Contents:
December 2001/ January 2002
From the editor's desk
4 Speak Truth to Power
from the American Friends Service Committee
Excerpts from the classic text, first published in 1955
5 Letters from our Readers
6 Delivering Aid in Time of War
by Doug Hostetter
For the price of two B-52s I could completely feed, clothe,
and educate the people of Afghanistan for a year
9 Blood for Oil?
statements by C. T. Palmer and John Pilger
On energy conservation, sacrifice, geography, and oil
9 Letter from Iraq
by Ramzi Kysia
Living under sanctions, learning to expect the "voice
of US bombs"
10 Iraq: Raising the Stakes
by Sarah Graham-Brown
A rush toward "regime change" with little rethinking
of US policy in the Gulf region
12 Reflections on Israel and Palestine
by Elaine Hagopian
The demolished rights of indigenous populations, and the rights
of settlers with no place else to go
14 The East Asian Front of World War III
by Joseph Gerson
A region critical to reconsolidating global US dominance
16 Indonesia and Islam: Before and After 9/11
by Ehito Kimura
A fragile democracy holds the world's largest population
of Muslims and a record of social and political instability
18 US Military Base in Ecuador Shrouded in Corruption
by Lawrence Reichard
19 Rethinking the "Old" War on Drugs
by Michelle Ciarrocca and Erin Peck
19 Between the Rock and the Wall
by Lawrence Reichard
Wide fears of the establishment of a permanent, colonial
presence in Latin America, and campesinos again caught in the
middle
19 Actions Following the Assassination of Digna Ochoa
from Servicio Internacional para la Paz
A climate of growing threats to human rights and ecology in
Mexico
20 War Prevention Works: 50 Stories of People Resolving Conflict,
by Dylan Mathews
Reviewed by Michael True
A rich resource for mediators, researchers, and activists
21 What We Can Do Now, for Ourselves and for Peace
by Ann Fagan Ginger
The path to peace lies in the solemn legal agreements made
at the end of WW II
22 Rep. John Conyers on Civil Liberties
We have been down this road before, always to our remorse
23 Redefining Security
by Judith McDaniel
Yes, Peace through Strength, if strength means a strong safety
net and the defense of human rights
23 Who's a Criminal?
by Jamie Suarez Potts
For whole communities, criminal background checks mean endless
punishment, poverty, and disenfranchisement
25 Public Health is a National Security Issue
by Naomi Klein
Real security is woven into our most basic social fabric
26 More Than Music: An Introduction to Punk Culture
by Emily Allen-Wiles
Punk has always been about asking 'Why?'
27 Fighting the Looming Recession
by Bernard Sanders
If there is a silver lining in the dark cloud that has come
over us in recent weeks, it is the increased sense of community
28 Listening to Phil Ochs Again
by Arnie Alpert
He sang about past wars, against enemies foreign and domestic,
real and imagined, praiseworthy and evil
28 Hiroshima Flame Walk, 2002
by Louise Dunlap
When I heard that fires still smolder in the rubble of the
twin towers, I thought of the first "ground zero"--Hiroshima.
Those fires, too, burned for a long time
29 Honoring the Peace-Building Work of Rob Read
by Peter Barrer
Remembering one who nurtured community for social change
30 PIECES: Events, Campaigns, Opportunities, Resources, Gatherings,
and Resources for the Holidays
32 Ode to the Postal Workers
by Bernice Powell Jackson
Did race play an unconscious part in the decision making? Did
class? That would be my guess
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