Veterans for Peace Radio Hour

Harvey and Jim discuss the big question of "now what?" that the democrats are facing. Using clips from ESA Galloway and Tad Stoermer, they point issues that are not readily apparent to most of the pundits. With that they also question the competence of leadership that is currently holding the democrats back.

Martin Fleck, Manager, Campaign to End ICBMs joins us to discuss another give away to the Military Industrial Complex. Why do we want to spend trillions on upgrading ICBM's to be put in new silos in the five states which are sacrifice zones. When there is so much information that demonstrates the vulnerability, the danger, and the cost why are we proceeding to replace the minute man with the sentinel? Of course it is all about the money that is why everyone needs to take some actions and Martin tells us how.

Trump's VA administration is trying to force a bad data system on the VA to replace the Vista system which has been the award winning standard for health care data systems. Despite off the shelf failures at DOD, the VA Administration is dead set on forcing this system based on profit not care on the Doctors, Nurses, and Staff of the VA. Bruce Carruthers joins us as we review the comments and presentations of Suzanne Gordon, Ace Allen, and Ed Meagher.

Jim and Harvey use clips from Kathy Kelly at the International Peace Coalition Friday Webinar and Noura Erakat from the Drop Site News to generate discussions on the Nobel Peace Prize, Militarism, War and Peace, the Board of Peace, the UN, and more.

The US has weapons in Space? Are we nuts? Margaret Flowers, Clearing the Fog, interviews Bruce Gagnon, space and longtime peace activist, to answer those questions. Jim Wohlgemuth, then, discusses Zach Bryan's Free Palestine Shirt and we end with one of his songs.

Jack Gilroy joins Craig Bardo and Jim Wohlgemuth (Harvey is on assignment) to discuss his letter to the POPE about convening a meeting for Peace. We also discuss Marty Scholtz's Freedom from War Charter and the need for a convention, a convergence of all peace organizations to come together as a powerful voice for PEACE.

Al Glatkowski, one of humanity's heroes, joins Josh Shurley, Vice President of Veterans for peace to discuss his mutiny and theft of a US ship carrying Napalm and Agent Orange to Vietnam in 1970. Al explains the dramatic actions and thought processes that led him and comrade Clyde McKay to risk life and freedom in the name of humanity. He also explains what went right and what went wrong leading to his time in prison.

Matt Hoh, combat Marine, former State Department official who resigned after our escalation of our war on Afghanistan, is back on the show to talk about 911 and much more. What did 911 cause? What caused 911? Did Bin Laden win? How 911 has shaped our foreign and domestic policy. What crises might we be facing?

The People of Asia are speaking up to say no to US Militarism and Imperialism. Now hopefully their governments will listen. In this Veterans for Peace Convention Round Table hosted by the China Working Group and Mike Wong, we hear from four speakers representing the people resisting the US in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and China. This is so important because these people and these resistance efforts are an example and formula for people around the world to finally say to the US get out. Then to finish up the show we remember and honor peace and a peace maker Dolly Parton.

Mike Dedrick of the Daniel Ellsburg Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Seattle, interviews two activists for the cause of Palestine liberation from the organization Nidal. This show is important for so many reasons but one is the hypocrisy of international sports. They discuss FIFA specifically but what happens next will Israel be banned from the Olympics, like Russia, will the United States for supporting genocide and attacking Iran?