Veterans for Peace Radio Hour

Dec 11 2024 252 ep. 60 mins 799

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Veterans for Peace is an international organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices for the causes of peace, humanity, equality, and justice. Our network is comprised of over 140 chapters worldwide. Our radio show is on stations across the country.

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Veterans for Peace break down Scott Ritter's Panel on the need to contact Congress NOW!

Dec 11 2024 60 mins

Harvey and Jim break down a panel discussion hosted by Scott Ritter at the National Press Club which included Dennis Kucinich, Don Kovalik, and Margaret Kimberly. With the world in chaos the panel focused on what the public needs to do and that is pepper congress with letters and calls and more. We have to get arms frozen before Biden and Blinken and Sullivan lead us over a cliff.

Veterans for Peace with Dennis Speed of International Peace Coalition and Anthony Donovan reflects on his visit to Vietnam

Dec 04 2024 60 mins

We have two great guests. First Dennis Speed talks about the work of the International Peace Coalition, especially concerning the thought of peace through economic cooperation. Then friend of the show and VFP member Anthony Donovan reflects on his recent visit to Vietnam and how that war 55 years ago emphasizes a connection with today's wars in Ukraine and especially Gaza. Once aga

Vets for Peace: 3 Air Force members seek CO discharges, here is why!

Nov 26 2024 60 mins

This show is extremely important for anyone considering the military and anyone in the military who feels things are not quite right. Three members of the Air Force: Joy Metzler, Juan Betancourt and Larry Hebert join us to discuss why, after joining the military with good intentions, they decided enough was enough and are pursuing Conscientious Objector Discharges. They relate what

eterans for Peace share a powerful interview with Gabor Mate about the damage of Zionism

Nov 19 2024 60 mins

We have been waiting to share this powerful interview by Frank Barat with Gabor Mate on the current world situation surrounding Gaza and Israel. We have become numb to the tragedy and we need to recognize that so that we can continue to work together to stop the continuing funding of Israel. We must also recognize the psychological problems that we are leaving with those who manage

Veterans for Peace welcome KJ NOH back to the show to consider a Trump Admin part two

Nov 12 2024 60 mins

KJ NOH author, activist, international scholar, and friend of the show rejoins us to talk Trump part two. KJ talks about what we might want to look out for in the international policy of a Trump administration. What might be our relations with the Far East, Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, NATO, nuclear, and climate.. Will the Trump administration be that much different on the internat

Vets for Peace with Matt Hoh and Col Lawrence Wilkerson on the state of the world, yikes

Oct 29 2024 60 mins

We finish up our interview with Matt Hoh and add portions of our webinar with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson. We hear them talk about Israel, and Ukraine but mostly about the state of the empire and it is not good. They also talk about the nature of military service and the impact it can have on a young person. Col. Wilkerson also talks about our nuclear posture in this dangerous world

Vets for Peace with Matt Hoh who wonders why we are waiting patiently for the crisis, for the war?

Oct 22 2024 60 mins

Matt Hoh of the Eisenhower Media Network joins us for part one of this two-part discussion. He shares his primary concern that we, the American citizens, citizens of the empire, seem to be patiently waiting for the crisis. We know something is coming, but why do we feel helpless? He talks of Israel, Ukraine, the climate, the election, and the mainstream media and their complicity i

Veterans for Peace with Joseph Gerson, the Nobel Peace prize, a plea for peace

Oct 15 2024 60 mins

Joseph Gerson is Executive Director of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security joins us to explain that the Nobel Peace prize this year is a desperate plea to the world to stop its insane rush toward nuclear confrontation. The award was given to Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha. Jos

Veterans for Peace: We need to INDICT BLINKEN for violation of US Law

Oct 08 2024 60 mins

Terry Lodge, Legal Counsel for Veterans for Peace, and Mike Ferner, Executive Director for Veterans for Peace join us to discuss the immediate need to gather a panel to indict Secretary of State Blinken and the letter to the Department of Justice outlining his culpability. Veterans for Peace is taking this major stand based on recent revelations from Propublica that Blinken lied to

Vets for Peace: Netanyahu escalates in Lebanon, Putin's new nuclear doc, Biden/Blinken?

Oct 02 2024 60 mins

Today we review Biden's strange speech to the UN. Then Scott Ritter speaks to the Rage Against the War Machine Rally. We share Lebanese Journalist Ghadi Francis' thoughts on Lebanon and Hezbollah from the Brian Becker podcast. From the International Peace Coalition, we play portions of Dr, Glenn Diesen's presentation on Putin's new Nuclear Doctrine and the danger we face. Then Prof