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At least 436 people were wounded.
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Havelock Ellis: Cost of wars in oceans of blood Havelock Ellis: War, a relapse from civilisation into barbarism, if not savagery ==== Havelock EllisThe Origin of War “There have always been wars; there always will be wars.” That has ever […]

“We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.” ~ William O. Douglas, dissenting in Osborn v. United States (1966) The government wants us to believe that we have nothing to fear from its mass spying programs as long … Continue reading "The White House Goes Rogue: Secret Surveillance Program Breaks All the Laws"

By way of marking the western date for Christendom’s most holy celebration, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced  that “at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq.” So much for visions of sugar-plums, etc.  Instead of … Continue reading "War and ‘Democracy’: An Appeal to Self-Interest"

The month of December saw increased activity in northern Iraq. At least 123 people were killed, and 41 more were wounded. The number of fatalities was higher than November’s tally of 65 people dead; another 47 more were wounded last month. The December casualties include three Americans, who were wounded. The heaviest casualties occurred in … Continue reading "Iraq Monthly Roundup: 123 Killed in December"

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Siegfried Sassoon: Selections on war ==== Siegfried SassoonMemoirs of an Infantry Officer I opened one of the illustrated weeklies and soon found an article on ‘War Pictures at the Royal Academy’. After a panegyric about ‘Forward the Guns!’ (a patriotic […]

Coming year must see the decisive electoral defeat, conviction, and incarceration of Trump, with the breakup of the moribund Republican Party, and three branches of the federal government entirely controlled by Biden Democrats elected on a strong reform agenda! Insurrection Clause of Fourteenth Amendment is the sacred embodiment of Lincoln’s new birth of freedom and [...]

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Italian writers on war and militarism Dante: The decree of peace the centuries wept for Dante: The fate of those who deal in bloodshed and in pillaging James Russell Lowell: Dante and universal peace ==== Dante AlighieriParadisoTranslated by John Ciardi In earlier eras wars were carried onby swords; […]

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Joseph Conrad: Selections on war ==== Joseph ConradThe Rescue “They say there is going to be a war with China,” he said in a gossiping tone, “and the French are going along with us as they did in the Crimea […]

This is part 3 of “Why There Is Still No Peace on Earth: Washington’s Folly From The Persian Gulf to Ukraine.”  Read part 1. Read part 2. Another Christmas and there is still no peace on earth. And the proximate cause of that vexing reality is the $1.3 trillion Warfare State planted on the banks … Continue reading "No Peace on Earth? Blame Woodrow Wilson"