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Article: Jesuit peace activist decries war industry.(Neighbor)(Fox Valley faith)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2006
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Byline: Nancy Gier
U.S. companies sell war, then profit from the bloodshed, and citizens are within their rights to use nonviolent means to protest. These points were discussed during a presentation called "Stop the Merchants of Death" Tuesday at Faith Church of the Brethren in Batavia.
"After about a year of research, I had to ask the question," the Rev. Simon Harak told the group of about 30. "Do U.S. weapons manufacturers and reconstruction companies profit from war? Or do they make war for profit?"
The event was sponsored by the Fox Valley Citizens for Peace and Justice, a group that is a member of a coalition that has organized local ...