Comments on: Letter from a fellow serviceman

By: Jean Sommer

Jean Sommer — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:48:02 +0000

I thought the21st century would bring the end to war. Maybe it will . War is never the answer.

By: KH

KH — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:12:50 +0000

Thank you for having a conscience, and thank you for speaking out.
Of course the military needs basic training in human rights and international law, from the very first day they sign up. So many poor people sign up to do their duty in some sad sort of misguided sense of patriotism, without knowing or understanding the conflicts they will take part in. Educating soldiers is the most important and successful way to end war crimes. Wars will never be abolished, there’s far too much money and power up for grabs to do that. But if we can minimize the damages to civilians and soldiers alike, we will come far from where we are today. Educate and empower women in all countries, that’s a sure way to end armed conflict. And let soldiers know about their rights and obligations, to themselves and to others. Then they won’t have to come home as broken as they do, living through the effects of the atrocities they have seen and done.

By: Diaen

Diaen — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:57:58 +0000

Wars are horrific and should be abolished. That Bradley Manning was against the horror he found and that he helped bring the truth out should be treated with reverence. That kind of transparency is necessary for any just and moral society Anything else is total hypocrisy and very dangerous!!! What have we become? What kind of monsters?

By: Shaks

Shaks — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:30:20 +0000

Mr Ethan McCord, I can only say that you and other soldiers like Bradley Manning are true heroes for standing up for justice and opposing tyranny and mass murder. I hope you you kep safe as we know too well that your government has a reputation for “neutralising” those it considers a threat to its murderous regime.
Every US soldier, sailor and airmen who served inb Iraq and Afghanistan and who killed an innocent person needs to come forward and make their confession known to the world. This would be the evidence of true bravery. Bravery is not when you are armed with the worlds most sophisticated and deadly weapons against poorly armed conscripts or civilains attemting to defend their homes and children from destruction. US soldiers showed no mercy to too many innocents and the best way to now make some ammends is to come forward and confess. This act would put your government in a very difficult position as they couldn’t jail tens of thousands of troops. So come on, show us how brave you can be.

By: Diane Rabinowitz

Diane Rabinowitz — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:03:43 +0000

Thank you for making real the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by our military men and women. May God bless you and keep you.