Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Book Talk: Why We Fight by Christopher Blattman

Posted on February 20, 2023 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

VFP132 is proud to promote tonight’s Public Policy Book Talk: Christopher Blattman on Why We Fight. Blattman shares his most recent book, Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace, at the LasSells Stewart Center on … Continue reading →

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The Ukrainian lifeboat dilemma

Posted on January 24, 2023 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

There’s a classical dilemma in ethics you’ve likely heard of that’s known as the lifeboat problem. Imagine that you’re on the last lifeboat on a sinking ship. It’s already full beyond safe capacity. The chance of rescuers arriving any time soon is minimal. There are still passengers in the shark-infested water who…. Continue reading →

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Corvallis Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration 2022

Posted on July 16, 2022 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Corvallis Commemoration: Thursday, August 4, 2022 Corvallis Riverfront Park, 1st and Madison, Corvallis  Event begins at 6:30pm with traditional Japanese koto music by Masumi Timson. Program begins at around 7pm  Speakers: Joe Scott – Language and Culture Bearer, Siletz Tribe; … Continue reading →

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Be wary of mainstream media’s portrayal of the Russia – Ukraine conflict

Posted on March 11, 2022 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

This article by former Marine intelligence officer and weapons inspector Scott Ritter outlines some of the issues that are ignored or obfuscated by mainstream media sources. Continue reading →

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Two Soldiers’ View of War

Posted on November 6, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Posted at the Radio Hour website October 16, 2021. This is a really great interview with two veterans, Erik Edstrom and our Veterans For Peace national executive director, Garett Reppenhagen. https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/two-soldiers-view-of-war/ We think you’ll find Ralph’s questions probing and Erik … Continue reading →

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Veterans to President Biden: Just Say No to Nuclear War!

Posted on September 24, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

To mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, Veterans For Peace is publishing an Open Letter to President Biden: Just Say NO to Nuclear War!  The letter calls on President Biden to step back from … Continue reading →

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WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Posted on September 11, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

A 9/11 message from Veterans For Peace…featuring Linus Pauling Chapter member Joel Inman and other post-9/11 veterans. This is powerful.

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Time for the US to give up dreams of empire and to repair the devastation US wars have caused

Posted on September 11, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

By Rick Staggenborg, President, VFP Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Mid-Valley, Oregon This letter to the editor first appeared on September 11, 2021 in the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald. “Watching the reaction of Americans to the tragedy befalling the people … Continue reading →

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2021 Memorial Day Commemoration

Posted on May 28, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Hosted by the New York City chapter of Veterans For Peace Monday, May 31, 11am PDT Register here for this Zoom event. What would Memorial Day look like if we commemorated all the victims of war, and not just the military fallen … Continue reading →

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VFP Linus Pauling Chapter president responds to attacks on Palestine by Israeli Government

Posted on May 28, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

by Rick Staggenborg. Published as a letter to the editor in the three mid-Valley newspapers May 28, 2021. “Palestinians in Gaza are dying by the hundreds under relentless Israeli missile attacks. Several Israeli citizens have also been killed by Hamas … Continue reading →

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