Democracy Now! | Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activist John Dear Arrested 75+ Times Protesting War and Nuclear Weapons

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Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activist John Dear Arrested 75+ Times Protesting War and Nuclear Weapons

We speak with longtime anti-nuclear activist and Jesuit priest, Father John Dear, who coordinates the annual Hiroshima Day peace vigil at Los Alamos on August 1st. Dear has been arrested more than seventy-five times for acts of civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons, including last week while protesting the US drone warplanes at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. He has written over twenty-five books, and his most recent book is his autobiography, A Persistent Peace . Last year, Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. [includes rush transcript]

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Father John Dear , longtime Jesuit peace activist. He is the former director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and has written over twenty-five books on peace and nonviolence. His most recent book is his autobiography, A Persistent Peace . He has been arrested more than seventy-five times for acts of civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons, including last week while protesting the US drone warplanes at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada.

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