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Choosing Peace for Good
The Newsletter of Engaging Peace April, 2012
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Earth Day during wartime
By Dr. Pat Daniel 
Sunday, April 22, was Earth Day. Today we honor the Earth by calling attention to the common goals of the peace and environmental sustainability movements.
But first, some context: Assessing the impact of war on the environment can be fraught with complexity, but here is a sampling of those effects:
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"I think tomorrow, we lose air" (Liberate THIS, Part 14)
By guest author Dr. Dahlia Wasfi
I stepped off the rickety bus at the Iraqi border along with my fellow passengers making the difficult journey into occupied land. I was so tired, both from the long trip and my recent crying. My eyes alternated between staring vaguely into the distance in a sleep-deprived daze and darting toward my belongings to make sure nothing got stolen. I was trying to put my thoughts together to decide what to do next when I believe I witnessed a divine intervention. My gaze moved up from my cart of belongings to find... Read more... |
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Fighting to the death...of children
By Dr. Kathie Malley-Morrison and Dr. Pat Daniel
 One of greatest tolls of war is the cost to our future incurred by killing and maiming babies, small children, and youth. They are not just collateral damage.
Among the thousands of civilians who have been killed or injured in the Afghanistan war, children are the most innocent. Apart from death and injury, though, here are some additional ways that children are impacted, as described in a United Nations report: - Taliban and other factions have recruited children for military training, to conduct suicide attacks, transport... Read more...
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$300 billion in social costs (Cost of war, Part 4)
By guest author Dr. Neta Crawford
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Estimates for the dollar costs of wars have been too low. Federal spending is not the entire cost of the Iraq war. There are several other huge categories of economic costs.
There will be at least $300 billion in social costs of these wars, much of it borne by the close family members of injured veterans. There are the macro-economic effects of borrowing for war, namely increased interest. Further, there is the opportunity cost of military spending. The two largest opportunity costs are the consequences of the deferred maintenance of U.S. infrastructure and the potential jobs... Read more...
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