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May 16, 2006

Conscientious Objection and Military Recruitment

Representative McKinney hosted a news conference with the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Topics included the history of the right of conscien… read more

Representative McKinney hosted a news conference with the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Topics included the history of the right of conscientious objection to military service and the problems of those who do not wish to serve in current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also talked about their claim that unscrupulous and fraudulent tactics were being used by military recruiters. close

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Monica Benderman Spouse
Oskar Castro Director American Friends Service Committee->Youth and Militarism

Paul Frazier Conscientious Objector
Timothy Godshall Executive Director National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
Graylan Hagler Minister Plymouth Congregational Church of Christ (Washington, DC)
Arlene Inouye Member Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools
John Judge Member Washington Peace Center
Paul Magno Coordinator Washington Peace Center
Cynthia McKinney U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Matthew Ochalek Organizer Pax Christi U.S.A.
Steven Potts Veteran
Ibrahim Ramey Director Fellowship of Reconciliation
Elandria Williams Member Fellowship of Reconciliation->Nonviolent Youth Collective

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U.S. House of Representatives | McKinney, C. (D-GA)
Fellowship of ReconciliationFellowship of Reconciliation

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Program ID:: 192559-1
Category:: News Conference
Format:: Congressional News Conference
Location:: No Location
First Aired:: May 16, 2006 | 10:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 20, 2006 | 10:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 16, 2006 | 10:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 17, 2006 | 4:26am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 18, 2006 | 5:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 19, 2006 | 2:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 20, 2006 | 12:20am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 20, 2006 | 10:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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