Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Stop waiting!
Protest! World Can't Wait, which will be proved right within a few years, wants Berkeley High School folks to protest the new opt-out policy for military recruitment information.
Berkeley High was the last school in the country to adopt the "opt-in" policy under threat of losing $10 million in federal funding, as part of the No Child Left Behind act.
"Berkeley High was forced by the office of the Undersecretary of Defense in a complete action of extortion to undermine the privacy of BHS students by releasing students' information to military recruiters," said Daniel A. Sandoval of World Can't Wait. Extortion = threatening to not give folks $10 million if they don't do something for you.
"We are collecting signatures from Berkeley High School students to support the fact that majority of the students are against the war." That's great. I mean, there will never be another war, nor will wars ever end, so being opposed to this war is equivalent to opposing a military recruitment policy.
The petition says, in part: "We oppose this unjust war. We support the soldiers who resist fighting this unjust war. We refuse to serve in an unjust war. We want nothing to do with this unjust war. And we will set the example and call on all students across the nation to refuse to serve this unjust war. NO MORE!" Holy crap. That's just pathetic. What does it even have to do with the recruitment policy?
Sandoval sad that the letter would be sent to the Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, on Wednesday.
"However, the names of the students will not be disclosed," he said. "Hundreds of anonymous people oppose your war! Really! So let's see some change!
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