Veterans for Peace Radio Hour

Josh Shurley hosts the show with special guest Paul Cox activist, humanitarian, and member of Veterans for Peace. They talk about the history and long lasting effects of Agent Orange not only on US Veterans but also on the people of Vietnam. They talk about what it is going to take to remediate the land in Vietnam and the efforts of VFP to help. They also bring it forward trying to emphasize the lessons we did not learn from Vietnam and how we can try to make sure we finally do learn. They finish up with a wonderful song by Country Joe about the legacy of Agent Orange.

Jim and Harvey use clips from Kathy Kelly at the International Peace Coalition Friday Webinar and Noura Erakat from the Drop Site News to generate discussions on the Nobel Peace Prize, Militarism, War and Peace, the Board of Peace, the UN, and more.

The US has weapons in Space? Are we nuts? Margaret Flowers, Clearing the Fog, interviews Bruce Gagnon, space and longtime peace activist, to answer those questions. Jim Wohlgemuth, then, discusses Zach Bryan's Free Palestine Shirt and we end with one of his songs.

Jack Gilroy joins Craig Bardo and Jim Wohlgemuth (Harvey is on assignment) to discuss his letter to the POPE about convening a meeting for Peace. We also discuss Marty Scholtz's Freedom from War Charter and the need for a convention, a convergence of all peace organizations to come together as a powerful voice for PEACE.

Al Glatkowski, one of humanity's heroes, joins Josh Shurley, Vice President of Veterans for peace to discuss his mutiny and theft of a US ship carrying Napalm and Agent Orange to Vietnam in 1970. Al explains the dramatic actions and thought processes that led him and comrade Clyde McKay to risk life and freedom in the name of humanity. He also explains what went right and what went wrong leading to his time in prison.

Matt Hoh, combat Marine, former State Department official who resigned after our escalation of our war on Afghanistan, is back on the show to talk about 911 and much more. What did 911 cause? What caused 911? Did Bin Laden win? How 911 has shaped our foreign and domestic policy. What crises might we be facing?

The People of Asia are speaking up to say no to US Militarism and Imperialism. Now hopefully their governments will listen. In this Veterans for Peace Convention Round Table hosted by the China Working Group and Mike Wong, we hear from four speakers representing the people resisting the US in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and China. This is so important because these people and these resistance efforts are an example and formula for people around the world to finally say to the US get out. Then to finish up the show we remember and honor peace and a peace maker Dolly Parton.

Mike Dedrick of the Daniel Ellsburg Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Seattle, interviews two activists for the cause of Palestine liberation from the organization Nidal. This show is important for so many reasons but one is the hypocrisy of international sports. They discuss FIFA specifically but what happens next will Israel be banned from the Olympics, like Russia, will the United States for supporting genocide and attacking Iran?

Can someone give me the truth about Nicaragua? Becca Renk, humanitarian, activist, citizen of Nicaragua and resident of Nicaragua shares the truth. Is Daniel Ortega a dictator, like our news says? Did he eliminate elections, like our news says? Did he change their constitution to solidify his power, like our news says? Did he crack down on peaceful protestors, like our news says? Is his wife a co-dictator, like our news says? Are the people oppressed, like our news says? Becca will share the truth from Nicaragua. Special guest appearance by Veterans for Peace Board member Gerry Condon.

Dr. Safanah, cardiologist and activist is back from her humanitarian trip to Gaza to help patients. She joins us to tell her story about what she did and what she saw. To no ones surprise she tells that Israel's cruelty and devastation of Gaza continues despite a "so-called" ceasefire. However, she also describes the resilience of the people of Gaza as they rebuild the buildings, the infrastructure, the community and importantly their lives. They are the essence of resilience.