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Tag: The United States of America
David Swanson reviews “The Kabul Peace House”
PEACE IN AFGHANISTANby David Swansonhttp://davidswanson.org/peace-in-afghanistan/ There were whispers in the village, high up in the mountains of Afghanistan. There was a Stranger here. He had made a friend and been invited to live in aContinue reading
Death, Misery and Bloodshed in Yemen – Kathy Kelly
by Kathy KellyOctober 16, 2019 Writing about his visit to the world’s largest weapons bazaar, held in London during October, Arron Merat describes reading this slogan emblazoned above Raytheon’s stall: “Strike with Creativity.” Raytheon manufacturesContinue reading
Sarah Ball on Iran and Afghanistan – 3CR Tuesday Hometime
Voices’ Sarah Ball recently appeared on Jan Bartlett‘s Tuesday Hometime program (on Melbourne, Australia’s 3CR Community Radio) to discuss her travels this year in Iran and Afghanistan. Parts I and II of the interview, fromContinue reading
Pathways to Peace: Mairead Maguire’s remarks at #NoWar2019
Remarks on October 4, 2019 at NoWar2019 in Limerick, Ireland I am very happy to be with you all at this conference. I would like to thank David Swanson and World Beyond War for organizingContinue reading
The Wounds of War in Afghanistan
Recovering from a broken hip, peace activist Kathy Kelly reflects on her experiences with people disabled and traumatized by war. September 27, 2019 Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan’s largest cash crop remains opium. YetContinue reading
The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
by Kathy KellyJuly 23, 2019 “I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk” – Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the UnitedContinue reading
Remnants of War – Kathy Kelly
July 12, 2019 Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In KabulContinue reading
Activists Walk “Cease and Desist” Order into Nuclear Weapons Base
MEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate Release July 10 2019 BÜCHEL, Germany — Eleven international peace activists entered the Büchel Air Base southwest of Frankfurt early this morning to deliver what they called a “Treaty EnforcementContinue reading
July 18 Educational Forum: Lifting the Siege: Why Gaza Matters to Us
Before our noon Friday protest outside Boeing and before Saturday’s Gaza Freedom Flotilla on the Chicago River, join us 7pm Thursday July 18 for an educational event on Gaza as we begin three days ofContinue reading