Saturday, January 16, 2016

War is never as far away as we believe it to be

[In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. - Herodotus] 
With billions of dollars in illicit arms traded each year from UN Permanent Security Council Members + Germany( and Canada too to conflict-affected countries .... "War is never as far away as we believe it to be. It is in our pockets, generating annual returns for our (Canada) pension funds (our pension fund is invested in arms trade)...This means that, individually and collectively, we have a far more direct influence over armed conflicts in the world than we might otherwise believe..." [from Dr Samantha Nutt's book Damned Nations Sam is ED of War Child Canada. Plan to have more conversations with her.