| 单词 | cannon fodder |
| 例句 | It was standard procedure with any police force in the world to send in the cannon fodder first before opening negotiations. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In your recent Truthout essay you highlighted how black and brown folks are "imperial cannon fodder" in "Game of Thrones." "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z "Game of Thrones" is saying that we already think of black and brown and poor kids as cannon fodder. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The show is not asking the viewer to look at the Dothraki as cannon fodder. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “It’s the most exciting job, the most challenging job. But I just think it’s such a shame that some directors and producers look at us as cannon fodder.” 'It's a terribly fine line': the stunt performers risking their lives for Hollywood 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Napoleon and his “cannon fodder,” slavery and its ever-renewed human merchandise — they both fit in here. Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z To the Americans, each person they meet is a potential sniper; every man, woman and child is cannon fodder. Review: In Fury, Brad Pitt Wins World War II, Again 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In a 2006 interview with German daily Bild, he recounted how he and his school friends were sent to the front “as cannon fodder” in Hitler’s futile attempt to halt the Allies’ advance. German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dies 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "Game of Thrones" is not asking us to look at people of color as cannon fodder per se. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The children who star in movies rarely go on to become big stars; they are cannon fodder. Joe Queenan's guide to comedy cliches 2010-10-18T11:00:00Z They might end up cannon fodder or unemployed, or fighting only private wars against the world. Fourth plinth battle: the heroic child takes the cake 2010-08-19T14:44:00Z Most will be cannon fodder, victims of harrowing battles we are not spared. ‘War Horse’ is a peak theater experience | Review 2013-02-14T23:31:38Z However rude a nation was in physical health, if its people were intellectually feeble, they would never become anything other than cannon fodder or gawping spectators . Rereading: Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z As Craig told me in that initial interview, he assumed he’d been invited to audition as cannon fodder, to make it easier to choose someone else for the part. Ladies and Gentlemen, Daniel Craig 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The recent restoration of the ancient Roman sculpture owned by the Baths of Diocletian Museum in Rome and currently adorning Berlusconi's office, has proved ideal cannon fodder for the international press. Silvio Berlusconi's restoration work is no cock-up 2010-11-22T11:40:00Z But the idiom of wartime is food: cannon fodder, carnage, slaughterhouse. Books of The Times: Culinary Comfort in a Tumultuous Middle East 2011-02-06T18:07:19Z “All these people in all these stories who are just cannon fodder for a 10-second or 20-second dramatic moment — they have lives of their own, they have thoughts of their own,” Mr. Scalzi explained. In ‘Redshirts,’ John Scalzi Gives Expendables a Life 2012-07-06T22:52:40Z Spears and Aguilera both came of age during this time, and both grew up under the burning microscope of the tabloids, where their bodies were regularly used as cannon fodder. Britney Spears' troubling body comments, the role of the tabloids and her father 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z They provided the targets for the Shah's army and the cannon fodder that put a halt to Saddam's invasion. A Separation can't be divorced from Iranian politics 2011-07-05T12:13:51Z Now they are prisoners to a regime that is happy to use them as cannon fodder. Paying the price 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The remainder of Teenage Dream blows hot and cold, alternating Perry's kiss-me-quick sensibility with the commercial raunch required of all hit-machine cannon fodder. Katy Perry: Teenage Dream 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z The zombies here are never faceless cannon fodder. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: Shooter Games Get Easier, and That Makes Change Harder 2012-12-24T21:00:27Z Oh, right, they’re spoils: Men are cannon fodder, women are man fodder. The War Crime No One Wants to Talk About 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z So you are on the side of Mario, not Donkey Kong; the lone gunslinger, not the cannon fodder in the hallways. ‘The Last of Us’ Finale: First-Person Shooter 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Most of us boys, on graduation from high school in the 1960s and turning 18, registered for the draft and were, fairly soon, classified 1-A—or prime cannon fodder. Donald Trump is a chicken-hawk and a hypocrite: The real story about Vietnam and the draft 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Soldiers and cavalry horses, cannon fodder on the fields of France. This season, Broadway flouts its grit (and some glitz) 2011-06-03T18:24:03Z Though aimed at family audiences, Dalton's play is a short, sharp shock that reminds us we are hardly exempt from the charge of using children as cannon fodder. Powder Monkey 2010-06-09T21:01:00Z These include alienation, coming from a society with a youthful population bulge or a high male-to-female ratio and, for the people who wind up being used as cannon fodder by the terrorists, poverty. Private Trauma Gives Jessica Stern Insights on Terrorism 2010-06-29T21:43:00Z Spiegelman never imagined that it would become such a cultural and historical behemoth, or that decades later, it would become “cannon fodder in the culture wars,” as he put it. Art Spiegelman on Life With a ‘500-Pound Mouse Chasing Me’ 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z In fact, projections show what will likely happen: The boy appears in a soldier’s uniform with a rifle, cannon fodder for the war to come. Review: The Searing Beauty of Kentridge’s ‘Wozzeck’ at the Met 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z It’s an awful vision of black rank-and-file soldiers as heroic volunteers and cannon fodder, and the movie ignores the sufferings of these soldiers in battle. Review: What “Avengers: Endgame” Could Have Been 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The aliens and brigands still look like summer-stock extras, and the cannon fodder among the junior officers can still be discerned a mile off. Catching Up With ‘Star Trek,’ the Quiet Franchise 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Some are, the author notes, “college-girl cannon fodder” for the someday revolution. Review: Nell Zink’s ‘Nicotine’ Is Hard to Put Down, Despite Its Unruly Plot 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z At a time when a Tory-led government once again stands accused of treating young people as economic cannon fodder, the echoes are there in the underlying context. London burning: history just went sci-fi 2011-08-08T11:46:42Z They are basically cannon fodder for Union J, so don't get used to them. The X Factor finalists: who are you rooting for? 2012-10-01T11:40:11Z Time was when “Music for the Royal Fireworks” served as innocuous cannon fodder year after year for the whiz-banging clamor overhead at the Bowl’s Fireworks Finale. Stodgy is out, joyful is in: How Nicholas McGegan brings Handel and heart to the Hollywood Bowl 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Given that astronomical level of fame and its byproduct, self-consciousness, will Swift ever let herself just react as any other human might when their likeness is used as cannon fodder in the culture wars? What Taylor Swift could learn from the #NotHim son: How to handle being smeared in the culture wars 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In a separate document specifically about hostages, the Hamas operatives were instructed to "kill the problematic and those who pose a threat" and gather others together to use as "cannon fodder". Israel screens unseen Hamas bodycam footage of attack 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z These were effectively used as cannon fodder in eastern Ukraine where commanders ordered them to advance into withering fire in repeated attempts to overwhelm the enemy lines. Yevgeny Prigozhin: Was the Wagner chief a dead man walking? 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Roy had been older than many of them — kids who were just starting to figure out their lives used as cannon fodder for the broader goals of empire Roy couldn’t even rationalize anymore. The America That Americans Forget 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Forces that were rushed to the front, like Wagner’s prison recruits, quickly became cannon fodder. Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Comes With Immense Stakes for Future of the War 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z But Mr Krasilshchik warned that the state had turned it into a site to provide the Russian state with cannon fodder for Ukrainian guns. Ukraine war: Russian parliament approves online call-up 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “The Russians never run out of ammunition, equipment and personnel whom they use as cannon fodder to keep trying to storm cities.” With no peace in sight, NATO countries eye more Ukraine help 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “First, cannon fodder goes to expose our firing positions,” Major Morozov said, referring to the soldiers, “and then professionals behind them quickly and accurately try to extinguish our firing lines.” Its Forces Under Siege, Ukraine Hits Distant, Russian-Held Crimea 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z But, alas, there is no evidence that Russia is running out of cannon fodder to send to Ukraine. Opinion | Russia’s population crisis is making Putin more dangerous 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “With their own eyes, they see they are nothing more than cannon fodder,” Matvienko said. Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Garland added that he believes the group “is responsible for the attacks on Ukrainians in the Donbas” and accused them of using prisoners from Russia “as cannon fodder” in Ukraine. The U.S. attorney general meets with Zelensky during a surprise visit to Ukraine. 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Putin’s gangster regime has scrounged for cannon fodder in Russia’s prisons, finding criminals to wage a war conducted as a war crime. Opinion | Putin can win only if Josh Hawley-esque isolationists multiply 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The Russian army is heavily strained, with undisciplined, demoralized, inexperienced troops being used as cannon fodder to crawl a few yards ahead — if they advance at all. The first year of war in Ukraine has defied predictions 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Poorly trained Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine describe being used as cannon fodder by commanders who throw waves of bodies into assaults. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z "They should be sent to the front line as cannon fodder." Ukraine war: The Russian student under arrest for an Instagram story 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “Therefore, nobody’s going to use them as cannon fodder. For now, Bakhmut is standing. We are doing everything in our power to liquidate as many Russians as possible to slow down their offensive.” Russia Pays a Bloody Price for Small Gains on Eastern Front 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Hastily trained conscripts are being rushed to the front as little more than cannon fodder. Opinion | The Ukraine front is likely to move in 2023. But which way? 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Ukrainian and American officials say the Russians, particularly Wagner, are treating their fighters as cannon fodder, heedless of heavy casualties. Russian Mercenary Group Says It Has Taken Contested Ukrainian Town 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z "We believe Taiwan compatriots are highly principled, they will not be put up as cannon fodder by Taiwan independence separatist forces," Wang told a regular news conference. China slams Taiwan's 'cannon fodder' conscription decision 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z “You can best describe those attacks as cannon fodder,” Kyrylenko said in televised remarks. NATO chief fears Ukraine war could widen into wider conflict 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z He also accused the West of "exploiting" Ukraine and using its people as "cannon fodder" in a conflict against Russia. Putin says West's desire for global dominance increases conflict risks 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Putin used the meeting as an opportunity to reiterate the familiar list of accusations against the West, which he said uses Ukrainians “as cannon fodder” in the fight against Russia. Putin tells mothers of soldiers fighting in Ukraine he ‘shares’ their pain 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Some have also accused the Russian military of turning those forcefully mobilised into "cannon fodder", following a string of heavy military defeats in recent months. Ukraine war: Putin tells Russian soldiers' mothers he shares their pain 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z “If they need more cannon fodder, that is what they’ll be doing,” he said. After Kherson success, Kyiv vows to keep driving out Russia 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z “Now it’s cynically using the Ukrainian people as cannon fodder, as a ram against Russia by continuing to supply Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, sending mercenaries and pushing it to a suicidal track.” NATO chief fears Ukraine war could widen into wider conflict 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Russians have seen increasing reports of a badly managed war, a chaotic draft that prompted widespread protests, heavy casualties, and troops lacking training and equipment who were used as cannon fodder. Russia Orders Retreat From Kherson, a Serious Reversal in the Ukraine War 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z They can no longer bear to hand over their sons and daughters to serve as cannon fodder and sex slaves. Somalia’s men in sarongs taking on al-Shabab militants 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z "It's no accident that Napoleon banned abortion. He said exactly what he wanted offspring for — cannon fodder. Lovely!" Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women's freedom threatens male supremacy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z There are huge numbers of dead and wounded Russian soldiers, many ill-equipped and ill-commanded, sent to the front to die essentially as cannon fodder. Analysis: The ripples of the war Russia says isn’t a war 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “But it dawned on us that they were really considering us and our country cannon fodder in a war between the U.S. and China.” ‘Yankees, Go Home!’: Seoul Gets Squeezed Between the U.S. and China 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z With Russian forces in retreat and fighting-age men fleeing the country to avoid being conscripted as cannon fodder, this is the best news Putin has had in months. Opinion | Biden gave Mohammed bin Salman a fist bump. His reward? A gut punch. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In 1912, my grandfather fled to the United States to avoid becoming cannon fodder for the army of the czar. Opinion | Fleeing war is not a sign of weakness 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Young men have been streaming to airports and border crossings to get out of the country before they can be turned into cannon fodder. Putin’s pawns 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The “partial mobilization” of reservists turns out to be a desperate grab for cannon fodder. Opinion | Putin’s debacle is breaking his country — and he might pay the price 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday once again decried the Russian mobilization as nothing more than “an attempt to provide commanders on the ground with a constant stream of cannon fodder.” Voting to wrap up in Russia-held areas of Ukraine 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Last week, former President Tsakhia Elbegdorj urged Putin to end the conflict, adding that ethnic Mongolians in Russia have been used as "cannon fodder" and killed in their thousands in Ukraine. 'We are not afraid': Russians flee to Mongolia to evade Ukraine mobilisation 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “For our state, we are not its citizens, but cannon fodder in this war. Just a resource,” said Pavel, a 40-year-old resident of Buryatia who fled to Mongolia last week to avoid getting called up. Putin’s call-up fuels Russians’ anger, protests and violence 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z One Ukrainian soldier, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, said Wagner’s forces attack only so far before sending inmates with little support forward to face Ukrainian guns like “cannon fodder.” Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine’s East 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z In Moscow, news agency AFP reported witnessing one demonstrator shouting "we are not cannon fodder" as she was arrested by officers. Ukraine war: Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z A young woman climbed on a bench and shouted “We aren’t cannon fodder!” before police took her away. Russian police block mobilization protests, arrest hundreds 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z “And without massive artillery support, these new soldiers will be pure cannon fodder, sitting in cold, wet trenches this winter as Ukrainian forces continue to press.” U.S. and Allies Condemn Putin’s Troop Mobilization and Nuclear Threats 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Nebraska — college football bluebloods — got taken down in Week 2 by supposed cannon fodder Appalachian State, Marshall and Georgia Southern. Sideline chatter: Nothing better than beating ‘em and taking their money 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The West, he claimed in his speech, was using Ukrainians as “cannon fodder” in its conflict with Russia. Ukraine Strikes Again in Crimea, Challenging Russian Hold on Peninsula 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z He accused her of “treating Taiwan as another Ukraine” and “treating the people of Taiwan as cannon fodder.” Pelosi draws crowds as she moves through Taiwan’s capital. 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Capitol in a deadly riot, many of those who served as foot soldiers and cannon fodder have had their day in court. The rule of law could use a win 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z A computer drive full of highly incriminating data goes missing, historic European landmarks are treated like cannon fodder, and people snarl things like “If you like breathing, you might want to fix this.” Review: Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans play empty spy games in Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “It is the colonial model of locals being used as cannon fodder,” Mr. Galeev said. Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’ 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z They believe people with uteruses are livestock, less than human, bodies to be bred or sterilized according to the most extreme right-wing demands, while kindergartners remain cannon fodder for gun fetishists. Democrats, here's a thought: Stop retreating. Stand up for your own voters for once 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “But you are not slaves or cannon fodder. You do not have to die. And you can prevent anyone from deciding for you what awaits you next.” Russian missiles hit Kyiv, shattering the capital’s relative calm 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z They accused the government of making them “scapegoats” and “cannon fodder” to project normalcy in the region. AP PHOTOS: Kashmir Hindus in mourning after wave of killings 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z And, Mr. Zelensky has said, Mr. Putin has shown he is willing to treat his own troops as “cannon fodder.” A Link to Besieged Ukrainians Is Cut, as Allies Question Strategy 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z He added, “They want to get back control over young minds, and they also need these people as cannon fodder.” Russia seeks to militarize schoolchildren and censor textbooks amid war 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z They describe themselves as cannon fodder, and reduced to “cotton” or stuffing under the heavy barrages of artillery. He left Russia to fight Putin. Now he leads Ukrainian soldiers in combat 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Families are sharing photos of Muslim funerals for sons who died fighting in Ukraine, prompting some critics to accuse Russia of treating Muslims as cannon fodder. For Muslims in Ukraine, war revives questions of faith and belonging 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Opposition to the first war in Chechnya in the mid-1990s was spurred by Russian families angry that their conscript sons were being used as cannon fodder. With sunken warship, Russian disinformation faces a test 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z "We live here like cannon fodder," she added. Ukraine war: Donbas tourist town braces for Russian assault 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z I remember the textbooks written to brainwash generations into becoming cannon fodder for the fight with the rotten, capitalist West. We saw this coming: For Russia's neighbors, Putin's brutal invasion came as no surprise 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z “These soldiers are likely to be used as cannon fodder to try to limit Russian military losses,” he has said. What is the Wagner Group? 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Other advocates were less high-minded and crudely preferred blacks over whites as cannon fodder. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “They are treated abysmally, bullied, discriminated against, and currently are literally cannon fodder.” General disaster: Russian brass face heavy losses in Ukrainian fighting 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z He added, “Even though you’ve got the best of intentions to help people, you could basically be cannon fodder.” Foreign fighters in Ukraine await weapons in chaos of war 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z I had the Soviet school experience myself, and remember the content of the textbooks written to brainwash generations into becoming uncritical cannon fodder for the fight with the rotten, capitalist West. We saw this coming: For Russia's neighbors, Putin's brutal invasion came as no surprise 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Then, too, today’s great powers are much older than their antecedents, lacking the youthful population that past empires relied upon for energy, creativity and cannon fodder. Opinion | The Ukraine War and the Retro-Future 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Blazakis added that using mercenaries allows the Kremlin to "keep the death toll down because mercenaries are used like cannon fodder". War in Ukraine: How Russia is recruiting mercenaries 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z But analysts have questioned how useful such fighters would be to Russia, with one saying they may just become "cannon fodder". Ukraine: What happened on day 16 of Russia's invasion 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Ukrainian leaders have sought to capitalize on the notion that young Russian foot soldiers are viewed by their own commanders as little more than hapless cannon fodder. Test for Putin: Public messaging on Russian military casualties in Ukraine 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “When a war begins, is it not the children of ordinary people who serve as cannon fodder?” said a post signed Da Ke Ming Yi on the Weibo social media platform. Chinese users divided on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In a 2006 interview with German daily Bild, he recounted that he and his school friends were sent to the front “as cannon fodder” in Hitler’s futile attempt to halt the Allies’ advance. Hardy Kruger, actor in international adventure films, dies at 93 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z In a 2006 interview with German daily Bild, he recounted how he and his school friends were sent to the front "as cannon fodder" in Hitler’s futile attempt to halt the Allies’ advance. German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dead at 93 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z They had endured a gamut of smugglers, thieves and militiamen who eye them as booty to be bartered for ransom, slave labor, or as cannon fodder for the next holy war. The young are at the forefront of a perilous global migration surge 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z If he actually cares about the crisis he is deploying as cannon fodder, he should be pressed to offer solutions — to engage more deeply on the level of policy and ideas. Opinion | Where are Hawley’s real ideas for fixing American manhood? 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The military, he told his kids, used Black soldiers as cannon fodder. ‘I Helped Destroy People’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The soldiers Mr. Biden sent back in became cannon fodder for terrorists. Images of Biden’s war will never fade 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z It is easy to deride the Swiss, as well as that other great recidivist qualifier for the knockout rounds, Sweden, as little more than cannon fodder for the traditional powerhouses in the round of 16. The Euro 2020 Group Stage Is Over: Here’s What We Learned 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z A southpaw with a deceptively sharp jab who moves relatively well for a 168-pound fighter, Saunders represents a significant upgrade from the cannon fodder Alvarez has imported from Europe in his last couple of fights. Hernández: Canelo's unification fight remains true to sport amid circus acts 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z There’s no player more polarizing in the game right now: His gaudy stats but lack of championships are cannon fodder for sports debate shows. Brooks: Russell Westbrook is the second-best point guard of all time 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z Bailey provides help to Roth by transforming both women into literary cannon fodder. From beyond the grave, Philip Roth cancels himself 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z To do so, the teacher said, would turn them into “cannon fodder” for the rebels. Children Trapped by Colombia’s War, Five Years After Peace Deal 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z “Democratic leadership is willing to sacrifice their own members to pass radical legislation. They are cannon fodder that Nancy Pelosi doesn’t care about.” Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Typically, the invitees’ main role is to generate some patriotic buzz and serve as cannon fodder for the big guns. Local hero Jordan Van Foreest stuns with win at elite Tata chess tourney 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Albertsons drivers are cannon fodder in this battle, but many, many more will face the same fate. Column: In wake of Prop. 22, Albertsons is converting its home delivery to gig work 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Some say they now feel more like cannon fodder in a war that has become increasingly divisive. Doctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Kath Sansom, founder of Sling the Mesh campaign and a mother of two, said: "Women were used as cannon fodder in the mesh implant scandal and nobody bothered helping them when they needed it." Mesh damage dismissed as 'women's problems' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z “Dedication and duty does not mean using transit workers as cannon fodder,” Utano said. Virus outbreak takes toll on New York City’s public servants 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “Nobody voted in Donald Trump thinking he would become a ‘one-man death panel’ empowered to dispense with American lives like cannon fodder,” he said. Trump Wants U.S. ‘Opened Up’ by Easter, Despite Health Officials’ Warnings 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z In Britain, which on Monday imposed its most draconian peacetime restrictions on businesses and gatherings, health workers begged for more gear, saying they felt like “cannon fodder.” Doctors plead for supplies, while nations seek to slow virus 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z British health workers pleaded for more gear, saying they felt like “cannon fodder.” As virus spreads, next casualty could be Tokyo Olympics 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z “It is not a question of making cannon fodder,” he said. Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against extremists 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Zhang Lelin says Chinese employees working at U.S. tech companies are “cannon fodder”: “We get hurt by the U.S.-China dispute, but we don’t decide the outcome.” The U.S.-China tech dispute breeds suspicion in Silicon Valley 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z "The only time they think of us is when they need our taxes, our votes, or cannon fodder for their wars. There are so many negative things." Putin stokes patriotism in small-town Russia 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The harsh reality is that Celtic’s recent Champions League proper campaigns saw them routinely reduced to cannon fodder. Europa League progress for Celtic and Rangers should not bring wild celebration 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z In every good disaster movie, we get to meet the easily dispensable character: someone who mixes just enough stupidity with just enough mediocrity to be cannon fodder for the impending calamity. Gordon Sondland was a perfect fall guy, until he decided to tell the truth | Richard Wolffe 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z There is always a poorer country ready to send cannon fodder for the right price. Saudi Arabia won’t attack Iran. But it may pay someone else to | Nesrine Malik 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z And now, when the situation is nothing short of explosive, they are going to be fed to the furious mob like so much cannon fodder. Opinion | The Silence Is the Loudest Sound 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Though President Trump’s proposed $4.5 billion in border spending includes humanitarian aid and enforcement, Democrats worry that the approach doesn’t adequately address the children, whom one lawmaker called the “cannon fodder in Trump’s reelection campaign.” The crush of children at Arizona’s border shows a U.S. immigration system on the brink 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z He said the Afghans were sent as cannon fodder. Afghans recruited by Iran for Syria war return home pariahs 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z He also hinted at the potential risks of marching on such a sensitive location, saying “responsibility” was needed in the demonstration’s planning: “We will not be cannon fodder.” Venezuela: opposition leader promises final push against Maduro amid new blackout 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z “They killed them like cannon fodder, sending them to die in this war.” 'We aren't dangerous': Why Chechnya has welcomed women who joined Isis 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z When the world needed obedience and cannon fodder, even the richest raised their offspring cold and hungry, going to the lengths of creating educational institutions in which cold and hunger could be guaranteed. Parents can police screen time – but good luck telling your children that | Zoe Williams 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z And that is the largest fraud facing the American people: The left is not only not champions for women, they use us like cannon fodder, and need our lives to get worse. The Democrats’ pro-woman fraud 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z In those days in the Army, the Project 100,000 draftees were called the “Moron Corps” and “cannon fodder.” Donald Trump dishonors our troops 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The lesson for Brennan’s generation of C.I.A. officers was a demoralizing one — that serving the president could sometimes mean acting as political cannon fodder when things went wrong. A Spymaster Steps Out of the Shadows 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Even some participants, however, accuse Hamas of hijacking the demonstrations for its own ends and using desperate young Gazans as cannon fodder. For Hamas, Gaza protests are an effective way to vilify Israel and deflect attention 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z “Let’s stop allowing our young women to be sexual cannon fodder, and let’s remember that Harvey is an emblem of a system that is sick, and that we have work to do.” Harvey Weinstein's accusers: Full list includes fledgling actresses and Hollywood royalty 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Ambassador Nikki Haley accused Hamas of using “children as cannon fodder in its conflict with Israel.” Three Die in Protests as Palestinians Try to Breach Gaza Fence 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Some accused the group of cynically hijacking the demonstrations to serve its own purposes, while still also using young men as cannon fodder. Hamas Sees Gaza Protests as Peaceful — and as a ‘Deadly Weapon’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z When the Imperial Army found its ranks depleted, it turned Okinawan villagers—nearly all against their will, some as young as 13—into cannon fodder and suicide bombers. My Grandfather and the ‘Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes’ Lesson 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees an export-dependent sector worried about becoming cannon fodder in a resulting trade war. Trump Signs Metals Tariffs Sparing Some Allies 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z From Halloween to The Thing, Carpenter built his legacy on the backs of psycho slashers, killer alien parasites, and expendable Kurt Russell cannon fodder. John Carpenter would like to dispute Rotten Tomatoes' claim that he is, in fact, dead - Golf Digest 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z “Some kids are almost living in a different world from their parents and then they are stolen away to be used as cannon fodder in someone else’s war. It’s heartbreaking,” she said. 'An incredible transformation': how rehab, not prison, worked for a US Isis convert 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Puerto Rico might finally realize what its value to the U.S is: zilch, cannon fodder. Opinion | Puerto Rico in the Dark 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z “That to me is maddening, just to watch women become fodder, to watch women become cannon fodder for these men. It’s gut-wrenching.” ‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein’s fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z They now believe those in service to their nation are willing cannon fodder. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “They need cannon fodder and a source of free labor,” Agarahimi said. What's wrong with the Iranian army? Deadly shootings put spotlight on forced military service 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Gary experiences firsthand the plight of the henchman: treated as cannon fodder for ridiculous villains in their never-ending battles with superheroes and the police. Labor-Day heroes: The 7 most pro-union comic books ever made 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico might finally realize what its value to the U.S is: zilch, cannon fodder. Opinion | Puerto Rico in the Dark 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Others say the young men – and a few women – on the frontline are being used as cannon fodder by opposition leaders. On the frontline of Venezuela's punishing protests 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z He knew the Americans would take a terrible revenge, and briefly considered joining the French Foreign Legion, which he thought preferable to the prospect of being cannon fodder for George W Bush. Rob Delaney: ‘If I’m not feeling funny about something, that’s fine’ 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z A cartoon published soon afterwards by Punch presented the ghoulish story with the caption "cannon fodder - and after". The corpse factory and the birth of fake news - BBC News 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In “Hacksaw Ridge,” the Japanese characters are little more than cannon fodder — an inevitable product of the film’s American perspective, and one that is unlikely to disturb the movie’s many fans. In honoring 'Hacksaw Ridge' over 'Silence,' the film academy chooses the lesser of two religious epics 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z "Commuters are cannon fodder caught in the middle of the dispute," he says. Southern rail strikes: Commuters' tales of 'hell' - BBC News 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Trump will just treat veterans as cannon fodder, pawns on a profit-driven battlefield. Veterans, Feeling Abandoned, Stand by Donald Trump 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The Republican Party used its blue-collar base as electoral cannon fodder to promote an agenda that aided, above all, its big donors in business. 4 Reasons Why Americans Have Lost Trust in the Government 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “The only thing we are good for is to be cannon fodder,” López Rivera says in a rare display of chagrin. 'I'm no threat' – will Obama pardon one of the world's longest-serving political prisoners? 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Afghans in Iran are, thus, being used as cannon fodder for the wars in the Middle East. Viewpoint: Why Afghan refugees are facing a humanitarian catastrophe - BBC News 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to say as cannon fodder, but something like that.” D.A. Henderson, Doctor Who Helped End Smallpox Scourge, Dies at 87 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Supporters of the campaign finance reform advocacy group Democracy Spring used themselves as rhetorical cannon fodder, peacefully crossing police fences to get arrested and gain their movement greater notice. Bernie’s Revolution Turns Out Thousands for Blistering Anti-Hillary Marches 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z “Often these kids get to Syria and realize they are going to be used for cannon fodder. Some of them even try to get back,” said Timur Akiev, a human rights worker in Ingushetia. Former Soviet Republics Are Fertile Ground for ISIS Recruiting 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Though British wild cards often prove to be overmatched cannon fodder in the qualifying tournament, Willis played with confidence. To Wimbledon Wild Card, Life Feels Lifted From a Hollywood Script 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Trump succeeds in having it both ways: He reassures that the United States will be respected and also that we will not employ our troops as cannon fodder on distant battlefields. Here’s why Trump’s foreign policy terrifies neocons 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Panama, which just missed the 2014 World Cup on a freak play, and Bolivia, which looked meek in a recent friendly with the U.S., are likely cannon fodder. A Group-by-Group Breakdown of the Copa America 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z In the old days, there was yet another term for such a person: cannon fodder. Trump should break the bad news to his supporters 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z These previously faceless but distinctly non-robotic Air Force recruits are the cannon fodder of America’s drone wars. We’re not the “good guys”: American drone warfare is terrorizing the Middle East 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z In the ruthless pecking order of the Islamic State, many of the others amounted to cannon fodder. Radicalization of a Belgium Student Turned Bomb Maker Was Invisible 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z But they were more cannon fodder than senior figures. In the fanatical world of Isis, your duty is to kill and die | Nicolas Hénin 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Al-Baghdadi knows that Islamic State’s success depends on projecting an aura of inevitable victory to keep recruiting jihadist cannon fodder. The Retaking of Ramadi 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z McGregor, perhaps, if he does not allow himself to become cannon fodder as he did in his last fight - but what about Paige VanZant? 10 U.F.C. Fighters Vying to Fill Gap Left by Ronda Rousey 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z After playing ten thousand matches, it arrived at a morally grotesque strategy: to field thousands of small, immobile ships, the vast majority of which were intended as cannon fodder. The Doomsday Invention 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z But the poachers are, in the words of one expert, “cannon fodder” and “nothing more than disposable commodities”. Thousands of rhinos, 500 poachers; grim toll in the hunt for prized horns 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z He needn’t waste Russian blood because Hezbollah provides the cannon fodder. What U.S. Retreat Looks Like 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The 2015 Rugby World Cup gets underway Friday in England, and for the first time, the USA Eagles are realistically thinking about being something more than international cannon fodder. U.S. Rugby’s Grand Ambition: Not Being a Doormat 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Football is a joke - half a dozen teams grab the trophies between them and spend hundreds of millions of pounds on players - the rest are just cannon fodder living hand to mouth. Ten transfer deadline-defining deals 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The result in Syria and Egypt is boys who are underpaid, underfed and treated as cannon fodder—and perform as such. Full of sound and fury 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z "A lot of these people are victims. We don't want to see them going to Turkey to become cannon fodder, to become new recruits for the terrorists," said Tong, the Chinese police chief. Turkish help for Uighur refugees looms over Erdogan visit to Beijing 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mr Cameron will use a speech on Monday to warn young Britons tempted to join IS they will end up as little more than "cannon fodder". UK will help destroy Islamic State, David Cameron tells US - BBC News 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z In the 1860s, Confederate diplomats and supporters abroad were eager to inform Europeans that the North was actively recruiting their sons to serve as cannon fodder. The Civil War Was Won By Immigrant Soldiers 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The court’s ruling was sweeping enough, likely, to make cannon fodder of many of these efforts. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Syrian soldiers grumble about being used as cannon fodder. Clinging on 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It takes men w/absolutely no honor to rob children of their innocence, encourage them to kill, use them as cannon fodder. Citations for the February 20, 2015 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z “I don’t want to be cannon fodder,” an acquaintance told me, his voice shrill with anxiety. Which Ukraine? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z On a visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, he said that Ukrainian men were fleeing to Russia rather than become “cannon fodder” in their country’s military. Cease-Fire in Shreds, Ukraine Sees Heaviest Fighting in Months 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Was that not, I suggested, a politician using the poor as cannon fodder for his own ends? South Africa's firebrand mellows 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z “He seems like a normal local resident. We just hope he will help stop this conveyor belt that is sending young people to their deaths as cannon fodder.” A French Town Linked to Jihad Asks Itself Why 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z "They are simply using them as frontline cannon fodder, suicide bombers and propaganda tools." Australian recruits 'used' by IS 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Nixon was “cannon fodder,” said one teammate, who added, “He wasn’t cut out to play the sport.” The President Who Never Earned His Varsity Letter 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z They both offered plenty of cannon fodder for campaign strategists and spinmeisters. Crist Opens Up 7 Point Lead Over Scott in Florida 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z The fall of Kobani would convince the Kurds that Washington is ready to use them as cannon fodder but has no real desire to work against the Islamic State, let alone against Assad. U.S., allies must save Kobani in Syria 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Some will find themselves bereft of resources and support; cannon fodder perhaps in a Clegg backlash. Now what for the Liberal Democrats? 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z First, there’s the idea that grunts are just cannon fodder. 'Shadow of Mordor' Succeeds Because It Makes Death Matter 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z The scenarios fall into a familiar rhythm: You explore an alien site until you reach a choke point occupied by enemies - some stronger than others, but mostly cannon fodder for your Guardian. Review: Ambitious ‘Destiny’ lacks imagination 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “My Dad was always very bitter about the carnage and the killing of young men said MacKinlay, Jr. “He felt the men were cannon fodder to irresponsible senior officers who never saw combat.” Quincy man’s World War I memoir discovered 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z For its part, he adds, Iran sees Hamas as “cannon fodder” in its larger war against American interests in the region and against Israel. Turmoil in the Middle East Is Setting Up Some Strange Bedfellows And while in 1914 it was young soldiers who acted as cannon fodder, today, with the advent of the fighter jet and other modern machinery of war, it is often children who are the victims. Why have we ignored the hard-learned lessons of the first world war? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Yet the Abbott government seems unable to discuss these issues without treating such people as cannon fodder in its rhetorical war against any and all government spending. Welfare recipients aren't bludgers, and they deserve respect from Joe Hockey 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Polls show that they are fed up with Hamas’s rule and with its use of women and children as cannon fodder in unwinnable wars with Israel. The U.S. should push for the disarming of Hamas in Gaza-Israel cease-fire Only much later did the authorities recognize the twin follies of converting highly educated men into cannon fodder and of failing to deploy female brains effectively. Women in science: A temporary liberation 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z As one instructor puts it, “We’re going to take these books and tear them to shreds, treating the books as cannon fodder for what you want to get out of them.” Warrior-Scholar Project Helps Veterans Enter Education Battle at Home 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Simmer was a free agent signed more as cannon fodder. When Kings, Rangers last met in playoffs, they showed plenty of fight 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Either they already belonged to one of the street gangs that deportees had brought back with them from the United States, or they soon would be recruited for cannon fodder, he thought. Soccer helps some young Hondurans to escape gangs 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The women prepared a chicken fricassee dinner that reverberates through Cuban revolutionary history as the last meal of either heroes or cannon fodder. Melba Hernández, a Confidante of Castro From First Volley, Is Dead at 92 2014-03-15T17:52:21Z War’s price was evident to the Generals on the hill, every bit as much as to their cannon fodder below. Gettysburg: The Battle That the Movies Ignored 2013-07-03T11:05:28Z The psychological violence is many times worse than the cannon fodder mass murder of Man of Steel or White House Down. Review: "A Hijacking" Is a Cautionary Tale for CEOs 2013-06-28T19:55:45Z I will never accept there is any perception that police officers should or will be used as cannon fodder. Baggot rejects 'cannon fodder' claim 2013-06-06T16:35:22Z But as it currently stands Man Of Steel does feel as if it might concern a super-powered vendetta where the "little man" is irrelevant except as cannon fodder. From Batman to Iron Man: the super-rich superheroes 2013-04-19T08:00:27Z "They are treated as cannon fodder and they are unlimited." Despite Armed Guards, Africa's Rhinos Losing Battle to Poachers 2013-04-12T18:15:04.040Z Ignoring the shoot-out and results against the cannon fodder of Moldova, and San Marino, England's competitive record under Hodgson is decent, but nothing special. Montenegro v England – live! 2013-03-26T18:42:16Z But the second is the way that ordinary Britons are now being used as economic cannon fodder. George Osborne is using Britons as economic cannon fodder 2013-03-25T20:01:01Z On nights such as this bowlers, subservient to the bat for the most part in T20 in any case, are little more than cannon fodder, the watery wry grins of resignation telling their story. England strong-arm New Zealand to win the battle of the boundary 2013-02-09T10:35:24Z In time he introduces me to several ex-gang members who are the cannon fodder of the drug war. Picture power: Living dead of the drug war 2012-12-17T02:06:30Z Turrets prioritize creeps over characters – they are literally cannon fodder, and tasty fodder at that – so keeping creeps alive to draw fire while the turrets are demolished is vital to penetrating the enemy base. Guardians Of Middle Earth - Rise Of The Mini-MOBA? 2012-12-11T17:16:23Z If the indiscriminate shelling by the government was not enough, there was the added threat of the rebels who needed cannon fodder. Broken survivors of Sri Lanka war 2012-10-10T23:47:21Z "There are trade unions desperate for power who mislead and use workers for cannon fodder," he said, speaking on Sunday on a national television show called "The Justice Factor". Insight - Workers to warriors: union war batters South Africa mines 2012-08-19T11:15:36Z This is backed up with solid RTS gameplay – resources must be gathered to construct buildings, cannon fodder created to battle your foe. Autumn Dynasty; Bridge Constructor – review 2012-06-16T23:03:29Z Your comment shows little understanding of the corporate forces shaping the education of tomorrow's cannon fodder. SchoolBook: Poll Finds Most City Voters Support Release of Teacher Ratings 2012-03-14T03:54:54Z In this system, entrepreneurs are capitalism’s cannon fodder. 4 Things a VC Will Never Tell You 2012-02-28T13:46:09Z Yes, but new competition is struggling to get into a market dominated by British Gas and the other big six energy suppliers, who seem to be using their former monopoly customer base as cannon fodder. Centrica and the great British Gas price hike 2011-07-28T18:00:00Z It will be followed by a general election stretch-drive message of comparative attacks on Republicans as irresponsible extremists, using the impressions built up in 2009-2011 as cannon fodder for the attacks. The difference between understanding Obama's strategy and celebrating it 2011-07-26T19:37:00Z He thought of George as clay to the hand of a sergeant, not as cannon fodder. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Public release of professional evaluations just adds more cannon fodder for these people. SchoolBook: Poll Finds Most City Voters Support Release of Teacher Ratings 2012-03-14T03:54:54Z “My stuff was cannon fodder,” she recalls, and she worried that she wasn't making enough progress on her PhD. Fieldwork: Close quarters 2011-06-15T17:20:45.117Z So we went down this route, and now we have these tools we can make games that match our vision and create characters that are no longer just cannon fodder. How Designers Made L.A. Noire The Most Detailed Game Ever 2011-05-19T15:32:11Z A close reading of the Declaration of Independence, for instance, reveals a proto-republic's contempt for wars fought at a king's whim and guaranteed to reduce the colonists to so much cannon fodder. America's autocratic way of war 2011-05-12T16:45:00Z Most of the enemies remain cannon fodder, simply there to help you rack up your collection of Lego studs and points. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars ? review 2011-03-28T13:53:46Z They are cannon fodder; mere pawns in the game of nations, moved about by one who sits in the sun and serves the devil. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Privately, some GOP aides expressed annoyance that the RSC would step on the leadership's message while giving Democrats cannon fodder with proposals they could cast as outside the mainstream. The GOP's Two-Headed SOTU Response 2011-01-26T15:25:00Z The fact is, the words "your country needs you" conjure up visions of a generation dispatched as cannon fodder to death in the trenches. What your country needs is ? a prime minister with a historical perspective 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z The Faroes remain international cannon fodder, conceding 15 goals in their four outings so far, but Worthington is anxious to guard against any over-confidence in his ranks. Nigel Worthington wary of Northern Ireland's tricky trip to Faroes 2010-10-09T23:11:00Z The usual clubs will contest the title and Champions League places while the newly promoted teams will be considered cannon fodder until they prove otherwise. QPR's march recalls the days when football's plot was less predictable 2010-10-01T12:32:00Z But the questions any sports fan might ask is this: what precisely do these teams get out of the race, and are they more than cannon fodder? William Fotheringham: British cycling's renaissance 2010-09-16T09:56:00Z It is economic war, as Vince Cable says, but this is a move away from using the poor as cannon fodder. Deficit crisis: let's really be in it together 2010-08-15T18:59:00Z We continue to use arguments about key players in the 9/11 attacks to shore up a system that has only ever been used against the cannon fodder. Why Khadr Shouldn't Be Tried at Guant?namo 2010-08-12T16:00:00Z Back then, they were viewed as cannon fodder for tech start-ups, typically holding junior, low-level engineering positions but rarely sitting at the controls. Women and Technology and Myth 2010-06-09T13:37:00Z We've made a very conscious effort to keep going in the face of that, and it's not blind optimism or anything like that or throwing more cannon fodder forward. Lethal cocktail 2010-03-08T15:33:00Z Giants striving for mastery, using the human cattle as cannon fodder! Astounding Stories, August, 1931 To the German war lords their men may be merely "cannon fodder." The Story of General Pershing They were never numerous, the planters considered it a risk to use them, some were forced to serve as cannon fodder in the colonial wars, others were shunted off to the frontiers. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion They'll do his will that taught them, on the earth and on the waves, Then, like faithful cannon fodder, still salute him from their graves. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 Much has been made of a statement that I declared that men were fit for something better than slavery and cannon fodder. The Debs Decision But here appeared the cannon fodder demanding to be shot down in its craze for Triumphant Germany. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Don't allow them to use you as cannon fodder. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Leadership and "cannon fodder"—a protest against war in its effect on the common people. The Art of Public Speaking A million souls, a million hearts, a million hopes and fears, A million million memories of partings and of tears March along with cannon fodder to the agony of war. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 It was nothing, they claimed, but an Imperialistic device by which the Canadian youth would be dragged from his peaceful fireside to become cannon fodder in the Empire's wars. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics England utilizes the refuse of her domestic establishment as cannon fodder. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 Unhappily, German Kings do not allow democracy to interfere in their foreign policy; do not believe in neighborliness; and do believe in cannon and cannon fodder. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The Crown Prince has still his laurels to win, and it is clear that no sacrifice of German "cannon fodder" will be too great to deter him from pushing the stroke home. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War They'll do his will that taught them, on the earth and on the waves, Then, like faithful cannon fodder, still salute him from their graves. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 But some day that doctrine may spread from the exalted and sacred circle in which it is now the guiding star to the "cannon fodder." A Surgeon in Belgium The bulk of the civilized world, even Brezhnev's evil Soviet empire denounced the use of unarmed children for cannon fodder. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel After the war the Kaiser would see that men were born to be something else than cannon fodder. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy The Cavalier and Puritan, with a thousand years of inspiring history throbbing in their veins, had become mere cannon fodder. The Man in Gray Out there, among the simple men, perhaps, the plain cannon fodder? Men in War Armed with a swagger stick and my patriotic rosette I went out into Tottenham Court Road in quest of cannon fodder. Over the Top When misfortune and lack of cannon fodder oppressed him, Napoleon became again the practical man not blinded by his supremacy. Battle Studies For, be it known, that fatal blue flare from the aerodrome a dozen or more miles away had filled those trenches yet more full of human cannon fodder. Our Pilots in the Air Soviet communism is trying to make these nations into colonies, and to use their people as cannon fodder in new wars of conquest. State of the Union Address The wily Austro-Hungarians regarded the Serbs as cannon fodder in the attrition war against the Russians and the Turks. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters There are millions of what the Germans call 'cannon fodder' about. The Red Planet Those Germans gazed down the roads to Vierstraat and Vormizeele, and watched for the rising of white dust which would tell them when men were marching by—more cannon fodder. Now It Can Be Told He is "cannon fodder"; he knows it, but apparently doesn't care. Our Pilots in the Air “The men who will be dragged away from their work, from their business, used as ‘cannon fodder.’” All Roads Lead to Calvary |
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