The U.S. will be far better off if the new START treaty between the U.S. and Russia is ratified and goes into effect. That’s the position put forth in a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Secretary of Defense Robert M….
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May 15, 2010
Posts Categorized: Peace
May 14, 2010
Election violence in Lanao del Sur
Violence was reported during the election in the Philippines. Perhaps not as much as in previous elections. Perhaps not as much as had been feared. But violence was reported. One reported incident was a two-hour gunfight erupted as polling places…
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May 14, 2010
An Election Eve Haiku Prayer
Roger Scott Powers We travel today, fanning out across this vast archipelago. All praying to God for free and fair elections in the Philippines. Filipinos smile, masking fears of violence, coercion and fraud. Hoping for the best, these strong, determined…
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May 13, 2010
How to Rid the World of Nuclear Weapons
… and make us all more secure. A pragmatic approach to nuclear disarmament. That’s the title of an article in Sojourners magazine by David Cortright, a Sojourners contributing writer, is director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for…
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May 13, 2010
Toward A Nuclear-Free World: Webinar on the New START Treaty
May 19 program with Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller To participate, go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/start on at 9 a.m. EDT on May 19. Please join the U.S. chief negotiator, Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, who will discuss the recent…
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