Blake Ivey
Blake Ivey says "no" to Afghanistan deployment PDF Print E-mail

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By Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist for AlterNet. October 23, 2008

"I believe war is the crime of our times," Blake Ivey, a specialist in the U.S. Army, said over the phone in a slow, deliberate voice.

Ivey, currently stationed in Fort Gordon, Ga., is publicly refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. The 21-year-old soldier filed for conscientious objector status in July but was ordered to deploy while his application was being processed. He is determined not to go, and as of our last phone call, was still actively serving on his base, weighing his options for refusal.

To read Blake Ivey's blog, go to: www.blakeivey.com/blog/

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