Did you know there was a strong and growing peace movement in Afghanistan? “Afghanicide – the killing of Afghanistan – must be stopped,” says Israir Ahmed Karimizai, a leader of Awakened Youth of Afghanistan, a prominent antiwar group. After seeing the violence grow sharply last year, Mr. Karimizai and a group of friends formed Awakened [...]
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U.S. Military Learning to Get Soldiers to Kill on Reflex, Drop Moral Reasoning
Posted: October 20, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: conscientious objection, Jesus, nonviolence
From WIP, emphasis mine: The ethical dilemma that anchors the film is blatantly stated in the first few minutes – “At some point, every soldier has to face the question: Will I be able to kill another human being in combat?” Until recent wars most soldiers were not willing to kill; during WWII the military [...]
