Some are spending life savings to stay out of the war, but such actions are seen as treasonous by those already fighting
Bribes and hiding at home: the Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription
Tag: military service
Military.com Op-Ed Calls for Military Draft
An op-ed published by Military.com called for the US military to restart the draft amid a recruiting crisis resulting from decades of endless wars in the Middle East and Africa and skyrocketing veteran suicide rates.
Military.com Op-Ed Calls for Military Draft
FLASHBACK: White House Press Secretary Said Using Cluster Munitions Would Be A Potential ‘War Crime’
Then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki called Russia’s alleged use of cluster munitions a potential “war crime” in the early days of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
FLASHBACK: White House Press Secretary Said Using Cluster Munitions Would Be A Potential ‘War Crime’
Psychopathic hypocrites! 🤬
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White House de facto admits to committing war crimes in Ukraine — Russian Embassy
The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join
Pentagon scrambles to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away
The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join
Smedley Butler on Interventionism
Excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC.
War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.
Smedley Butler on Interventionism
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“War Is A Racket” By Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, Read By Jon Gold
Yurii Sheliazhenko: only nonviolence against the Russians
“War is a crime against humanity, and therefore we should be determined not to support any kind of war and we must fight for the elimination of all causes of war” [1]. Stark words, explicit as far as possible from the little freedom “granted” in Ukraine, those of Yurii Sheliazhenko, Ukrainian pacifist and nonviolent.
Yurii Sheliazhenko: only nonviolence against the Russians
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Ukrainian Pacifist Movement: An interview With Its Leader Yurii Sheliazhenko
German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription
Political and military figures in Germany have suggested a return of compulsory military service after the new defence minister described the 2011 phase-out of general conscription as a “mistake” that had contributed to alienating the general public from civic institutions.
German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription
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Hitler orders military conscription in Germany
In the statement, Herr Hitler insisted that Germany’s purpose in rearming was to preserve peace for herself and the rest of Europe.
In Canada’s Parliament, Voices of Peace Have Been Silenced
From the outset of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, only one of the five political parties in Canada’s Parliament had opposed the transfer of lethal aid to Ukraine. Until now, the only opponent of lethal aid was the Green Party of Canada (GPC).
In Canada’s Parliament, Voices of Peace Have Been Silenced
The Sino-American Tech Trap
Technology is ground zero in the conflict between the United States and China. For the American hegemon, it is about the leading edge of geostrategic power and the means for sustained prosperity. For China, it holds the key to the indigenous innovation required of a rising power. The tech war now underway between the two superpowers could well be the defining struggle of the twenty-first century.
The Sino-American Tech Trap
Revealed: The Former Israeli Spies Working In Top Jobs At Google, Facebook And Microsoft
A MintPress study has found that hundreds of former agents of the notorious Israeli spying organization, Unit 8200, have attained positions of influence in many of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon.
Revealed: The Former Israeli Spies Working In Top Jobs At Google, Facebook And Microsoft
H/T: Alan MacLeod on the Former Israeli Spies in Top Social Media Jobs
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