Archive for the 'Safe Place Blog' Category

If we do not listen

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

If we do not listen, there is no hope for peace. Mahmood Ahmadi-Nejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran wrote a personal letter to George W. Bush, President of the United States of America. If the news stories are correct, President Bush was “briefed” on the letter and did not even read it himself. […]

$10 billion a month

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Nearly $10 billion a month is the latest estimate of U.S. military spending for Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Congressional Research Service. And with a straight face, the administration says it will seek $50 billion in war funding for fiscal 2007 to serve as “a bridge fund” until needs are assessed. And that’s on […]

Urgent Challenges

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Many urgent challenges face us today as we work toward creating a safer world. One of the most urgent is confronting the arrogant speech and actions of President Bush and his administration. His new National Security Strategy issued this week reaffirms the Bush doctrine of preemptive military strikes against other nations. It also describes Iran […]