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Not just waving poppies, but drowning thought
06/01/2012
“There may well be a boom in poppy sales, but the act of Remembrance itself has been cheapened by a failure to back up words with action, particularly when it comes to successive governments’ care for victims of war, but equally in terms of the appalling the lack of resources put into peacebuilding.”
The red poppy: a compromised symbol?
“The growing compulsion to wear a red poppy and to acquiesce in the remodelling of its purpose has diverted our attention from the more enduring and demanding aspects of remembering the destruction, personal, collective and environmental, which is the outcome of military action.”
Army to increase security at London 2012 Olympics
Up to 6,000 troops could be drafted in as security guards at the 2012 Olympics in London, as officials reassess the manpower needed to cover next year’s Games, it has emerged.
How soldiers deal with the job of killing
“We talk about destroying, engaging, dropping, bagging – you don’t hear the word killing”. This article explores the effect of killing on people in the military, how many are unable to kill and others live with the effects of having killed for the rest of their lives. Also see The Kill Factor radio broadcasts.
The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
01/12/2011
New legislation (from 22 July 2011) which grants under 18s the right to leave after a ‘cooling off’ period. Prior to this, discharge of ‘unhappy minors’ was at the discretion of the commanding officer.
St Pauls poppy installation remembers child soldiers
16/11/2011
An installation of poppies in St Paul’s Cathedral marks the continued involvement of children in war, despite its practice being declared illegal by the UN.
MPs criticise Ministry of Defence for continuing to send children to war
The MoD is criticised for lowering standards since WW1 and despite thousands of planned redundancies, it still recruiting children at twice the cost of adults.
Remembering the meaning of remembrance
11/11/2011
The intervention of Prince William and Downing Street to compel FIFA to allow the England team to wear poppies during a match rather belies the royal statement that the poppy has ‘no political’ connotations. In fact, wearing the red poppy has never been free of political values, not least because it reinforces the view that war is acceptable, however regrettable.
Before You Sign Up
20/10/2011
An independent website, setting out the pros and cons of enlisting in the UK armed forces and other advice. Contact us for a batch of these cards. Go to beforeyousignup.info
UK sent ‘children’ to Iraq and Afghanistan despite Government ban
19/10/2011
The children were sent to ‘operational theatres’ between April 2008 and March 2010. Campaigners against use of child soldiers demand ministers end ‘outdated practice’.
European Court of Human Rights affirms the right to conscientious objection to military service
11/10/2011
The European Court of Human Rights, in a ground-breaking judgment in the case of Bayatyan v. Armenia, has ruled that states have a duty to respect individuals’ right to conscientious objection to military service as part of their obligation to respect the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion set out in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Back in the trenches?
Within the same week, the UK conscientious objector Michael Lyons was detained for 7 months and a landmark ruling in favour of conscientious objection was made by the European Court of Human Rights.
‘UK employs US army recruiting tactics’
An exclusive interview with Ben Griffin, spokesman for Veterans for Peace, and former SAS soldier
Hey sergeant, leave them kids alone
05/09/2011
In July ForcesWatch launched the Military Out of Schools campaign. Speakers Oskar Castro, a US activist in countering military recruitment, and Ben Griffin, ex-forces and the founder of fledgling Veterans for Peace UK, discussed how young people are militarised and what can be done about it.
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