Appeal for Redress
Encyclopedia
Appeal For Redress is a group of United States military personnel opposed to
the Iraq War.
The group is sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War
(IVAW), Military Families Speak Out
, and Veterans for Peace
(VFP).
The group solicits members of the U.S. military to communicate the following message to the U.S. Congress:
On February 23, 2007, the group was featured on the CBS Evening News
with Katie Couric
. It was later featured on 60 Minutes
.
has questioned the credibility of the group, citing leading members, such as Jonathan Hutto and Linsay Burnett were against the war prior to enlisting and were active with human rights and peace groups.
Anti-war
An anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
the Iraq War.
The group is sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Iraq Veterans Against the War is an advocacy group of active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks who are opposed to the U.S. occupation of Iraq...
(IVAW), Military Families Speak Out
Military Families Speak Out
Military Families Speak Out is a US based anti-Iraq war group.Military Families Speak Out was founded by two military families in November, 2002 to speak out against the planned US invasion of Iraq to try to prevent the invasion....
, and Veterans for Peace
Veterans for Peace
Veterans For Peace is a United States organization founded in 1985. Made up of male and female US military veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and other conflicts, as well as peacetime veterans, the group works to promote alternatives to war.-Foundation:The...
(VFP).
The group solicits members of the U.S. military to communicate the following message to the U.S. Congress:
On February 23, 2007, the group was featured on the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
with Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric is an American journalist and author. She serves as Special Correspondent for ABC News, contributing to ABC World News, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America, This Week and primetime news specials...
. It was later featured on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
.
Criticisms
Media Research CenterMedia Research Center
The Media Research Center is a content analysis organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, founded in 1987 by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III...
has questioned the credibility of the group, citing leading members, such as Jonathan Hutto and Linsay Burnett were against the war prior to enlisting and were active with human rights and peace groups.
External links
- An Appeal for Redress, Group Website
- Soldiers Oppose Iraq War, 60 Minutes Video
- Iraq Veterans Against the War Group Website