Major powers can benefit from believing that, as Albert Camus once put it, “words are more powerful than munitions.”
Author: Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly (kathy.vcnv@gmail.com) is a peace activist and author whose efforts to resist military and economic wars have sometimes led her to live in war zones and U.S. federal prisons. She is working on planning for the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal; she is board President of World BEYOND War and a co-coordinator of BanKillerDrones.org
Decry the Merchants of Death
How can we in the United States prevent the killing that goes on, in our name, in multiple wars, exacerbated by weapons made in the U.S.A?
America: Recognize the Pain You Are Causing Afghan People
23 million in extreme hunger. A million children in immediate danger of starvation. The US should unfreeze Afghanistan’s Central Bank assets.
To Counter Terror, Abolish War
The Taliban are in power because of a colossal mess the U.S. helped create. To combat terrorism, end these wars for vengeance and profit.
Reckoning and Reparations in Afghanistan
Besides financial recompense for 20 years of war, we should consider a commitment to dismantle the warfare systems that brought such havoc.
We Need an International Treaty to Ban Weaponized Drones
A young Lebanese mother mourning the death of her daughter helped me understand how monitoring by drones terrified her and her neighbors.
Blood for Oil
Amid the ongoing horror, it’s important to find ways to atone for war crimes—including reparations.