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His lecture stressed hard facts. Countries have a choice. "Peace or extinction" is in their hands. He added that nations cannot "be conditioned by the force and will of a unit, however powerful, but by the consensus of a group, which must one day include all states."
Predatory nations can't be tolerated, he believed. At the same time, he opposed communism and backed efforts to contain it. He erred supporting Washington's Vietnam War. A later Temple University address challenged America's Southeast Asian role.
Overall, he supported peace and peacekeeping. His Nobel lecture named "four faces of peace: prosperity, power, diplomacy and people."
As prime minister, peacekeeping was prioritized. Canada has none like him today. Neither do other Western countries. War, not peace, matters most. So does imperial dominance.
Ottawa's on board with Washington. Its traditions long ago eroded and died. Some wonder what defines it as a nation. Riding shotgun for America and supporting the worst of Israeli lawlessness give them reason for pause.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
http://www.claritypress.com/Lendman.html
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