World BEYOND War Receives 2020 George F. Regas Courageous Peacemaker Award
By World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020 World BEYOND War is honored to be receiving the award announced below, and to be in such good
Audio: Liz Remmerswaal, Peace Witness
By Radio Kidnappers, September 6, 2020 Liz Remmerswaal is board member and national coordinator of global peace organisation, World BEYOND War and after working in
War Is A Disaster, Not A Game
By Pete Shimazaki Doktor and Ann Wright, Honolulu Civil Beat, September 6, 2020 As members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of U.S. military veterans
Ty Wasteland
By Ngam Emmanuel, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020 TY WASTELAND Afternoon, visible rays of the hot sun, Filtered through the dark grey sky. The
Both Dangerous: Trump and Jeffrey Goldberg
Unfortunately, U.S. politics is dominated by only two choices: be a good war lover who cheers for more militarism and properly honors those duped or pressured into participating, or be a good war lover who ignores all the wars waging on and mocks participants for not having cheated their way out and gotten rich.
The Global Appeal For Nuclear Disarmament
Dr. Vladimir Kozin authored an appeal to the nine nuclear armed nations to completely disarm by 2045 or sooner. The appeal as of today, September 3rd, 2020, after only two weeks has 8,600 signatures and has been endorsed by dozens and dozens of NGOs Peace, anti-war and anti-nuclear organizations around the world.
The Reason Why Italy Deploys its Fighters in Lithuania
In Europe civil air traffic is expected to drop by 60% this year compared to 2019, due to Covid-19 restrictions, putting more than 7 million jobs at risk. On the other hand, military air traffic is growing.
I Will Not Be Part of Harming Any Child
I will not be a part of the killing of any child no matter how lofty the reason.
Not my neighbor’s child. Not my child. Not the enemy’s child.
Not by bomb. Not by bullet. Not by looking the other way.
I will be the power that is peace.
New Podcast Episode: Digging Deeper With Nicholson Baker, And A Song By Margin Zheng
We spoke to author and historian Nicholson Baker last month about his new book “Baseless: My Search For Secrets In The Ruins Of The Information Act”. We had so much to discuss about this disturbing and unusual book and the questionable CIA/military activities it explores that we saved part two of the interview for this month.
New Zealand Defence Minister Fails To Take Only Logical Choice On War Exercises
“It is deeply frustrating that New Zealand First MP and Defence Minister Ron Mark insisted on sending the NZ Navy into an area which entails risk to public health, to prop up the United States’ continuing global aggression,” said Valerie Morse, member of the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition Aotearoa.
Will Congress Expand Military Draft Registration to Women?
On April 20, 2020, U.S. Army SPC Vanessa Guillen was murdered by another soldier at Fort Hood Army base in Texas. She had been recruited while in high school and told that she would gain many opportunities by joining the military. She was not told of the long record of military sexual assault of recruits …
Pentagon Paints False Picture of PFAS Contamination
Pentagon directs public attention to water as the primary source of PFAS contamination in people. The primary route of exposure to PFAS is through the diet, especially seafood.
Obedience and Disobedience
“Obey the law.” That is a powerful teaching, often powerful enough to overcome deep feelings of right and wrong, even to override the fundamental instinct for personal survival. We learn very early (it’s not in our genes) that we must obey “the law of the land.”
WBW News & Action: Nine Nuclear Nations
We’re joining organizations from around the world to send an urgent appeal to the presidents, prime ministers, and legislatures of nine nuclear nations: China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to each commit to a nuclear policy of no first strike, to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and to collectively agree …
Videos: Kateri Peace Conference
The 22nd Annual Kateri Peace Conference was online August 21-22, 2020. Most of the speakers were authors of the new book “Bending the Arc: Striving for Peace and Justice in the Age of Endless War”.
The R142bn Bomb: Revisiting The Cost Of The Arms Deal, Twenty Years On
South Africa is rapidly approaching a major milestone: in October 2020, the country will make its final payments on the loans taken out to pay for the purchase of submarines, corvettes, helicopters and fighter and trainer jets known collectively as the Arms Deal.
Pacific Peace Network calls for cancellation of RIMPAC wargames in Hawai’i
The Pacific Peace Network (PPN) has called for the cancellation of the Rimpac ‘war game’ exercises in Hawai’ian waters scheduled to start this week.
Phil Gittins at Rotaract World Peace Conference
Phil Gittins, Education Director at World BEYOND War, spoke about peace, conflict and war at the Rotaract World Peace Conference on August 8 and 9 2020.
Nagoya Citizens Remember Truman’s Atrocity
On Saturday, 8/8/2020, citizens of Nagoya and activists of Japan for a World BEYOND War gathered for a “Candlelight Action” to commemorate the 1945 U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
New Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African Countries
A new report published in South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian has shed light on the opaque world of the American military presence in Africa. Last year, elite U.S. Special Operations forces were active in 22 African countries …
The “Wall Of Vets” Continue Long Legacy Of Veteran Activism
Military veterans have long been resisting war, promoting positive peace, and defending human and civil rights against state violence and other forms of oppression …
Talk Nation Radio: Coleen Rowley on Endless Wars, Warrior Cops, and Eldercide
This week on Talk Nation Radio we welcome back Coleen Rowley. She is a retired FBI agent and former Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel who testified about the FBI’s pre 9-11 lapses as a whistle-blower in 2002 …
Time to Build a Movement to Cut Runaway Military Spending
For many decades, the US antiwar movement has been calling on Congress to cut the Pentagon budget, now officially at $740 billion. These demands were almost always ignored …
Okinawa Virus Outbreaks Ignite Scrutiny Of U.S. SOFA Privileges
Recent outbreaks of the novel coronavirus at U.S. military bases in Okinawa have cast renewed light on what many consider to be extraterritorial rights enjoyed by American servicemen …
Nuclear Hell: 75 Years Since Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-Bombs: Alice Slater, Hibakusha Setsuko Thurlow
Nuclear Hell: Listen to the podcast. Nuclear Hell began 75 years ago with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It continues
Why Do We Still Have The Bomb?
By William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, August 4, 2020 From CNN William J. Perry served as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering
Talk Nation Radio: Ray McGovern on Lies, Damn Lies, and U.S. Discussions of China, Russia, and Iraq
Ray McGovern was an infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties, and became a CIA analyst. His duties eventually included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing
Canadians launch campaign to cancel fighter jet procurement with National Day of Action for #ClimatePeace
By Tamara Lorincz, August 4, 2020 Canadian peace activists have begun to mobilize to stop the Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from spending
Talk Nation Radio: Ann Wright on Antiwar Activism
This week on Talk Nation Radio we’re talking antiwar activism with Ann Wright who was in the U.S. Army/Army Reserves for 29 years and retired