Sir,
Perhaps this excerpt will garner more:
Military Resistance Mission Statement:
1. The mission of Military Resistance is to bring together in one
organization members of the armed forces and civilians in order to
give aid and comfort to members of the armed forces who are organizing
to end the war of empire in Afghanistan. The long term objective is to
assist in eliminating all wars of empire by eliminating all empires.
2. Military Resistance does not advocate individual disobedience to
orders or desertion from the armed forces. The most effective
resistance is organized by members of the armed forces working
together.
However, Military Resistance respects and will assist in the defense
of troops who see individual desertion or refusal of orders as the
only course of action open to them for reasons of conscience.
3. Military Resistance stands for the immediate, unconditional
withdrawal of all U.S. and other occupation troops from Afghanistan.
Occupied nations have the right to independence and the right to
resist Imperial invasion and occupation by force of arms.
4. Efforts to increase democratic rights in every society,
organization, movement, and within the armed forces itself will
receive encouragement and support.
Members of the armed forces, whether those of the United States or any
other nation, have the right and duty to act against dictatorships
commanding their services, and to assist civilian movements against
dictatorship.
This applies whether a political dictatorship is imposed by force of
arms or a political dictatorship is imposed by those in command of the
resources of society using their wealth to purchase the political
leadership.
5. Military Resistance uses organizational democracy.
This means control of the organization by the membership, through
elected delegates to any coordinating bodies that may be formed,
whether at local, regional, or national levels.
Any member may run for any job in the organization. All persons
elected are subject to immediate recall, by majority vote of the
membership.
Coordinating bodies report their actions, decisions and votes to the
membership who elected them, and may be overruled by a majority of the
membership.
6. It is not necessary for Military Resistance to be in political
agreement with other organizations in order to work together towards
specific common objectives.
It is productive for organizations working together on common projects
to discuss differences about the best way forward for the movement.
Debate is necessary to arrive at the best course of action.
Membership Requirements:
7. It is a condition of membership that each member prioritize and
participate in organized action to reach out to active duty armed
forces, Reserve and/or National Guard units.
8. Military Resistance or individual members may choose to support
candidates for elective office who are for immediate withdrawal from
Afghanistan, but do not support a candidate opposed to immediate,
unconditional withdrawal.
9. Members may not be active duty or drilling reserve commissioned
officers, or employed in any capacity by any police or intelligence
agency, local, state, or national.
10. I understand and am in agreement with the above statement. I
pledge to defend my brothers and sisters, and the democratic rights of
the citizens of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and
domestic.
----------------------------(Signed
(Date)
----------------------------- (Application taken by)
Military Resistance:
Con...@militaryproject.org
Box 126, 2576 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10025-5657
888-711-2550
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