[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Can I submiet this OP Ed from the Nov 20 Hamilton Observer by Mark Hager as my contribution for public awareness?

Mon Nov 22 18:04:39 PST 2021

Thank you Dwyer for this very good presentation.

I wonder if we should again reflect on the speech that Eisenhower gave in
the 50s warning against the growth of the military-industrial complex:

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired
signifies. in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not
fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.The world in arms is not
spending money alone. IT is spending the sweat of its laboreres, the genius
of its scientists, the hopes of its children.

... Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross
of iron."

One does not have to look far to see "humanity hanging from a cross of iron.

On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 7:05 PM mljb57--- via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Dwyer,
>
> I DO LOVE YOUR SAYING FROM MICAH!!!!!  (Act Justly, Love Tenderly, and
> Walk HUMBLY With Your GOD.)  I do try to do all of these things - I don't
> succeed, but I DO TRY,
>
> Mary Lou
> Keeper of the Flame
>
>
> On Sunday, November 21, 2021, 11:48:33 a.m. EST, Dave Snelgrove <
> snelgrovedave at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you for posting this.  We must stay aware, but there is so much to
> tend to!  I appreciate when the Sunday Community draws attention to what
> might otherwise go unnoticed.   Rosemary
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 11:49 PM Dwyer Sullivan <edwyersullivan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
>  A few people keep asking me how am I doing and what am I doing to stay
> out of trouble. So I will be cheering on my granddaughters in hockey for 3
> games on Sunday and then visiting 3 MP's on Monday. Best wishes to all of
> you in whatever you are doing. Work to stay healthy and enjoy the beauty of
> our world and all people
> Peace and blessings,
> Dad/Dwyer
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *Dwyer Sullivan* <edwyersullivan at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 9:18 PM
> Subject: Can I submiet this OP Ed from the Nov 20 Hamilton Observer by
> Mark Hager as my contribution for public awareness?
> To: <letters at therecord.com>, <jpoling at therecord.com>
>
>
> Hello Jim and whoever is in charge of the Letters to the Editor, or who
> controls opinion pieces,
>
> My name is Dwyer Sullivan and a number of us who belong to the coalition
> No Fighter Jets will be participating in a National Campaign this Monday,
> Nov 22. We will be meeting at 11:30 at MP Bryan May's office Cambridge, at
> MP Mike Morrice's office at 1, and at MP Bardish Chagger's office at 4 to
> drop off letters and information pertaining to the proposed government
> spending of $100 billion for new fighter jets and warships. More details
> are listed below in the OP Ed from the Hamilton Observer of Nov 20, 2021. I
> am convinced the Canadian public can think of much better uses for this
> large amount of money which is not being propagated publicly by the
> government.
>
> During the recent election campaign, there was little discussion about
> spending on military aggression. Surprise. The federal government is on the
> cusp of spending approximately $100 billion for new fighter jets and
> warships. Over the life of these killing machines the combined capital and
> operating costs will be approximately $350 billion. This will be Canada’s
> largest military purchase, ever. It far exceeds spending on the climate,
> health care, Indigenous rights, affordable housing and any of the social
> justice issues that got more air time in the campaign.
>
> The jets proposed are the CF-35 jets from U.S. company Lockheed Martin.
> They are not defensive weapons. The CF-35s will have a purchase price of
> $19 billion with an estimated project life cost of $77 billion. The
> warships proposed have a purchase price of $80 billion with a lifetime cost
> of $285 billion. They are not for peacekeeping or even defending Canada.
>
> Not only will these machines displace more productive spending on climate
> justice, they also cause climate destruction and since they are military,
> their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are not counted in Canada’s GHG
> tallies. The U.S. demanded these exemptions at the Kyoto summit and Canada
> did not object. The F-35 is reported to burn 5,600 litres of fuel an hour,
> with a service lifetime of 8,000 hours. For the 88 jets Canada plans to
> buy, that is 4 trillion litres of burned, and unaccounted for, fuel.
>
> This double injustice is not lost on the young Toronto film maker Kasha
> Sequoia Slavner in her upcoming film entitled “1.5 Degrees of Peace.” The
> title is brilliant, concise and thought-provoking. (The trailer for it is
> on the website https://www.1point5degreesofpeace.com/ and it is well
> worth viewing.)
>
> Canada has a track record of destructive bombing in Libya, Syria and Iraq.
> There were no weapons of mass destruction, at least not from Iraq. We
> continue to sell armoured vehicles to the Saudis, knowing full well they
> are used against Yemen contributing to what the UN calls the worst
> humanitarian crisis in the world today. The argument that the armoured
> vehicles provide jobs is repulsive. The CF-35 manufacturer in one of its
> advertisements tries to promote the same perverse benefit, only to be
> called out in a satirical graphic on the NoFighterJets.ca website.
>
> If jobs are the objective, there are far better choices for our government
> funds. The Green Economy Network in Canada, comprised of labour,
> environmental and social justice organizations, estimates that a public
> spend of $80 billion, would create over 1,000,000 jobs with an annual
> reduction of 90 to 250 million tonnes of GHG. The four areas of investment
> promoted by the Network are clean renewable energy, energy efficient
> buildings, public transit and higher speed rail.
>
> Back to the financial cost. If Trump was refreshing in any way, it was his
> blunt and clear choice of words. He avoided flowery double speak. He made
> it clear that his demand of Canada to increase NATO spending was exactly
> what it is, extortion. It is no different than a schoolyard bully demanding
> lunch money from a starving child so they can stay in the cool (NATO)
> group. These weapons of war are not to defend Canada’s sovereign territory;
> they are for NATO military interventions abroad.
>
> It’s one of many national events the week of Nov. 22 co-ordinated by the
> No Fighter Jets Coalition, a coalition of peace, environmental and social
> justice groups. Please consider writing to your Member of Parliament not to
> purchase these weapons.
>
> Submitted by Dwyer Sullivan, 688 Rockway Dr, Kitchener, N2G 3B4 in
> Kitchener-Center
>
>
> If needed I can be reached by phone at 519-570-1323 and it will take a
> voice message so I can return the call if I am not in.
> --
> Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly With Your God
>     - Micah 6:8
>
>
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> Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly With Your God
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