"Our Military is Being Treated as Human Fodder" - Mother of Soldier
by Democracy Now (reposted) | 15.06.2006 23:39 | Anti-militarism | Repression
Police in Eugene, Oregon have arrested 21-year-old Army Specialist Suzanne Swift for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Swift served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq. We speak with her mother, Sara Rich.
The soldier, Suzanne Swift, served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return. And like thousands of other soldiers, she went AWOL. Not only did Swift feel the war lacked purpose, she said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.
Swift remained AWOL until Sunday night when the Eugene police knocked on her mother's front door. She was arrested and taken to the county jail. Then she was transferred to Fort Lewis in Washington. She has been forced to return to her unit but is barred from leaving the base. No charges have been filed against her yet for deserting.
We speak with Suzanne Swift's mother, Sara Rich.
* Sara Rich, mother of Army Specialist Suzanne Swift. Email her at formydaughtersuzanne [at] yahoo.com
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Swift remained AWOL until Sunday night when the Eugene police knocked on her mother's front door. She was arrested and taken to the county jail. Then she was transferred to Fort Lewis in Washington. She has been forced to return to her unit but is barred from leaving the base. No charges have been filed against her yet for deserting.
We speak with Suzanne Swift's mother, Sara Rich.
* Sara Rich, mother of Army Specialist Suzanne Swift. Email her at formydaughtersuzanne [at] yahoo.com
LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/15/1410258
by Democracy Now (reposted)