrow or to any future mtgs. with Michael Frerichs. 

Thank you for your attention, 

In Peace, 
Joy 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Naiman" <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com> 
To: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> 
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 3:58:58 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Ask the military recruiter to explain this... 

Arizona Republic (Phoenix) 
August 24, 2009 

Iraq Cruelty Probe Stuns GI's Family 

By Meghan Barr, Associated Press 

COLUMBUS, Ohio - When Adrian Wilhelm learned that his son committed 
suicide just four days into his deployment in Iraq, he knew right away 
that the facts didn't add up. 

His son, 19-year-old Pvt. Keiffer Wilhelm, had been excited and upbeat 
just weeks earlier as he prepared to ship overseas. He was exercising 
diligently, shedding at least 20 pounds in time for boot camp. 

Then, suddenly, he was dead. Now his family is struggling to process 
the stunning news that four of Wilhelm's fellow soldiers stand accused 
of abusing him and other soldiers in his platoon with excessive 
physical fitness and cruelty before his death. 

"They just acted like they were a bunch of street hoods," Adrian 
Wilhelm said from his home in Plymouth, Ohio. "They thought they were 
above the law." 

The soldiers have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of 
subordinates, among other charges. The military says there is no 
direct evidence that the soldiers' alleged misconduct caused Wilhelm's 
death, which remains under investigation. 

Wilhelm died Aug. 4 of a gunshot wound to the head in Maysan province 
in southern Iraq. 

"There's no way he could do what he did without being pushed to the 
limit," Adrian Wilhelm said. 

In recent days, Wilhelm's family has watched as unconfirmed reports of 
the abuse leaked out in the media. Adrian Wilhelm says he's read that 
his son was forced to crawl in the dirt until his legs bled and that 
he was harassed about his weight. 

The military identified the four accused soldiers as Sgt. Enoch 
Chatman, Staff Sgt. Bob Clements, Sgt. Jarrett Taylor and Spc. Daniel 
Weber of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 13th Calvary Regiment from Fort Bliss, 
Texas. 

-- 
Robert Naiman 
Just Foreign Policy 
www.justforeignpolicy.org 
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org 

Demand an Exit Strategy from Afghanistan 
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/exit-afghanistan 
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