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Ukrainian Occupation: Worse Than a Crime, It’s A Mistake

by Nicholas Sooy on February 15, 2022

by Nicholas Sooy When Napoleon executed Louis Antoine in 1804, a decision which turned the European aristocracy against Napoleon, an advisor reportedly quipped “It’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake.” Former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, an architect of the War in Vietnam reportedly quipped the same thing about Vietnam. A full-scale invasion...

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Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Remembering Jim Forest

by Nicholas Sooy on January 24, 2022 | Views: 801 | Readers' rating:

by Nicholas Sooy On April 5, 1977, Jim Forest received a phone call that his friend and collaborator Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, had been kidnapped by the Argentinian government. The most likely outcome was death. From his office in the Netherlands, Jim and his staff worked to free Adolfo. They nominate... Read more.

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War and Peace in Today’s World

by Nicholas Sooy on June 23, 2016 | Views: 1008 | Readers' rating:

by Nicholas Sooy “The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World” offers timely statement on war, peace, and justice. The nature of conflict has evolved and the Church needs to counsel the faithful on the peacemaking vocation. This document offers an authoritative peace stance, and makes ... Read more.

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