| Courage to Resist. Las Madres contra la Guerra nos regocijamos de estas vioctorias y exhortamosn a los miliatres a declararse objetores por conciencia, necesitamos un mundo de paz... 1. La madre soltera Alexis Hutchinson logró que se le separara del ejército sin que se le sometiera a una corte marcial. Single mom Alexis Hutchinson wins discharge!  By Friends and Family of Alexis Hutchinson. February 11, 2010 Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, the single-mother in the Army who missed deployment last year when her childcare plans fell through at the last minute was today granted an administrative discharge from the Army. Hutchinson and her civilian attorney, Rai Sue Sussman, are happy with the results. Spc. Hutchinson says that she is "excited to know what will happen to me, and that I am not facing jail. This means I can still be with my son, which is the most important thing." (Photo: James Dao, NY Times. 2/12/10) Hutchinson will receive an "Other Than Honorable" discharge, but will not be facing criminal charges at a court martial, which would have subjected her to a bad conduct discharge and up to a year in jail if she lost, as well as a criminal record. Ms. Sussman stated: "we would have fought the court martial, and I think that we had valid defenses if it went to trial. However, this resolution will give Alexis closure and the ability to move on immediately, without a lengthy trial and possible jail term." They believe that at trial, the evidence would show that Spc. Hutchinson had intended to deploy until her childcare plans fell through. The Army has regulations which anticipate the situation of single parents having plans for childcare during deployment fall through. The regulations call for an extension of time to find alternate care-givers, and to discharge a parent honorably if no solution is found. Sussman states: "Here, the Army did not act according to their own regulations, and did not value the family responsibilities of this soldier. If they had, Spc. Hutchinson would not have been in this situation and would be getting a better discharge." 2. El Sargento Travis Bishop logró una reducción de 3 meses en su encarcelación por negarse a ir a Afganistán Travis Bishop wins reduction in sentence  February 10, 2010FORT HOOD, Texas – Sergeant Travis Bishop received word this week that he was given a 3 month suspension of the 12 month sentence he got last year for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan based on his Christian religious beliefs against war. Sgt. Bishop has been imprisoned at the Fort Lewis, Washington stockade since August 16, 2009. Lt. General Robert Cone, commanding general of Fort Hood approved the sentence reduction on February 4th after considering Sgt. Bishop's clemency application. Sgt. Bishop's clemency application included a legal brief (alleging problems at trial, problems with the processing of Bishop's conscientious objector claim, and mistreatment at the Fort Lewis brig), a hand-written letter from Sgt. Bishop, and 433 letters (signed by a total of 538 people from 21 different countries) from members of Amnesty International calling for Sgt. Bishop to be released. Sgt. Bishop's civilian attorney, James M. Branum, estimates that Sgt. Bishop will be released no later than March 31 based on the amount of good behavior credit Sgt. Bishop has earned. In an emotional response, Sgt. Bishop asked his legal team to relay this message to the public, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to everyone who wrote letters and supported me! This is amazing and unprecedented." |
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