Guerilla Theater by IVAW in Washington DC March 2007

“Honorably” discharged soldier member of Iraq Veterans Against the War may be judged “inhonorable” because of his anit-war activity

“Adam Kokesh was deployed to Fallujah and received an honorable discharge last November. Since then, he has become active with the national organization, Iraq Veterans Against the War. After participating in Operation First Casualty, a demonstration at which he wore parts of his utility uniform, he received a warning from Major Whyte, an active duty Marine Corps Major who had been assigned to investigate the incident. After replying with a strongly worded email, the Marine Corps decided to prosecute him and separate him from the IRR with an Other Than Honorable Discharge. He could have ignored the letter of notification, but instead chose to exercise his right to challenge the decision in a hearing.”

Today (6/3/07) in Santa Monica, CA simular acts of “guerilla theater” by the IVAW were planned, reenacting civilian Iraqi life in Bagdad for the Third Street Promenade. A flyer handed out by the group reads “The detention of Iraqi civilians combined with corporate fraud has inevitably lead to resentment, distrust, and frustration. This is what is fueling the insurgency and our troops are paying the consequences with their lives and limbs.”