The Hamas-Israel War reflects the failure of 50 years of U.S. geopolitics in the region. Ultimately, the problem stems from the occupied territories, their Jewish settlers and apartheid policies. After the Yom Kippur War, Israel’s Labor coalition began to intensify the expansion of the boundaries of Jerusalem eastward. This encouraged a group of Messianic settlers … Continue reading "The Rise of Jewish Settlements and Apartheid Policies"
The whole world is a tinderbox full of explosives. Fuses are burning and growing shorter by the day. As always, America finds itself in the middle of it all. To understand why a bunch of our Allies are threatening to kill each other, let’s take a swift birds-eye-view of the past 4 decades’ worth of … Continue reading "America’s Entangling Alliances are Dizzying, Disorienting, and Leading to Disaster"
From the Brian Wilson Podcast page – https://brianwilsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-… Listen by clicking below (or above) The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard S2 Ep 44 Brian Wilson and author Jim Bovard rip into unconstitutional Congressional raises for the poor $175,000/yr Swamp Dwellers and other shenanigans typical in the Logic Free Zone of the […]
As Israel masses its forces along the fence encaging Gaza, waiting for a green light from the United States for a ground invasion, the question few are asking is: What is the ultimate endgame for Israel? Instead, British and US politicians, backed by their media, have limited themselves to amplifying Israel’s bogus rationales for indiscriminately … Continue reading "Israel’s Long-Held Plan to Drive Gaza’s People Into Sinai Is Now Within Reach"
With global media attention focussed away from the war in Ukraine, several key events happened that the world didn’t enough notice. One continues to shape the state of global relations, one continues to shape the state of diplomacy toward ending the war, and one continues to shape the state of the battlefield. The State of … Continue reading "Three Major Events in Russia the World Didn’t Notice"
“We” – to be precise, U.S. policymakers and their quasi-private-sector, tax-nourished enablers-beneficiaries – must not police the world, become directly involved in wars, covertly assist belligerents, or act as arms merchants and bankers. The central government can’t be a benign policeman, even if its intentions were as stated (which they may be): international rules-based order … Continue reading "Don’t Police the World"
During October at least 41 people were killed, and 28 more were wounded. Americans were among the casualties. Last month, 45 people were killed and 12 were wounded. The main fighting this month occurred between Turkish forces and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas across northern Iraq. At least 23 guerrillas wered killed and four were … Continue reading "Iraq Monthly Roundup: 41 Killed in October"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts American writers on peace and against war ==== Kenneth BurkePhilosophy of Literary FormWar, Response, Contradiction For one thing, a human war, picturing gentleness, companionship, humor, respect for courage (in the enemy as well as among one’s own ranks), dignity in suffering, refusal to admire the jockeyings […]
Here are some pictures from my jaunt to the New River Gorge in West Virginia earlier this month.
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