Filip Ilkowski, Stop the War Initiative Poland and another of the Polish organizers, said that right-wing nationalism and anti-refugee sentiment in Poland is very worrisome. Poland has refused to accept any of the 7,000 refugees of the EU quota for Poland, and anti-refugee anger toward people they don't even know is strong. He also mentioned that there are a lot of young Ukrainian men living in Poland who left their country because they do not want to get drafted into military service for Ukrainian military operations in the east of Ukraine.
Reiner Braun, co-chair of the International Peace Bureau, spoke of international solidarity against militarism and of the very successful 2016 Stopp Ramstein-No Drone Wars event in June with over 5,000 participants. September 30-October 3 will be the International Peace Bureau's World Congress conference "Disarm! For a Climate of Peace" in Berlin.
Kristine Karsch, of NO TO NATO, spoke of the dangers of military confrontation between NATO and Russia and also of the possibility of a European Union Army.
Joseph Gerson of the American Friends Service Committee said that Russia shares common concerns with other countries and that confidence building measures such as the Deep Cuts Commission and OSCE dialogue along the lines of the Helsinki Talks in the 1980s are desperately needed.
Claudia Haydt of the Information Center on Militarization Germany commented that NATO wants another 100 billion euros for war preparations rather than on peace building measures. NATO should reflect on why there are so many refugees in Europe-military operations from which they are fleeing.
Maite Mola, Vice President of the European Left, from Spain said that Spaniards don't realize that home porting of US Aegis missile destroyers in Spain makes Spain a park of NATO intervention wherever the destroyers go.
Phil Wilayto of the U.S. United National Anti-War Coalition spoke about the request by the Council of Mothers in Odessa, Ukraine for international support for the investigation of the deaths of at least 46 people on May 2, 2014 at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine by Ukrainian ultra-nationalists.
Dave Webb of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament asked that activists join in the campaign to stop the costly replacement -2 Billion euros-of the UK Trident nuclear submarine fleet and go to the United Kingdom Embassies and Consulates on July 18 to say no to nuclear submarines.
Ludo de Brabander of Vrede (Peace) Belgium reminded us of the corporate sponsors of NATO expansion -- and of the NATO conference itself. Raytheon has giant posters on entire city buildings announcing its participation in NATO -- Poland has awarded Raytheon a $7 billion contract for Patriot missiles. Raytheon got an $815 million contract to upgrade existing Patriot systems in South Korea and won a $2.4 billion contract for Patriot missiles to Qatar. Raytheon generated $8.4 billion in foreign sales in 2014, 29 percent of the company's total revenues, a higher percentage than any other major US military contractor.
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