September 2002
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Contents: September 2002
From the editor's desk
FAITH AND NONVIOLENCE
5 The Works of Peace
by Paul Lacey
At the intersection of faith and action, for me, is the Quaker
peace testimony, which rests on a single clear vision of all humanity
as Children of God
7 Wade in the Water: Baptism as Political Mandate
by Ken Sehested
The most urgent political task of each of our respective traditions
is to drink more deeply from the wells that nourish world-transforming
faith
9 Suffering and Hope--A Testimony from the Margins
by Jean Zaru
In the theology of liberation, the primary text is "reality"--the
reality of oppression, poverty, and circumstances. Knowledge of
that primary text makes theologians out of all God's people
10 Responsibility in Hard Times
by Pat Clark
"You know, 9/11 is not the worst thing to ever happen"--it
is our responsibility to replace the war culture with the culture
of peace
12 The Peacemaker of the Pashtun Past
by Karl E. Meyer
The departing British Raj's greatest problem was a Pashtun
pacifist who confounded every cliché about a martial race
13 Searching for a Nonviolent Future
interview with Michael Nagler
What history documents are breakdowns in systems. It's
nonviolent force that has kept humanity alive for countless generations
TERRORISM AND EMPIRE
15 Terrorism, Theirs and Ours
by Eqbal Ahmad
What is terrorism? Our first job should be to define the damn
thing, name it, give it a description other than "moral
equivalent of founding fathers" or "a moral outrage
to Western civilization"
17 Empire, Global Power Centers, and People's Alliances
by Muto Ichiyo
We must establish a global popular movement to counter the
whole logic, structure, discourse, and practice of the empire
20 The War Against Terrorism and the Future of Global Oil:
Two Strands of the Same Strategy
by Michael T. Klare
It's a dangerous resource war, better solved through
conservation and alternative energy systems
22 Collateral Damage
by Margaret Burnham
Fear, partnered with silence, is once again erasing dissent
from the American political landscape
24 Conspiracies and Cover-ups Made Easy
by Chris Harris
Educated Americans get uncomfortable dealing with conspiracy
theories. Yet hasn't conspiracy has been the stock-in-trade
of American foreign policy in the last 50 years?
26 Warmaking and Resistance in US History
interview with Howard Zinn
Without capitalism, without the principle of profit being dominant,
we may not eliminate all conflict or violence or war, but we would
have gone a long way toward that goal
GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES
28 Letter from Europe
by Janet Bloomfield
Although fear-mongering agendas of elites on both sides of
the Atlantic are similar, many Europeans share a deep foreboding
about the direction of US government policy
29 September 11, Terrorism, and the Middle East
by Jeff Halper
From Durban and the World Conference Against Racism, a covenant
to address the inequities and grievances that nurture terrorism,
oppression, and conflict
31 Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: Pursuing Alternative
Strategies
by Mubarak Awad and Jonathan Kuttab
Mubarak Awad was able to convince many Palestinians that nonviolence
can work and that it is more powerful than any other weapon they
have. Because of this, the Israelis considered him dangerous and
he was deported
33 War is Peace
by Arundhati Roy
Mainland America remains the enigma it has always been --
a curiously insular people, administered by a pathologically meddlesome,
promiscuous government
33 The War on Terror: Who's Ahead
by Walden Bello
In the Philippines and elsewhere, Washington has launched itself
into a multi-front war of attrition. There are no clear winners,
but there are clear losers. The Taliban is one. The other big
loser is liberal democracy in the United States
WOUNDS OF WAR
Images from Ground Zero
by Pat Rabby
37 Witnessing in Iraq
by Kathy Kelly
We travel to Iraq with a pittance of medical relief, earnestly
wanting to offer some kind of hope, but mainly able only to whisper,
"We're sorry. We're so very sorry"
38 Breaking Down the Walls
by David Potorti
There are no walls high enough, no bombs big enough, no intelligence
sophisticated enough to prolong the illusion of American exceptionalism
ACTIVE PEACEMAKING
40 Creative Organizing in Hartford, CT
interview with Marcia Morris
I was scared that it would get out of hand. There was a lot
of yelling and a high level of emotion. You need a strong facilitator!
But it was well worth doing
40 Celebrating July 4th in Montpelier, VT
by Joseph Gainza
We are on to something. I believe that people are concerned
that the US is taking a wrong turn since September 11
41 Hiroshima Flame at Ground Zero
by Louise Dunlap
Our column of walkers, just through nonverbal exchanges, could
lighten and transform the fearful, angry human energy around us
42 Keeping our Eyes on the Prize: Long Range Strategies for
Peace
by Mary E. Lord
We may succeed in thwarting the planned invasion of Iraq, for
instance, but unless the fundamental system of belief, economy,
and political will toward war is addressed, some new war or incursion
will arise
SHORT TAKES
"Let us not become the evil that we deplore," p.
6
Welfare Voter! Campaign, p. 22
A Sad Reality, p. 25
What is Your Definition of Terrorism? p. 35
Voices in the Wilderness, p. 37
No More Victims: 9/11 Family Members Tour, p. 39
My American Jihad, p. 43
"Superior Sin," Thomas Paine, p. 45
Students Create Peace Monument in Montpelier, p. 45
Paths to a Just and Secure Future, 48
POETRY
"Poem," Muriel Rukeyser, p. 5
"Watching the Jet Planes Dive," William Stafford,
p. 17
"War," Charles Simic, p. 20
from "North American Time," Adrienne Rich, p. 23
"Photograph of the Girl," Sharon Olds, p. 34
"After," Daniel Berrigan, p. 36
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