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Mission Rejected

U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq

by Peter Laufer

Foreword by Norman Solomon

Praise

My son died in Iraq for lies and greed. The sons and daughters in this book are living for peace. I hope that all American soldiers will read Mission Rejected and realize that they don't have to follow bad orders.

—Cindy Sheehan, mother of Specialist Casey Sheehan, kia 4/4/04

Here's a book that talks turkey about the BushCheneyRummy mess in Iraq. First these young soldiers risked their lives in that dreadful war, then they came home and risked their livelihoods to tell us the truth: it's an immoral, illegal war of lies that dishonors our country's noble ideals. Every congress critter should read Mission Rejected – and then apologize for their role in creating the mess.

—Jim Hightower, The Hightower Lowdown

Americans need to read these stories.

—Tom Hayden, Ending the War in Iraq

These heartbreaking, powerful stories tell more about the war in Iraq than any analysis by pundits or journalists. I hope this book will be widely read, especially by young people who may be enticed, by false promises or deceptive patriotic exhortations, to go to war.

—Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States

This is a book about American heroes. They experienced the futility, the inhumanity and the brutality of the war in Iraq and then, at great personal sacrifice, made the decision to resist and obey their consciences. When this country gives them medals of honor I will know we live in a just society.

—Michael Ratner, author of Guantanamo: What the World Should Know

In the military, real courage is taking a stand against orders one believes are unlawful and accepting the consequences. Moral cowardice is taking the easy way by accepting unlawful orders and committing illegal actions. Ultimately, one must live with oneself. These women and men have chosen the hard short path to freedom from the long-term emotional, spiritual and physical consequences of conducting state sponsored murder in a conflict that has nothing to do with our national security.

—Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserves Colonel and former US diplomat