00:00director of the network of ngos for the advancement of women carol noel takes a stand
00:06against u.s military action in the caribbean which has seen the destruction of five vessels
00:11and the deaths of 27 people she like many others calls for the caribbean to remain a zone of peace
00:19we don't want war we do not want drones whizzing over the heads of our children and our homes
00:26no deal that can be offered to get our economy out of the present crisis can be worth living in a war
00:36zone if that is the bargaining chip then we say do not take place lives being treated as if they're
00:47worthless and killing machines everywhere according to noel the impact can be imagined from scenes which
00:54came out of gaza where there was a ceasefire days ago after two years of war with israel the network
01:00of angels for the advancement for women is convinced that the impact of war is gravest on women and
01:08children we as women regardless of our height our size or our age know that our children are part of
01:18our heritage and our legacy and we want peace she says tnt is already plagued by crime including gang
01:26violence and that has taken a toll on the citizenry and it affects us it affects us so badly that we are
01:33seeing it in all stratas and all levels of society but to have an external set of things coming on us now
01:43as a war when david talk about the battleships and the warships and the destructive machinery that will
01:55come here we are not a big place like gaza look what happened in gaza and she questions if tnt can't
02:03withstand a possible spillover should any war begin in venezuela if that take place here in trinidad will
02:09we still have an island we have to raise our voice and stop this from happening raise our voice and
02:16say we want peace and we want here to be a zone of peace regardless of if we are strategically placed
02:23too close to other places let us have a zone of peace and i raise my right hand to the maker the universe
02:32and say lord help us continue to be with us father guide us as you have in the past alicia boucher tv6 news
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