I hadn’t known this. As I was reading something else, the quote came to mind. I’m too tired to post about it right now, but I’ll leave the quote for later use… maybe.
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Tag: John F Kennedy
Beyond “Thank You for Your Service”: Honoring Service with Truth and Peace
Going Global: Wisconsin’s Sister Cities
I broke a nail trying to open my package from my state reps. At least there’s a good story inside Wisconsin’s latest Blue Book. I’ve heard of Sister Cities before, but never knew their origin. Looks like another weapon used in the Cold War against Communism.
Read More »As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey
The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control. People are likely to get hurt.
As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey
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If your conscience troubles you… you may have options
In recent years, we have gotten calls on the GI Rights Hotline from service members concerned about having to police the US-Mexican border and/or police demostrations in the US. Others feel disturbed by US support for specific overseas operations, like Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Many call us with a troubled conscience, and some ask about applying for a conscientious objection (CO) discharge. Military regulations spell out very specific criteria for military members to qualify as a conscientious objector. Keep reading to see if a CO discharge may be appropriate for you. Even if you don’t meet the definition of a conscientious objector, you may still qualify for a different discharge. You can call us on the hotline to discuss your options: 877-447-4487.
Trump Called Threat to Journalistic Freedom After Foreign Press Hit by ‘Non-Lethal’ Rounds
The Antiwar Movement We Are Supposed to Forget
Visualize the movement against the Vietnam War. What do you see? Hippies with daisies in their long, unwashed hair yelling “Baby killers!” as they spit on clean-cut, bemedaled veterans just back from Vietnam? College students in tattered jeans (their pockets bulging with credit cards) staging a sit-in to avoid the draft? A mob of chanting demonstrators burning an American flag (maybe with a bra or two thrown in)? That’s what we’re supposed to see, and that’s what Americans today probably do see — if they visualize the antiwar movement at all.
Millennium Challenge: Iran Destroyed America In a War Game
Here’s What You Need to Remember: If Iran actually were to deploy Van Riper’s brutally effective tactics, it just might inflict even more damage than Van Riper’s own hamstrung forces did in their simulated, and rigged, war.
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Battle Plan Under Fire | The Immutable Nature of War
Read More »Technocratic Messiah – The Rise of Mark Carney
As Mark Carney is installed into office, Johnny Vedmore explores his training at Harvard & Oxford, his secretive work on the collapse of the Russian economy, and his father’s relationship to the Canadian Catholic abuse scandal.
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When was the Democratic Party anti-war?
Once in a while, I listen to “establishment controlled” Democracy Now. Today, I decided to listen to their episode with Bernie Sanders’ former foreign policy adviser, Matt Duss. They talked about how the Democratic Party has become “The Party of War” as if it’s something that’s recently happened. Left out of this conversation was if the Democratic Party was ever anti-war? I don’t recall a time in my life in which the Democrats were.
Read More »President AMLO’s Sixth & Final Informe
Friends:
Today I present to you and to the people and the nation my last government report and I do so more convinced than ever that the best of Mexico is its people, heirs of civilizations that flourished long before the arrival of the European invaders. Thanks to the roots of those pre-Hispanic cultures of that deep Mexico, the Mexicans of today are, in their vast majority, hard-working, supportive and honest. The legacy of good principles that were transmitted from generation to generation and that have not disappeared – despite oppression, classism and racism – is what distinguishes us and places us as a country of virtues and greatness.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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