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Chinese leader Xi Jinping repeated calls for world peace and global cooperation on Oct. 25, in remarks that experts said were a veiled criticism directed at Washington and did little to dispel growing concerns over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness on the world stage.In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the communist regime’s representing China at the United Nations, Xi said Beijing would always be a “builder of world peace” and a “defender of the international order,” according to a statement released by Beijing’s foreign ministry.His remarks came amid intensifying criticism in the West over a range of Chinese Communist Party...

Born out of World War II’s devastation to prevent the scourge of conflict, the United Nations marked its 75th anniversary Monday with an appeal from Secretary-General António Guterres to preserve the longest period in modern history without a military confrontation between the world’s most powerful nations. The U.N. chief told the mainly virtual official commemoration that “it took two world wars, millions of deaths and the horrors of the Holocaust for world leaders to commit to international cooperation and the rule of law,” and that commitment produced results. “A Third World War — which so many had feared — has...

Today on Twitter, the head of the Roman Catholic Church called for a ban on all weapons. Pope Francis asserted that the mere presence of weapons makes us constantly live in fear of war. Do we really want peace? Then let’s ban all weapons so we don’t have to live in fear of war. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 29, 2018 Other Popes have acknowledged that weapons do indeed create a certain environment of fear. Church leaders have called for bans on certain types on weapons, such as nuclear weapons, but none have called for an outright ban on all...

Around 50 members of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks gathered at Stephens Lake Park on Saturday night to mark the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Food, music and speeches were part of the occasion, but the solemn centerpiece of the ceremony was sending homemade Japanese lanterns into the lake as a way to honor the 200,000 lives lost from the bombings. Even though the lanterns were sent off as a way of honoring the dead, Peaceworks also looks at the lanterns floating into the darkness as a way of promoting a brighter future, one without nuclear warfare. “We...

The past year witnessed bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, turmoil in Egypt, anarchy in Central Africa, threats by a nuclear-armed North Korea and Chinese military posturing, but as 2013 ends a global poll finds that the country seen as representing the greatest threat to peace today is … the United States. Not only did the U.S. top the list with an aggregate of 24 percent, but the runner-up threat country, Pakistan, was way behind at eight percent. China was third at six percent, followed by North Korea, Iran and Israel at five percent each. The survey of opinions across 65...

Stars set to rock for global peace Jun 17 07:14 PM US/Eastern Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace. The Peace One Day gig will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on September 21. David Beckham and Jude Law will record special video messages. In 2001, September 21 was designated Peace Day and is recognised by the United Nations. Law said: "I am immensely proud to be a part of this historic project. This process is about creating an annual moment of global unity. It can only work if...

This holiday season, can we all just step aside from the hatred, bile, war, torture, and killing being propagated by this awful current Administration, and just promote joy and peace for all? Thank you. That's all I had to say.

Fillibuster holding Peace on Earth!

bush is the anti-christ so all u so called "christians" who voted for bush are hipocrits....i sure hope all you un-educated-bush-loving-satan-hugging posers are still happy with your decision after theres a draft taking away all your loved ones to fight in a senseless war...so when you see their bodyparts in black bags you can slap a thank you note on georgies desk!

[snip]Regardless, for Kerry the vital issue is playing nicely with others. The New Republic's Peter Beinart recently wrote, "Intellectually, Kerry knows he must show he'd go after the terrorists with a vengeance. But that's not where his heart lies. The topic that arouses his greatest passion-the one that has guided his entire career-is improving America's relations with the world." In his 1997 book, Kerry called for the creation of an "entirely new, multilateral code of behavior." In 1993, during the confirmation hearings for Warren Christopher, Kerry called for "an all-out effort to strengthen international institutions." Two years later, Kerry broke...

I was flipping around the radio dial one afternoon when I heard a familiar voice. The last time I heard that voice was to the accompaniment of a leering grin and towels snapping in a locker room. "Gotcha!" the voice had been saying. Snap! "Gotcha good, didn't I, queer?" Snap! "That'll teach you to mess with Mike." Mike was the terror of my high school locker room. Snapping towels at young boys' private parts. Getting freshmen in a headlock and rubbing their faces in his armpits. Calling all the boys "queers!" and "wimps!" He was a class act then. Now...

Who is involved, Where do they stand IS it an act of terrorisom to fullfill this plan?

As a guarantee (for Saddams senior Commanders not opposing American forces and laying down their weapons) the United States disclosed some of its agents whom it had planted among the 'human shields' who were guiding the American Military to positions that were being bombed and where President Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi Leadership could be found.A brief meeting was held between one of the Central Intelligence Agents serving as a 'human shield' and some members of the Republican Guard during which the latter were handed official written documents addressed to the First Echelon of the Republican Guard. The documents provisions...

Just heard that once the administration facility closes at 10 PM Pacific that the students have taken over, all of the student 'sit in' protestors will be arrested.Organizers have put out the call for more students to come out to enforce 5 items on a 'list of demands' to university adminsitration. (presumably anti-war type demands)

Annan stopped a row between Elmo and his friendsUnited Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has appeared on children's TV show Sesame Street, and said diplomats could learn a thing or two from its characters. Annan guest-starred on the long-running show to help teach children how to resolve conflict. He is only the third politician on the show in recent years - first ladies Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton have also appeared. Annan stepped in when puppet character Elmo and his friends argued over who would get to sing the alphabet song. In the end he persuaded them all to join in....

Workers and students across the nation plan to skip work and school Wednesday in a national moriatorium to stop the impending war against Iraq.Backed by dozens of religious, labor, community and anti war groups, the moriatorium's theme is 'no school, no work no business as usual.'Participants are being encouraged to call in sick close their businesses, cancel classes, hold workplace talks about the war, conduct special services at house of worship and stage non violent protests.The student walkout has gained a momentum of its own, with thousands of students on more than 200 campuses pledging to boycott classes.In the Bay...

Students at hundreds of high schools are planning a walkout on Wednesday to protest the Bush Administration's plans for war in Iraq.The 'student strike' is being coordinated by the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, an organization of 15 student groups that came together after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.The coalition, which calls the action 'Books not Bombs,' has linked student protests against war in Iraq with a call for better financed schools.'Were getting about 10 schools a day contacting us to participate, and it's probably about 35-40 percent high schools, said Andy Burns, an organizer who is...

Non-violent protestors will plan to try and blockade the TransAmerica Pyramid, the Pacific Exchange and other 'war making' corporate and federal headquarters in San Francisco the first day after a prospective United States attack on Iraq.Nobody-not police nor activists who have participated in planning sessions for weeks-know how many people will show up.Still, mindful of the ability of free form groups as the Critical Mass bicyclists to tie up downtown-and of the protests in San Francisco after the start of the 1991 Gulf War that resulted in 1,000 arrests-police and some of the events intended targets are preparing for some...

Protesters settled in front of Democratic United States Senator John Edwards Raleigh office awaiting arrest for their efforts to make a statement that the Senator has not gone far enough to oppose a war with Iraq.But despite the fact that the protestors were breaking the law by blocking an entrance into a public building, the police on site chose not to intervene. Three participating University of North Carolina students Anna Carson Dewitt and Sascha Bollag, both freshman and senior Scott O' Day said they were disappointed when the police refused to arrest them. All three have prior arrest for civil...