Profile: Alfred Fried, Peace Journalism Pioneer
Fried always reported and analysed the political issues of the day in a way which focussed on the need and possibility for calming inflamed sentiments and preventing violent conflict.
Fried always reported and analysed the political issues of the day in a way which focussed on the need and possibility for calming inflamed sentiments and preventing violent conflict.
If you do a web search for images of “Nazi salute” you find old photos from Germany and recent photos from the United States. But if you search for images of “Bellamy salute” you find countless black-and-white photographs of U.S. children and adults with their right arms raised stiffly out in front of them in what will strike most people as a Nazi salute.
“One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once, ‘The Unnecessary War.’” – Winston Churchill
NATO bases recklessly discard chemicals into Germany’s rivers. PFOS, used in firefighting foam, bioaccumulates in fish, posing a serious public health crisis.
So, right away we’re faced with the problem that the most popular justification for WWII wasn’t invented until after WWII.
A Conversation With Alice Slater and David Swanson, hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Remarks followed by Q&A.
