Meditation Focus #143: Being All The Peace That We Can Be

Meditation Focus #143

Being All The Peace That We Can Be

Hello!

What follows is the 143rd Meditation Focus suggested for the next 2 weeks beginning Sunday, December 18, 2005.

BEING ALL THE PEACE THAT WE CAN BE

1. Summary
2. Meditation times
3. More information related to this Meditation Focus

Please note that you are also invited to join in meditation, on your own or in the context of a group, for the upcoming solstice. The precise moment of the 2005 solstice will be December 21, 2005 at 1:35 PM
EST (18:35 Universal Time/GMT). Peace on Earth and the healing of all Life is suggested as a common theme.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PASSING THIS ON TO OTHERS

1) SUMMARY

After being offered previously with eight gifts — love, compassion, harmony, Light, joy, oneness, gratitude and abundance — a ninth sage is stepping forward to also offer his invaluable contribution to humanity's global awakening.

One of the most precious values we hope to teach you is peace. For too many centuries your world has been engulfed in continuing violence that has climaxed in the last century, in your linear time, with terrible devastation. Throughout the universe, millions of civilizations have learned to live peacefully among themselves and with others and it is high time the people of your planet realize the utter foolishness of war. Without peace, no other soul qualities can flourish. Without true, universal peace, your civilization has no future and nearly all life will be doomed as so much efforts and resources are wasted in destructive pursuits while your natural environment is being shredded in tatters.

It often seems easier to explain what peace is not rather than illustrate what may stem from a peaceful atmosphere and gentle behavior. Imagine a world in which everyone deeply cares for the well-being of others. Imagine a life in which all attention is dedicated to expand one's awareness of and ability to express Love and all the other qualities, proper attitudes and states of awareness we have mentioned to you so far. Sense deep within you the well of peace from which flows out endless Light and unfathomable bliss. Only through experiencing first-hand the innate ability you each have to express within and around you the sublime vibrations of peace can you begin to understand the sheer magnitude of its power to positively affect your own sense of peaceful self-centeredness as well as the global sense of oneness gradually emerging amongst humanity as a whole.

There is not much time left for you to spread your spiritual wings and start manifesting the infinitely powerful talents you have been endowed with as part of your natural heritage as sons and daughters of the One Universal Being and Creator of All That Is. We plead with you that you consider what changes could be brought in your priorities not only to help bring about peaceful relationships with all your soul kins and, indeed, around your entire world, but also to resolutely set foot on the path leading to the co-creation of a world that is absolutely free from all forms of violence against all forms of Life. You have within you the power to be-come a true shining star of benevolence, Love and Peace. Please allow your Self to expand beyond the limiting confines of your lower self so as to encompass all that you truly are in a manifested expression of all that you can BE.

As you join in synchronous meditation with all other participants, worldwide, simply Be All The Peace That You Can Be, for the Highest Good of All.

This whole Meditation Focus has been archived for your convenience at
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus143.htm

To review the previous Meditation Focus of this 20 week series, please go at
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus135.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus136.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus137.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus138.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus139.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus140.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus141.htm
http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus142.htm

Check also...

Meditation Focus #61: Peace on Earth
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/FocusArchives/MeditationFocus61.htm

Meditation Focus #87: Nurturing Peace on Earth
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/FocusArchives/MeditationFocus87.htm

Meditation Focus #90: Strengthening the Will for Peace on Earth and in our Hearts
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/FocusArchives/MeditationFocus90.htm

"We CAN commit, all together on that auspicious day, to live in Peace and to strive with the best of our collective and so resourceful abilities to correct the wrongs of the past, share more equitably the bounties of our world, not only with current generations but most importantly with all the children still to be born, making sure every single human being on Earth is fed and housed properly, each according to his/her own cultural preferences, and review everything we do to ensure that our environment and all other life forms receive the same care and protection we would normally give to our mother when she is suffering from a life-threatening ailment."

- Taken from "Chronicle of a Co-creation - Part 7 A Message of Peace"

"It is time to create powerful, prayerful gatherings for peace, for all beings and for the world. It is time to hold the vision of a world where human beings live in harmony, with each other and with the earth. It is time to create a vision where all will be fed, clothed and sheltered, so their focus can move from survival to the enrichment of the spirit. The time is now. Together you can do this."

- Taken from http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Creatneworld.htm

"Opting out of violence is an all inclusive process: spiritual, political, economic. Peace on earth, then, can be realized with individual, sovereign beings consciously and purposefully choosing to establish peace within themselves. There seems to be no other way."

— Daniel Kolos - Taken from An Open Letter for Peace Within

Also recommended...

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Peace.htm

Global Meditation Working Principles
http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/MedPrinciples.htm

2. MEDITATION TIMES

i) Global Meditation Day: Sunday at 16:00 Universal Time (GMT) or at noon local time. Suggested duration: 30 minutes. Please dedicate the last few minutes of your Sunday meditation BOTH to the healing of the Earth as a whole and to reiterate our willingness and desire - if we so choose - to receive http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus120.htm assistance from our space family in order to help set things on a path towards a new era of global peace, love and harmony for all. See the Earth as healthy and vibrant with life, and experience the healing of all relations as we awaken globally to the sacredness of all Life and to our underlying unity with All That Is.

ii) Golden Moment of At-Onement: Daily, at the top of any hour, or whenever it better suits you.

These times below correspond to 16:00 Universal Time/GMT:

Honolulu 6:00 AM -- Anchorage 7:00 AM -- Los Angeles 8:00 AM -- Denver 9:00 AM -- San Salvador, Mexico City, Houston & Chicago 10:00 AM -- New York, Toronto & Montreal 11:00 AM -- Halifax, Santo Domingo, La Paz & Caracas 12:00 PM -- Montevideo, Asuncion * & Santiago * 1:00 PM -- Rio de Janeiro * 2:00 PM -- London, Dublin, Lisbon, Reykjavik & Casablanca 4:00 PM -- Lagos, Algiers, Geneva, Rome, Berlin, Paris & Madrid 5:00 PM -- Ankara, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Athens, Helsinki & Istanbul 6:00 PM -- Baghdad, Moscow & Nairobi 7:00 PM -- Tehran 7:30 PM -- Islamabad 9:00 PM -- Calcutta & New Delhi 9:30 PM -- Dhaka 10:00 PM -- Rangoon 10:30 PM -- Hanoi, Bangkok & Jakarta 11:00 PM -- Hong Kong, Perth, Beijing & Kuala Lumpur +12:00 AM -- Seoul & Tokyo +1:00 AM -- Brisbane, Canberra & Melbourne +2:00 AM -- Wellington * +5:00 AM

You may also check at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=18&month=12&year=2005&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 to find your corresponding local time for tomorrow if a nearby city is not listed above.

3. MORE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS MEDITATION FOCUS

This complement of information may help you to better understand the various aspects pertaining to the summary description of the subject of this Meditation Focus. It is recommended to view this information from a positive perspective, and not allow the details to tinge the positive vision we wish to hold in meditation. Since what we focus on grows, the more positive our mind-set, the more successful we will be in manifesting a vision of peace and healing.

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

-- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,

-- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ...."

— Declaration of Independence of the united States of America, written by Thomas Jefferson -- Taken from http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/Archives2002/LightSeries21.htm

"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

— Albert Einstein

"Stand up and walk towards the bright future that I devised for you. Stand up and talk to everyone around you about this glorious Destiny awaiting Humanity. Stand up and raise the real issues of your time: Peace, Love and Harmony. Peace among nations, Peace among neighbors, Peace within you. Love towards God, Love towards others, Love towards yourself. Harmony with the Universe, Harmony with the Earth, Harmony within you. You are the leaven in the bread. You can change things around. You can trigger a global shift of consciousness. You can make a difference. For you are not alone... You are millions scattered all around the Earth as Seeds of Light. You must now shine as the true Sons and Daughters of Light that you are... "

- Taken from Earth People... Awake!

CONTENTS

1. Call for a Global Peace Vigil
2. Inner Peace
3. The Earth Proclamation
4. "Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth?"
5. The World at War - Current Conflicts
6. Past Wars

See also:

The People For Peace Project
http://www.people4peace.net/
Let's Create A Better World! All around us, so much is being done to create a better world. All of these efforts are part of a vast un-named "peace on earth movement." United in the wish for peace on earth, we will create a culture of peace. Celebration is a powerful tool for the Peace On Earth Movement. Celebrating around ideas we can all agree on is an effective way to break down barriers and create an atmosphere of cooperation. Then we can more effectively address and work towards resolving issues that prevent us from living peacefully together. Bring your community together on a Peace Day and help them to think about a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. Together a better world is possible, one day at a time... May Peace Prevail On Earth!

Peace on Earth
http://www.peaceonearth.net/

We Want Peace On Earth
http://www.wewantpeaceonearth.com/
A Manual for the Peace On Earth Movement - available for free online

May Peace Prevail On Earth
http://www.worldpeace.org/
People all over the world are joining together to bring peace to our hearts and our planet through the prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth. This prayer for world peace carries a message of great hope and healing. It transcends barriers of nationality, race and religion to unite humanity in a call for the common good of all life on Earth.

Table on world and regional military expenditure, 1994-2003
http://www.sipri.org/contents/milap/milex/mex_wnr_table.html
World and regional military expenditure estimates 1995 - 2004
In 2004 the world has wasted 975 billion US dollars in military expenditures...

SIPRI data on military expenditure
http://www.sipri.org/contents/milap/milex/mex_data_index.html
The SIPRI database on military expenditure contains data for about 160 countries. Data for the most recent 10-year period are presented in the SIPRI Yearbook. In the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database data are presented for the period 1988-2004.

Put an End to CEO Excess (December 17, 2005)
http://www.alternet.org/story/29709/?comments=view&cID=66766&pID=66722#c66766
Executives at some companies with military contracts have increased their salaries by 200 percent since 9/11. It's time to close the loopholes that permit war profiteering. By nearly any measure, the party David H. Brooks threw recently for his daughter's bat mitzvah was absurdly over the top. The New York businessman flew in musical mega stars Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry (from Aerosmith), 50 Cent, Tom Petty, Kenny G. and a gaggle of other celebrity acts, many by private jet, to perform for the girl in the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. That the money for the bash, estimated by the New York Daily News at $10 million, came from war profits, made this excess even more obscene. (...)

The War Profiteers
http://www.addictedtowar.com/images/waprp37.jpg
http://www.addictedtowar.com/images/warprp43.jpg
http://www.addictedtowar.com/images/intro.jpg

Author’s Preface to the 2004 Edition of “Is the U.S. Addicted to War?”
http://www.addictedtowar.com/Preface1.htm
I wrote and illustrated the first edition of Addicted to War following the first U.S. war against Iraq in 1991. The major news media had been reduced to wartime cheerleaders, and people of this country had been largely shielded from the ugly realities of the war. My aim was to present information difficult to find in the mainstream news media, and to explain America's extraordinary predilection to go to war. Ten years later, events compelled me to update the book. The September 11 attacks provided an opportunity for George W. Bush to declare a "War on Terrorism," which in practice turned to be an endless binge of war-making. The second edition was published in early 2002, following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The Bush Administration then turned to preparing for a new war against Iraq. A thin rhetorical veneer about combating terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction hardly concealed its underlying aim: to impose a new U.S. client regime in the heart of the Middle East and assure control over a country that has the world's second largest known oil reserves. As the present edition goes to press, the U.S. is occupying Afghanistan and Iraq. In an effort to quell armed resistance, the U.S. military is taking harsh punitive measures against the civilian populations of both countries, feeding a spiral of violence that has repercussions around the world and is placing us all in greater danger. This book chronicles over two centuries of U.S. foreign wars, beginning with the Indian wars. During this time, America's machinery of war has grown into a behemoth that dominates our economy and society and extends around the globe. Although the Bush Administration has been particularly bellicose, this country's addiction to war began long before Bush came to power and will undoubtedly survive his departure. The costs of this growing addiction are now being felt more acutely at home. Soldiers and their families are paying a heavy price, but everyone is affected. Skyrocketing military spending is contributing to huge government deficits, causing sharp cuts in domestic programs, including education, health care, public transport, and environmental protection. At the same time, the "War on Terrorism" is being used as an excuse to step up police surveillance and erode civil liberties. I hope this book will spur reflection and debate about militarism, and encourage creative action to change our direction. CLIP - more on this book at http://www.addictedtowar.com/

Shocked and Horrified
http://www.addictedtowar.com/Shocked.and.Horrified_9.15.2001.htm
(...) The above list is by no means complete or comprehensive. It is merely a list that is easily accessible and not unknown, especially to the economic and intellectual elites. It has just been conveniently eliminated from the public discourse and public consciousness. And for the most part, the analysis that the U.S. actions have resulted in the deaths of primarily civilians (over 90%) is not unknown to these elites and policy makers. A conservative number for those who have been killed by U.S. terror and military action since World War II is 8,000,000 people. Repeat--8,000,000 people. This does not include the wounded, the imprisoned, the displaced, the refugees, etc. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated in 1967, during the Vietnam War, "My government is the world's leading purveyor of violence." CLIP - There is also a related article at http://www.peaceonearth.net/8million.htm

Epidemiology of Violent Deaths in the World
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/epi_of_violence.htm
This study describes epidemiologic patterns of mortality due to suicide, homicide, and war for the world in order to serve as a benchmark against which to measure future progress and to raise awareness about violence as a global public health problem. (...) If we are to envision a less violent world, we must first understand how violent the world is. The extent of global violence, however, has never been fully described. But now, with the availability of reliable estimates, it is possible to examine the impact of violence world wide. Such an analysis is timely, because violence has emerged as a global public health priority.In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a leading global public health problem.1 This declaration acknowledges the necessity of implementing a global strategy to address violence as a health issue that can be prevented. The first step toward building the foundation necessary to control and prevent violence is describing the magnitude and nature of the problem.2This study describes, for the first time, epidemiologic patterns of violence related mortality (including homicide, suicide, and war) for the world and its major regions. CLIP

1.

From: http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/CallPeaceVigil.htm

Call for a Global Peace Vigil

Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Light

We came here in this world to manifest some of the innate divine potential we all inherit as souls/sparks of the One Divine Consciousness. All is in all and in all of us resides the power to make this world a Place of Harmony, a Kingdom of Peace, an Oasis of Love in an infinitely loving, caring, sentient and living universe.

We are now approaching the climaxing crossroad of our long evolutionary continuum of life as we near the end of a cycle and will soon open up a new chapter of our marvelous experience in the realm of matter and density.

At this crossroad, some very defining experiences and tests are awaiting us. The decisions and choices we each will soon make shall be the most revealing sign of our maturity and readiness to enter into a new exhilarating phase of our collective evolutionary journey or will mark the postponement of our participation to this global evolutionary journey.

Right now, a special test needs to be met with utmost dedication and continuous attention if this world is to enter - as planned and prepared for - into this new realm of loving, unifying and compassionate participation to the grand theatre of spiritual evolution.

On both sides of the polarity fence, tremendous forces have been gathered to make this experience one of the most challenging and most preciously illuminating ones as to our possibilities and abilities to overcome fear, manifest love and become the living examples of peaceful behaviour and cooperative collaboration towards social harmony and the wellbeing of all life forms.

The specifics of the exact circumstances of this challenge are not important. What matters is our inner sense of belonging to the Forces of Light, of being an Earth Healer and a living, breathing expression of the Divine Universal Consciousness, endowed with powers of redemption and magnification of the Good Will of Life beyond anyone's wildest imagining.

A human being is NOT just a body of bones, blood and flesh. When the living Spark of Consciousness leaves the body, it becomes inanimate and cold and begins to decompose. The Spirit that animates our bodies lives on and this Holy Spirit is what we really are. And as Spirits living for a given period in a vehicle of flesh, we still retain all our infinite powers and abilities. We just forgot it.

Now we remember.
Now we reawaken,
Now we become who we really are.
For now is the time to do so.

In the coming weeks and months, a great battle will be waged between those of the Shadow and those of the Light. Just as in the time of Atlantis, our world will face tremendous odds and have remarkable experiences to go through.

Whatever circumstances we might find ourselves in, let us always remember to keep the door closed to fear in our minds and trust that our indomitable and immortal Spirit will always find a way to guide us into the right place, inspire us with the right thoughts, words and actions and enable us to consume victoriously the perfectly designed plan for our redemption from the world of matter and illusion.

Whenever doubts creep in your mind, remember to reconnect with the living Spirit of God within you. Close your eyes if necessary, allow yourself to become in your own self-perception who you really are, and join in thoughts, Love and Lightful manifestation of your divine magnificence with all the millions and millions of soulmates and protecting angels and guides who, just like you, are contributing to make this world a perfectly healed and peaceful Eden of beauty and thus make manifest the blissful sense of Oneness with All That Is.

Maintain a spiritual linkage with your brethrens of the One Life, all over the Earth, on all dimensions, in a continuous overlapping Peace vigil, knowing that in every given moment, hundreds of thousands will be linked just like you into the continuum of healing Love radiating from each fragment of our One Soul to make this world anew into what it is meant to be, as we all know in the deepest recess of our heart.

And using all your connections and relations, spread the word in the physical realm of Life so as to share this Call for a Global Peace Vigil with all those who are ready and able to participate willfully and consciously into this keystone moment, at the hour of the greatest need.

This is our secret weapon, a tool so powerful that no matter what the others might attempt to do to disrupt us, they will never succeed in dismantling it. We are millions and millions of Soldiers of God/dess, Rainbow Manifestors of the sublime radiance of Love, scattered all over the Earth, trained, ready and able to wage one of the last battles to eradicate the power of Darkness from the face of this living Earth. And the place where this battle is waged, the very center of this battleground is in our very minds and hearts. Connected together in a living network of synergistic Light and Love, impregnated with the polarities of Mother Earth and Father Sun and detonated from within the crystal core of our living Spirit by the Will of God, we have already won the battle.

The Source of this message is within you.

2.

From: http://www.wewantpeaceonearth.com/book/p-ch8.htm

Inner Peace

We can only help make our lives and our world more peaceful, when we ourselves feel peace.

Peace already exists within each of us, if we only allow ourselves to feel its comfort.

Peace of mind begins when we stop thinking about how far we have to go, or how hard the road has been, and just let ourselves feel peace.

Peace of mind gives us the strength to keep trying and keep walking along the path that we KNOW is right for our lives.

The life of a peacemaker is a daily decision to refocus and rededicate ourselves to put peacemaking first in our list of priorities.

We refocus and rededicate our lives by allowing ourselves to feel inner peace so that we can once again see our greater purpose and know that our lives as peacemakers are making a difference. We are part of a movement that has worked throughout history towards humanity's greatest goal - creating peace on earth.

3.

From: http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/AutosignPro.htm

The Earth Proclamation

We are One people...
We share One planet...
We have One common dream...
We want to live in peace...
We choose to protect and heal the Earth...
We decide to create a better world for all...
We will do our best to make that dream come true...
We will change what needs to be changed...
We will learn, to love, share and forgive...

We are One people,
we want to live
and we will.

Personal Commitment

I, the undersigned,

aware that human activities are seriously endangering
the fragile ecosystems of our planet,
aware of the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots,
aware of the need to redirect my energies
to protect and restore the global Web of Life,
decide to begin right now to rethink my ways and values,
and change what needs to be changed in myself and around me.

I want to contribute to the local and global efforts now underway to create a better world based on equality, justice and a sustainable planet ‹ a world in which Peace on Earth prevails.

Understanding that we are all individually responsible for the kind of future we will create for our children and for countless generations to come, I will participate in initiatives, locally and globally, to transform our world and protect this Jewel of Life we call Earth.

I agree with this Earth Proclamation and personally commit myself to do all that I can to spread it throughout the world and help make our shared dream of Peace, Love and Harmony on Earth come true.

To sign this proclamation online, please go at http://www.earthrainbownetwork.com/AutosignPro.htm

4.

From: http://www.alternet.org/story/20867/

"Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth?"

By Rep. Dennis Kucinich, AlterNet. Posted December 30, 2004.

Willie Nelson's song does not confuse peace with passivity or promote acquiescence to violence in the guise of championing democracy.

Peace on Earth and goodwill toward ...? Last year at this holiday time, Willie Nelson was sitting at the kitchen table with his wife Annie, reading the newspaper accounts of the war in Iraq. The season of contradictions was upon the country music master. "Babies dying . . ." he observed, watching pictures of Iraqi children and their mothers in the vortex of war. "Mothers crying. Whatever happened to peace on earth?" he asked Annie.

Annie Nelson is a passionate activist, an intellectually gifted mother of two teenaged boys with a sharp sense of timing. She knows the power of the moment: "Write it down," she said to Willie. A song was born.

"Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth" is provocative, even hard-edged. It insists that we consider the paradox of a culture where many are sincerely desirous of peace, as contrasted with a government which crushes those aspirations, ruthlessly pursuing war while capitalizing on public disbelief or indifference.

"Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth" will not let us have our holidays both ways as we attempt to contort our consciences to balance the blatant immorality of war with the clear teachings of the Prince of Peace.

As you read the lyrics below, you see Willie does not confuse peace with passivity or promote acquiescence to violence and lies in the guise of championing democracy.

Those who have just celebrated the birth of the Christ know His Gospel was straightforward: "Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God." Peace is the God-like spiritual value to heal a temporal world wracked with war, torture and deceit.

Yet how many of those who say "Jesus is the reason for the Season" act as though the Sermon on the Mount was delivered by victorious partisans of Capitol Hill (or the White House) as they self-righteously mix God and Patriotism in a toxic cauldron of war? We are all vulnerable to self-justifying pietism when it is wrapped in garlands of tinsel, evergreens and poinsettias. But you won't hear our flag-coccooned government resolving for peace in the New Year. Whatever happened to Peace on Earth... and to us?

This sacred holiday season as we hold close loved ones who give deep meaning to our lives, let us move past the comfort of reverie and peel back the gauzy nostalgic Currier and Ives-like tableau to join Willie and Annie and the Nelson family in asking "Whatever happened . . . . "

What Ever Happened To Peace On Earth?

There's so many things going on in the world

Babies dying

Mothers crying

How much oil is one human life worth?

And what ever happened to peace on earth?

We believe everything that they tell us

They're gonna' kill us

So we gotta' kill them first

But I remember a commandment

“Thou shall not kill”

How much is that soldier's life worth?

And whatever happened to peace on earth?

(Bridge)

And the bewildered herd is still believing

Everything we've been told from our birth

Hell they won't lie to me

Not on my own damn TV

But how much is a liar's word worth?

And whatever happened to peace on earth?

So I guess it's just

Do unto others before they do it to you

Let's just kill em' all and let God sort em' out

Is this what God wants us to do?

(Repeat Bridge)

And the bewildered herd is still believing

Everything we've been told from our birth

Hell they won't lie to me

Not on my own damn TV

But how much is a liar's word worth?

And whatever happened to peace on earth?

Now you probably won't hear this on your radio

Probably not on your local TV

But if there's a time, and if you're ever so inclined

You can always hear it from me

How much is one picker's word worth?

And whatever happened to peace on earth?

But don't confuse caring for weakness

You can't put that label on me

The truth is my weapon of mass protection

And I believe truth sets you free

(Bridge)

And the bewildered herd is still believing

Everything we've been told from our birth

Hell they won't lie to me

Not on my own damn TV

But how much is a liar's word worth?

And whatever happened to peace on earth?

5.

From: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html

The World at War

"Perpetual peace is no empty idea, but a practical thing which, through its gradual solution, is coming always nearer its final realization..."

— IMMANUEL KANT

The United Nations defines "major wars" as military conflicts inflicting 1,000 battlefield deaths per year. In 1965, there were 10 major wars under way. The new millennium began with much of the world consumed in armed conflict or cultivating an uncertain peace. As of mid-2005, there were eight Major Wars under way [down from 15 at the end of 2003], with as many as two dozen "lesser" conflicts ongoing with varrying degrees of intensity.

Most of these are civil or "intrastate" wars, fueled as much by racial, ethnic, or religious animosities as by ideological fervor. Most victims are civilians, a feature that distinguishes modern conflicts. During World War I, civilians made up fewer than 5 percent of all casualties. Today, 75 percent or more of those killed or wounded in wars are non-combatants.

Africa, to a greater extent than any other continent, is afflicted by war. Africa has been marred by more than 20 major civil wars since 1960. Rwanda, Somalia, Angola, Sudan, Liberia, and Burundi are among those countries that have recently suffered serious armed conflict.

War has caused untold economic and social damage to the countries of Africa. Food production is impossible in conflict areas, and famine often results. Widespread conflict has condemned many of Africa's children to lives of misery and, in certain cases, has threatened the existence of traditional African cultures.

Conflict prevention, mediation, humanitarian intervention and demobilization are among the tools needed to underwrite the success of development assistance programs. Nutrition and education programs, for example, cannot succeed in a nation at war. Billions of dollars of development assistance have been virtually wasted in war-ravaged countries such as Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Current Conflicts

Algeria Insurgency 1992 -->
Angola Cabinda 1975 -->
Burma Insurgency 1950 -->
China Senkaku Islands 1968 -->
China Spratly Islands 1988 -->
Colombia Insurgencies 1970s-->
Congo (Zaire) Congo War 1998-->
Georgia Civil War 1991-->
India Assam 1985 -->
India Kashmir 1970s-->
India Naxalite Uprising 1967 -->
Indonesia Aceh 1986 -->
Indonesia Kalimantan 1983 -->
Indonesia Maluku 1999 -
Indonesia Papua/West Irian 1963 -->
Israel Al-Aqsa Intifada 2000 -->
Ivory Coast Civil War 2002 -->
Korea Korean War 1953 -->
Laos Hmong Insurgency 2000 -->
Moldova Transdniester 1991-->
Namibia Caprivi Strip 1966-->
Nepal Maoists 1996 -->
Nigeria Civil Disturbances 1997 -
Pakistan Baluchistan 2004 -
Peru Shining Path 1970s-->
Philippines Moro Uprising 1970s-->
Russia Chechen Uprising 1992 -->
Somalia Civil War 1991-->
Spain Basque Uprising 1970s-->
Sudan Darfur 1983 -->
Thailand Islamic Rebels 2001 -->
Turkey Kurdistan 1984 -->
Uganda Civil Conflict 1980 -->
United States Afghanistan 1980 -->
United States Djibouti 2001 -->
United States Iraq 1990 -->
United States Philippines 1898 -->
Uzbekistan Civil Disturbances 2005 -->
Yemen Sheik al-Houti 2004 -->

6.

From: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/past.htmilitary

Past Wars

Afghanistan 1970s Coups 1973-1978
Afghanistan Soviet Invasion 1979-1989
Afghanistan Civil War 1989-2001
Albania Civil War 1997
Algeria National Liberation 1954-1962
Angola National Liberation 1961-1974
Angola First War with UNITA 1975-1992
Angola Second War with UNITA 1992-2002
Argentina Dirty War 1976-1983
Argentina Falklands/Malvinas War 1982
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Crisis 1947-1948
Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh 1990s
Bolivia Revolution 1952
Bolivia 1971 Coup 1971
Bolivia Transition to Democracy 1978-1982
Bosnia Civil War 1992-1995
Bougainville Independence 1990s
Brazil Generals' Coup 1964
Burkina Faso Sankara Coup 1980s
Burundi Ethnic Strife 1970-1974
Burundi Ethnic Strife 1984-1989
Burundi Ethnic Strife 1990-1994
Burundi Civil Conflict 1993-2005
Cambodia U.S. Invasion 1970
Cambodia Civil War 1970s
Cambodia Intra Party and Vietnam Conflicts 1970s
Canada Quebec Separatism 1960s-1970s
Central African Rep. Coup and Civil War 1980s-1990s
Chad Civil Wars 1965-1979
Chile Coup Against Allende 1973
China Civil War 1940s
China Invasion of Tibet 1950
China Quemoy and Matsu 1954-1958
China Sino-India Border War 1962
China Sino-Soviet Clashes 1969-1978
China Invasion of Vietnam 1979
China Tiananmen Violence 1989
Comoros Independence 1975
Comoros Coups 1980s
Congo (Brazzaville) Civil Conflict 1997-1999
Congo (Zaire) Post-Independence War 1963-1965
Congo (Zaire) Kabila Uprising 1996-1997
Croatia War with Serbia 1991-1995
Cuba Communist Revolution 1950s
Cuba Bay Of Pigs 1961
Cuba Missile Crisis 1962
Cyprus Turkish Conflicts 1960s
Cyprus Turkish Invasion 1970s
Czechoslovakia Coup 1948
Czechoslovakia Soviet Invasion 1968
Dominican Republic Coup and U.S. Invasion 1965
Ecuador Peru Border Dispute 1947-1999
Egypt War with Britain 1951
Egypt War of 1956 1956
Egypt Syrian, Yemen Tensions 1958-62
Egypt War of Attrition 1967-70
Egypt 1973 War 1973
El Salvador Soccer War 1969
El Salvador Civil War 1970s-1980s
Eritrea War for Independence 1958-1991
Eritrea Hanish Islands 1995
Ethiopia Attempted Coup 1960
Ethiopia Revolution 1974-1978
Ethiopia 1st War with Somalia 1977-1978
Ethiopia Civil War 1978-1991
Ethiopia 2nd War with Somalia 1998-1999
Ethiopia Eritrea War 1998-2000
Fiji Ethnic Conflict / Coup 1980s
Georgia Civil Conflict 1990-1994
Germany Berlin Crises 1948 & 1958-62
Germany East German Uprising 1953
Ghana Rawlings Coups 1979 and 1981
Greece Civil War 1944-1949
Grenada U.S. Invasion 1982
Guatemala Coup Against Arbenz 1954
Guatemala Civil War 1965-1969
Guatemala Civil War 1970-1974
Guatemala Civil War 1975-1979
Guinea Mano River War 2000-2001
Guinea-Bissau Independence 1960s-1974
Guyana Ethnic Conflict 1970s-1980s
Haiti 1980s Unrest 1980s
Haiti Civil War 1990s
Hungary Soviet Invasion 1956
India Post-Independence 1940s
India Nagaland Rebellion 1947-1997
India Invasion Of Goa 1961
India India China Tensions 1962-1994
India War with Pakistan 1965
India Bangladesh 1971
India Sikh Uprising 1980s
Indonesia Independence 1940s
Indonesia Suharto Coup 1965
Indonesia East Timor 1974-1999
Indonesia South Moluccas 1950
Iran Civil Strife 1970-1974
Iran Islamic Revolution 1979
Iran Iran-Iraq War 1980-1989
Iraq Revolution and Coups 1958-1968
Iraq Kurdistan 1960s-2003
Iraq Iran-Iraq War 1980-1989
Iraq Gulf War 1990-1991
Ireland (Britain) Religious Conflict 1969-1999
Israel War of Independence 1948-1949
Israel The Intifada 1987-1993
Israel Sinai War 1956
Israel Six-Day War 1967
Israel Yom Kippur War 1973
Israel Iraq Nuclear Reactor 1981
Israel Terrorist Attacks 1960s-1980s
Israel Invasion of Lebanon 1978, 1982-2000
Italy Anti-Mafia 1980s-1990s
Jordan British Intervention 1958
Jordan Civil War 1970
Kenya Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956
Korea Korean War 1950-1953
Laos Pathet Lao Uprising 1960s-1970s
Lebanon Civil Conflict 1958
Lebanon Civil War 1975-1990
Liberia Civil War 1999-2003
Liberia Doe Coup 1980
Liberia Civil War 1989-1997
Libya Qaddafi Coup 1969
Libya U.S. Air Attacks 1980s
Libya War with Chad 1980-1987
Macedonia Ethnic Conflict 1990s
Madagascar Independence Struggle 1950s-1960s
Madagascar Violence in the Second Republic 1975-1992
Malaysia Communist Uprising 1940s
Mexico Student Massacre 1968
Mexico Zapatista Uprising 1996 - 1999
Morocco Polisario-Western Sahara War 1975-1979
Mozambique War of Independence 1964-1974
Mozambique Renamo War 1970s-1992
Myanmar/Burma Military Coups 1958-1962
Myanmar SLORC Coup 1980s
Namibia National Liberation 1966-1990
New Caledonia Conflict 1980s-1990s
Nicaragua Revolution 1970s
Nicaragua Contra War 1980s
Niger Coups
Nigeria 1964-1965 Elections 1964-1965
Nigeria Biafra Civil War 1966-1969
Nigeria 1983 Coup 1983
North Korea Korean War 1949-1953
North Korea Seizure of the Pueblo 1968
North Korea North Korea-South Korea Tensions 1960s, 70s, 80s
North Korea Northern Limit Line 1999-2002
Pakistan 1965 War with India 1965
Pakistan 1971 War with India 1971
Pakistan Domestic Instability 1960s-1980s
Pakistan Baluchistan Insurgency 1973-1977
Palestine Intifada 1987-1992
Panama Anti-U.S. Riots 1950s
Panama 1964 Riots 1964
Panama U.S. Invasion 1989
Peru Rural Uprisings 1950s-1960s
Peru Shining Path and the Drug War 1980s
Philippines Huk Rebellion 1948-1953
Philippines Battle of Mendiola and Martial Law 1970-1972
Romania Uprising and Coup 1989
Russia Ethnic Conflicts 1980s-1990s
Russia 1991 Coup 1991
Russia Chechen Uprising 1994-1996
Russia Moldova 1994 -->
Rwanda Conflict 1960-1964
Rwanda Civil War and Genocide 1991-1996
Senegal Casamance 1982-2004
Serbia Kosovo Secession 1990-1999
Sierra Leone Civil War 1990-2002
Solomon Islands Civil Disturbance 1999-2003
Somalia Somalia-Ethiopia, Kenya Conflict 1960-1964
Somalia 1969 Coup 1969
Somalia Ogaden War 1977-78
Somalia 1980s Ethiopia Conflicts 1980s
Somalia Red Beret Reign of Terror 1986-1990
South Africa Anti-Apartheid Struggle 1948-1994
Soviet Union Cold War 1946-1991
Soviet Union Iran /r Azerbaijan 1945-1946
Soviet Union Conflict with Turkey 1945-1953
Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan (see Afghanistan) 1979-1989
Sri Lanka 1970s Violence 1970s
Sri Lanka 1980s Riots 1980-1984
Sri Lanka Tamil Uprising 1983-2002
Sudan First Civil War 1955-1972
Sudan Second Civil War 1983-2004
Tajikistan Civil War 1992-1997
Thailand 1947 Coup 1947
Thailand 1951 Coup 1951
Thailand 1970s Unrest 1970s
Thailand War on Drugs 2003
Togo Coups 1963-1990
Uganda Uganda Independence 1960s
Uganda Anti-Amin Struggle 1971-1979
Uganda The War in the Bush 1980-1985
Uruguay Tupamaros Uprising 1960s-1970s
Vietnam First Indochina War 1946-1954
Vietnam Second Indochina War 1964-1973
Vietnam Third Indochina War 1978-1981
Western Sahara Polisario-Moroccan War 1975-1991
Yemen Conflicts and Union 1960s-1980s
Yemen Civil War 1990-1994
Yemen Hanish Islands 1995
Yugoslavia Disintegration 1990s
Zimbabwe Majority Rule 1965-1980

See also:

US Military Operations
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/index.html

International Disputes
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/disputes.htm

World War IV
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/world_war_4.htm

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