|
To change the United States culture of war to a culture of peace we need to hear from our Veterans who understand the true costs of war. We need to hear from them daily. I watch Democracy Now and often wonder where are the voices of veterans who have chosen to promote peace as the ultimate defence of our country. We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others (a) Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war. (b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations © To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons (d) To seek justice for veterans and victims of war (e) To abolish war as an instrument of national policy. To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace. We urge all people who share this vision to join us. http://www.veteransforpeace.org I would recommend that veterans and non veterans join the Veterans For Peace and foster the message of peace. National media is the only way to get the word out. We all know that corporate news will not give us the time of day much less equal time on issues of war, national security, and world peace. In order to foster this message, we sould start by producing community access television show(s) that are moderated by members of Veterans For Peace. These shows can be produced where there are community access television stations. |