Ron Forthofer
The Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center’s “Peace Train” runs every Friday in the Colorado Daily.
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Peace Train: Silencing contrarian voices
We cannot rely on the First Amendment to protect our freedom of speech.

Peace Train: U.S. interests and Israeli crimes
Many people were surprised and outraged when U.S. President Joe Biden recently fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Peace Train: U.S. leadership — benign or not?
For much of the period since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the United States was politically, militarily and economically unchallenged. The U.S. was now the world's hegemon and, to...

Peace Train: It’s past time to look at exorbitant military spending
Current U.S. military spending of $738 billion is more than the next nine leading military-spending nations combined, most of whom are U.S. allies.

Peace Train: Does the world want a hegemon?
Sanctions most severely affect the vulnerable and represent a most cruel form of economic warfare.

Peace Train: Media and the case of manufacturing consent
A responsible media would be calling for diplomacy to immediately end the destruction.

Peace Train: Outdated thinking leads to disaster
Leaders are stealing the future from current and all coming generations.

Peace Train: War always has been, and still is, hell
Here we are in 2022, and we have apparently learned very little.

Peace Train: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must be condemned
It is terribly disappointing that humanity has failed to advance beyond the use of warfare to settle problems.

Peace Train: Media lacks coverage of Israeli violations
If Americans understood the depth of Israel's war crimes and human rights violations, it would be hard to continue to support U.S. vetoes of U.N. Security Council resolutions against these...