My journey to Peace started when I was 13 years old. My older brother was in Vietnam in the Marine Corps, when my best friend’s older brother came home in a casket from there. The impact on my friend’s family was misery like I could have never imagined. I went to the funeral in the…
Welcome to the new Libya, a country ‘liberated’ by NATO which now finds itself without the oil revenues which could make it rich, with no security, no stability and assassinations and corruption at unprecendented levels. Last Friday, the Economist magazine published a report about the implosion of Libya. My attention was caught by the pictures…
While the federal government contemplates military action against the regime in Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war there, a number of local residents are already mobilizing to take action. They’re honing the message, enlisting recruits, organizing campaigns and readying to march in preparation of a potential struggle, but…
Pew Research center reports that by a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military airstrikes against Syria. Even more decisive data comes from popvox.com – a convenient tool for communicating with Congress. 96% of Americans who contacted congress through PopVox oppose The President’s Draft Legislation Authorizing Military Action in Syria.The above…
The Superpower Who Cried Wolf I wanted to quickly lay down my thoughts on Syria. I am strongly opposed to military intervention in this instance. Here’s why: 1. We have no money We simply can’t afford it. A decade of war has drained our resources and now we can’t afford the luxuries of purported humanitarian…
Dear Congressmen, I urge you to vote against any kind of military attack on Syria as considered by our Administration. Absent of an attack on our land, the use of military force without approval from the UN Security Council is in violation of international law. Furthermore, the US government, which used Agent Orange in Vietnam…