By David Swanson, October 22, 2108. According to the analysis of police-murder-instigator Dave Grossman, the reason that only a minority of soldiers attempted to kill in World War II and earlier wars was a general aversion to committing murder. And […]
David Swanson spoke at the Resource Center for Nonviolence in Santa Cruz, California on October 12, 2018, one month before Armistice Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Swanson read his article “We Need […]
"The more we talked about cancer, it became normal. And it became a thing that we all fought together in public health. That's what we need to be doing with suicides, too."
'It's scary': VA grapples with wall of silence over rising veteran suicides
To stem the rise in veteran suicides, Veterans Affairs officials say a cultural shift on mental health issues is required.Now is always a great time to read more about fearless antiwar activist Smedley Butler. Here are some of his own typewritten words.
Smedley Butler’s Speech Against War in Charlottesville in 1937 - World Beyond War . . .
By David Swanson, September 13, 2019 I didn’t know until recently that Smedley Butler had ever been to my town. Then I heard that he’d spoken at the University of Virginia here in Charlottesville in 1937. The University of Virginia …War = climate chaos. The US military uses more fuel per day than the country of Sweden. That's why we're hosting the #NoWar2019 Conference - our 4th annual global conference - to talk strategies for anti-war activism. Learn more: worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019/
September 14. On this day in 2013, the United States agreed to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons in cooperation with Russia, rather than launching missiles into Syria. worldbeyondwar.org/calendar9/#sep14
Peace Almanac September - World Beyond War . . .
September September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September …Combat veterans "are more likely to say they didn’t get the respect they deserved, struggled with the lack of structure in civilian life, and felt disconnected from family or friends,” the center’s report said.
Why younger veterans more likely to struggle after leaving the military
The new findings suggest post-9/11 veterans face more trouble with the transition to civilian life.
