Back To Iraq The Trilogy

Destination Iraq 1990 2003 2014 

"BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY: DESTINATION IRAQ 1990 2003 2014"

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - Adobe released the new Creative Cloud today. This is my first artwork created with Photoshop CC 2014 . Internet Meme by Syd Stevens.

Back To The Future The Trilogy: Destination Iraq

• Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm (1990)
• Iraq War Part II: In Search of WMD's (2003)
• Back to Iraq Part III: Attack of the Drones (2014?)

Drones Fly Kids Die - NO DRONES

National Anti-Drone Days of Action - San Diego, CA - Overpass Light Brigade on Clairemont Drive bridge over I-5.

"DRONES FLY KIDS DIE" - Overpass Light Brigade

Thursday, April 4, 2013 "DRONES FLY KIDS DIE"

"DRONES FLY KIDS DIE" - Overpass Light Brigade

"DRONES FLY KIDS DIE" - Overpass Light Brigade

"DRONES FLY KIDS DIE" - Overpass Light Brigade

"DRONES FLY KIDS DIE" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

Friday, April 5, 2013 "NO DRONES"

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

 

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

"NO DRONES" - Overpass Light Brigade

Video and photography by Syd Stevens.

Anti-Drone Protest at General Atomics Poway Production Site

San Diego Veterans For Peace Demonstration Starts "National Anti-Drone Days of Action"

Thursday, April 4, 2013 Poway, CA - Anti-drone protesters gathered at the General Atomics Predator drone production site. After a peaceful march around the facilities, people held signs and banners at the corners of Scripps Poway Parkway and Stowe Drive.

[Wikipedia] General Atomics is a nuclear physics and defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, provides unmanned aerial vehicles and radar solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. The Predator UAV is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and used primarily by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Initially conceived in the early 1990s for reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or other munitions. The aircraft, in use since 1995, has seen combat over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Serbia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia.

Speaker Dave Patterson is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, Past President of the San Diego Veterans For Peace and is the San Diego Veterans For Peace No Drones Coordinator.

San Diego Veterans for Peace
http://www.sdvfp.org/

San Diego Veterans for Peace protest march at General Atomics in Poway, CA.

Drones Make Enemies!

Banners and signs at the corners of Scripps Poway Parkway and Stowe Drive.

Drones Fly Kids Die.

Veterans for Peace Anti-Drone Protest.

One People One Earth Stop Drone Attacks!

No More Obama's Killer Drones!! - Drones & Kill Lists? Jail All War Profiteers!

Stop Killer Drones

Speaker Dave Patterson, Veterans for Peace.

Speaker Medea Benjamin, CodePink

Due process? No trial, no jury, no conviction. Execution by a Hellfire missile from a Predator drone built by General Atomics.

Video and Photography by Syd Stevens.

CODEPINK Attempts To Fly Drone Over War Profiteer's Mansion

Police Confiscate Toy UAV, "It Might Hurt Somebody"

San Diego Police step in to confiscate toy drone at CodePink protest because "it might hurt somebody".

Friday, April 5, 2013 @ 8AM
Protest at home of Neal Blue, General Atomics CEO
9756 La Jolla Farms Road, La Jolla, California

DRONE DIEGO, CA - Members of CODEPINK coordinated a theatrical protest in front of the home of Neal Blue, CEO of General Atomics, manufacturer of the Predator and Reaper drones. This protest was part of National Anti-Drone Days of Action in San Diego, April 4-7.

CODEPINK Attempts To Fly Drone Over War Profiteer's Mansion

Part 1: "Taking Care of Business" 7m31s

Neal Blue and his billionaire friends party in the streets to celebrate all the money to be made from drones and never-ending war. Neal thanks his buddies at AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) and Congress for making him so filthy rich. Neal is a Republican but loves Obama for using so many killer drones overseas and surveillance over the United States!

Part 2: "Reading the Children's Kill List" 7m23s

Protesters crash the billionaires party. A bunch of "Women For Peace" disguised in pink read a list of children killed by drones. Neal Blue meets with the trouble-maker activists and insists only terrorists (and future terrorists) are targeted. He cites the great economy and says how Congress uses his drones after they buy them is not his business.

Part 3: "For Your Drone Protection" 7m29s

The party resumes as Neal Blue and his billionaire friends worship new "Baby Drone" technology. While considering how to arm it with "less-than-lethal" weapons, they decide to test the little UAV by flying it over Neal Blue's mansion. To their dismay, the local police literally step in and confiscate the toy drone on the grounds "it might hurt somebody". The billionaires stage a sit-in to regain their private property but in the end, money makes all the difference!

Part 4: "A Souvenir Photo To Neal" 9m1s

The party ends as the protesters gather to take one last picture. They send a message to Neal Blue by chalking the street in front of his ocean-view mansion. Some songs are sung and the police are thanked.

A Souvenir Photo to Neal Blue.

 

Reading the children's kill list.

Reading the children's kill list.

Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.

Protesters chalk the street in front of Neal Blue's mansion in La Jolla, CA.

Toy drone with camera controlled by phone app.

 

Toy drone with camera controlled by phone app.

CODEPINK Chorus.

Chalk messages left for Neal Blue.

 Videos and Photography by Syd Stevens.

WHISTLE BLOWERS: Exposing Illegal U.S. Wars

Presentation by SDCC Student Veterans For Peace

"WHISTLE BLOWERS: Exposing Illegal U.S. Wars"

Saturday, March 23, 2013 - San Diego City College Student Veterans for Peace Club presents "WHISTLE BLOWERS: Exposing Illegal U.S. Wars"

Part 1: Cathy Harlow, Singing Acapella "Bugles Sound"

Part 2: PFC Bradley Manning Soldier, Whistleblower

Speaker: Gabe Conaway, FreeManning San Diego committe

 

Part 3: Whistleblower: Exposing Illegal U.S. Wars

Featured Speaker: Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past president National Lawyers Guild. International lecturer, international human rights and U.S. foreign policy. Testified before Congress and at military court-martials about the illegality of the wars, the duty to obey lawful orders, and the duty to disobey unlawful orders. She is working on her 5th book, about drones and targeted killing. Her frequent columns appear on Huffington Post, Truthout, AlterNet, CommonDreams, Counterpunch, OpedNews, AtlanticFreeZone, ZNet, and GlobalResearch, and her website, http://www.marjoriecohn.com/

 

Part 4: Drones: Unbridled Technology, a Threat to All

Speaker: Dave Patterson, U.S. Air Force Veteran, Past President of the San Diego Veterans For Peace and is the San Diego Veterans For Peace No Drones Coordinator.

Dave Patterson speaks about drone technology

Drones are coming home from the wars to the skies over communities nationwide with little or no legal oversight or review by courts. 

 

Part 5: Question and Answer Panel Session

 

Whistleblowers Q&A Discussion Panel

Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law, international lecturer.
Gabe Conaway, Free Manning San Diego Committee.
Bryce Schiernbeck, U.S. Army, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars.
Maria Mustacchio, U.S. Navy, Gulf War I & Beirut Conflict.
Maurice Martin, U.S. Army, El Salvador Civil War.
Dave Paterson, U.S. Air Force Veteran.
Jan A. Ruhman, U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam War.
Jack Doxey, U.S. Army Korean War.
 

San Diego City College Campus
Career Technology Center Theatre
1081 16th Street

Sponsored by:
SDCC BEAT Club
National Lawyers Guild San Diego Chapter
Peace Resource Center
San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice
International Socialist Organization
San Diego Veterans For Peace
VVAW/OSS
San Diego City College Veterans For Peace

Videos and Pictures by Syd Stevens.