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Articles: Counter-Recruitment: General




Anti-War Grannies Arrested Trying to Enlist
Matthew Cardinale, The Atlanta Progressive News,March 17, 2008

Beyond Countering Recruitment: Teaching Youth to Imagine a Different Future
Aimee Allison, Indypendant, March 14, 2008

Why I Don't Support the Troops
Kenneth Thiesen, the Berkeley Daily Planet, March 11, 2008

'Military Recruiters Are Under Attack,' Group Says
Monisha Bansal, CrossWalk News, March 11, 2008

Armed Guard and No Door, but Recruiters Carry On
ANTHONY RAMIREZ, New York Times, March 8, 2008

Students vote to ban military from campus

Andrew Pierce, Telegraph, March 8, 2008

Anti-War Judge Rejects Foster Teen's Bid to Join Marines
Fox News,  March 07, 2008

Recruiters 'vigilant' after bombing
Seamus O'Connor, AirForce Times, Mar 7, 2008

'We Did It' Letters Eyed in NY Bombing
Associated Press, March 07, 2008

Bombing in New York: latest recruitment protest?
Ron Scherer and Ben Arnoldy, The Christian Science Monitor, March 7, 2008

Students, vets combat Iraq occupation
Josh Sykes, Fight Back News, March 2008

Protesters arrested at recruiting station
Amber Dulek, Winona Daily News, February 29, 2008

Berkeley businesses feel pinch of weekly anti-war protests
Kristin Bender and Doug Oakley, Mercury News, Feburary 27, 2008

Berkeley City Council caves on anti-recruiting resolution
Marge Holland and Andrea Peters, World Socialist, February 26, 2008

Lieber bill would tighten recruiters' access to students
Casey Weiss, Mountain View, February 22, 2008

Berkeley-Like Incident in DC
Katie O'Malley, Human Events, Feburary 22, 2008

Sides clash outside recruiting office in Mountain View
Don Kazak, Palo Alto Online, February 15, 2008

The Army Recruiter Is Not In
Sewell Chan, New York Times, Feburary 15, 2008

The Military vs. Berkeley
Miyoko Ohtake, Newsweek, Feb 13, 2008

Berkeley backs down
Carolyn Jones, Christopher Heredia and Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, February 13, 2008

Activists should mimic Berkeley
Kendra Fujino, Daily 49er, Feburary 12, 2008

Berkeley Rethinks Marine Snub
Bobby Caina Calvan, Sacramento Bee, February 12, 2008

Council goes berserk with assault on Marines
Craig Lazzeretti, The Berkeley Voice, Feburary 7, 2008

Protesters Chain Selves To Recruit Center Doors
Judith Scherr, Berkeley Daily, Feburary 5, 2008

Group Protests Military Ads At School Board Meeting
Channel 3000 Local, February 5, 2008

Can Your Town Ban the Military from Recruiting Anyone Under 18?
David Swanson, Op-Ed News, February 5, 2008

Treason in Berkeley
Melanie Morgan, WorldNet Daily, February 1, 2008

Military Family Poll: War Not Worth It
Cincinnati Post, December 10, 2007

ACLU gives students strong voice at VHS
Tony Burchyns,Times- Herald, December 9, 2007

People Power: It’s Time To Stop The War Ourselves
Aimee Allison and David Solnit, YES! Magazine, December 8, 2007

Rooting for recruiters
Joel Banner Baird,  Burlington Free Press, Dec 8, 2007

Anti-war demonstrators cited in Williston
Matt Sutkoski, Burlington Free Press, Dec 1, 2007

Students campaign to restrict military recruiting at high schools
Molly Walsh, Burlington Free Press, Nov 30, 2007

Residents demonstrate outside recruiting office
Cerena Johnson, Eureka Reporter, Nov 29, 2007

Peace group wants access to schools
TIFFANY LANKES, Herald Tribune
, November 19. 2007

Vandals target Army recruiting display at UA
Dale Quinn, arizona daily star, Nov 16, 2007

Anti-war group protests National Guard
Staff Report, Daily Lobo, Nov 11, 2007

So, Yes. The Marines are traitors to America-- our constitution, our rule of law and our humanity.
Monisha Bansal, CNSNnews, October 18, 2007

Berkeley Marine Center Draws Anti-War Ire
CBS Local
, Oct 3, 2007

Yale Law, Newly Defeated, Allows Military Recruiters
THOMAS KAPLAN, New York Times, October 1, 2007

U.S. military preys on kids
Cheryl Distaso, Coloradoan, Oct 1, 2007

Anti-war activists target military recruiters in Puerto Rico
The Canadian Press, September 30, 2007

Anti-recruitment group seeks equal student access
Jeremy Osborn, Queen City News ,September 27, 2007

Recruiting students away from the military
DONNA WINCHESTER, St. Petersburg Times, September 26, 2007

Editor of Paper in Controversy Over Anti-Bush Curse Led Army Recruitment 'Sting' Two Years Ago
E&P Staff, Media Info, September 23, 2007

Can we talk?
Mike Ferner, Online Journal, Sep 21, 2007

Parents, veterans protest military recruitment
Audrey Dutton, The Gazette, Sept 19, 2007

Anti-war veterans crash North Side recruiting office
MAUREEN O'DONNELL, Sun Times, September 18, 2007

War Opponents Train For Visits to Area Schools And Recruitment Centers
Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, September 17, 2007

Protestors target military recruiters in Chicago
ABC Local, September 17, 2007

Thwarting the Recruiters
Kathleen Richards, East Bay Express ,September 5, 2007

Anarchist linked to local property crimes
Jeff Humphrey, KXLY4, August 24, 2007

Community fires first shot against military recruiters in schools
SandyPost.com, Aug 15, 2007

Northern California Teens Scrutinize Billion Dollar Military Recruitment Campaign Aimed at Youth
ACLU of Northern California, Yubanet, Aug 13, 2007

Resistance of One
David Swanson, American Chronicle, August 12, 2007

War protesters take on military recruiters
NBC Local, Aug 6, 2007

Harassment of Military Recruiters Sparks Lawsuit at College
Matt Purple, CNSNews, August 06, 2007

Don't give military recruiters more chances to exploit vulnerable students
JOE COPELAND, SeattlePI, July 31, 2007

Bomb Threat Reported At Military Recruiting Office
Fox Local, July 31, 2007

An Army of None

Jeremy Brecher, Zmag, July 29, 2007

Activists disrupt School Board meeting again
JESSICA BLANCHARD, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, July 12, 2007

Salinas police arrest a young man who challenged military recruiters.
Kera Abraham, Environmentalists against War
, Jul 05, 2007

Balancing the military pitch in schools
Peter Schworm, Boston Globe, June 10, 2007

Marchers protest Iraq war, military recruiters
Jesse Fray, Lawrence Journal News, June 3, 2007

NCLB and the Military
Gregory Sotir, Zmag.org, June 03, 2007

Parents Want Military Recruiting Limits
Daniel de Vise, Washington Post, March 28, 2007

On the Duty to Counter Recruitment
Camillo Mac Bica,  t r u t h o u t, March 7, 2007

Restrictions spreading for military recruiters at South Shore high schools
JENNIFER MANN, The Patriot Ledger, May 23, 2007

Vet Prosecuted for Opposing Recruitment in Library
Matthew Rothschild, Progressive.org, May 14, 2007

Counter-Recruitment Deserves Higher Priority on the Peace Agenda
Pat Elder, Common Dreams, March 25, 2007

Youth continue effort to close recruiting station

Ben Carroll, Workers.org, Dec 19, 2006

Protests, vandalism greet recruiting center's opening
Meiling Arounnarath, Newsobserver, Dec 16, 2006

School can be a battleground for recruiters
WILL MORRIS, JUNEAU EMPIRE
, December 13, 2006

Offering another way: Countering military recruiters
Mennonite Central Committee, November 21, 2006

Six Lessons for Young Men on the Edge of War
Michael Schwalbe, CommonDreams. org, August 16, 2006

Pentagon Treats Counter-recruitment Activism as 'Terrorism'

Megan Tady, The Newstandard, Oct. 16, 2006

Protesters dressed as clowns stage event at Army recruiting post
Fred Dodsworth, The San Jose Mercury News, Summer 2006

Activists Pose Fresh Challenges to New Recruiter Tactics

Catherine Komp, The New Standard, July28, 2006

Activists Try to Talk Teens Out of Signing Up for Uncle Sam
Douglas Belkin, Boston Globe, June 11, 2006

Guard Agrees to Alter Sign
Tony Lystra, Gazette-Times, May 18, 2006

Young Activist Sees Obstacles as Opportunities
Icess Fernandez, Wichita Eagle, May 28, 2006

Challenging CIA and Military Recruiters on Campus
Stephen Philion, counterpunch.org, May 6/7, 2006

Parent conferences scheduled after 'die-in'
Sarah Breitenbach and David Simon, Frederick News-Post,   April 27, 2006

E-mail Landed Truth Project on Pentagon's 'Credible'Threat List
Tony DorisPalm Beach Post, April 24, 2006
 
Texas Youth Fight the War Aimed at Them
Jordan Buckley, alternet.org, April 19, 2006

Recruiters Leave College Job Fair
Associated Press, April 12, 2006

Students Kick Military Recruiters Off UC Santa Cruz
Students Against War, ad-hoc press team, April 11, 2006

Promises, Promises
Scott Key, rethinkingschools.org, Spring 2006

Recruiters Leave College Job Fair
Associated Press, April 12, 2006

Military Recruiters Protested At School
Lori Aratani, Washington Post, February 3, 2006

US Rep. Murtha says he wouldn't join military now 
Reuters, January 3, 2006 

T-Bone Staff Grapples With Ad Ethics Questions 
Nathan Meunier, Hardwick (VT) Gazette, December 14, 2005

T-Bone Ad Targets Military Recruitment 
Nathan Meunier, Hardwick (VT) Gazette, December 7, 2005

Counter-Recruitment Day Sweeps U.S. Colleges 
Maya Schenwar, CommonDreams.org, December 5, 2005

Get recruited: But there's no dyin' tie-in 
Carina Chocano, HoustonChronicle.com, December 3, 2005

Navy Looking Into Criticism Of Recruiters
Charlie Jackson, The Winchester Star, November 19, 2005

Military recruitment at area high schools raises new concerns

Kara Fitzpatrick, The Princeton Packet, 09/16/2005

Something happening here ... 
Mark Rudd, latimes.com, November 10, 2005

SF Voters Pass Gun Ban; Oust Military Recruiters
KTVU.com, November 9, 2005


Military Recruits Come From Poor Areas
United Press International, November 3, 2005

Counter-recruiters arm potential GI's with facts about the war in Iraq
Anya Kamenetz, Village Voice Media, Inc., October 28, 2005

Student ad Triggers Debate
Mike Dawson, Times Herald-Record, October 18, 2005

Answering the Call
William S. Kowinski, North Coast Journal, October 6, 2005

Memory's Revenge
JoAnn Wypijewski, Mother Jones, September/October 2005

Leave those Kids Alone!
Emily Bristol, CityLife, September 15, 2005

School Recruiting Rules Tightened
M.L. Lyke, Seattle Post-Intelligence Reporter, September 8, 2005

Babes in Warland
Victoria Harper, truthout, September 2, 2005

In Florida, recruiters are largely welcomed
Ron Matus, St. Petersburg Times, July 17, 2005

War for the Kids; Peace activists take on military recruiters
Laura Wylde, COMD, July 2005

The Counter-Recruitment Movement; Beyond Opt-Out
Rick Jahnkow, BoiseWeekly, August 31, 2005

School Board considers uniform rules for recruiters
Anne Williams, Register-Guard, May 25, 2004

Guest Viewpoint: Potential recruits need the facts
David Duemler, Register Guard, March 7, 2005

Group counters military recruitment
Anne Williams, Register-Guard, May 25, 2004

The Exploitation of the American Soldier: Part I of II: Of Caste Drafts and Society's Complicity
Manuel Valenzuela, AxisofLogic.com, Dec 27, 2003

Myths vs. Reality
todaysmilitary.com, Date: Unknown

Uncle Sam's Rolodex; Local activists and military officials vie for hearts and minds of potential cannon fodder
Chris Faraone, Boston's Weekly Dig, Date: Unknown