| Hiroshima
- How to pronounce it |
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This
is a poem written by Zo Venner after the sixtieth anniversary of the
bombing
of Hiroshima last year. The sixty-first anniversary is approaching
on the 6th of August 2006, at a time when the government seems intent
on renewing Trident.
"This year I was also struck by the different ways in which newsreaders
and announcers spoke the names of the cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
putting the accent on varying places in the word. ... It was as though
the problems of pronounciation reflected the problems we have of assimilating
the events themselves."...... |
| Democracy
in Iraq |
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from
a member of Bridport Peace and Justice Group when asked about the
recent elections in Iraq, 3rd May 2005.
"There are several arguments against this based on the illegality
of the war and the lies we were told to justify it, but there are
also several features of this Iraqi 'democracy' that make it look
rather hollow.",,,,,,,,,,, |
| Message
from Michael Berg |
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from
Michael Berg, father of Nicholas Berg to the Stop TheWar Coalition
on 16th May 2004
"People ask me why I focus on putting the blame for my son’s
tragic and atrocious end on the Bush Administration.".............................. |
| Meeting
with Oliver Letwin, Friday 13th February 2004 |
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"I
was misled about the Iraq war, Oliver Letwin tells Peace Group –
but it turned out to be a good idea and the Iraqis will be grateful.".......... |
| These
Times |
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A
reflection on our times, following Lord Judd's talk, 12th January
2004
"The
paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but
shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints..."................... |
| Save
a Lamb this Christmas |
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forwarded
by Tricia Goddard, 9th December 2003
"I received an email and this attachment yesterday. The story of sheep
unnecessarily starving to death in Palestine really angered me...".................. |
| Lord
Judd on "What can WE do for Justice and Peace?" |
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by
Audrey Urry, 29th November 2003" He could, perhaps, have summarised
his talk by saying that means are ends in the making, good results
can never flow from evil means...".......... |
| Demonstration/March
London Thursday 20th November 2003 |
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by
David Partridge, 20th November 2003
"I read a headline in one of the local papers about the demonstration
in London that was so at variance of my experience of actually having
been there that I thought I would let you have my impressions..."................................. |