Military Recruiting of Katrina Victims
by Bill C Tuesday, Sep. 06, 2005 at 4:14 PM

According to a report from Diane Shamus of United Progressives for Democracy, military recruiters are having a job fair Wednesday at the Astrodome to try to sign up hurricane Katrina victims.

Anyone heard about this? Diane Shamis, of United Progressives for Democracy , says military recruiters are going after hurricane Katrina victims in the Astrodome Wednesday. See her note below.

Talk about preying on the victims! Absolutely disgusting.

I don't have any more information than this and have not received any confirmation, but if any of you can supply more details, please post a comment to this report here on Houston Indymedia.

If any of you need counter-recruiting materials, see:
United for Peace and Justice
American Friends Service Committee

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From Diane Shamis:

MILITARY RECRUITMENT - 9/7 JOB FAIR IN THE ASTRODOME
NO SCAVENGING THE GULF COAST CRISIS TO BOOST THE DEPLETED RANKS OF THE MILITARY!


Stop the military from preying upon the vulnerable! Come educate youth dislocated from their lives and communities - facing homelessness, joblessness and often hopelessness - about the false promises of recruiters!

Doling out food to the hungry crowds overflowing Houston's Astrodome, the National Guard has engaged in ad hoc recruiting in recent days. Tomorrow, September 7, 2005, the U.S. military is conducting a Job Fair in the Astrodome in a blatant effort to exploit the despair of masses of Americans evacuated from the Gulf Coast. Once signed up, even if purportedly to reconstruct their region, they could easily find themselves deployed to Iraq, left with medical coverage for only two for only combat-related injury and the expectations for training eviscerated.
And if they sign up on the promise of temporary relief, they could find themselves bound for extended tours of duty.

Download info from the formidable Counter-Recruitment resources on the United for Peace and Justice site. http://www.unitedforpeace.org. Come and speak truth to empower! Call for a real jobs program which employs people to of those in need, not to pander to corporate greed!

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