This Anzac Day Let’s Honour the Dead by Ending War
As we gather to commemorate the military war dead this Anzac Day, it is worth recollecting that immediately after World War I it was widely hoped it would be “the war to end all wars”.
As we gather to commemorate the military war dead this Anzac Day, it is worth recollecting that immediately after World War I it was widely hoped it would be “the war to end all wars”.
Contrary to popular belief, reminiscing on past sacrifices actually increases the perceived value of future combat.
By WBW New Zealand, April 24, 2022 A New Zealand peace network says it’s time for KiwiSaver to quit its investments in Lockheed Martin, the
In an effort to strengthen the recently announced temporary truce and further incentivize Saudi Arabia to stay at the negotiation table, nearly 70 national organizations wrote and urged Congress “to cosponsor and publicly support Representatives Jayapal and DeFazio’s forthcoming War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen.
The worst problem is a phony one. That is to say, numerous parties are using the cause of prosecuting Vladimir Putin for “war crimes” as yet another excuse to avoid ending the war.
“The closure of Red Hill is going to be a multi-year and multi-phased endeavor. It is imperative that a great deal of attention be paid to the defueling process, the closure of the facility and the clean-up of the site. The entire effort will require significant planning and resources for years to come,” said Senator Hirono.
This April 12, 2022, webinar featured reflections by Kathy Kelly, the incoming board president of World BEYOND War.
Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings and dead bodies lying in the street. But the United States and its allies have waged war in country after country for decades, carving swathes of destruction through cities, towns and villages on a far greater scale than has so far disfigured Ukraine.
This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about whether it’s good or bad for a country to have a permanent military.