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Ubusika obudlule, ekhaya/ihhovisi leVoices eChicago, samukele abangani ababili ababesedolobheni emhlanganweni wesonto lamaMennonite begxile ophawini lokukhanda izinkemba zibe amakhuba. Umsebenzi wabo uhlanganisa umbono ovela “eNcwadini ka-Isaya” yeBhayibheli elangazelela usuku lapho “beyakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe-ngamakhuba, nemikhonto yabo ibe-ngocelemba; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba, zingabe zisafunda ukulwa. ” Abangane bethu bawenza ngokoqobo lo mbono. Basebenzisa amasaha ukusika izibhamu nezibhamu phakathi bese begaxa izikhali eziphukile, bazenze amathuluzi awusizo okusebenza engadini nokwakha okulula.
Kuyo yonke inkonzo, enye yamadoda ibibonakala, esikrinini, imi ngaphandle kwehholo lesonto lamaMennonite, yenza imfashini, ephethe isando ne-anvil, isibhamu singene ethuluzini lasengadini. Izinhlansi zandiza nesando sakhe, kodwa akekho owayevuthelwe intukuthelo. Umlilo abangani bethu ababefuna ukuwubhula wawungaphakathi kithi. Imuphi umsebenzi esingabuyisela impi? Uma singasaziqeqesheli impi, yini enye esingabe siyenza?”
Ngalobo busuku basebusika, esontweni lamaMennonite, angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngacabanga ngesinye isishoshovu esasijike ithuluzi ngoDisemba odlule, kulesi simo, isando, ngenxa yokuthi sasigqugquzelwe ukuthi sibhekane nabakhi bezikhali futhi sikhuthaze ezinye izindlela zempi. UJessica Reznicek, oneminyaka engama-34, wayengenalo uhlelo lwezikhali ayefuna ukuluguqula. Kodwa wazizwa enesibopho sokusiza umphakathi jikelele ukuba uhambisane nawo nezinhlelo zezikhali ezixhaswe ngabakhokhi bentela base-US. Wathatha isando waya eminyango yenkampani enkulu ekhiqiza izikhali, iNorthrop Grumman, ngaphandle kwesizinda se-Offut Air Force. Esitatimendeni esibhaliwe esichaza ukuthi kungani ajikijela ithuluzi lakhe engilazini yamapuleti, uJessica ucela abantu ukuthi baqonde ukuthi izinhlelo zezikhali zikaNorthrop Grumman ziyabhidliza futhi zicekele phansi izimpilo zabantu emhlabeni wonke.
Njengomunye wabakhiqizi abane- isabelo esikhulu kunazo zonke semakethe yomhlaba wonke ye-Unmanned Aerial Systems, (18.9%), I-Northrop Grumman izuza kakhulu ngokuthengisa izikhali eziyinkimbinkimbi ezivame ukuklanywa ukuthi zibe amehlo esibhakabhakeni okuhloswe ngawo ukubulawa. Lolu hlobo lokugadwa nokubulawa ngaphandle kokwahlulela kudala intukuthelo enkulu nokuhlehla kwamanye amazwe. Iphinde ikhuthaze ukwanda kwezikhali zamarobhothi. Kodwa amasosha ase-United States kanye nezikhungo zokuvumelana nezimo zisikhuthaza ukuba sibe nomuzwa wokuthi senziwe saphepheka kakhudlwana ngezikhali eziyinkimbinkimbi zembubhiso, futhi kufanele sesabe owesifazane osemusha ophethe isando ukuze aphule iwindi lengilazi lepuleti.
NgoMeyi 24, uJessica Reznicek waya ecaleni eliseNebraska, okulindeleke ukuthi lithathe izinsuku ezimbili, ngesenzo sakhe. Ukhethe ukuya “pro se,” – ukuze azivikele. Izinkantolo zase-U.S. azivamile ukuvumela isidingo sokuvikela. Uma ijaji ecaleni likaJessica lenza kanjalo, uJessica angase azame ukuzivikela ngokuthi wenze okuthile ukuze avimbele umonakalo omkhulu. Angathola ukuthi uhulumeni wase-US uhlala ehlinzeka i-Northrop Grumman ngemali eshisiwe, enikela ngezinsizakusebenza ezinkulu kanye nobuhlakani besayensi ekutadisheni impi, konke okudingeka kakhulu kwenye indawo. I-Northrop Grumman ivivinya kancane ekwenzeni inzuzo yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu yombuso ozimisele ukubusa umhlaba ngokungapheli ngempi engapheli.
Ngifisa sengathi ubufakazi babangane bami abashaya izibhamu bazenza amathuluzi asengadini bungaba yingxenye yecala enkantolo. Basinxusa ukuba senze izibhamu nezinye izikhali zingadingeki, sisebenzisa amathuluzi aluhlaza obubele nenkonzo ukuze siphulukise izingxabano okusetshenziswa kuzo izikhali. Ngifisa sengathi abangani bami abasebasha base-Afghan lapha e-Kabul, abahlala ngaphansi kokugadwa njalo kwe-Unmanned Aerial Systems, bangafakaza ngesifiso sabo sokucwenga amathuluzi okudala ukuthula kanye nenkonzo eyakhayo.
Bangaqinisekisa inkantolo ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthuthukisa amathuluzi angavuthiwe okukhiqiza izimpahla ezidingekayo kanye nezinsizakalo kunokwakha izinhlelo zezikhali zokucekela phansi okukhulu.
Isenzo sikaJessica singenza ngizibuze ukuthi “inkambiso” emphakathini wethu iphambene yini neziyalezo zeBhayibheli zamageja. Izikhungo zethu ezinkulu zifunda izindlela zempi ngokuphelele futhi “isivuno sethu esiphezulu” e-U.S. sesiphenduke izikhali. UJessica ukhuthaza, omunye angaze athi iyacasula, ingxoxo ngendima edlalwa impi emhlabeni wethu.
Ngithemba ukuthi amazwi ommeli odumile e-Ireland, uMnu. Nix, owavikela "Amageja Ase-Pitstop," angakhunjulwa njengoba icala likaJessica selizophetha. Ngaphambi nje kokuba umfelandawonye oholwa yi-US uqale ukuqhumisa amabhomu e-Iraq ngo-2003, izishoshovu ezinhlanu zacela inkemba emakhubani zisho eNcwadini ka-Isaya futhi zashaya ngesando endizeni yempi yase-US eyayipakwe endaweni yetiyela esikhumulweni sezindiza iShannon. I-Ireland iyizwe elingathathi hlangothi, futhi babekholelwa ukuthi izindiza zempi zase-U.S. Navy ezenza “izimbobo” zisendleleni eya endaweni yempi zephule lokho kungathathi hlangothi. Bathathe lesi sinyathelo ngemuva nje kokuhambela iholidi lapho oSista base-St. Brigid, e-Kildare, e-Ireland babengicele ukuthi ngikhulume ngabantu base-Iraqi abahlupheka ngaphansi kweminyaka eyi-13 yezijeziso zezomnotho ezaziholwa yi-U.S. Ngaphambi kokuba ngibuyele e-Baghdad, ngabanikeza izithombe ezinwetshiwe, ezinwetshiwe zezingane zase-Iraq ezaziphakathi kwengxenye yesigidi ezashona, ngokusho kwe-UN, njengomphumela oqondile wezigwegwe zezomnotho kanye nezithombe zezingane ezabulawa ukuhlasela kwangaphambili kwendiza yase-U.S. idolobha laseBasra. Basebenzise lezi zithombe ukuze bamise indawo yesikhumbuzo eduze kwendiza yempi ababeyicekele phansi. UMnu. Nix, elungiselela ukuqulwa kwecala, wacela ukuba ngize eDublin njengofakazi ukuze ngisize ekutholeni izisusa zabamangalelwa. Angisoze ngasikhohlwa isitatimende sakhe sokuvala lapho ethula khona icala elivuthayo labasunguli bempi futhi wachaza izimpi zesijeziso ezesabekayo ezilethwa abantu abangenacala, ikakhulukazi izingane. Waphetha amazwi akhe ngokukhuluma nabo bonke ababebuthene eZinkantolo Ezine ZaseDublin, ethi: “Umbuzo awukona ukuthi ‘Ingabe laba abahlanu babenezaba ezingokomthetho zokwenza lokho abakwenzile?’ Umbuzo uthi ‘Siyini izaba zakho zokungakwenzi okwengeziwe? Nizovuka yini?!’ Ijaji lase-Ireland labakhulula abamangalelwa kuwo wonke amacala.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyini umphumela wecala likaJessica, umbuzo kaMnu. Nix, “Nizophakama ngani?” uhlala. Thina, ngamunye wethu, singasiza kanjani ekuphakamiseni isando sobulungisa, sihlakulele umhlaba onokuthula.
Amazwibela: UJessica Reznicek uboshwe ngaphandle kweNorthrop Grumman Corporation eNebraska
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Kathy Kelly (UKathy@vcnv.org) ididiyela i-Voices for Creative Nonviolence. (www.vcnv.org) Ubhala ese-Kabul lapho eyisivakashi se-Afghan Peace Volunteers. (ourjourneytosmile.com)
