The Hamas-Israel War is paving the way to the destruction of Hamas, a hellish ground assault, the devastation of Gaza and Palestinian expulsions from the West Bank. That’s the ultimate objective of Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet members. The Hamas-Israel War, as it is portrayed by international media, reflects very poorly the realities in the region and … Continue reading "Gaza, Hamas, and the Odd Role of Netanyahu’s Likud"
At least 22 people were wounded, including Americans.
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SM: This article by JD Ohio was submitted and briefly online on February 23, 2018, but, for some reason that I don’t recall, was taken offline. In any event, as Mann’s ancient libel case wends its way into a DC court, I noticed that it was still pending. It deals concisely with a central issue […]
by Roger Caiazza A case study on the challenges of controlling CO2 emissions. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a carbon dioxide control program in the Northeastern United States. One aspect of the program is a program review that … Continue reading →
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Chuang-tzu (Zhuangzi)As cited by Aldous Huxley The Grand Augur, in his ceremonial robes, approached the shambles and thus addressed the pigs. “How can you object to die? I shall fatten you for three months. I shall discipline myself for ten days and fast for three. I shall […]
Originally posted at TomDispatch. When it comes to war, increasingly autonomous drones are now, it seems, the name of the game. Only the other day, in its stunning surprise attack on Israel, Hamas claimed to have launched 35 explosive-laden al-Zawari “kamikaze” drones that it had produced, destroying Israeli tanks and other equipment. Hamas videos also … Continue reading "Drone Warfare in the Nuclear Age"
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, America heard something about “peace dividends” and “a new world order.” With the Soviet Union gone, the Cold War over, America could take all the hundreds of billions it had been spending on weapons and wars and spend it instead … Continue reading "Peace Dividends? Not in Our Lifetimes"
What a day for another $106 billion imperial boondoggle. There is not one dime in “Joe Biden’s” war package that enhances the safety and security of the American homeland, yet all of it is being blithely charged to Uncle Sam’s vastly over-extended credit card. Nor should you take our word for it. What’s left of … Continue reading "Joe Biden’s Hideous $106 Billion War Package"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Aldous Huxley: Selections on war ==== Aldous HuxleyThe Perennial Philosophy For the Quakers, soldiering was and is a form of wrong livelihood war being, in their eyes, anti-Christian, not so much because it causes suffering as because it propagates hatred, […]
by Greg Goodman With over a decade and a half since the IPCC AR4, it is instructive to see how the “run away melting” of Arctic sea ice is progressing. Mass media outlets have been paying little attention to Arctic … Continue reading →
