==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Pierre-Jean de Béranger: The Holy Alliance of Peace Pierre-Jean de Béranger: When from the miseries of war we wake… ==== Pierre-Jean de BérangerMadmenTranslated by William Young Soldiers in lead, as sure we are,All trimmed and measured to a par.If from the ranks some […]
Biden tells 22 million Americans that 2-state solution is necessary, Gaza occupation must be avoided and laws of war respected; US once again the arsenal of democracy; Avoid US mistakes of post-9/11; $106 billion in aid for Israel, Ukraine, border, and Taiwan; $100 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza, where partial lifting of blockade is [...]
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Aldous Huxley: Selections on war ==== Aldous HuxleyThe Perennial Philosophy Our present economic, social and international arrangements are based, in large measure, upon organized lovelessness…. And the crowning superstructure of uncharity is the organized lovelessness of the relations between state […]
Reprinted from The Libertarian Institute. U.S. administrations have repeatedly condemned foreign adversaries for engaging in ethnic cleansing of minority populations.
On October 17, the third Belt and Road Initiative forum opened in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping making his entrance into the Great Hall. In front of him were over twenty heads of state, representatives from more than 130 countries and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. At his side was Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead … Continue reading "Xi Showcases Russia-China Friendship"
James Bamford’s Spyfail ruffles all the right feathers. Bamford is best known for his books The Puzzle Palace and The Shadow Factory, both about the National Security Agency. The NSA did not initially know whether to fete or undermine Bamford after he thrust the agency’s secretive activities, such as data mining Americans, into the spotlight.
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Fernando Pessoa (as Alberto Caeiro)War afflicting the world with its squadrons War afflicting the world with its squadrons,It’s the perfect type of error of philosophy.War, like everything human, wants to alter.But war, more than everything, wants to alter and alter a lotAnd alter quickly. But war inflicts […]
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I read Saturday that Israel had already dropped 6000 bombs on Gaza in six days. Here’s the report from the Wall Street Journal: The Israeli Air Force said it has dropped about 6,000 bombs targeted at Hamas in Gaza since the war began, adding that it will … Continue reading "6000 Bombs in Six Days"
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. A little change of pace today, as we look back 61 years this week to the beginnings of the gravest nuclear crisis of our era, involving JFK, Castro, and Soviet missiles in Cuba. Ah, I remember it well. The below focuses on the … Continue reading "As New Nuclear Dangers Emerge: A Look Back at Cuban Missile Crisis"
The savage attacks Hamas inflicted upon the Israeli military and civilian population last week are utterly without justification, but not without explanation. The Arab/Israeli bloodlust has been going on since the end of World War I, most pointedly since 1947 when Zionist militias used violence to force 750,000 Palestinians from their villages and ancient homeland. … Continue reading "The Gathering Storm of Rage"
