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"The plan, meant to build on national service initiatives ... {and} would provide an estimated $5 billion over five years to encourage citizens from kindergarteners to retirees to get involved in community organizations -- including faith-based
Democratic nominee Barack Obama has embraced national service as a priority of his presidency. Obama would not directly impose forced labor on young people, but would withhold educational funds from them and their institutions if they fail to comply.
Congressman Ron Paul fears that a staged incident exploited as a pretext to attack Iran may be the precursor to a national draft, as he responded to Sy Hersh's astounding report that Dick Cheney proposed faking a Gulf of Tonkin style incident by
Advocates of universal enslavement are planning to hold a "National Service Summit." Advocates of state-mandated "service" will push for enactment of legislation requiring all 18-26 year olds waste at least 2 years of their lives
A relatively new group, Service Nation, is planning to kick off a campaign with a Summit for "National Service" on September 11. Time Magazine has signed on to promote the effort. Its training "Change Agents" in cooperation with *
In an exchange sure to send ripples of anxiety, the Senate's senior defense spending member asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen if it is time to "consider reinstituting the draft."
Sen. Chuck Hagel, speaking to an audience of High School students, warned the nation may need to turn to compulsory military service "or some kind of draft" to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I'm just stating the obvious
Faced with higher recruiting goals, the Pentagon is quietly looking for ways to make it easier for people with minor criminal records to join the military. This comes as the number of Army recruits needing waivers for bad behavior - such as trying dr
The army will continue to utilize the stop-loss policy in order to provide sufficient human cannon fodder for President Bush's immoral and unnecessary wars. The stop-loss policy prevents military personnel from leaving at the end of their service
Every other indicator is that these are fairy tales cooked up by the White House PR machine to try to cauterize their bleeding support. Almost like clock-work the White House breaks the glass of their magical PR machine every time they're about t
Until last week, we hadn't heard much from Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, President Bush's "war czar," and I suspect that, after his recent remarks on National Public Radio, we won't be hearing from him again anytime soon.
Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is a dynamic, vital condition where people reject the use of deceit, coercion or violence to achieve their ends. Work for peace and pledge to live it and help others on the path.
Frequent tours for US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have stressed the all-volunteer force and made it worth considering a return to a military draft, President Bush's new war adviser said. "I think it makes sense to certainly consider it,**
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer pieced together records concerning 63 of 92 police DUI arrests in recent years. An ordinary citizen refusing a breath test has a 16 in 17 chance of losing his license. Only one in four cops faced the same punishment.
Fascist Nation
Young people. Politicians and University statists insist you owe a debt in the form of compulsory service to your country, currently called Universal Service. I am here to tell you that you have already given, so tell them where to stick it.
The U.S. Army, strained by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, missed its recruiting goal for the second straight month in June, indicating a trend that some defense officials called worrying.
Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd is issuing a call for community service that aims to create the first generation in which everyone serves their country.
Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Americans should speak out against the war in Iraq this Memorial Day weekend. He also said that all young people should serve their country, "not just poor kids who get sent to war."
Ft. Stewart, Georgia. Home of the “Mighty Third Infantry, Rock of the Marne.” Monica is the wife of Sgt. Kevin Benderman, a ten-year Army veteran who served a combat tour in Iraq and a year in prison for his public protest of war.
The Selective Service System last year studied whether it should revert to a Cold War-era plan of being able to draft people within 13 days of a crisis, compared to its current goal of carrying it out within six months.
The idea of mandatory military service in the US can be traced back as far the Revolutionary War [yes ... by the British!], but the concept of panels of community members to help with the process did not appear until World War I. That's when t
To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authori
Kevin Benderman refused to go back to Iraq,... and then... (Video)
(Watada did a fantastic job this past September. I found this new camera angle to add. But after watching it again, I recommend this for viewing now as a favor to my friends)
"I especially admire him because I share his cultural background of the Japanese internment in World War II, and it is very important that if you feel that there is an injustice to speak out and not be silent," she said.
The draft has no place in a free society because it is slavery, the kind that can get you killed or put you in a position where you might kill someone else. There’s a great way for [Congress] them to show their bona fides: end draft registration.
The Selective Service System is planning a comprehensive test of the military draft machinery, which hasn't been run since 1998.
Four million Americans turn eighteen every year. Should the current lottery system ever be utilized, how could a draft of say, 50,000 annually, be justified when all the rest are free to go about their civilian lives?
At a time when some lawmakers are urging the military to send more troops to Iraq, "I don't see how anyone can support the war and not support the draft," said Rangel, who also proposed a draft in January 2003, before the U.S. invasion
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