And silence permeates our country. Nor any voice of mourning except the choirs, family and friends.
America’s military industrial complex and many of her national leaders have found a way to wage war in a manner that leaves the majority of Americans directly unaffected by its horrors (and ignorant of the negative indirect effects on their common good). The absence of a draft, the use of high tech, impersonal killing machines (such as drones), and the failure of the mainstream media to adequately cover such a war result in a citizenry totally oblivious to the devastation that we are inflicting on foreign lands and their peoples and to the misery that such a war produces for that relatively small sub-set of Americans who are its foot soldiers. Shame on us for tolerating such a condition and for our silence.The anti-war movement currently is, for all practical purposes, defunct. It is possible that a peace movement rising from such a clueless and careless population cannot sustain itself effectively against endless war. Our streets are empty, our protestors are few. What, if anything, will awaken our outrage? The O'Leary
New Quotes
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell
Neda
Shall We, Let rest another child, whose innocence falls beneath Hate and Fear, Shall We, Trust in Neda’s hope, or Shall We, see that man raised this hand, Shall We, Honor all The Fallen, or Shall We wait for thousands more to be taken by our hand, Shall We, Stand With Neda or Shall We, stand with man…
Quotation Of The Week
“Maybe one day when we remember that we are animals, we will stop killing each other like human beings.”
“All war is anathema, unnecessary war is sacrilege.”
“I am more the patriot today as I march in protest and dissent than when I wore the uniform of a United States Marine. Nor am I less the warrior, armed with a bullhorn rather than an automatic weapon.”
“Memorial Day is the occasion this nation sets aside to remember, to grieve, and to honor those who chose or were compelled to sacrifice their lives in behalf of a cause they believed or were told was just. Those of us who have known war hear the cries of the dying forever echo in our minds and suffer the pain and loss each day of our lives. We need no holiday to remind us.”
They were kidnapped by repressive regimes and imprisoned in secret without charge or trial. Supporters like you made their freedom possible. Listen to their stories and then make a tax-deductible gift to help free others like them. Give hope for freedom – donate to Amnesty today!
Dear Richard,
More than 10,000 Amnesty supporters will join together next week and put pen to paper in defense of human rights.
It’s Amnesty’s 8th annual Global Write-a-thon. With nearly 300,000 letters pledged in the United States alone, it’s our biggest Write-a-thon ever.
Together, we’ll call for the release of 10 people under threat worldwide, including:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Prize laureate and pro-democracy leader locked away for most of the last two decades for challenging Myanmar’s military dictatorship
Shi Tao, a Chinese poet and essayist sentenced to 10 years’ hard labor under harsh conditions for sending an email
Mansour Ossanlu, an Iranian trade unionist jailed – despite his ailing health – after standing up for workers’ rights
These cases represent just a few of the thousands of people who we’re fighting to free right now.
You can provide hope for freedom. Thanks to your letters, more than 44,000 people have been freed from prison, saved from torture and protected from death threats.
This isn’t just their story. It’s the story of people all over the world who need your help right now.
Sincerely,
Larry Cox
Executive Director
Amnesty International USA
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