Kevin leaving Court-Martial after verdict, July 29, 2005. (photo: Maritza Mejía )

By Monica Benderman
www.bendermandefense.org

War is promoted. Anti-war responds.

Anti-war protests. War counters.

Somewhere in the middle is the truth.

Peace.

Freedom to make a choice.

Sgt. Kevin Benderman sits in confinement at Ft. Lewis, Washington. His crime? Making a choice. He chose Peace.

Our friend Vicki Johnson has sent Voices the following 2 poems about our other friends Um Haider and her son Mostafa who live in Basra, Iraq.