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You'll be heard in Levenworth...."I'm going to throw my ID in the water and say that I'm no longer part of the military," said Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes, 23. "I want to make a statement, and I want it to be heard."
SignonSanDiegoAcknowledging that he could face a court martial and possible imprisonment, a Navy petty officer yesterday said he will refuse to board his transport ship when it departs for the Persian Gulf this morning because he wants to make a public stand against the Iraq war.
"I'm going to throw my ID in the water and say that I'm no longer part of the military," said Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes, 23. "I want to make a statement, and I want it to be heard."
Paredes, a weapons-control technician from the Bronx, N.Y., said he joined the Navy in 2000 and has 20 months left on his six-year enlistment. He said he was stationed previously in Japan and, until now, did not feel he had a direct role in the war, which he has opposed since its inception.
Then, about two weeks ago, he was involuntarily transferred to the amphibious transport Bonhomme Richard, which ferries Marines to Iraq.
"I don't want to be a part of a ship that's taking 3,000 Marines over there, knowing a hundred or more of them won't come back," he said. "I can't sleep at night knowing that's what I do for a living."
Paredes said he wasn't sure he would be allowed onto his ship's pier at the 32nd Street Naval Station this morning because he made his feelings and intentions known in local TV interviews Saturday night. He said he unplugged his phone yesterday at his Imperial Beach apartment in case officials from the base tried to call him.
A base spokesman did not return a message seeking comment.
Paredes said his stance has nothing to do with fear for his personal safety.
"It's not about my own life," he said. "I'm just totally against it."
He said he was young and naive when he joined the Navy and "never imagined, in a million years, we would go to war with somebody who had done nothing to us."
Paredes said he discussed his plans with his wife of two years in New York, "and she supports my decision 1,000 percent," even though he might get a dishonorable discharge and lose pay and benefits.
He said he thought of smoking marijuana or breaking his leg with a heavy metal rod to try to get a discharge but decided instead to go public with his protest. He said he hopes doing so might inspire other sailors, soldiers and Marines to refuse to take part in the war.
"I know other people are feeling the same way I am, and I'm hoping more people will stand up," he said. "They can't throw us all in jail."
I understand this guy's phlite, but if he didn't want to fight, he should have never joined the military. Also, run to Canada dude, and quit lookin for a soap box to voice your cowardly decision. , he should be happy he's in the Navy.
You'll be heard in Levenworth...."I'm going to throw my ID in the water and say that I'm no longer part of the military," said Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes, 23. "I want to make a statement, and I want it to be heard."
Dan!!!!!....is that you????? It's gonna snow for sure. I agree with you 100 percent! Life is all about choices. If you apply for the job of garbage man(sanitation worker), you should not expect to make $100,000 per year and you should not leave garbage on the curb just because you don't like things people are throwing out. Every job has parallels and those parallels are expected to be carried out when the pay is accepted. This country has entirely too many people who think they can accept the benefits without doing the work. That guy is a prime example. I bet if you asked him, he would tell you that he needed a job but never expected to have to go to war. What the is up with that?
He said he hopes doing so might inspire other sailors, soldiers and Marines to refuse to take part in the war.whatever pal.
He will come to regret this decision in time, financially and personally.
I totally exhausted my GI Bill and will be using my VA home loan this January. Two HUGE factors in my financial health. Kiss all that goodbye you loser.
Suck it up buddy.
This guy should be up for the Darwin Award. I know he hasn't ended up dead, but he's that dumb.
What the is a phlite?
Plight? I don't know....
He's a liberal... we must not offend him...
So.... just between you and me...
He either went to public school and/or ate a lot of paint chips as a kid...
he's a little pussy that expected the military to give him something(a job, benefits, training/education) for nothing... i hope he gets what he is looking for in leavenworth...
I went to public schools and probably ate a paint chip or too in the barrio when I was a young migrant worker.
But I turned out okay. I'm a liberal and Semper Fi!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
Joe, you went and joined the Crotch of your own free will.
That proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that you're half a bubble off.
The Crotch? WTF are you talking about?
Did your half bubble burst?
Crotch/Corps/Uncle Sam's Misguided Children/Those Guys That Have To Call On The Navy For A Ride/The Pointy End Of The Spear...
That's what I'm talkin' about....right there!!
I prefer Devil Dogs! but you can call me a jar head.
How about Tuffel Hunden, and we'll call it even?
Even it is.
Phlite is French for plight.What the is a phlite?
Dan, I've never posted to you personally, but you've just explained the freezing advisory and the three days straight of rain in Phoenix.I understand this guy's phlite, but if he didn't want to fight, he should have never joined the military.
BTW- thanks for the rain!
Don't forget the near freezing temps in Southern Cali. Yeah, I did that.Dan, I've never posted to you personally, but you've just explained the freezing advisory and the three days straight of rain in Phoenix.
Many here have tried to politically pigeon-hole my views, and I have eluded them time and time again. You'd be surprised what's yet to come.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=41818
Mic e writes about the other traitor bas who's yucking it up in Canada.
You're getting Hannitized? That would surprise me!You'd be surprised what's yet to come.
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