Naval Commander Stands Trial for Telling Supercommittee to End the Wars and Tax the Rich

Author:  Michael Levitin, Waging Nonviolence.  Posted at TruthOut.

“Consider the story of Leah Bolger, the latest American hero up on trial:

She is a young female artist in the Midwest. She joins the Navy at 22, is made commander and serves two decades as an anti-submarine warfare specialist. After retiring she joins Veterans for Peace and becomes the organization’s first female president. Then, in October of 2011, she commits the crime of interrupting a public congressional hearing of the Super Committee to deliver a message from the 99 percent: End the wars and tax the rich to fix the deficit.”

The full post contains good biographical info and personal views from Leah.

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