Iraq: 'I know I helped destroy the country,' ex-Marine says

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By Yoshiaki Nohara
Herald Writer


SNOHOMISH - Linda Jackman's only son is stationed at Fort Mead, Md. The 23-year-old Marine sergeant, who does decoding, will probably be deployed to Iraq in the fall, said Jackman, 56, of Marysville.

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On Thursday evening, Jackman and about 30 people listened to Michael Hoffman, a Marine veteran who participated in the 2003 Iraq invasion, at the Snohomish Public Library. Local peace groups sponsored the talk.

Hoffman is on a nationwide tour for Iraq Veterans Against the War, which he created in July after returning from Iraq. The grass-roots group has about 200 members, he said.

Hoffman, 25, blasted the war, saying the Bush administration has misled the country based on lies, including the presence of weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/05/28/100loc_marine001.cfm

[Just Me]

1. It's growing. Opposition and dissent are growing.

Imagine what this country is going to be like this coming September!!!

[housewolf]

2. We need more and more folks like this speaking out

this is good news, I hope his movement grows in leaps and bounds as more people hear him and hear about his group.

[Cha]

3. It's a terrible burden to

put on a person of conscience..to know that you took part in the death of many innocent people and helped to destroy their country.

"200 members" and growing!