It is hard to put my feelings into words. I am travelling as a peace witness in Iraqi Kurdistan. Just the other day we visited a sheikh whom I had met in Fallujah in 2012. Continue reading
Category: Middle East
Once More, Civilians Bear the Brunt of this War
A collection of quotes from attacked medical professionals in war zones by Buddy Bell and Kathy Kelly Last year on the early morning of October 3, a Doctors Without Borders trauma center hospital inContinue reading
Engaging the ISIS Threat
Marc Pilisuk – TRANSCEND Media Service We find widespread agreement that the methods chosen by ISIS and other groups espousing indiscriminate acts of terror are abhorrent. The recommended responses that I have heard suggested crossContinue reading
A Conversation between Karl Meyer and Voices Co-coordinators about World Affairs
Voices co-coordinators had a phone conversation with Karl Meyer in which he elaborates on his strategic vision. Here’s a synopsis: Buddy: Karl, what are some of the things that you think peace activists have beenContinue reading
A Swollen River of Refugees
David Smith-Ferri writes about meeting Iraqi friends seeking asylum in Finland. Last month, as US border patrol agents began rounding up Central American women and children denied asylum, a small group of international peace activistsContinue reading
Homes Demolished in the South Hebron Hills
Cassandra Dixon writes from the South Hebron Hills: After a breakdown in mediation between the State of Israel and the Palestinian villages of Massafer Yatta, Israeli authorities destroyed 24 homes in the South Hebron Hills.Continue reading
Flowers from Guantanamo
Here in Kabul, young friends with the Afghan Peace Volunteers look forward to learning more about “The Tea Project” in late December, when Aaron Hughes arrives, an artist, a U.S. military veteran, and a coreContinue reading
Merciless
An Op-Ed by Frank Pauc first printed in the Milwaukee Journal President Hollande of France stated that his country’s response to the the Paris massacres would be “merciless”. That is an interesting choice of words.Continue reading
To Find a Happy Day
When I can’t sleep at night I have the bad habit of listening to world news on the radio. This seems to be a family trait that I inherited from my father. The wave ofContinue reading