VideoVets: John Bruhns interview by Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone unveils ad calling for Iraq pull-out
By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose movies voiced the frustration of the Vietnam War generation, today unveiled a political ad calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

But those expecting a broadside from the man who made the searing anti-war films Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July some 20 years ago may be disappointed.

The 30-second television spot, sponsored by the MoveOn.org political action group and VoteVets.org, features a simple but impassioned plea by John Bruhns, a former infantry sergeant who fought in Iraq during the 2003 invasion and its aftermath.

"We were told to liberate these people. They were shooting at us," Bruhns says to camera. "To keep American soldiers in Iraq for an indefinite period of time, being attacked by an unidentifiable enemy, is wrong, immoral and irresponsible."

Ron Kovic, the author of "Born on the Fourth of July" who was shot and paralysed in Vietnam, supplies a brief voice-over, saying "Support our troops. Bring them home."

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10437808

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1. K&R.....

Ron Kovic...I cried...as the movie replayed in my head...


peace~

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2. Proud to give it the 5th. n/t