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Peace Action Maine presents:
“The End of the American Century”
We are honored that Andrew Bacevich, Boston University Professor, has agreed to be our guest speaker.
An outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy, Professor Bacevich served in Vietnam, lost a son to the war in Iraq, and has continually warned about the misuse of military power. He is the author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, the Limits of Power, and other important books on American history and foreign policy.,

By Ted Lewis

Top Story: We Have $1 Trillion in Pentagon Cuts

April 25 -- Friends Committee on National Legislation

This was the keynote message at the Kateri Tekawitha Peace Conference last year. Speaker John Horgan titled his speech, “The End of War,” and acknowledged that surveys show people are hard-wired for war and war is a permanent feature of the human condition. However, he pointed out that archaeological and anthropological evidence demonstrates otherwise. He referenced Margaret Mead who wrote in 1940 that war is an invention, is infectious and transforms societies. He quoted British historian, John Keegan, who asserted the institution of war is the primary cause of war.

What does a Senator hear – possibly?
April 10, 2013
Twenty minutes were spent in a phone interview with a staff person in Senator King’s Washington office. Sharing with him the frustration it is easy to feel “out here” in wondering whether an elected official hears anything at all from “we, the people” in competition with the other forces that reach into a government office, I asked about how messages are received and other questions, which will be referenced in future memos.

April 2, 2013 from Amnesty International USA

After weeks of intense negotiations at the UN conference, including a bitter roadblock put up by Iran, Syria and North Korea, a final treaty was adopted! The treaty prohibits arms transfers that would be used for genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. We are now closer than ever to the golden rule we've been advocating for: governments must prevent arms transfers where there is a substantial risk that they will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of human rights.

2. BEHIND THE U.S.-NORTH KOREA CONFLICT
By Jack A. Smith, editor of Activist Newsletter

From the Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter
National and International Political Commentary
04-01-13 Activist Newsletter

What’s happening between the U.S. and North Korea to produce such headlines in recent days as “Korean Tensions Escalate,” and “North Korea Threatens U.S.”?

".....you can read endlessly in the mainstream about President Obama’s recent triumphs in the Middle East and that Iranian nuclear program without ever stumbling upon anything of significance about the only genuine nuclear arsenal in the vicinity: Israel’s. On the rare occasions when it is even mentioned, it’s spoken of as if it might or might not exist. Israel, Fox News typically reports, “is believed to have the only nuclear weapons arsenal in the Mideast.” It is, of course, Israeli policy (and a carefully crafted fiction) never to acknowledge its nuclear arsenal.

Opposition to American Aggressive Power Abroad

from Just Foreign Policy, March 19, 2013