Bunker Buster Bombs Used in Aleppo
I felt the words ‘hell hath no fury like a man’s scorn.‘ When will men learn conflict resolution? How long will it take for the world to come to a point of sanity. This is a zero sum game, definitely.
Do we know what peace really is? Is it a cease fire… Continue reading
Syria: Are Innocent Civilians the Enemy
I recall when I was on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program in Thailand. I asked our teacher, an intelligence officer ‘are the people the enemy?’. This was after I had learned about Muslims protesting about a person incarcerated. They separated the men from the women and they tied their wrists and… Continue reading
The Mindset of War Defeats Itself
There are many Caesar’s out there. They come in all shapes and sizes. What they have in common is they believe in fighting to win. Yet always they fall as Gandhi wisely observed.
RENDER UNTO CAESER WHAT IS CAESER’S
From my sadness,
I sought to unveil my joy,
For indifference was… Continue reading
John Pilger: Breaking The Silence – Truth And Lies In The War On Terror
This was sent to me. I am exploring the lies that we believe creating war within that projects out into the world. It is interesting to reflect on the many faces of power politics. The emperor has no clothes comes to mind.
Questions for me are – what is true democracy? … Continue reading
US Solider Testifying to Murder and Issues of Violence and Problem Solving
This testimonial is very courageous and outlines a former marine John Michael Turner statement on his acts of terror in the war in Iraq. Terrorism in my view is when a person or group inflict terror on any other person or group. It is using terror to control others and win battles. In… Continue reading
The War On Anything Is A Mind Set
This follows on from the war on drugs post. Whatever you fight you strengthen.
http://faculty2.ric.edu/rfeldstein/434fall10/12.anewearthwarismindset&egoneedtofeelsuperior.pdf
A NEW EARTH – ECKHART TOLLE
WAR IS A MINDSET: In certain cases, you may need to protect yourself or someone else from being harmed by another, but beware of making it your mission to eradicate evil, as you… Continue reading