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Kent State

Kent State students are confronted by Ohio National Guard soldiers on May 4, 1970.

Welcome to the Peace Page.

Our mission is to promote peace and to stop the unjustified and unnecessary wars in today's world.

We call for an immediate end to the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War, and the War on Terror.

This web page provides news, information, and links about the Peace movement.

(1) SUBSCRIBE TO THE PEACE PAGE NEWSLETTER

If you would like to subscribe to the free Peace Page email newsletter, send an email to crg120@yahoo.com and state your request to subscribe.

(2) HISTORY OF THE PEACE MOVEMENT

The Peace movement has played only a minor role in American history. The War Team always keeps the Peace movement suppressed. However, there have been several well known peace activists in American history, including:

1. William Jennings Bryan, politician. He opposed American involvement in World War 1.

2. Henry Ford, businessman. He tried to arrange peace negotiations during World War 1, but was unsuccessful.

3. Charles Lindbergh, aviator. He opposed American involvement in World War 2.

4. President John Kennedy. He opposed American involvement in the Vietnam War and tried to normalize relations with Russia. He was murdered by the Ruling Class in 1963 and replaced with Lyndon Johnson who then started a major war in Vietnam.

5. Senator Robert Kennedy. He opposed the Vietnam War and ran for president in 1968. He was murdered by the Ruling Class in 1968.

6. Senator Ted Kennedy. He has called for an end to the Iraq War.

7. Senator Eugene McCarthy. He ran as an anti-war candidate in the 1968 presidential campaign.

8. Senator George McGovern. He ran as an anti-war candidate in the 1972 presidential campaign.

7. John Lennon, musician. He wrote several songs promoting peace and participated in several events promoting peace during the Vietnam War.

8. Neil Young, musician. He wrote the song Ohio to protest the Kent State murders in 1970.

9. Ron Kovic, peace activist. He was shot and paralyzed in Vietnam in 1968. He wrote an autobiography entitled "Born on the Fourth of July", which was made into a movie in 1989.

10. Bruce Springsteen, musician. He wrote the song Devils and Dust to protest the Iraq War.

11. Jane Fonda, actress. She visited Hanoi in 1972 to protest the Vietnam War.

12. President Jimmy Carter, politician. He promotes peace with the Carter Center organization.

13. Pat Buchanan, politician. He wrote the book "A Republic, not an Empire", which called for limitations on American imperialism.

14. Justin Raimondo, journalist. Contributor to the antiwar.com website.

15. William Rivers Pitt, journalist. Contributor to the truthout.org website.

16. Cindy Sheehan, peace activist. Her son Casey Sheehan was shot and killed in the Iraq war on April 4, 2004.

These individuals have courageously taken a stand against war.

As wars continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current Peace movement is rather weak. A few celebrities and journalists have spoken out against the war. Only a few politicians in the United States have opposed the war. This is quite disappointing. Let us work towards convincing the War Team to stop the war.

(4) HALL OF SHAME

The Hall of Shame includes these corrupt politicians:

1. Abraham Lincoln, president. He led the United States during the American Civil War.

2. Woodrow Wilson, president. He led the United States during World War 1.

3. Herbert Asquith, prime minister. He led Britain during World War 1.

4. Winston Churchill, prime minister. He led Britain during World War 2.

5. Franklin Roosevelt, president. He led the United States during World War 2.

6. Joseph Stalin, Soviet leader. He led the Soviet Union during World War 2.

7. Adolph Hitler, German leader. He led Germany during World War 2.

8. Harry Truman, president. He led the United States during World War 2 and the Korean War.

9. Dwight Eisenhower, president. He was the supreme Allied commander during World War 2.

10. Lyndon Johnson, president. He led the United States during the Vietnam War.

11. George H. W. Bush, president. He led the United States during the first Iraq war in 1991.

12. George W. Bush, president. He led the United States during the second Iraq war and the Afghanistan war.

These politicians and their associates were responsible for the deaths of millions of people.

(5) PEACE SONGS

Well known peace songs include these:

1. Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
2. Imagine by John Lennon
3. Happy Christmas, War is Over by John Lennon
4. Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
5. Living with War by Neil Young
6. Peace Train by Cat Stevens
7. Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth by George Harrison
8. Pipes of Peace by Paul McCartney
9. Peace on Earth by U2
10. Where have all the flowers gone? by Pete Seeger
11. A Voice for Peace by Dan Fogelberg
12. Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
13. Sweet Neo Con by The Rolling Stones
14. Devils and Dust by Bruce Springsteen

(6) PEACE MOVIES

Well known peace movies include these:

1. Doctor Strangelove (1964)

2. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

3. The US versus John Lennon (2006)

4. Bobby (2006)

5. My Boy Jack (2007)

6. Body of War (2008)

(7) WARS PROSECUTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Over the past 150 years, the United States government has prosecuted many wars of aggression. A list of these wars is given below.

1. The American Civil War, 1861 - 1865. Approximately 600,000 people were killed.

2. World War 1, 1914 - 1918. Millions of people were killed.

3. World War 2, 1939 - 1945. Millions of people were killed.

4. The Cold War, 1946 - 1991. Thousands of people were killed.

5. The Korean War, 1950 - 1953. Thousands of people were killed.

6. The Vietnam War, 1964 - 1975. Thousands of people were killed.

7. The First Iraq War, 1991. Thousands of people were killed.

8. The Serbian War, 1999. Hundreds of people were killed.

9. War on Terror, 2001 - 2005. Thousands of people have been killed.

10. The Afghanistan War, 2001 - 2008. Thousands of people were killed.

11. The Second Iraq War, 2003 - 2008. Thousands of people have been killed.

Since the American Civil War began in 1861, the United States government has killed millions of people throughout the world. This is a major crime that should be rectified.

(8) SOURCES:

1. American History by Alan Axelrod
2. A Republic, Not an Empire by Pat Buchanan
3. Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War by Pat Buchanan
3. In Retrospect by Robert McNamara
4. JFK, the CIA, and Vietnam by L. Fletcher Prouty
5. Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs
6. The Unseen Hand by Ralph Epperson
7. The Federal Reserve by Edward Griffin
8. Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler by Antony Sutton
8. The Civil War by Bruce Catton
9. How the First World War Began by Edward McCulloch
10. World War II by C.L. Sulzberger
11. The Vietnam War by Ronald Frankum
12. Where the Right went Wrong by Pat Buchanan
13. The New Pearl Harbor by David Griffin
14. Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward
15. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
16. Not One More Mother's Child by Cindy Sheehan
17. Peace Mom by Cindy Sheehan

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(9) USEFUL LINKS:

Gold Star Families for Peace (Cindy Sheehan)

Iraq Veterans Against War

Vietnam Memorial Wall

Vietnam Veterans Against War

Kent State Ohio (Alan Canfora)

Kent State Ohio (May 4 1970)

Kent State Ohio

John Lennon movie website

Jimmy Carter Center

Sierra Club

Washington Peace Center

United For Peace

Amnesty International

Greenpeace

American National Conference (Home Page)

Ohio National Guard soldiers launch tear gas canisters at Kent State students on May 4, 1970. Notice the contrast between the heavily armed soldiers and the harmless students.

(9) NOTES

1. Email address: crg120@yahoo.com

2. Web address: ancpage.com/peace.html

3. Updated: June 5, 2008

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