Institute for Public Accuracy
980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045
(202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org
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JEFF PATERSON, http://www.couragetoresist.org
SARAH LAZARE, http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/09-8
Paterson is project director of Courage to Resist; Lazare is an
organizer with the group. She just wrote the piece “Soldier Faces
Iraq Court-Martial for Writing Angry Hip Hop Song About Stop-Loss,”
which states: “Any day now, Marc Hall — a Fort Stewart soldier and
Hip Hop artist — will be whisked off to Iraq for a military
court-martial, out of reach of the public eye and his own civilian
defense lawyers. His crime: writing an angry hip hop song about stop-loss.
“President Obama has publicly pledged to phase out stop-loss,
the practice of involuntarily extending soldiers’ contracts. However,
with two ongoing wars, the practice is still being used to fill the
ranks, with 13,000 soldiers currently serving involuntary extensions
of their contracts.”
Paterson has talked to Hall and is currently in touch with Hall’s mother.
Hall’s song, “Stop Loss”:
http://marcwatercus.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/stoploss.mp3
For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy:
Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020, (202) 421-6858; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167