Blessed are the Peacemakers
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
April 15, 2017
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
I am writing these words before Good Friday (including Orthodox Christian) 2017. Tensions between nations have never been greater. Although there are tens of millions of people in America who profess the Christian faith, there appears to be very little in the way of public protests against military actions and incipient war.
Recently, conservative talk show host Michael Savage publicly criticized President Trump’s decision to attack Syria. His conversation with author and columnist Pat Buchannan is on this YouTube of his broadcast on April 11th. In his book, Trump’s War, Mr. Savage wrote in the chapter “Trump’s War against the War Machine” these wise observations:
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Just after the election, I saw Mel Gibson’s movie Hacksaw Ridge. It’s about the U.S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss, who served at the vicious Battle of Okinawa in World War II but refused to kill anyone. He became the first man in American history to win the Medal of Honor without firing a single shot.
Hacksaw RidgeBest Price: $9.98Buy New $14.95This was the perfect movie to see in the context of Donald Trump as an anti-war President. While I was watching this moving film, Trump was speaking to Russian president Vladimir Putin, even though Trump hadn’t been sworn in yet. The two men vowed to work together…
One of the reasons I worked so hard to get Trump elected is I believe he will be a man of peace. Put everything else aside. The most important thing in this world is not the economy. It’s peace.
I’ve written about Desmond T. Doss and there are several excellent articles on Lew Rockwell’s site; I’ve also written about the work and writing of Professor Stephen Cohen. In his appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show on April 12th, 2017, he discussed the bombing of Syria:
[Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev] said American-Russian relations are absolutely ruined—ruined. He’s considered the most pro-Western member of the Russian leadership…and the politics in Russia today as we talk is if not the conviction the concern that America is preparing for war against Russia…my concern is that Russia will overreact…
(In forty years as a Russia expert) I’ve never been as worried as I am today about war with Russia.”
Yet far from most of the political leadership agreeing with Professor Cohen, they react with outrage against those who challenge their agenda; witness the attacks against Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard:
Sporting a sweet new “Resist” picture on Twitter, Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress and author of numerous embarrassing email exchanges with John Podesta, called on Hawaiians to oust their Representative, Tulsi Gabbard, for having the audacity to question whether Assad was responsible for the recent chemical weapons attacks in Syria…Trump’s War: His Battl…Michael SavageBest Price: $11.45Buy New $6.50
Gabbard told CNN on Friday that she wants to achieve peace in Syria, “Why should we just blindly follow this escalation of a counterproductive regime-change war?”
“There’s responsibility that goes around,” Gabbard said. “Standing here pointing fingers does not accomplish peace for the Syrian people. It will not bring about an end to this war.”
Meanwhile, former DNC chair Howard Dean also decided to join in on ganging up on Gabbard, but he immediately got shut down by a follower who asked the obvious question of why engaging in dialogue was disqualifying for Gabbard but violating federal record retention laws and a Congressional subpoena was perfectly fine for Hillary.
Here is Gabbard’s official statement that enraged so many of our elected representatives:
It angers and saddens me that President Trump has taken the advice of war hawks and escalated our illegal regime change war to overthrow the Syrian government. This escalation is short-sighted and will lead to more dead civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaeda and other terrorists, and a direct confrontation between the United States and Russia—which could lead to nuclear war.
This Administration has acted recklessly without care or consideration of the dire consequences of the United States attack on Syria without waiting for the collection of evidence from the scene of the chemical poisoning. If President Assad is indeed guilty of this horrible chemical attack on innocent civilians, I will be the first to call for his prosecution and execution by the International Criminal Court. However, because of our attack on Syria, this investigation may now not even be possible. And without such evidence, a successful prosecution will be much harder.
I am not a Russia expert like Professor Cohen yet I believe we ignore his warning at our peril. Right now, there is the potential for military conflict with North Korea, Syria, Russia and Iran. Yet for a few righteous voices crying out and being either scorned or ignored, there are sadly too few Americans who value the teachings of Christ on the primacy of peace—or at least value them enough to fight for them. How will God judge us for not taking a stand when now more than ever it matters so much and literally the world is at stake?
Fair eought Eddie, thank yiou.
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Speaking of Bobby M, this is one of the greatest editorials ever written by anyone. Every person on earth should read this and then think long and hard.
http://www.321gold.com/editorials/moriarty/moriarty041017.html
I have to say that I am glad that I pissed Bob off enought that this editorial ended up on our site also.
Wars, rumors of Wars…………
Death, man was born into sin, Jesus was buried as a Man, died on the cross for ALL sin, past present and future. Resurrected, so that all my have ever lasting life, for those who believe.
Preaching to this choir OOTB. Thanks for the reminder.
So funny,
Thomas Friedman, columnist with the New York Times, who actually shook the pompoms in support of – wait for it – Islamic State.
“We could dramatically increase our military aid to anti-Assad rebels, giving them sufficient anti-tank and antiaircraft missiles to threaten Russian, Iranian, Hezbollah and Syrian helicopters and fighter jets and make them bleed,,,
NY Times supports isis publicly and is not charged for…idano…treason?
What do I know?
But looks to me the Zionists are in complete control and they dont care who figures it out.
Think anyone in NY will even talk to him about that?
A friend of his, a relitive? a boy scout? anyone?
Anyone in NY see who the times is supporting?
Nope, people are plain ol too stupid.
And if they even had an inkling of consciousness they wouldnt care anyway.
Al, is this enough proof your government is supporting isis?
Its time all women were covered head to toe anyway.
Those bikinis on beaches are disgraceful. lol
Are you really serious about the bikinis?
I would like you to show me some examples of the NYT supporting Isis.
AL, Thomas Friedman…….columnist with the NEW YORK TIMES……
idano, I never read it actually.
I’m imagining Thomas Friedman in a bikini shaking pompoms…
Even that might be giving that chump too much credit. But it’s funny anyway…
New York Times, aka the ‘Newspaper of Record’…if you want to control a society, you absolutely control the main media outlets. I attended protests around the turn of the century, about which the NYT definitely misrepresented the facts.
Thomas Friedman is just another establishment NYTwit.
I don’t imagine there are any instances of the NYT verbally expressing support for ISIS. B/c of course, the US is against radical Islamic terrorism. Heavy sarcasm here–e.g. the article by RFK Jr. that I posted the other day talks about US training of bin Laden and Al Qaeda. I don’t think there is any controversy around that point.
The NYT has to be more subtle. A big part of deception in the media is through omission, rather than commission. We are inundated with news of Bruce Jenner’s transgenderism, or the OJ trial, but no emphasis is placed on the following:
“The leaked Hillary Clinton emails include a memo written on September 17, 2014 that discusses the U.S. response to ISIS. The key line in the memo is point 4 that says that based on “western intelligence, US intelligence and sources in the region,” she knows that “the governments of Qatar and Saudi Arabia . . . are providing clandestine financial and logistic support to Isis and other radical groups in the region.”
This at a time when the Clinton Foundation was receiving millions from Saudi Arabia.
If this got mentioned at all in the NYT, I would be willing to bet that it was done in such a way as to minimize its significance: by where it was placed in the paper; by the tone of the article; the context or lack thereof in which they put it; and by allowing it to fade down the memory hole rather than flogging it 24/7 like we got with Jenner and the Kardashians.
And why is it that the corporate media thinks it is so important for us to know all about Jenner’s identity issues?
Here’s a small clue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuuo8yI8rbo
Wikipedia tells us that “Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, A+E Networks, and Freeform”
It would be interesting to see the ownership, and membership on directorates, of all the main corporate media outlets, and look for overlap with key military industrial complex corporations, as well as the financial industry.
I won’t go off further on the Disney tangent. Even if most of what’s online about Disney is the product of the over-active imaginations of conspiracy buffs, there’s still enough that is alarming and incredibly creepy.
The larger point: Something very sick is going on in the mass media that is currently working overtime to discredit all alternative information sources as ‘fake news’.
How much emphasis did the NYT (or any other corporate media fake news outlet) place on this story?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-02/russia-presents-detailed-evidence-isis-turkey-oil-trade
The NYT supports ISIS by not telling the true story about the relationship of the US with Islamic terrorism. William Engdahl gives a much more credible version:
Ditto……b………”people are plain ol too stupid”…….
I watched the entire video. Happy to say that I am on the record, over the past two weeks, as giving virtually the identical opinion.
Thanks again, CFS
Tulsi Gabbard is a true Christian and a gem in the congressional swamp.
Stay well Al, Andrew
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Yes, the criminals are at it again!
Remember Jerry, every institution in this society is corrupt.
Ebo……I have to agree with you at this point……I was holding out for a little hope.
Blessed are the peacemakers? Perhaps, but rich are the warmongers!
In the Western movies……the peacemaker …..was the Colt 45….
And speaking of war, someone’s gotta pay for it all and that someone is YOU!
So listen up, tax surfs!
Do you have all those nice shiny 1040s and other feral gooberment and state gooberment tax forms ready to go? Did you report every cent to your government masters as you are required to do?
You only have two days to pay tribute in full to your masters!
But remember, no matter how much your rulers steal from you it will NEVER be enough.
Feds Collect Record Income and Payroll Taxes Through March–Still Run $526,855,000,000 Deficit
Income tax today vs 1913. This is just a peek, not even the tip of the iceberg at how out of control taxes are and doesn’t mention that all but 7 states of the income tax monster.
Part of the BIG PLAN……..if Rothchild owns 50% of all the world assets……..seems like he could pay 99% of all the taxes. We the little people would pay the 1%. ….this would be my NWO….ootbthinking
Yes, we have been enslaved but most people are too brainwashed to even realize it.
as long as 105 Million people get a check/food stamps, rent vouchers, free phone…..while the working stiff pays more everyday…..via by taxes,and/ or inflation…., the brainwashed will just keep asking for more govt handouts from the politicians
I thought we would , via through Trump, …..start to turn things around….wiping out the heathcare bs tax., reduce wars thereby reduce the military budget , that is over 54% of the budget.
At this point I don’t think anything can turn it around. It will collapse but when, who knows?
The Debt Ceiling will be raised………almost guarantee it………When congress gets back , they have 5 days , to make sure they get their pay check……DEBT GOING HIGHER……
CRASH AND BURN for sure.
This should be shown in the gooberment youth indoctrination camps (er…pubic skoolz) every April 15.
The Handbook of Human Ownership – A Manual for New Tax Farmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67_imEHTPE
Human Livestock: A History of Tax Farming and the Story of Your Enslavement
The truth about taxes.
Taxes for the King…..to wage war on others for land grabs…….
HERE OWL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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The looks on the faces of Merkel, Hollande, etc. at Le Pen’s exceedingly sensible words about nation states in a multipolar world says it all. What a disgusting band of traitors.
I spent time with a Swedish friend last night. He’s an optimistic guy, not into politics. Naive, in the best sense of the word, as good, innocent people often are. I asked him about the immigration situation in Sweden, and what Swedes thought of it. He said the people don’t like it, but the politicians do it anyway. There has been literally zero vetting of great numbers of them.
Wikipedia has an article on immigration there, but only gives figures up through 2010. As of that year, 14.3% of the population was foreign born, 860,000 of them from outside the EU. Since 2010, roughly another 700,000 immigrants have entered Sweden, presumably mostly from outside the EU.
That pushes the ratio of foreign born to roughly 20%, two million out of 10 million, most from absolutely alien cultures that may have no interest in ‘assimilation’. I have a Serbian friend who tells me that muslims have been in Serbia for 700 years without assimilating. (I have no beef against Muslims. I have been a vocal critic of all these wars against them from day one. But they have their lands and cultures, and Europeans deserve to have theirs.)
Madness.
How is it that the German people continue to accept Merkel?
What’s the solution?
Peace and honest development assistance in their countries instead of war, and pay them to go home may be the best option.
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We here at K.E Report are very fortunate to have a forumn such as the K E Report.
That being said we are also very fortunate to have Mr Moriarty to keep telling it like he sees it.
How long did Mr Moriarty keep posting about Israel’s nuclear weapons,only to be proven right.
How long has Mr Moriarty provided an intelligent response to those that have come on the program touted as Military experts?
A combat proven veteran who has seen the casualties of war firsthand.
Remember Big Al’s go to guy from the CIA? I do and I was grateful to have Mr Moriarty here to tell him how it really is.
For those who may not have heard of Mr Moriarty before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txdqnVP3-c
JohnK:
That’s very kind of you to say. Thank you.
But if you want a shock, go to Amazon and pick up The Art of Peace. It’s two books in one. I tell the story of my time in the Marines but intertwined with that, I reflect on how I view war today and the US Warfare society. I wrote that in November of 2015 and you will be surprised at my conclusions in the last chapter.
I will take some credit, I go it a long time ago.
I wholeheartedly second your comment, JohnK.
Awesome video clip. Thanks!
Also, be sure to watch the youtubes posted in that article.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/04/yvonne-lorenzo/blessed-are-the-peacemakers-4/