US troops reportedly seeking ways to avoid taking part in US-Israeli war on Iran
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A prominent anti-war activist says a growing number of US soldiers and their families are contacting his organization to find ways to avoid participating in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, said in posts on X that his office has been overwhelmed with requests for guidance from service members seeking to dodge deployment. “Phone has been ringing off the hook,” he wrote, adding that many troops had not been told the mission involved combat until the last moment and were initially informed they were heading to training.
Prysner said he spoke with the mother of a soldier who was allowed one final call home before turning in his phone ahead of deployment. According to the activist, the soldier told his mother his unit would be going “boots on the ground” that night and claimed his commander said the operation was meant to bring about the second coming of Christ. The account comes as concerns grow inside the United States over the expanding conflict and the possibility of deeper US involvement.
Protests have erupted in major cities including Seattle, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where demonstrators denounced the strikes on Iran and warned against a wider war. A University of Maryland poll found only 21 percent of US citizens support a war with Iran, while critics say the campaign contradicts US President Donald Trump’s 2024 pledge of “No New War.”
As anti-government protests swept across parts of Kenya, 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki sat watching television in her family's modest home.
A single stray bullet struck Njoki in the head and within hours, she was pronounced dead in hospital.
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Dear fellow Africans, in case you're wondering why we're celebrating Kenya’s candidate losing, it’s because he was the opposition leader who abandoned the people to serve the oppressive regime. He was merely the President’s project, and your rejection has ended the bootlicking!
All this Ls and Ls from our neighbours Djibouti giving me flashbacks of how I lost a Real Queen from Bondo, just checking by to see how you doing you got not to reply Tell Raila Odinga I know the feeling too.
Watching Raila Odinga lose again reminds me of the times I tried winning you back—persistent but clearly running against the odds. Tell your grandma I miss her prayers
Until we respect zebra crossings, until we respect lines in banks, until we stop throwing trash everywhere, until we stop overcrowding in matatus, until we stop giving a platform to evil politicians, then Kenya shall be saved. But for now, we are like them. Savages.