Date: Thursday May 13, 2004 3:37 pm
Subject: Chante Wolf on the Draft

www.veteransforpeace.org/roadtrip/draft.html
Is There a Draft in the Room? Chante Wolf

"Yes!", "No, absolutely not!", "Are You Nuts?", "The military does not have time to train all the new recruits for a draft" . blah, blah, blah.For all the rhetoric bouncing around in the media land of military and governmental propaganda and election attention mongering, the draft haslifted too few eyes.

One side claims that a draft would include the rich law makers in the WhiteHouse and their daughters! The other side claims that the responsibility fora never-ending war on terrorism will need to be felt by ALL citizens. Bothsides claim the same thing, but fall short of telling the truth. The billsin the house and senate, H.R. 163 and S 89 are called the "Universal National Service Act of 2003"

This is what Kerry is calling for, and Bush is staying silent about, a mandatory 2 year military training service. This will pull America in linewith Israel, Spain, Germany, France and other countries, who have this requirement for men and women. It will also be used to fulfill the vacancies being experienced in Iraq, that quiet black sucking void of death, occupation, rape and torture called "liberation for life, liberty, freedom and democracy."

So that is my take on it. Yes, at some point the top brass and war profiteers in Washington will need fresh meat and landmine fodder to support their twisted ego and altered realities of conquering the Middle East. So be ready to offer up your young to sacrifice their flesh for myth, national patriotism, false heroism and post trauma. And be ready to dress your young women for the service of troops in various positions, from actual duty to that of the laid back maiden ready for her returning man. Service is the sexual service for the men of the country, of the corporations, the mercenaries and the troops. Just ask the 200+ women of the first Gulf War and the 125+ of this War on Terrorism how they ended up raped or gang raped as being part of their service to their country? You can also ask the women who were served up for prostitution by the US corporation, DynCorp.

The Draft! Yes, I hear some parents and veterans say, "fine, bring it on, maybe that will wake the rest of those flag waving nut cases right up!" "Sure, let Dubai send his twins off to Phallus!" "Let's send the entire Senate and House of Representatives kids off to the thick of it, see how they will like them coming home in pieces or in the silver bullet!" But I now say, "be very careful what is asked for!" I was one of the comments above, but now I feel NO! Not one more youthful life is to be a wasted death or dismemberment just because the adults don't talk to each other. No more air to the fire! Not one more body to be evaporated for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Alienate Technologies, DynCorp, Bethel, Halliburton, KRB, Blackwater, GE, or IBM!

It is time to take the oxygen out of the fire to kill the growing flame that is spreading throughout the Middle East! Snuffed right out it would be if everyone said "No way, not my kid, not my daughter!", "No, Sir! I am standing down!" Such a simple word, NO is and such a powerful non-violent act. You see they can not have a war when everyone refuses to go, to fight, to pull the trigger, push the button, press on the gas of the tank or press the trigger to launch cluster bombs or open the bomb bay doors. And if they still support the war, then they best shine up their own shoes, fill out a will, send their lives into storage, pack, get fitted for a new uniform and get ready with an M-16 to go fight it themselves! We don't need the draft! The parents have offered to go instead! "Why, of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war, neither in Russia, nor England, nor for that matter, Germany. That is understood, but after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simpler matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

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