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Editorial 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors' Day, and in 2006 Resisters' Operation Refuse War International focuses on the situation of and support to US war resisters: GIs applying for 15 May – International Conscientious Objectors' Day 2006 status, going AWOL, or finding other ways to get discharged from the US military. The ongoing war in lead to growing dissatisfaction among soldiers, especially from the US forces, who form the main foreign contingent in Iraq. Those who apply for discharge as conscientious objectors, or who go AWOL, are only the visible tip of the iceberg. The 'stop-loss' policy of the US military – a policy which means that a soldier has to continue to serve although his/her contract has come to an end – is not only a reaction to the growing counter-recruitment movement (see page 3), but also a reaction to soldiers' unwillingness to re-enlist after the end of their contract. However, at the same time this policy adds to the growing dissatisfaction. For anti-war activists it is important to build bridges to soldiers who oppose the war, and who want to get out of the Support US War Resisters military. The US anti-war movement has a better Stephen Funk turns himself in. Photo: WRI Archive understanding of this than most other anti-war movements, especially in Europe. Focusing people who had heard about my Stephen Funk was one of man being? ing effect. It was if I had been on soldiers' resistance from story. I received thousands of let- the first resisters who went to When I discovered I was a con- holding my breath underwater the within – in order to get out – ters from people all around the prison for his conscientious scientious objector I didn’t know entire time and I had finally sur- therefore also provides an world who supported my act of objection to the war in Iraq in that I had any rights to act on faced for fresh air. opportunity to learn from the peaceful resistance. The contin- 2003, serving six months. For those beliefs. Military indoctrina- In late 2002 I lived in San Fran- US experience, and to build ued support meant so much to The Broken Rifle, he tells his tion leads one to think that their cisco and spent one weekend a support structures for me, it meant I had not been im- story. own beliefs are insignificant and month as a Marine reservist. The soldiers/conscientious prisoned for no reason, it meant selfish, and that no enlisted per- rest of the time I spent marching objectors in other countries. that others were out there and I joined the United States Mar- sonnel have the power or the in the streets to protest the inva- Andreas Speck ine Corps when I was 19 years right to act as individuals. While sion of Iraq, and to work on my ap- were working for a peaceful world. old. I was looking for adventure, in rifle training I happened to quali- plication for conscientious I was released in 2004 and for a sense of purpose, and for a fy as an expert rifleman. Instead objection. With support from oth- continue to work for and sense of belonging. I had no idea of congratulating me, my instruct- er activists I organized a press justice. I work with various organ- what I was getting myself into. or told me that in a real situation I conference in April of 2003 to de- izations including Iraq Veterans The Broken Rifle When I entered Basic Training wouldn’t have “scored” so well. clare myself a conscientious ob- Against the War, Veterans for and was forced to be violent, At first I was angry, after all I had jector. I was among the earliest Peace, and Vets4Vets. I trans- The Broken Rifle is the shout “kill, kill, kill!” constantly, excelled at what was asked of applicants for conscientious object- ferred to Stanford University last newsletter of War Resisters' shoot human shape targets, and me, but then I thought about what or status in this war and the very fall and have declared a major in International, and is published stab human shaped sandbags, I he had said and realized he was first to go public with my beliefs. I International Relations. in English, Spanish, French knew I had made a grave mistake right. I told him that he was right, went public because it was the May 15th is International Con- and German. This is issue 70, by enlisting in the military. Unfortu- that I would not “score” as well in right thing to do; I was able to go scientious Objectors’ Day. It is a May 2006. nately, like most people who a real situation, because I believe public because of all the support I time to celebrate the victories This issue of The Broken enter a military contract, I had not that killing is wrong. Although it was receiving from the peace com- made by CO’s such as the recent Rifle provides information on seriously asked myself the ques- may seem insignificant, stating munity. release of Mehmet Tarhan of Tur- WRI's campaign for tions military recruiters will never out loud what had been With continued support I key, as well as the progress of International Objectors' Day, ask. Why does war exist? Is war repressed throughout my training, began a public campaign to let oth- the . It is also a and was produced by Andreas justifiable? Could I kill another hu- that I am a pacifist, had an amaz- ers in military service know that time to renew support for those Speck. Special thanks go to they have the right and the duty who are continuing to struggle in Stephen Funk, Steve Morse, to disobey unlawful and immoral their work for peace. Most re- Kevin Ramirez, and all others orders. The military wanted to si- cently, Flight Lieutenant Dr Mal- who provided the information lence my voice and sought to colm Kendall-Smith was used in this issue. If you want make an example out of me. In imprisoned for his refusal to extra copies of this issue of The September 2003 I was brought be- serve. In the U.S. Kevin Bender- Broken Rifle, please contact fore a military court martial. I was man is serving a prison sentence the WRI office, or download it sentenced to six months in milit- and the military is threatening ac- from our website. ary prison, my military rank was re- tion against Katherine Jashinsky duced to Private, and I was given for her public resistance. These War Resisters' International, a Bad-Conduct Discharge. men and women, and others who 5 Caledonian Road, I went to prison proud of what are being persecuted in the quest London N1 9DX, Britain I had accomplished, but sad that I for peace, deserve and need our tel +44-20-7278 4040 was being incarcerated for speak- support. fax+44-20-7278 0444 ing out for peace. While I was im- [email protected] prisoned the antiwar movement Peace, http://wri-irg.org/pubs/br70-en.htm marched on without me but I con- Stephen Funk tinued to receive support from 2 International Conscientious Objectors' Day: Support for US objectors The Broken Rifle No 70, May 2006

Military Service in the United States of Women Resisting War America: Issues of Peace Award Conscience and holding some of the mightiest of ideals for Human Rights Since 1958, WRI's US the greatest, most powerful country on this section War Resisters League earth. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Ser- honours a person or vice, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Cour- War Resisters' International organisation whose work released a report to the United age; these are the seven Army values, represents the WRL's radical values that I wanted to be able to say that I Nations' Human Rights platform of action with the WRL Committee in March 2006, cherished and possessed... There had to Peace Award. Recipients have be some good that would come of the highlighting "issues of included peace agitator A.J. conscience and human rights" carnage, in the end. But this is where I made Muste, civil rights activist my mistake, because in war there is no end. in relation to the US Armed , feminist and Forces. The report forms part of We are still in Germany, we are still in pacifist theorist Barbara Korea, we are still in Bosnia, hell, we're still WRI's activities in preparation Deming, Plowshares for 15 May 2006 - International in America. The list goes on and on, and the movement founder Daniel Diedra Cobb only things that are determined are who will Tina Garnanez Conscientious Objectors' Day - "I was a lost Native," Tina Garnanez Berrigan, Gulf War Resisters, A female African American Army vet stay and who will go, who will live and who which focuses on US COs and and many others. reflected on her journey in the Army. resisters. WRI's main concerns who applied for CO status. "I joined the will die, who will rule and who will serve." The 2006 Peace Award Army thinking that I was, quite possibly, up- Tina grew up on a Navajo reserva- are: goes to Women Resisting War tion and attended public school in Farm- from within the US Military. ington, New Mexico. The only daughter ► The procedure for of five children raised by a single mom, recognising conscientious Katherine Jashinski Tina enlisted when she was 17, to get I am a SPC in the Texas Army Nation- objectors of the present all- money for college. al Guard. I was born in Milwaukee, WI volunteer military is solely in "I wanted to attend college, and I and I am 22 years old. At age 19 I enlisted the hands of the military, knew that between my family situation in the Guard as a cook because I wanted and therefore is not and being from the reservation, I had few to experience military life. When I enlis- independent and impartial, options to get a college education." ted I believed that killing was immoral, but as required by Commission Tina was stationed in Kosovo in also that war was an inevitable part of life on Human Rights resolution March 2003 when U.S. planes started and therefore, an exception to the rule. 1998/77; bombing Baghdad. After enlisting I began the slow trans- In July 2004, Tina was deployed to Ir- formation into adulthood. Like many teen- ► In practice, conscientious aq. Tina had already completed her tour agers who leave their home for the first objectors who are denied violence, I cannot perform any role in the of duty, but the Army can extend a sol- time, I went through a period of growth the right to conscientious military. Any person doing any job in the dier's enlistment through a policy known and soul searching. I encountered many objection and who refuse Army, contributes in some way to the plan- as stop-loss. new people and ideas that broadly expan- orders to deploy are Anita Cole ning, preparation or implementation of war. As a medic in Iraq, Tina transferred In late November, 2001, Anita Cole re- ded my narrow experiences. After reading sentenced to prison; For eighteen months, while my CO patients from the ambulances into the ceived her discharge from the U.S. Army essays by Bertrand Russel and traveling status was pending, I have honored my hospital where she saw the high cost of as a conscientious objector (CO) to war. to the South Pacific and talking to people ► The denial of educational commitment to the Army and done every- war. "I saw disfigured bodies, limbs from all over the world, my beliefs about benefits and other forms of thing that they asked of me. blown off, soldiers who lost their sanity." Before I entered the military, I felt as humanity and its relation to war changed. discrimination against those Now I have come to the point where I She also traveled with convoys deliv- many people do. Generally speaking, I felt I began to see a bigger picture of the who fail to register for a am forced to choose between my legal ob- ering medical supplies to bases. On one murder was wrong, but at times I con- world and I started to reevaluate every- potential draft under the ligation to the Army and my deepest moral of these convoys, Tina barely escaped sidered killing unavoidable and even justi- thing that I had been taught about war as Military Selective Service values. I want to make it clear that I will an explosion. A bomb exploded and dust, fied, such as in war. a child. I developed the belief that taking Act is a violation of the right not compromise my beliefs for any reas- rocks, shrapnel flew everywhere. I am a person of intense conviction. human life was wrong and war was no ex- the education, and also on. I have a moral obligation not only to "I was so angry. Not angry at the Ir- My parents raised me believing that ser- ception. I was then able to clarify who I amounts to punishment myself but to the world as a whole, and aqis, but angry at the reason I was there. vice to society – volunteering time and am and what it is that I stand for. without trial; this is more important than any contract. For what, I asked myself? My mom donating resources – is a moral imperat- The thing that I revere most in this I will exercise my every legal right not would have received a triangle-folded ive. Since I was a child, I have always world is life, and I will never take another ► The military has access to pick up a weapon, and to participate in flag in exchange for her only daughter." been grateful that I am an American cit- person's life. Just as others have faith in private data of high school war effort. I am determined to be dis- She knew at the moment that she izen and felt everyone should serve his or God, I have faith in humanity students for recruitment charged as a CO, and while undergoing could no longer serve in this war. "I'm her country. The Armed Forces appealed I have a deeply held belief that purposes, which is a the appeals process; I will continue to fol- done," she said, "I am not fighting for any- to me as a meaningful, shared public ef- people must solve all conflicts through pea- violation of the right to low orders that do not conflict with my con- one's oil agenda." fort. After graduating from college I de- ceful diplomacy and without the use of viol- privacy; science until my status has been Tina is home in Silver City, New Mex- cided to join the Army. I was not motivated ence. Violence only begets more violence. resolved. I am prepared to accept the con- ico, honorably discharged. "I really wish I to join the military for – nor did I receive – Because I believe so strongly in non- ► Counter-recruitment activists sequences of adhering to my beliefs. never went into the military. I now have college loan repayment or any other mon- face intimidation and arrest Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder. I jump etary incentive. At the time of my enlist- from police, military, and at everything." ment, I felt full of pride and deeply fulfilled water. ... We weren't helping them at all. university authorities, which Tina says she speaks to a lot of high by my commitment to serve my country. And to add, the continual degradation of amounts to a violation of the school students about why the recruiters During Basic Training, bayonet train- the area – not only by the insurgents – right to freedom of target poor, minority students. These ing coupled with the mantra, "What makes but you don't hear every day how the Ir- expression and freedom of youth are looking for a way out, out of the grass grow? Blood, blood, blood aqi people are suffering at the hands of assembly; the ghetto, out of poverty, out of places makes the grass grow," shocked me. But the U.S. military, and how so many where there is little hope for advance- even at the time, I thought if I were called people are arrested or detained, shot ► The military's "stopp loss" ment. "The military is not the only option to war, then I would embrace the warrior and killed, or whatever – that are com- orders to extend the length but it's usually only the military recruiters spirit, too pletely innocent, or that are trying to go of military employment that are there in schools." In August 2000, I was sent to the about their daily business. So I think all contracts without the Tina has struggled to understand range to qualify on my assigned weapon, that really solidified my views that the consent of the soldier how she as a Native American could be the M-16A2. I was deeply tormented and Kelly Dougherty war was wrong, and first-hand how viol- concerned are a violation of part of the same machine that nearly ex- traumatized as I fired a deadly weapon at Kelly Dougherty, 27, of Colorado ence just creates more violence. We're the Forced Labour terminated the Native Americans. human silhouettes. Perceiving my obvious Springs, Colorado, served with the Nation- really not accomplishing anything posit- Convention. "Broken treaties. Forcing us on reserva- distress, one sergeant tried to offer me en- al Guard in Kuwait in February 2003 and ive there. tions. I was a lost Native." couragement saying, "Come on, you're a then served in Iraq from April 2003 to Feb- I saw, a lot of times, abuses of power The report is available in But Tina Garnanez has found her killer!" At the time, I was so distraught that ruary 2004. She was stationed in south- by people in the military – using excess- English (http://wri-irg.org/news way as part of a growing movement of I was not able to qualify. ern Iraq, near the city of Nazaria. ive, unwarranted force against the Iraqis /2006/usa0603-en.htm) and soldiers speaking out against the war in Spanish (http://wri-irg.org/news I told myself that I would only be, "pok- because they could get away with it. Before I even found out I was going Iraq. /2006/usa0603-es.htm) on this ing holes in paper." This act of willful self- And after a while we got some riot deception enabled me to qualify; however, to Iraq, I was completely against the idea control stuff, what's called "less than leth- website. Tina Garnanez interviewed by the range NCO's words, "Come on, you're of going to war with Iraq and I couldn't be- al" ammunition – bean bag shots for Christine Ahn, Women of Color Resource a killer," have continually haunted me. lieve the reasons that were being given – guns, and rubber bullets and smoke gren- Center, War Times; Tiempo de Guerras This comment cemented in my mind my the weapons of mass destruction and the ades. I saw a lot of abuse of those objection to my duty as a soldier. league of terrorists and all of that. When I things, like indiscriminate firing with rub- My conscience, ensuing meditation first got to Iraq, one of the things that I ber bullets, because you know it's prob- and reading, and introspection have com- was really struck by was the poverty ably not going to kill someone. So, for pelled me to honor the true nature of my there – and how poor the population was some it was funny to do drive-by shoot- self. I will not be able to live in any sort of and how little they had, and how much ings with rubber bullets. And the things peace if I kill, let others kill, or support any had been destroyed by this war and previ- are no joke! It could kill someone, like a act of killing in my thinking or in my way of ous . small child. ... Or if it hits you in the face. life...In other words, I am a conscientious And when I left, things hadn't much ... It's something you don't play with. objector in the literal sense. changed for them – things actually got Abstracts taken from: worse. Lots of people still didn't have any http://www.alternet.org/story/24076/ The Broken Rifle No 70, May 2006 International Conscientious Objectors' Day: Support for US objectors 3 Student or Soldier: Youth Take the Lead in Countering Recruitment

Kevin Ramirez retaliation. and Steve Morse As 2006 rolls along, we must kick it up another notch! The 2005 has been a pivotal year Army’s pool of new recruits in the for counter-recruiters as the Army, Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Army National Guard, Army Re- has dropped significantly and Globalising serve, Navy Reserve and Air Na- there are predictions that it will be War Resisters' International tional Guard all missed their even tougher to recruit young Conference recruiting goals by thousands, ef- people. What we need to do is Schloss Eringerfeld fectively bringing about the worst keep on pluggin’ away, and not Paderborn, Germany year in recruiting since 1979! be discouraged, or afraid of just 23-27 July 2006 Last year also saw an explo- how effective this work is. Coun- sion of interest and membership ter-recruitment information em- The War Resisters' Interna- in the movement to end the war powers people every day, so we tional conference "Globalising in Iraq, particularly among those must be patient and work in small Nonviolence" will be a great most at risk of being recruited in steps. It’s important that we utilize opportunity to meet activists that war: American youth aged 18- all tools at our disposal and em- from all over the world, to get to 22. Despite the barrage of war- brace a diverse range of strate- know what makes them tick, promoting video games, fashion, gies. All anti-war and counter- and to see how you can help music, and pop culture aimed at recruitment groups must support each other make another world youth, young adults can’t ignore and organizing opposition to the Youth Against War and each other and particularly stu- possible. the daily news of their peers dy- military’s discriminatory policy (YAWR), with several chapters in dents who have faced repression Around the world, a move- ing in war. This forces them to put against homosexuals known as Washington State, Minnesota and for their counter-recruitment activ- ment of movements is conver- themselves in their peers’ combat “don’t ask, don’t tell”. Massachussetts. YAWR recently ities. As recruiters continue to ging. This movement seeks to boots and wonder, “would I ever One of the largest and fastest called for and organized a stu- make promises and guarantees counterpose the perspective sign up for this?” The growing an- growing counter-recruitment dent walkout on November 2, cul- to young recruits about college and values of people's power swer among high school and col- groups on college campuses minating in thousands of high money, job training, and traveling for those of global financial lege students seems to be a today is the Campus Antiwar Net- school and college students walk- the world, there must continue to institutions, transnational cor- resounding ‘NO”! work (CAN). They recently co-or- ing out of their classes to protest be a presence in the schools to porations or governments. This The strength of our movement ganized a very successful the war in Iraq at the nearest milit- make sure that students under- is a movement of globalisation last year was put to the test in counter-recruitment regional con- ary recruitment center. With stand that the only real thing the from below. many ways. Parents and other ference in the San Francisco Bay groups and actions like this, high military can guarantee you today WRI believes that nonviolen- adults such as veterans, educat- Area, and were recently building school and college students are is war. The choice has been pre- ce has a major role to play in ors and activists have for years relationships abroad at the Interna- bulldozing their way to the fore- sented: student or soldier. It’s ho- this globalisation from below. been working to demilitarize high tional that front of the counter-recruitment peful that more youth are deci- Hence the theme of our upco- schools; they organized Opt Out took place in London, England. movement. Countless stories in ding to be students, and not sol- ming international conference – Week to distribute flyers about CAN is largely responsible, all the media detail students leading diers. Globalising Nonviolence. the No Child Left Behind Act (The across the country, for organizing protests at their schools against No Child Left Behind Act, Bush’s anti-war and counter-recruitment military recruitment for a needless Note: ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Conference fees education law, contains a para- conferences and events, building war. March and April have also Corps) and JROTC are quite different pro- Participation costs 200€ graph that requires school dis- chapters on college campuses, seen large numbers of students grams. (registration, accommodation tricts to make student contact and picketing and protesting milit- walking out of school all across ROTC gives college money to students and meals) for individual parti- information available to military re- ary recruiters at their schools. Re- the US to join huge demonstra- who do a relatively small amount of milit- cipants, and 250€ for represen- cruiters unless the student or par- cruiters have been forced to tions opposing repressive legisla- ary training during college and commit to tatives of organisations. There ent “opts out” in writing) and have leave schools early, visits have tion against undocumented four years of active duty as an officer. are cheaper options (bring your directed pressure on school been cancelled, sit-ins have been immigrants JROTC (Junior ROTC) is a high school own tent/caravan) available, if boards to adopt policies that re- organized, with the end goal be- Unfortunately, some of these program that includes regular drills with you cannot afford the full fee. strict recruiting and advocate for ing to shut them down. This has actions have led to severe cam- uniforms and weapons on campus. It Please check the registration more “truth” in recruiting. Policy become a tense subject among pus repression and police miscon- doesn’t require a commitment to joining form, either online or download changes at high schools regard- college administrators as highly duct, landing some student the military and purports to build charac- the PDF version from the ing military recruiters are happen- visible and at-times confrontation- counter-recruiters in hot water in ter among youth, but the military privately conference website. ing in states such as Maine, al protests have occurred and con- places like Holyoke Community acknowledges that it is a key aspect of Maryland, Ohio. Likewise, the flict among student counter- College (Massachusetts), Kent military recruitment. JROTC, in contrast Registration information struggle to remove JROTC units recruiters, military recruiters, and State University (Ohio) George to ROTC, is focused on working class War Resisters' International, 5 from high schools has garnered campus police continues to draw Mason University and Hampton youth who rarely become officers. Each, Caledonian Road, London N1 more interest as the war in Iraq negative media attention to the University (both in Virginia) however, is the main way that militarism 9DX, Britain drags on, as more former JROTC school. These types of counter-re- among others. Fortunately, in is institutionalized in the respective edu- +44 20 72784040 cadets return home from Iraq in cruitment actions are increasingly each of these cases, students cational institutions. [email protected] body bags, and more people be- being viewed by the military, and have vigorously organized www.globalisingnonviolence.org/ gin to realize the direct link by educational institutions, as po- protests and defense campaigns regform-en.html between JROTC and military re- tential “threats”, and students are for those students singled out for cruitment. being threatened as a result. Luck- On college campuses, the ily, as successful as CAN is in or- counter-recruitment efforts differ ganizing protests, they are Donate to War Resisters' International significantly from the high school equally as effective at organizing model and center mainly around support campaigns for students fa- organizing actions and protests to cing disciplinary actions by the How to make a donation to WRI? Payment by credit card recruiter visits to the school, school. 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