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DESCRIPTION:Science writer and investigative journalist Peter Byrne has lately been 
 preoccupied with what he sees, in recent history, as the "new" military 
 strategy of the U.S. It is a strategy marked by a call for ever more war 
 funding and identifying most of the planet as the "Enemy". This vision and 
 its funding have become part of a military machine enabled by both 
 Democrats and Republicans in our government.\n\nThe often-cited motivation 
 is the "global war on terror", which for Peter brings up questions 
 regarding what terrorism is and is not, as well as the root causes of 
 extremist violence on both the left and right. There is also the question 
 of the real motivation for planting our military presence all around the 
 world; economic globalization in general and oil resources in particular 
 seem to play a significant part in this story. They in turn help motivate 
 the extremism that feeds the war on terror.\n\nOn Sunday, January 13, Peter 
 will give a talk entitled "Inducing Chaos: The foundational design of the 
 'forever war' - and what we can do to stop it." Along with laying out the 
 elements of a war without end, Peter will offer not just obvious practical 
 reasons for ending it, but also what he calls "lessons of evolutionary 
 biology to consciously chart a path for humanity to escape the ashes of 
 Empire and restore life to the burning planet." While a great deal of 
 political will is required to go down that path, Peter will endeavor to 
 share how it can be done.\n\nPeter Byrne combines investigative reporting 
 with science writing. In 2017, his 11-part series in the Point Reyes Light, 
 "Busted: Breast Cancer Money and the Media" won the top science writing 
 award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Peter 
 reports on terrorism and its twin, counterterrorism, from epicenters of 
 violence such as Mosul, Iraq and Orange County. He writes for publications 
 that include Scientific American, Mother Jones and the North Bay 
 Bohemian.\n\nThe UUSM is wheelchair accessible.\n\nFree, contributions 
 welcome.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/29/18820019.php
SUMMARY:Journalist Peter Byrne on the 'Forever War'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez Avenue\nSan Mateo, 
 CA 94402
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/12/29/18820019.php
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