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1 January 2008

PRAYING FOR THE DEAD AND RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR OF PEACE

Three Las Vegans went out to a conduct a sunrise ceremony @ the Mercury exit of US 95 this morning to pray for a new year of PEACE and nuclear abolition. In the fire circle, they remembered Corbin Harney (R.I.P.) who would have been there in body today conducting a New Year's Day Sunrise Ceremony as usual. The group also commemorated Roger Ray, a former military man who spent much of his life helping the nuclear establishment. Corbin crossed over to the spirit world 6 months ago and Roger also passed on 11 months ago. In the mix this morning was a Nye County Sheriff who approached to take pictures and who entered the dialog with the three prayer-warriors.

Eight years ago today, NDE started hosting New Year's events at this site, (Millenium 2000) including the rituals of civil resistance and risk of arrest (a,k,a, "temporary kidnapping") under the force of Nye County officers and Wackenhut Security. That was the largest ever nuclear abolitionist event on a New Year's Day, yet groups sometimes continue to gather and witness for peace here irregularly each January 1st.

NUCLEARISM: /NU-klee-ir-êsm/ [Mod. Eng., Psych., Relig.] (n) 1. ideology among some U.S. Americans and their allies in which nuclear weapons are held in such high esteem that they are regarded as essential to maintaining worldwide U.S. military and economic dominance. 2. belief rising in the late 20th century among many scientists, military persons, corporations, government agencies, and others within the military-industrial complex that nuclear weapons are useful, valuable, and needed to maintain/enforce "peace." 3. habitual engagement in working for the nuclear industry. 4. "death cult" (often subconsciously observed) which believes that peace is created by ultimate violence or threats of ultimate violence (i.e. the power to annihilate others); the worship of the deadliest substance that humans have created to-date.

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