“President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.” HumansChildrenPersonsWarActionPresidentLibertyMorningSupportRightsKillingHuman RightsRemoveAfghanistanPresident ObamaPakistanCivil LibertiesTuesdayDronesAdviserTuesday Morning Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.” HumansWarLawRightsKillingInternationalHuman RightsSettingSettingsAgendasOccupationInternational Law Author:Mairead Corrigan
“The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives, don't want killing, don't want wars. In all the countries of the world, they just want to love their families and get on with their lives.” PeopleWorldWantWarCountryHurtMajorityKillingCountries Of The World Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.” PeopleHumansLooksArtDifferentCultureEnvironmentRightsMovementYouthKillingHuman RightsNonviolenceInterfaith Author:Mairead Corrigan