http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/ It's simple - as Bertrand Russel said: "Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man." en-us 2004-06-21T07:49:14-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001286.html We need to take a long, hard look in the mirror: 6/ 21/ 2004 The New Bedford Standard-Times gave my most recent thoughts on 9/11 and "why they hate us so" very nice play on their editorial page today. You... Greg Stone 2004-06-21T07:49:14-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001263.html Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Beating Specialist Baker" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/05/opinion/05KRIS.html">The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Beating Specialist Baker Here we go again - I know I'm beating a horse that should be dead and buried, the case is... Greg Stone 2004-06-05T04:15:26-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001253.html Opinion > By the Light of Other Wars" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/31/opinion/31MON2.html">The New York Times > Opinion > By the Light of Other Wars This is as good a memorial Day editorial I have seen, but it still leaves me with a... Greg Stone 2004-05-31T04:23:07-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001240.html Amnesty Slams "Bankrupt" Vision of US in Damning Rights Report This is no shock, unless you are doing the usual American sleep walk. We have become what we hate - we are now the main target of Amnesty International for... Greg Stone 2004-05-27T04:26:47-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001224.html Cold Turkey Kurt Vonnegut at his best here is writing about everything, but mostly war and peace and phony Christian politicians. You gotta love it - but I suggest that after you finish it, you restore you spirit with the... Greg Stone 2004-05-20T19:03:25-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001216.html warisstupid.com Great theme. Great quotes. One of my favorites is right near the top of the first page: Hawkeye: "War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse." Father Mulcahy:... peace links Greg Stone 2004-05-18T18:03:39-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001199.html Tuesday was most depressing. First, I watched a couple of hours of testimony about prison abuse before the Senate and saw the political posturing on both sides. Then came the news of the beheading of an innocent American civilian in... Greg Stone 2004-05-12T18:01:24-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001197.html Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage I guess I'm glad someone is taking notice that we are killing civilians and this is not good. But of course we're killing civilians. We've killed about 10,000 of them give... Greg Stone 2004-05-11T09:44:46-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001194.html Julia Ward Howe - she who wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and later came to regret it becuse it glorified war, is the guiding spirit behind Mother's Day and it's a spirit of world peace. I learned this... Greg Stone 2004-05-10T05:12:31-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001144.html Check the Facts Before Rushing to War Great quote: If one human being on trial can only be given a death sentence on the basis of certainty beyond "a reasonable doubt," then surely this criterion should be applied where the... Greg Stone 2004-04-14T16:13:46-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001120.html Four Deaths in Falluja I like the following editorial in today's NYT - but it, Bush, and Kerry all have the same blind spot. They keep dreaming that you can some how start by killing people and end up with... Greg Stone 2004-04-02T05:33:14-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001111.html Thanks Linda, for forwarding this one! The 100th birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel who died in 1991) was Tuesday, March 2. The Whos down in Whoville liked people a lot, But the Grinch in the White House most certainly... Greg Stone 2004-03-31T04:17:12-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001077.html Op-Ed Columnist: A Nuclear 9/11 I don't usually do this, but this time I think this column is too important to let it just slip into the NYT archives. Once again, we don't have our eye on the real ball... Greg Stone 2004-03-10T07:32:42-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001053.html Maggie linked to this image with her comments on my earlier "Passion of Christ" posting, but the link (her name) was so subtle, I missed it. In any event, the cartoon reflects my feelings on the subject as well,... Greg Stone 2004-03-03T09:11:45-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/peace_passion/001047.html New York Daily News - Home - Jami Bernard: Week of real hatred I haven't seen "The Passion of the Christ" but I have seen enough clips and read enough reviews to sadden me. Something is dreadfully wrong here -... Greg Stone 2004-02-29T04:39:27-05:00