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Why Youth Must Refuse The Draft

April 23, 2026 Benny Schaft, Workers World. , , ,
Two weeks ago, the ruling class made a decision against the will of the people, taking the first steps toward reinstituting the draft by passing automatic registration targeting males between the ages of 18 and 26. In other words, they intended to send working-class youth to their deaths as they have done for centuries. None of this is new. The capitalist class has always exploited every tool at its disposal to push young people into the military, to carry out the violence of the state against our comrades in the Global South. One of the most powerful of these tools has always been nationalism, convincing working-class youth that it is their patriotic duty to enlist and “spread democracy,” which is nothing more than a dog whistle for U.S. imperialism.

As Trump Threatens Iran, Veterans Protest ‘War Machine’ At Capitol

April 21, 2026 Brad Reed, Common Dreams. , , , , ,
Dozens of veterans were arrested by US Capitol Police on Monday after they occupied the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill to protest President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran. During the protest, which was organized by a coalition of veterans groups, the demonstrators stood in the middle of the rotunda, holding red tulips and chanting anti-war slogans. A video published by Reuters shows Capitol Police restraining the veterans and taking them into custody one by one. One of the demonstrators arrested was Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War (CCW) and a veteran of the 2003 Iraq War.

What Pope Leo’s Anti-War Stand Means For Catholic Troops

April 15, 2026 Center on Conscience and War. , , , ,
We appear to be in uncharted territory as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, leader of the largest branch of the world’s largest religion, has repeatedly and clearly labeled Operation Epic Fury an immoral war. He has called on its participants to “lay down your weapons,” a call heard by more than 250,000 U.S. service members who are Catholic.  At the Center on Conscience and War, we are already working with several soldiers who called us in the wake of Pope Leo’s statements, specifically citing his intervention as their motivation to file as a Conscientious Objector–the only legal option soldiers have to refuse participation. 

MAGA Regime’s Call For War Crimes Accelerates Military Dissent

April 14, 2026 John Catalinotto, Workers World. , , ,
April 12 — U.S. bombs and rockets stopped hitting Iran for the last five days after the White House’s threat to erase Iranian civilization was put on hold for a quick U.S. retreat. But by April 12 the new U.S. plan to block the Strait of Hormuz put war back on Washington’s agenda. The last week exposed the contradictions on many levels in the imperialist part of the world: between the U.S. and its NATO allies; between the MAGA forces and other sectors of the U.S. ruling class, including its Democratic Party rivals; between the MAGA political summits and the U.S. Armed Forces.

Automatic Registration For Draft Begins In December; How To Resist

April 9, 2026 Center on Conscience and War. , , , ,
Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Service System (SSS) — the government agency that maintains a database of men to be called up to serve in the case of a national emergency — submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, according to the office’s website. Most men between the ages of 18 and 25 are already required to register with the Selective Service, but automatic registration was mandated in December 2025 as part of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

‘We Won’t Die For Israel’: Military Members Seek A Way Out Of War

March 23, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , ,
On February 28, the Trump administration, in partnership with the Zionist state of Israel, launched an illegal attack on Iran that has broadened to involve the region. Prior to the attack, Iran notified the United Nations that they would view all US assets in the area as legitimate targets for their defense. US military bases and hotels where troops were staying have been bombed. Now, the administration is threatening a ground invasion and is mobilizing Marine Expeditionary Units. Clearing the FOG speaks with Mike Prysner of the Center on Conscience and War about the large increase in military members seeking conscientious objector status. And we bring back a portion of an earlier interview with James Branum of the Military Law Task Force about other options for active military members.

Rising Number Of US Troops Oppose Iran War

March 23, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
More and more US troops deployed to West Asia are expressing doubts about fighting in the war against Iran, including having to “die for Israel,” the Huffington Post reported on 23 March. A veteran and reservist who mentors younger officers told HuffPost that troops she speaks with are expressing a loss of faith after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped push US President Donald Trump to go to war against Iran. “I’m hearing out of service members’ mouths the words, ’We do not want to die for Israel – we don’t want to be political pawns,” she said.

USS Ford Heads To Greek Port For Aid Days After Fire

March 18, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Washington’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is returning from the Red Sea to the Greek island of Crete for refueling, and to probe the recent fire which erupted on board the ship days ago, Greek media reported on 17 March.  “The ship will return for refueling, but possibly also for an investigation into the large fire that broke out aboard the vessel,” a source told Greek outlet Kathimerini. The carrier had spent days resupplying at Crete’s Sousa Bay Base just before the war started. “One scenario being examined is that the blaze may have been deliberately caused by crew members to terminate their extended mission,” the report added. 

Crushing The Right To Conscientiously Object

March 10, 2026 Elizabeth Vos, Consortium News. , , , ,
As the U.S. and Israel’s deeply unpopular war with Iran enters its second week, social media platform X is censoring the accounts of people providing information to military servicemembers on how they can refuse to serve. This is particularly relevant as fears have grown that U.S. ground troops may enter the conflict. The Center on Conscience & War, an 80-year-old nonprofit that, according to its website, “advocates for the rights of conscience, opposes military conscription, and serves all conscientious objectors to war,” was banned on X for 12 hours.

Veterans For Peace Issues Iran War Statement

March 4, 2026 Veterans For Peace, Popular Resistance. , , ,
Veterans For Peace has condemned the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, called for widespread resistance, and issued its own Iran War Talking Points. “We call on our members, friends and allies to resist this dangerous and illegal war, said Michael McPhearson, Executive Director of the 41-year-old veterans’ organization.  “We offer support and helpful information to members of the military who decide to refuse illegal orders and resist an illegal war.” The Trump administration’s ever-changing rationales for going to war against Iran are lies.  Iran posed no threat to the United States.

Former IDF Soldiers Challenge The Normalization Of The Occupation

February 3, 2026 Bea Everist, Waging Nonviolence. , , , ,
A tour group stood on Hebron’s Al-Shuhada Street, listening as a former Israel Defense Forces soldier pointed out, on a map, the nine roads in the West Bank city that Palestinians are restricted or prohibited from accessing.  Once a bustling market hub, Al-Shuhada Street was now quiet and devoid of pedestrians, aside from a nearby guard post from which three or four soldiers were coming and going, watching the group.  The visitors were taking part in a guided tour run by Breaking the Silence, or BTS, an organization founded by former IDF soldiers.

Some Paratroopers Ordered To Minneapolis Might Just Say ‘No Sir!’

January 25, 2026 Mike Ferner, Popular Resistance. , , ,
Some 1,500 paratroopers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright are on standby for immediate deployment to Minneapolis.   Because of Veterans For Peace member Rob Molford's tenacity, a certain number of them will have seen the signs he's held every month for a year and a half and read the flyers he's passed out at base gates telling them “REFUSE ILLEGAL ORDERS. IT’S THE LAW AND OUR DUTY!”, “THE PATH TO FASCISM IS PAVED WITH ILLEGAL ORDERS!” and “SIR, NO SIR!” the title of a documentary about GIs who refused to fight in Viet Nam.

Veterans For Peace Condemns Trump’s Illegal War On Venezuela

December 19, 2025 Veterans for Peace, Popular Resistance. , , ,
Veterans For Peace unequivocally rejects the Trump administration’s escalating attacks and threats of war against Venezuela. The U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and President Trump’s unilateral declaration of a naval blockade of Venezuela and closure of its air space constitute a brazen escalation of military aggression and a violation of both the U.S. Constitution and international law.  The U.S. has continually attacked Venezuela since the inception of the Bolivarian Revolution a quarter-century ago. In 2002, a U.S.-backed military coup temporarily ousted then President Hugo Chávez before the Venezuelan people rose up and reinstated him.

Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump

November 25, 2025 Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. , , ,
The courageous action of six Democratic members of Congress has thrust into the national discourse the duty of military and CIA personnel to disobey Donald Trump’s illegal orders. As the Trump administration continues to unlawfully murder people in small vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities, and ignore court orders, the six lawmakers were moved to act. In a 90-second video organized by Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Michigan), two senators and four Congress members, all U.S. military or CIA veterans, take turns reading a statement to active servicemembers, urging them to refuse to follow illegal orders.

Just Follow Orders Or Obey The Law?

November 22, 2025 Charli Carpenter and Geraldine Santoso, Scheer Post. , , ,
As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a video on Nov. 18, 2025, telling the military “You can refuse illegal orders” and “You must refuse illegal orders.” The lawmakers have all served either in the military or the intelligence community. Their message sparked a furious response on social media from President Donald Trump, who called the legislators’ action “seditious behavior, punishable by death.”
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