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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Russian writers on peace and war Ivan Turgenev: “Militarism, the soldiery, have got the upper hand” ==== Ivan TurgenevLiterary ReminiscencesThe Man in the Gray SpectaclesTranslated by David Magarshack “Why, we are not a military nation at all. Are you surprised at that? We are a brave, we […]

Building on its reputation as an unreliable diplomatic partner, the United States announced on October 12 that it was pulling out of the deal that would have granted Iran access to $6 billion of its money in exchange for the release of five American prisoners. This rare diplomatic success between the U.S. and Iran took … Continue reading "US Breaks Its Deal with Iran… Again"

More than a decade ago, Israel started to understand that its occupation of Gaza through siege could be to its advantage. It began transforming the tiny coastal enclave from an albatross around its neck into a valuable portfolio in the trading game of international power politics. The first benefit for Israel, and its Western allies, … Continue reading "Lawless in Gaza: Why Britain and the West Back Israel’s Crimes"

Complaining of “media bias,” Hamas spokesperson Dr. Basim Naim denies allegations that its members intentionally murdered civilians and non-combatants in their assault on Israel last week. The operation “targeted only the Israeli military bases and compounds,” he says, and Al Qassam Brigades commanders ordered their troops to “avoid targeting civilians or killing them.” Given the … Continue reading "Murder Most Foul: Thoughts on Moral Responsibility"

by Andy West A single social predictor for international attitudes to climate change renders the current literature obsolete. There is a long-standing and extensive literature that searches for ‘social predictors’ of public attitudes to climate change: the social or demographic … Continue reading →

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Aldous Huxley: Selections on war ==== Aldous HuxleyThe Perennial Philosophy Alfred de Vigny was writing about the new technological marvel of his days, the steam engine writing in a tone very different from the enthusiastic roarings and trumpetings of his […]

It is a sad reality that the establishment news media’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas fighting may be even more shallow, biased, and hawkish than the coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war or previous international conflicts.  The willingness of most prominent news outlets to serve as little more than conduits for pro-war propaganda is not really a … Continue reading "Credulous or Dishonest Journalists Regurgitate Pro-War Propaganda"

Those who called Hamas’s attack on Israel “Israel’s 9/11” were more accurate than they realized. Just as the US reacted to 9/11 by fulfilling Osama bin Laden’s wish that the US would get bogged down in no-win wars, Israel’s reaction to the Hamas attack fulfills Hamas’s likely goal of radicalizing more Palestinians. The result of … Continue reading "Hamas’s Victory"

Six people were killed in recent attacks.
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