Soldier Box: Why I Won't Return to the War on Terror

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He is a member of the Stop the War Coalition [5] and was a member of Veterans for Peace UK until its closure in 2022. Joe Glenton persisted in his anti-war activism despite the repercussions he encountered, and he later championed the debunking of falsehoods about the military and its past.

I believe that when British military personnel submit themselves to the service of the nation and put their bodies into harm's way, the government that sends them into battle is obliged to ensure that the cause is just and right, ie for the protection of life and liberty. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( February 2022) Another 4,000 people demonstrated in San Francisco. [39] Rallies against the wars similarly took place in New York City, San Diego, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and other American cities. [38] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45]In San Francisco 10,000 people took to the streets, while a rally in Washington Square in New York City attracted some 700 people. [7]

Glenton, Joe (2023-01-08). "If Harry sounds callous about killing, he is. All of us who served were – at least he knows why". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-09-09. However it is these qualities, on both sides, which I fear will continue to cause a state of attrition. These will only lead to more heartbreak within both our societies."

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a b c d e Rodgers, Sloan K. (October 2015), John Joel Glanton, Austin {{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link). Joy Powell (2005-08-18). "Anti-war protest draws more than 1,000". Peacefultomorrows.org. Archived from the original on May 30, 2009 . Retrieved 2009-07-16. Glenton has been referred to as a working-class hero and a symbol of opposition to the absence of democracy in the military. He has also demanded that falsehoods about the military and its history be debunked. Joe Glenton Wikipedia – Who Is He? His mother, Sue Glenton, said: "I am extremely angry. The court barely paid lip service to justice. Yuen, Jenny (2008-10-19). "End Afghan war, protest demands". Torontosun.com . Retrieved 2009-07-16.

Conscientious Objection is a way to say, “No, violence is not the answer”. Many COs put themselves at major risks to uphold this belief. In Turkmenistan, COs have recently been tortured.Consultant psychiatrist Lars Davidsson told the court Glenton may have reacted the way he did because of PTSD. Joe Glenton’s family may not have been well-known to us, but their presence after his release from prison says much about the value of family support during trying times. Students March in Anti-War Rally". Media.www.lavalleystar.com. 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13 . Retrieved 2009-07-16.

In Sweden the biggest demonstration took place in Gothenburg, where more than 2,500 people marched through the city. [6] Furthermore, he has spoken out on the effects of military training on veterans, claiming that it “changes you from the inside,” and has become a Journalist and filmmaker. In India, 70,000 people in Calcutta staged the biggest anti-war protest the country had ever seen. The protesters marched more than 7.5 miles through the city, entertained by performers who sang anti-war folk songs. [8] Many protesters waved placards reading "Stop the War" and "Not in My Name". [10] As the demonstration fell during Ramadan, an element of prayer was included in the final rally to allow pious Muslims to observe their faith. Headlining speakers included human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger, Labour Party veteran Tony Benn, Labour MP George Galloway, and speakers of Muslim faith. Whilst serving in Iraq, I was involved in operations that were contrary to those beliefs. I also saw that we were the cause of a great deal of harm. I refused to continue serving in Iraq.’That means if someone who’s voluntarily joined the armed forces develops a conscientious objection, like we’ve seen from many US soldiers around Iraq – many of whom are now in military prisons, like Kimberly Rivera, a pregnant mother-of-four who is in prison in Colorado for ten months – they also have the right to claim conscientious objector status, just like those who are conscripted into the armed forces.’ Stop the War: the story of Britain's biggest mass movement, Andrew Murray and Lindsey German, ISBN 1-905192-00-2 Anti-war soldier Joe Glenton in medal return protest". BBC News. 2010-11-19 . Retrieved 2023-09-10. On the same day NATO announced that it had signed a deal with Afghan president Hamid Karzai to ensure NATO's long-term military presence in that country even after it formally ends combat operations, ostensibly in 2015, conditions permitting, when its troops would then shift to training Afghan combat forces. A senior U.S. official, however, stated that some combat troops would remain beyond that time. [63]