Monday, February 23, 2004

Democrats Support Military Draft for Neocon Wars

By Kurt Nimmo

Here’s what S. 89, the Senate bill I call “Draft American Kids for Endless Neocon Wars,” says in regard to your freedom if you are between the ages of 18 and 26: “It is the obligation of every citizen of the United States, and every other person residing in the United States who is between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform a period of national service as prescribed in this Act unless exempted under the provisions of this Act.”

In other words, indentured servitude. Congressional millionaires and whores for large corporations arrogantly telling you to donate your life or any number of your limbs to the plutocracy. It’s either that or you can waste away in prison.

S. 89 demands you become a slave for a period of two years. This slavery will consist of either military “service” or forced labor “in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the president, promotes the national defense, including national or community service and homeland security.”

National defense. You know, like invading helpless countries the Bush neocons have determined to be “rogue nations,” that is to say countries that have a lot of oil and other natural resources ripe for stealing to make the plutocracy even more rich than they are already.

But it wouldn’t end after two years. You’d be on call for the rest of your life, or until you are so old and useless the government doesn’t want you anymore. It’s a great deal for the neocons and other warmongers. No more shortages of bullet-stoppers. Plenty of slaves for future wars, as determined by the president and his demented policy wonks.

There is only one excuse for military service — an invasion of the United States. Iraq did not invade the United States, nor did Afghanistan.

Kurt Nimmo is a photographer and multimedia developer in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is the author of Another Day in the Empire: Life in Neoconservative America, a collection of essays recently published by Dandelion Books. This article appeared originally on Nimmo’s website, Another Day in the Empire, and is reprinted with permission.

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