Tragedy Is Not Inevitable: Take Responsibility, and Join the International Peace Coalition

Today’s program follows a substantial meeting held by the International Peace Coalition yesterday, held on the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Over 550 people from 50 nations convened to discuss what must be done to flank the warmongers pushing for World War Three with Russia, China, and Iran, which would naturally lead to the use of thermonuclear weapons.
The audience heard from a significant panel of former military experts, diplomats, artists, and government figures. One such luminary, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (ret.) pointed to the “march of folly” currently being carried about by the leading governments of the Transatlantic, and that such follies were nothing less than the same tragic acts which pointed to the collapse of every empire in human history, such as that of Rome, Babylon, Byzantium, and the Ottomans.
That “march of folly,” Col. Lawrence pointed out, must be countered by the people of the world objecting to their imminent suicide, and substituting the ‘useful idiots’ presently in positions of power with caring men and women, who view cooperation and dialogue as more powerful tools of diplomacy than war and bellicosity.

This call to action should be viewed in light of what Schiller Institute Chairwoman Helga Zepp-LaRouche has called for in a new Council of Reason, consisting of elder statesmen, military and intelligence officials who can provide a guiding light for citizens, averting a premature, tragic end to their existence by what Barbara Tuchman termed, “the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.”

Today’s show will feature a selection of presentations from yesterday’s IPC meeting, along with appearances of congressional candidates Diane Sare for U.S. Senate (NY) and Jose Vega in the Bronx (NY-15). Also joining will be J.R. Heffelfinger, director of the film, “8:15 Hiroshima — From Father to Daughter,” a film about the power of resilience and forgiveness in the context of the tragic bombing of Hiroshima by U.S. forces.

Speakers: Diane Sare, Jose Vega, and J.R. Heffelfinger