Archive for June, 2008

ASVAB-Testing Student Protections

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

--- On Sat, 6/28/08, Gregory Sotir <cusp@verizon.net> wrote: From: Gregory Sotir <cusp@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [counter-recruitment] Aptitude Test Helps Students Find Strengths To: counter-recruitment@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 9:32 AM I am taking the resolution below the the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Chicago July 10th and was pleasantly surprised to see it ...

He Should Never Have Gone to Iraq

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

In Too Deep: 'He wasn't really all there,' his squad leader says, but the Army needed more scouts, so that's the job they sent him in to do IRAQ He Should Never Have Gone to Iraq’ More borderline troops are being sent to the front, sometimes with tragic results. By Dan Ephron | ...

War is murder for profit

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

From: "alan pogue" <alanpogue@mac.com> View contact details To: mds-austin@lists.riseup.net, "Rag Group" <Ragstaff@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "austinvfp" <austinvfp@googlegroups.com> This is a pretty good editorial for the middle of the road, uninformed, somewhat racist, and reflexively patriotic out there. I'm glad it is in that upscale Sears & Roebuck catalogue, Texas Monthly. William Broyles went to Vietnam and said he really liked war, ...

Opting Out & ASVAB

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Congratulations to all who raise the opt-out issue successfully in their school districts, but everyone should remember that the military still reaches most young people through various other means. We have to warn parents and students not to get a false sense of security just because they've opted out of the NCLB ...

Supporting youth resistance to militarism: where’s the peace movement?

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

counter-recruitment Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:33 PM From: "RJahnkow@aol.com" <RJahnkow@aol.com> View contact details To: undisclosed-recipients Over the last 9 months local high school students, supported by a few teachers, parents and community groups, have been waging a valiant campaign against rifle ranges in San Diego schools and the tracking of students into military training programs that serve ...