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No Talking to the Enemy

Both the U.S. and Iranian governments have been stopped dialogues between citizens seeking peaceful resolution

By Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium

About five years ago, a young Iranian man became involved with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisburg, Pa., where he joined a program through which college students and recent graduates learn practical skills in conflict resolution. At the end of his stay, he returned to Iran, where he became a member of the Iranian… return to article

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    We are grateful that this story is getting the press coverage it is. I just want to clarify that Eastern Mennonite University is located in Harrisonburg, Va., not Harrisburg, Pa. We are a small Christian liberal arts university. We offer an undergrad program that prepares students to live in a global context with required cross-cultural study, a graduate program in conflict transformation, trauma healing workshops and a Summer Peacebuilding Institute out of our Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Many denominations and faiths are represented on our campus. See more at our website, www.emu.edu.

    United States Posted by wengeras on Dec 21, 2007 at 9:01 AM

    I am all for conversation at any level and people to people is the best sort of sharing experience,I think. I don’t trust governmental discussions as much simply because governments have their own agendas ,which are often powered by big business.
    I grew up hating communist,mostly the soviets.I have since that time learned that almost all people are just like us.They only want jobs,food,a better life for their children and peace.I was brainwashed by the popular progaganda of the times.We need to have dialogue with other people to learn what they are like and visa versa.Peace is what we all need and want.

    United States Posted by eddiemyboy1 on Jan 2, 2008 at 6:54 AM
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