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Peace Instead of War
 
The grievous miscalculation that led to the invasion of Iraq finally ought to teach us that diplomacy, alliances, inspection, and the pressure of world opinion are far more effective than war. The loss of lives is not only horrible, it is pointless. The great reality in the world today is that almost all men, women, and children want peace. That desire is a great force. It can change our lives.

I wrote Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless Otherwise Instructed as a protest against the war, and not least, for a sane fight against terrorism.
                                                                                                                 Mike Sharpe


  Comments on Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless Otherwise Instructed
“Bite sized truths,
 Some sad, some angry. 
Some gently ironic, some 
fiercely so. A people’s poet praying for
 an end to 9/11 by making
 9/11 unforgettable.”

Governor Mario M. Cuomo

“In these daring protest poems, Mike Sharpe wields the most accurate of weapons, humor. Using direct and down-to-earth language, the poet gets us to feel what he feels, an anger accompanied by a compassionate sense of hope. It seems that each line is composed of a gripping humanity of love and laughter. Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless Otherwise Instructed is a great book of poems for our time.”

Ernesto Quiñonez, author of Bodega Dreams

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Statements for Peace

The Way Out of Iraq and Other Writings by Mike Sharpe

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