#3 - Iraq Troop Deploy Resistance

Five peace activists successfully blockaded six buses carrying Fort Hood Soldiers deploying to Iraq outside Fort Hood's Clarke gate this morning at around 4 a.m. While those activists took a width of Clarke Road and slowed buses to a halt, police made no arrests, but instead beat some activists out of those streets using automatic weapons and police dogs so deploying soldiers could proceed. Among those blockading were three veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and one military spouse. An action, organized by a group calling themselves "Fort Hood Disobeys," was aimed at preventing a deployment of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers to what some veterans termed an illegal and immoral occupation. While standing in a street, activists held banners reading "Occupation is a Crime" and "Please Don't Make the Same Mistake We Did Resist Now." From the Texas highway 190 overpass, additional supporters attempted to hang larger banners that read, "Tell the Brass: 'KISS MY ASS' Your family needs you more" "Sick of Fighting Your Wars" and "Colonel Allen [3 Armored Cavalry Regiment commander]: Do not deploy wounded Soldiers." This latest deployment comes less than two weeks after President Barack Obama announced a second end to combat operations in Iraq. Fort hood disobeys organizer's denounced this as a lie, and pointed to a deployment of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a combat regiment, to Iraq as clear proof. They have stated they will continue to organize direct action in a Fort Hood community to oppose wars as long as troops continue to deploy.