WIN Summer 2010

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Reclaiming Conscience
By Camilo Mejia
The Truth Commission on Conscience in War was launched last March in New York City with the goal of honoring and protecting the freedom of conscience of U.S. servicemembers.

From Girl to Soldier: Life Before the Military
By Helen Benedict
With their clean, pressed uniforms and flashy smiles they were such a seductive presence that Mickiela can’t even remember the recruiters who were offering other careers.

Maryland Opts Out of ASVAB
By Oskar Castro
In what may seem like a rare act of logic and reason by a governmental body, the State of Maryland has enacted legislation that protects the privacy of students.

Mixed Signals
By Sabrina Jones

U.S. Military Recruitment by the Numbers
By Matt Surrusco

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the Liberal Militarist Diversion
By Sean Dinces
The campaign in favor of the repeal depends on an uncritical acceptance of U.S. militarism and military culture.

Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement
Reviewed by Tom H. Hastings
Contesting Patriotism is a bombproof, peer-reviewed academic study on the ways the peace movement has responded to war and threats of war in its messaging.

Affiliate Report: Washington Truth in Recruiting (WaTiR)