WAMM Newsletter Vol. 40, No. 2, 2022
“Guernica” by Pablo Picasso (1937) depicts the effects of aerial bombing on civilians. Poster designed by Kristin Dooley for March 19, 2022 antiwar rally, Minneapolis.Say NO to U.S. Wars
On the 19th anniversary of the 2003 devastating U.S. war on Iraq, peace-loving people rallied in cities and towns around the nation to protest endless U.S. wars. The rallies at this time especially focused on the current U.S./NATO war with Russia, in which Ukraine serves as a proxy. At the same time that we oppose this war in whatever way we can, we don’t forget that there have been other wars in which the U.S. has been active. This issue of our newsletter is a fresh reminder of some of these other wars and a glimpse into the catastrophic effect they have had on people’s lives. At the same time, we are reminded that while the national treasury is tragically used to kill and destroy in other countries, it could have been used to supply unmet human needs within our own country such as affordable housing, healthcare and education.
SAY NO TO ENDLESS WAR
Vol 40, No 2, 2022 Afghanistan
by Kristina Gronquist April 11, 2022
Vol 4, No 2, 2022 Endless U.S. Wars: Somalia
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
As usual, the U.S. public is told that our nation is helping other nations by fighting endemic post-9/11 terrorism, but U.S. policy is such that it only pours oil on fires that it started.
Vol 40, No 2, 2022 Endless U.S. Wars: Yemen
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
The seven-year war in Yemen has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, as well as the largest outbreak of cholera in mdern history. 400,000 children under five years of age are in danger of starving to death, according to UN reports.
Vol 40, No 2, 2022 Endless U.S. Wars: Palestine
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
Why is the U.S. considered part of low-intensity war on Palestine? The Israeli military occupation of Palestine is enabled by the U.S. “nothing can come between us” political support and gifts of $3.8 billion per year.[1] In addition, the U.S. shares military equipment and technology, and engages in joint military exercises with Israel.
Vol 40, No 2, 2022 Endless U.S. Wars: Libya
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
In 2011, when the U.S.-instigated and NATO-conducted bombing war was over, and Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi had been brutally murdered, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an architect of the war, laughed and famously cried out, “We came, we saw, he died!”
Vol 40, No 2, 2022 Endless U.S. Wars: Syria
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
On February 4, 2022, U.S. President Biden issued this statement: “Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our allies and make the world a safer place.
Before Ukraine, “Shock and Awe” may be the one recent war in the alst twenty years to grip the attention of the majority of Americans.
by Women Against Military Madness Newsletter staff and Committee
Peace-loving people oppose the evil of every war.
The New President in Chile: a Sign of a Pink Tide Rising?
Vol 40, No 2, 2022
by Michael Livingston
On March 11 a new president took the helm of the Chilean government.
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