Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, All War All the Time, or War American-Style
By Rebecca Gordon, June 27, 2017, Reposted from TomDispatch. At 36% to 37% in the latest polls, Donald Trump’s approval rating is in a ditch
The Center for Public Intgegrity. Nuclear Negligence
The Center for Public Integrity. Nuclear Negligence, Part One. A near-disaster at a federal nuclear weapons laboratory takes a hidden toll on America’s arsenal Repeated
Swords into plowshares | An interview with Paul K. Chappell, Part 3
Reposted from The MOON Magazine, June 26, 2017. Chappell: Aggression is like heat from a fire; it’s a symptom of a deeper underlying emotion. The
Swords into plowshares | An interview with Paul K. Chappell Part 2.
Reposted from The Moon Magazine June 26, 2017. Chappell: Trauma, alienation, lack of meaning in my life…the same reason many people join violent extremist groups.
Swords into plowshares | An interview with Paul K. Chappell
Reposted from The MOON Magazine 6/26/2017. Paul K. Chappell was born in 1980 and raised in Alabama, the son of a Korean mother and a
These workers’ lives are endangered while contractors running nuclear weapons plants make millions
By Peter Cary, Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith, Center for Public Integrity, June 26, 2017, USA Today. A wrong turn of a valve at
U.S. Conference of Mayors Opposes Military-Heavy Trump Budget
The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday unanimously passed three resolutions opposing the military-heavy Trump budget proposal, urging Congress to move funding out of the
German MPs set ultimatum that could torpedo Israel drone deal
Members of the Social Democratic Party tell German defense minister they won’t approve deal with Israel Aerospace Industries if Heron-2 drone is delivered with arm-equipping
Sanctions Are Crimes, Not Law Enforcement
By David Swanson, June 26, 2017, American Herald Tribune The U.S. Senate has increased sanctions on the people of Iran and Russia, if the House and President
Trump‘s Red Line
President Donald Trump ignored important intelligence reports when he decided to attack Syria after he saw pictures of dying children. Seymour M. Hersh investigated the
Seeing through the Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine and Israel
Because you are interested in peace, I’m writing to let you know about a new documentary, Seeing through the Wall: Meeting Ourselves in Palestine and
How America Armed Terrorists in Syria
Another Middle East debacle By Gareth Porter • June 22, 2017, Republished from The American Conservative. Free Syrian Army fighters in Saqba, a suburb of
The Political Theology of US Drone Warfare
When it comes to the use of military drones, the powers held by the US sovereign are god-like, with the President helming a diffuse apparatus
WHEN THE DETAINEE IS AMERICAN . . .
By Robert C. Koehler, June 21, 2017. The corpses pile up like sandbags along the planet’s geopolitical borders. “Perhaps his condition deteriorated and the authorities
A-bomb survivors press for weapon ban, to make Nagasaki nuclear bombing world’s last
Reposted June 21, 2017 from The Japan Times. NEW YORK – Two Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors pressed countries participating in negotiations Monday for a first-ever
Theresa May will humiliate Britain at the UN this week because of her party’s emotional attachment to Trident
Caroline Lucas | June 18, 2017 Reposted June 20, 2017 from The Independent via Yahoo News. Sir Michael Fallon on board the HMS Vigilant in
Talk Nation Radio: Ray McGovern on Russia and Syria
Ray McGovern has been studying/analyzing Russia for more than five decades, both in academe and government. A senior analyst at the CIA during the 80s,
“Would you like a drink of water?” Please Ask a Yemeni Child.
This week, in New York City, representatives from more than100 countries will begin collaborating on an international treaty, first proposed in 2016, to ban nuclear
To the Members of the Parliament Federal Republic of Germany
June 17, 2017 To the Members of the Parliament Federal Republic of Germany I write hoping you will do all you can to stop the
Verehrte Mitglieder der Parlamentarischen Gruppe der SPD im Verteidigungsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages
ich schreibe Ihnen in der Hoffnung, dass Sie alles in Ihrer Macht stehende tun werden, um die Absicht der Deutschen Regierung, Deutschland analog den USA
SPD Parliamentary Group in the Budget Committee of the Bundestag
Dear Members of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the Budget Committee of the Bundestag: I understand that there is a proposal before the Bundestag that
In Guantanamo, Cuba, International Peacemakers Say No to Foreign Military Bases
By Ann Wright, June 19,2017. 217 delegates from 32 countries attended the Fifth International Seminar on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases http://www.icap.cu/ noticias-del-dia/2017-02-02-v- seminario-internacional-de- paz-y-por-la-abolicion-de-las-
Thousands March Saying “NO to NATO” and “Make Peace Great Again”
Around 15,000 activists from around Europe and North America marched through the streets of Brussels on May 24, 2017 in opposition to the meeting of
The Unifying Force of War Abolition
Remarks at United National Antiwar Coalition in Richmond, Virginia, on June 18, 2017. Posted on June 18, 2017 by davidswanson, Let’s Try Democracy. It’s not
Untrump the World — It Won’t Self-Impeach
Remarks at United National Antiwar Coalition in Richmond, Virginia, June 17, 2017 Did you hear about Trump calling up the mayor of Tangier Island in
Unworthy Victims: Western Wars Have Killed Four Million Muslims Since 1990
Landmark research proves that the US-led ‘war on terror’ has killed as many as 2 million people. By Nafeez Ahmed | 16 June 2017. Reposted
The UNAC Conference is here
The UNAC Conference is here June 16-18, 2017 Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Have you registered yet? Register here:
