SPEECH GIVEN BY STAN COHEN, PRESIDENT OF THE EARTH SOCIETY AT THE MOMENT OF THE RINGING OF THE PEACE BELL ON MARCH 20, 2003: THE NIGHT THE U.S. INVADED IRAQ

19 Mar

Posted by Stan as Politics, International Relations, Ideas, Protest, War & Conflict, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, History, Elections, Education, Economics, Energy, Environment, Governance, Freedom of Speech, Blogging

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Since our world is becoming smaller with ever more increasing contact between peoples of the world, it is important to remember that we are all human, we all breathe the same air, we all love our children, and we all are mortal. As Jimmy Carter said in his recent acceptance speech for his Nobel Peace […]

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American History and Presidents elected in the Score years

16 Aug

Posted by Stan as Politics, War & Conflict, Peacebuilding, International Relations, Governance, Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Blogging

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Between 1840 and 1980 every President elected in the score year (a year divided by 20) has died in office. Some may say Ronald Reagan didn’t die, but he was a victim of an assasination attempt which he survived. Maybe he died but he forgot. Maybe that was uncalled for humor. But now we have […]

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Focus on the bridge disaster

03 Aug

Posted by Stan as Politics, Humanitarian, Science, Technology, Peacebuilding, War & Conflict, Governance, Environment, Children, Business, Development, Disaster, Elections, Economics, Breaking News

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Having just been to Minneapolis this past weekend, I took special interest in the bridge calamity of earlier this week. However, I do not want to write about the specifics of the problem of this bridge, or any other infrastructure problems across America. I write to discuss how focused the media gets on […]

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HILLARY v. OBAMA

26 Jul

Posted by Stan as International Relations, Human Rights, War & Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, Governance, Freedom of Speech, Arts & Culture, Breaking News, Education, Elections, Blogging

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The news continues about the debate of a few nights ago and I figure being the loud voice that I am with the readership I command, it was time to weigh in.
I agree with Borack Obama. A candidate for President must be ready NOW for the job. I do not want a […]

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U.S. Envoy Offers Grim Prediction on Iraq Pullout

10 Jul

Posted by Stan as Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, War & Conflict, Politics, Freedom of Speech, International Relations, Breaking News

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The New York Times today reports that a key government official actually said that if the US pulls out of Iraq there might be grim consequences, especially the infiltration of outsiders looking to create havoc in Iraq or looking to take it over.
What news! Didn’t anyone listen to what critics of the war […]