[Peace-discuss] [Peace] AWARE on the Air 2/13/18

[C G Estabrook]

For a serious discussion of US policy toward the DPRK, I read the following on AWARE on the Air:

<https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/02/06/if-theres-a-war-in-korea-blame-trump/>.

"Brainwashed Americans believe that Kim Jong-un is responsible for the confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington, but nothing could be further from the truth. The real problem is not Kim’s nuclear weapons but Washington’s 65 year-long military occupation that continues to reinforce a political solution that was arbitrarily imposed on a sovereign nation in order to split the country in two, install a puppet regime in the south, establish a permanent military presence to defend US commercial interests, and maintain control of a strategically-located territory that is a critical part of Washington’s plan to encircle Russia and China to remain the dominant global power throughout the century…"

—CGE

> On Feb 14, 2018, at 7:25 AM, Karen Aram via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> No, that was not meant for publication by you. If I had been on the program, I might have read it, I would have discussed it, but you had no permission to use my statement made to a few friends who couldn’t or wouldn’t make it to the program. 
> 
> My having to defend Bob Naiman is not something I like doing, but one must give credit where credit is due. He made it clear that the US is responsible for the policies provoking war with N.K. He did not blame Trump. He made it clear that its US foreign policy that began with Obama, which is responsible for the situation, and beginning with the war in Korea in the 50’s. 
> 
> There is no hope for an anti-war movement in our town, a real anti-war movement in a town that is capable of bringing out thousands, but AWARE can’t get beyond 13 people, on good days, unless we stop playing the blame game. That is “the Democrats did it.” anymore than those who assume all began with Trump and the Republicans. 
> 
> Negativity towards everyone who doesn’t agree with us, is not conducive to uniting in common cause, or ending wars. It takes more than just “talking” about war to end it. 
> 
>> On Feb 14, 2018, at 05:18, C G Estabrook <cgestabrook at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Karen—
>> 
>> That was your public account of the panel, which I hoped you’d present on the tv program.
>> 
>> I think we should be concerned that soi-disant liberals are making such efforts to declare what can’t be said.
>> 
>> Regards, CGE
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 14, 2018, at 6:54 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Carl
>>> 
>>> Did I give you permission to read my statement, made to a couple friends in relation to the “Panel on Women” against war recently?
>>> 
>>> No, I did not. Your as usual negativity towards everyone in the community coming under the banner of “Democrat” is likely one of the reasons your “we” in relation to AWARE on the “Air” is now only “you.”
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 13, 2018, at 17:51, C G Estabrook via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9tnlk1Dxs
>>>> 
>>>> Topics include 
>>>> 
>>>> ~ A shameful attempt by local Democrats to co-opt anti-war sentiment re Korea
>>>> 
>>>> ~ FOA (Friend of AWARE) Paul Street destroys the second greatest deleterious myth in US politics
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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