The United States’ support for the genocide in Palestine, especially since the launch of Operation Al Aqsa Flood in October 2023, has led federal employees and active duty military members to take action in opposition to violations of domestic and international law. Clearing the FOG speaks with two members of the US Air Force, Juan Bettancourt and Joy Metzler, who have applied for conscientious objector status. Together with Larry Hebert, who conducted a hunger strike in front of the White House last year, they created Servicemembers for Ceasefire to provide a space for members of the military to question US foreign policy. Bettancourt and Metzler describe their journeys, the level of dissent within the military and the deployment of US troops domestically.
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Senior Airman Juan Bettancourt is a current conscientious objector and dissident seeking discharge from the Air Force. He is active with Veterans for Peace and is a co-founder of Servicemembers for Ceasefire.
Joy Metzler is a Second lieutenant in the US air force who is seeking conscientious objector status. She completed a master’s in aerospatial engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is also a co-founder of Servicemembers for Ceasefire.