Tag: war
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Reflections on September 11
Progressive Christian Social Action Reflections on September 11: The Infernal Whirlwind: Violence, Terror, and War You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your power and in the multitude of your warriors, therefore the tumult of war shall rise against your people, and all…
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War is Not the Answer
Today I was arrested for peace with my dear friend Shirley Osgood at Beale Air Force Base, supported by several Veterans for Peace and other peacemakers. Beale is home of Global Hawk surveillance drones, which identify targets in countries around the world for U.S. killer drones. Shirley and I walked through the main gate to…
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Campaign Nonviolence Action at Beale
This morning I was arrested with four other women at Beale Air Force Base after crossing onto base property. We were taken by military bus to a building on base, given citations, and released. We may be given an arraignment date and we may go to trial, although in recent months all charges for peace…
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Repenting for Drone Warfare
Charges have been dropped against those of us who have been demonstrating against drone warfare at Beale Air Force Base. I had been summoned to appear in federal court on March 8 with thirteen others for crossing onto Beale in an act of nonviolent resistance to US drone attacks. Here is a video of…
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Letter to Beale Commander
December 14, 2015 Dear Colonel Douglas J. Lee: We are here today to demonstrate at Beale because of the links between the US military and the grave threat of climate change. World leaders who met in Paris have reached a global climate agreement, but it fails to take account of greenhouse gases generated by the…
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Hiroshima Day
I can’t let this Hiroshima Day go by without memorializing the people killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and acknowledging the shadow that atomic (and now hydrogen) bombs have cast and continue to cast over our nation and world. I plan to stand with others down on the Broad Street Bridge in Nevada City this evening,…
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Goodkill… Or Not
Memorial Day seems a fitting time to review the movie “Goodkill,” now playing at the Magic Theater in Nevada City. The movie, based on actual events, portrays a morally-conflicted and psychologically-tormented operator of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or “drones”), played by Ethan Hawke. Even though the plot includes some obvious Hollywood enhancements, it presents some…
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From Beale to Baltimore: No Justice, No Peace
On Tuesday sixteen of us were arrested as we demonstrated against drone warfare at Beale Air Force Base, where pilots at computer stations guide Global Hawk Drones in identifying targets for Predator and Reaper “killer drones.” Advanced robotic long distance killing machines are not only cruel, unethical, and illegal; they are a waste of the…
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Videos of Ash Wednesday at Beale
On Wednesday, February 18, we held an Ash Wednesday service at the front gates of Beale Air Force Base. Beale is home of the Global Hawk surveillance drone, which identifies targets for “killer drones” like the Predator and Reaper. I led the service, together with The Rev. Elizabeth Griswold, pastor of Parkside Community Church (United…