Video: Lobbyists and War
The pernicious influence of lobbying within the U.S. war industry and how it creates needless suffering and death abroad is closely examined in this segment of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. #WorldBEYONDWar
The pernicious influence of lobbying within the U.S. war industry and how it creates needless suffering and death abroad is closely examined in this segment of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. #WorldBEYONDWar
Of 121 nations voting for a ceasefire in Gaza at the UN, 36 of them held $3.6 trillion in U.S. war bonds — which they could sell if they wanted peace. #WorldBEYONDWar
On Friday in San Francisco, peace groups marched from UN Plaza to the IRS building to oppose the use of taxpayer money to fund continual wars, including the genocide in Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar
According to figures released by the administration, militarism and its support systems (such as veterans’ programs) account for $1.1 trillion, while domestic spending programs account for less than half that. #WorldBEYONDWar
We could do all kinds of unimagined things, insane-sounding things, to prevent mass killing if we were willing to spend on the prevention of mass killing the kind of sums that are spent on the mass killing. #WorldBEYONDWar
The 2020 Democratic Party Platform said that Democrats would reduce military spending: “We can maintain a strong defense and protect our safety and security for less.” Right on! Get out the vote! #WorldBEYONDWar
Audio of discussion with Sonali Kolhatkar and David Swanson on military budget and what could be done instead. #WorldBEYONDWar
New Zealand — as the authors of Abolishing the Military (Griffin Manawaroa Leonard [Te Arawa], Joseph Llewellyn, and Richard Jackson)argue — would be better off without a military. #WorldBEYONDWar
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discusses his experiences with the merchants of death. #WorldBEYONDWar