Army Campaign Uses Hip-hop:
Bypassing traditional pitches, recruiters target minorities with rap contests and magazine subscriptions.

Conscientious Objector Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
21 year-old U.S. Marine reservist Stephen Funk was found guilty of unauthorized absence for refusing to report to his unit during the Iraq war.

Hundreds of U.S. Soldiers Emerge as Conscientious Objectors
The Center on Conscience and War, which advises military personnel on CO discharges, reports that since the start of 2003--when many soldiers realized they might have to fight in the Iraq war--there has been a massive increase in the number of enlisted soldiers who have applied for CO status.

We speak with three U.S. soldiers who are refusing deployment to Iraq: Carl Webb, who is AWOL after refusing to report for duty when his term was extended under the military's "stop-loss" policy, Kevin Benderman who has been charged with desertion and is facing a court martial after refusing to return to Iraq and another soldier who served in Iraq and is now AWOL after refusing to return when he has called up for a second tour off duty. [includes rush transcript]