Kelly Dougherty of Iraq Veterans Against the War testifies in "Before You Enlist" (view the film online here): "When you're a woman, specifically in a combat zone, not only do you have to be afraid of the supposed insurgents and the enemies and the Iraqis, but then you also come back to the base and then there you have to be fearful of your fellow soldiers."
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
NASA will bomb the moon soon, ostensibly to stir up dust that can be tested for useful materials. But all NASA space exploration now has a dual purpose, civilian + military. Predator drones are unmanned weapon systems that burn up children in the Pashtun tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but are controlled by men [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Who controls access to minors when it comes to recruiting them? Is it their parents, school administrators, or international law? International law forbids the recruitment of those under the age of 15, while the 1989 UN Child Convention defines a minor as under 18. Into that gap fall a million advertisements delivered by mass media. [...]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
In a follow-up to the counter-recruitment work at New York City high schools during the city’s Parent-Teacher Conference night last month (read the New York Times article about it here), last week I attended a Parent Teacher Association meeting at the Norman Thomas High School in Murray Hill to talk about the No Child Left [...]
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The New York Times ran a story today about Barbara Harris, 71, of CODEPINK NYC, “a retired teacher and longtime peace advocate … on a personal crusade to block recruiters for the United States military from contacting New York City high school students.” She’ll be out at a New York City high school tonight — [...]
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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