If you missed watching this panel discussion hosted by Cornell University live, it has been recorded so you can watch it when you are able. Click here to access the presentations. Speaking are Anand Gopal, Judith LeBlanc, Samar Al-Bulushi, Tejasvi Nagaraja and Lyle Jeremy Rubin, a We Are Not Your Soldiers presenter who tells about […]

We Are Not Your Soldiers had a remarkable 2021, reaching over a thousand students and engaging them in critical conversations. For example, remote visits were made to classes in a well-prepared New York City middle school; several NYC high schools including a special five-speaker series over one semester to the same five classes; high school […]

By Rich Jahnkow From COMDweb | Original Article The most immediate danger of expanding draft registration to women is not, as some people think, an increased likelihood of a draft. The chance of that happening anytime in the near future continues to be remote. It wasn’t even on the table for serious government consideration after […]

The world still cannot wait for the United States to cease being the biggest danger to world peace. Please support the message from people living in this country that humanity and the planet come first with your year-end donation. Twenty years after bombing its way into Afghanistan, U.S. troops left in chaos, with the Taliban […]

By Jennifer Steinhauer From The New York Times | Original Article Ian Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A. Ian Fishback saw the world as cleaved between the just and unjust, the exemplary and the erring. A scholar-athlete from […]

By Sam Roberts From The New York Times | Original Article His letter to two senators about beatings by U.S. troops in Iraq led to legislation in 2005 prohibiting extreme mistreatment of military prisoners. Ian Fishback, an Army whistle-blower whose allegations that fellow members of the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq routinely beat and abused […]

Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations (IMDB). With Danny Glover, Sam Underwood, Prema Cruz. By Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon From CounterPunch | Original Article In recent years, Danny Glover has used his formidable acting chops and Hollywood connections to boost a series of […]

From Refuser Solidarity Network | Original Article Hello, my name is Oren, I’m 29 years old. I live in Jerusalem and I am an MA student. I run a social worker NGO and work in the Jerusalem branch of the Hadash party (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality). I was just released after 14 […]

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

Two songs written by Joe DeFilippo and performed by the R.J. Phillips Band. “Deep Water” Remembering the Columbia Eagle incident (read the historical description on the Zinn Education Project site) and listen to the song performed: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/deep-water Lyrics: We left Pier 245JFor Thailand we were boundThe cargo we carriedWas meant to scorch the ground10,000 tons […]

From Refuser Solidarity Network | Original Article I just spent my 19th birthday behind bars and I’ve already served two prison sentences and spent 28 days in jail. Last Thursday I was tried again and sentenced to another 30 days in prison. I will continue facing recurring incarcerations for my refusal to cooperate with the […]

By Murtaza Hussain From The Intercept | Original Article Two new books shed light on what remote warfare does to military operators, the standing of the U.S., and societies abroad. On what would be the last day of his life, Zemari Ahmadi, an employee of a U.S.-based NGO, was being watched by a remote crew […]