Oct. 8, 2021 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet to Ban Killer Drones
End All Wars!
Ban Killer Drones!
On Oct. 7, 2001, the United States began a 20-year long war against Afghanistan and initiated the so-called U.S. global “War on Terror”. That war, despite claims to the contrary, is not over. It is ongoing. We need to remember President Biden’s pledge to hunt down people anywhere in the world who are viewed by the U.S. government as threats. Biden said: “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay”. His threat is based on the U.S. use of weaponized drones to kill anyone, at anytime, anywhere.
In many places Oct. 7, 2021 is being observed as a “A Day of Atonement”, a day to repent for the war crimes of the US government and military in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world. An example of those crimes is the August 29th U.S. revenge drone attack in Kabul that killed ten innocent civilians, including 7 children. The MQ-9 Reaper drone that carried out that attack, and the Hellfire missile it fired, are now part of the military arsenal in Hawaii. MQ 9-Reaper drones are now based at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station on Oahu and the drones train throughout Hawaii, including the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) in the center of Hawaii Island. There is a world outcry to Ban Weaponized Drones that result in illegal and immoral assassinations. It appears that possibly 90% of those killed by weaponized drones have been other than those who were targeted. These Reaper assassination drones amount to “Over the Horizon” high tech vigilantism. See excellent article https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/10/chad-blair-do-we-really-want-deadly-drones-based-in-hawaii/
Here is Hilo, Hawaii, we stand in solidarity with all in the Ban Killer Drones network. We call for diplomacy with China and oppose a U.S. military build-up in Asia and the Pacific. The US is headed in the wrong direction. What we really need is de-militarization of Hawaii and the world and a shift of military funds to meet human needs and prevent climate disaster.
Solidarity “Day of Atonement”
1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject violence & war as solutions. 3. Defend civil liberties.
4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, anti-Black, anti-Asian, etc.
5. Seek peace through peaceful means and work for justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
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October 8, 2021 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1045– Fridays 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
Jim Albertini Malu 'Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola'a (Kurtistown) Hawai'i 96760 Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org
