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NOBODY’S RECRUITS: SMALL VICTORIES IN THE BIG PICTURE

Corla, a CODEPINK coordinator in Redland, California had that familiar sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach. You know the one — a temporary dip in morale when confronted with yet another face of the war machine preying on children.

NOBODY’S RECRUITS: “YOU HAVE TO BE FEARFUL OF YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS”

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."

NOBODY’S RECRUITS: Computer warriors for the American empire

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 [...]

NOBODY’S RECRUITS: Whose kids are they anyway?

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. [...]