reposted from: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/361213.shtml
author: anon
says he will no longer play a "combat role" in this conflict or "protect corporate representatives", may be in jail or worse in the next 24 hours.
Jun 19, 2007 02:05 PM
Subject Plea from soldier -- checked source
Body: Crystal says this is her personal friend. Send her your love and support if you want but myspace has been blocking her bulletins so they might take down her profile for spam. Don't know how to get this to a source that could do anything? Daily Kos?

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Crystal ♥'s Gravel'08
Date: Jun 19, 2007 3:45 PM

Yes, this is very real and the clock is ticking. I can't post any more bulletins. They aren't allowing me to.

My head hurts.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: StopTheWar
Date: Jun 19, 2007 1:38 PM

Crystal,
Things have escalated in the last 12 hours, and I need your (and anyone else who cans) help. I have finally sided with my conviction, and voiced my beliefs about the governments involvement in 9/11, and my belief that this "war" was staged. My company commander responded by acting as though he was going to attack me, he came across as seriously unstable and violent, initially they took my weapon and ganged up me. Things have only gotten worse.

I have told them that I will no longer play a "combat role" in this conflict or "protect corporate representatives", and they have taken this as "violating a direct order". I may be in jail or worse in the next 24 hours.

Please rally whoever you can, call whoever you can, bring as much attention to this as you can. I have no doubt that the military will bury me and hide the whole situation if they can. I'm in big trouble Crystal. I'm in the middle of Iraq, surrounded by people who are not on my side. Please help me. Please contact whoever you can, and tell them who I am, so I don't "disappear".

Eleonai Israel
JVB
Bco 1-149INF
Camp Victory
Baghdad Iraq

Let me know when you get this.
Eli

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