Jewish Voice for Peace: The Root of Violence Is Oppression
October 9, 2023
From Jewish Voice for Peace: Right now, Palestinians, Israelis and all of us with family on the ground are terrified for loved ones. We grieve the lives of those already lost and remain committed to a future where every life is precious, and all people live in freedom and safety. Following 16 years of Israeli […]
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The War Party Rules Washington
October 9, 2023
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Here’s a reminder of a stark reality: When President Joe Biden finally ended the disastrous Afghan War in 2021, the Pentagon war budget went up by roughly $50 billion. The Afghan War was costing America almost $50 billion a year until the war party in DC (both […]
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Ray McGovern Is Asked: ‘Can You Give a Brief Synopsis of What’s Happening in Israel?’
October 8, 2023
Answer to a Close Friend on Palestine Dear Miriam, Sorry, this is as brief as I can make it. I was nine years old (1948) when there was HUGE celebration in the Bronx at founding of the state of Israel. No one told me that Arabs had lived on that land for centuries and were […]
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This Isn’t the First Time Bernie Sanders Has Arrested Antiwar Protesters
October 8, 2023
Around 50 people staged a peaceful sit-in at the Washington DC office of Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to request that the Senator from Vermont discontinue his support for the war in Ukraine. Nearly a dozen of them left in handcuffs. “He knows diplomacy is the right thing,” one activist said in a video as they […]
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Statement From the Oldest Peace Group in the US on the Outbreak of Another Gaza War
October 7, 2023
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is horrified at the new war that has just broken out in Israel/Palestine. FOR, a pacifist organization since its conception in 1914 in Europe and 1915 in the United States, condemns the initiation of this latest stage of violent conflict. In condemning Hamas’s attack launched on Shabbat and Simchat Torah, we […]
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War as an ‘Investment’: The Bizarre Business-Speak of Mass Killing
October 7, 2023
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Did you know the Russia-Ukraine War is a great “investment” for the United States? A terrific opportunity to kill lots of Russians and to destroy lots of their military equipment at a relatively cheap cost to us? (Just don’t mention the price paid by Ukraine.) It gives […]
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Who Lies? Who Dies? Who Pays? Who Profits? Why Veterans Are Calling for Peace in Ukraine
October 6, 2023
While reading the latest news of the war in Ukraine today, I was reminded of a song by Emma’s Revolution. The name of the song is Who Lies? It asks four fundamental questions that can be applied to just about any war: “Who Lies? Who Dies? Who Pays? Who Profits? Veterans For Peace certainly knows […]
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Running Low on Weapons for Ukraine, US Pivots to Stolen Iranian Ammo
October 6, 2023
Both US and UK weapons storehouses are nearly bare. Takes a lot of firepower to keep the Russo Ukraine war going in perpetuity. So many hundreds of thousands must die to protect US European dominance. What to do? While the UK will simply stop sending weapons they don’t have, the US has gotten creative. They’re […]
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Bernie Sanders’ Staffers Have Peace Protesters ARRESTED Outside Office
October 5, 2023
From Due Dissidence: Keaton Weiss and Russell Dobular report on the arrests of Code Pink activists ordered by Senator Bernie Sanders’ staffers. Code Pink was on Capitol Hill yesterday trying to lobby members of Congress to support a negotiated peace and end US funding of the war in Ukraine. The hosts of the excellent podcast […]
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Next Stop for Most Retired US 4-Star Military Officers? Arms Industry C-Suites
October 5, 2023
A report published Wednesday revealed that the vast majority of four-star U.S. military officers who have retired over the past five years went to work for the arms industry, a revolving door that drives soaring profits and near-record military spending. The report – entitled March of the Four–Stars: The Role of Retired Generals and Admirals in […]
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