Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 21:13:17 +0400 (WSU DST)

From: DavidMcR@aol.com (by way of Anti-militarist Radical Association )

Subject: Re: Civil obedience campaign: appeal to Russian conscripts

I've read this post and sent it on to the War Resisters League Disarmament Task Force (or that part of the task force which is on email).

Taking into account problems of translation, language, culture, etc., I think I understood you quite well. Except you leave one problem not fully addressed - while you are quite right not to make the soldiers the enemy or the problem, yet what is your alternative way of defending Russia? Any discussion of Gandhian concepts, etc., because otherwise you seem to be saying "we won't serve in the military but we respect those of you who do".

Fraternally,

David McReynolds