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Why Not A Peace Symposium?

By Gunther Ostermann

19 September, 2007
Countercurrents.org

In view of a possible (unjustifiable) attack against Iran, which could escalate into the much talked about and wished for WW 3 by ‘rapturists’, may I suggest a meeting of the minds with President George W Bush and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, future wannabe Presidents, and some citizens of the world?

Unlike any other ‘sterile’ meeting place, this ‘round the clock televised symposium’ should be held in a place of natural beauty and wonder with pictures of inner and outer space. Provisions should be made to view, on screens, humankind’s accomplishments, as well as the atrocities of war and other miseries, as well as the destructive forces of nature, like earthquakes, floods, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes as humanity’s only real enemy, besides pests and diseases.

Such a symposium, in which there is no hiding behind name, fame, fortune or position will reveal to the world what life is really all about and could be, and who could be entrusted to be temporary stewards of our (still) beautiful Planet Earth.

I’m appealing, On Behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves, to Bill Gates, Ted Turner or any other billionaire, to sponsor such a meeting, as it would only cost a fraction of what another war would, and with no loss of human lives and environmental damage. This symposium will create a sense of awe, wonder, humility and respect for ALL life, and will change minds forever, for good, and then it will be unlikely that any soldier, on either side, will be found who will pull a trigger or drop a bomb.

Remember, what Ted Turner said in Jan. of 1992 in Time Magazine?! : “If we don’t make the right choices after we have all the information, then we don’t deserve to live.”

Bill Gates never expressed such dreams, but couldn’t he be persuaded to sponsor such a symposium, if there is a chance that another carnage can be prevented? After all what is a billion dollars to him? Please let’s try it, for the sake of ALL of us. Or should we wait until there is not much left worth living and saving for?


Gunther Ostermann can be reached at [email protected]

 

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