This issue of the Peace Newsletter <\/i>debunks the US\u2019 so-called \u201cWar on Terror.\u201d The quotation marks are purposeful. The phrase was pushed by the G.W. Bush administration after 9\/11\/01. It has been downplayed by the Obama administration, yet it has persisted in the public conversation about the US military presence worldwide. The worldview represented is simplistic: \u201cWe<\/i> are the innocent good guys; they<\/i> are the bad guys who want to destroy all that is right and good (namely us<\/i>); and we<\/i> have the right and obligation to stop them<\/i> in any which way that we can to protect our<\/i> interests. This country is the greatest in the world and anyone against us<\/i> must be bad.\u201d Peace Council activists condemn and challenge this worldview, as well as what drives it: the desire to control the world\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n
The articles look at the so-called \u201cWar on Terrorism\u201d through the lenses of the different project committees of the Peace Council. While the emphases vary, there are common themes: the US as a perpetrator of terrorism throughout its history; the exploitation of fear to justify increased US military domination around the world and reduced civil liberties at home; the racist underpinnings in defining who the enemies are, both abroad and at home; and acknowledging that the role the US has taken in the world has given many legitimate reason to hate us.<\/p>\n
With knowledge comes the responsibility of action. Please join your voice with ours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This issue of the Peace Newsletter debunks the US\u2019 so-called \u201cWar on Terror.\u201d The quotation marks are purposeful. The phrase was pushed by the G.W. Bush administration after 9\/11\/01. It has been downplayed by the Obama administration, yet it has persisted in the public conversation about the US military presence…<\/p>\n