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Ignoring How Militarism Fuels Climate Change Will Be the Death of Us, by Sue Ann Martinson

Originally published in July, 2022: Unfortunately, not much has changed since this article was originally published in the Women Against Military Madness Newsletter and on ScheerPost, except the climate crisis has worsened with extreme heat waves in southeast Asia and more climate dhange in the U.S. and worldwide while the fossil suel industry and the corporations drag their feet at does the Biden administration, dependent on their money.

Ignoring How Militarism Fuels Climate Change Will Be the Death of Us, by Sue Ann Martinson

Unfortunately, not much has changed since this article was origianlly published in the Women Against Military Madness Newsletter and on ScheerPost, except the climate crisis has worsened with extreme heat waves in southeast Asia and more climate dhange in the U.S. and worldwide while the fossil suel industry and the corporations drag their feet at does the Biden administration, dependent on their money.

THE GREAT LOOP VOYAGE for a Nuclear-Free World! Golden Rule Sails Again

Sailing for a nuclear-free world, and starting in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, the Golden Rule Peace Boat will make a 11,000 mile, 15-month Great Loop Voyage down the Mississippi, up the Atlantic coast and into the Great Lakes. See the Twin Cities schedule below.

Edwin Starr: WAR

You'll say, "War" I'll say, "Huh, yeah" You'll say, "What is it good for?" I'll say, "Absolutely" You'll say, "Nothing"

Diana Johnstone | The Hillary Clinton Presidency Has Already Begun As Lame Ducks Promote Her War

In the space of a few days, Samantha Power, John Kerry, and Barack Obama all turned in war-winning performances.

GUNS AND HOTDOGS | How the U.S. Military Promotes Its Weapons Arsenal to the Public

In addition to standard TV advertising and flyovers at the Super Bowl, the U.S. military spends tens of millions of dollars each year on live events that function half as recruitment pitches and half as visceral plugs for its spectacular high-tech weaponry.

Chris Hedges: The Lie of Patriotism

Nationalists do not venerate veterans. They venerate veterans who read from the approved patriotic script. America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. Those we fight are depraved barbarians. Our enemies deserve death. God is on our side. Victory is assured. Our soldiers and Marines are heroes.

Ann Wright: Dangerous Military Buildup in Asia and Pacific

Wright: The Jeju Island naval base will be the homeport for ships that carry the U.S. Aegis missiles. Many on the island call it a U.S. naval base since it will be a key part of the U.S. "pivot" to Asia and the worldwide U.S. missile defense system. They believe that the naval base will be used as frequently by U.S. warships as by South Korean ships and submarines. With a naval base on Jeju Island, they believe that Jeju Island becomes a target should military hostilities break out in Asia and the Pacific.

Chris Hedges: Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’

The belief that a race or class is contaminated is used by ruling elites to justify quarantining the people of that group. But quarantine is only the first step. By Chris Hedges truthdig.com July 14, 2014 Palestinians salvage what they can of their belongings from the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza More

Karma Of Dissent: An Interview With Ann Wright

"Here's somebody that's spent a lot of years of her life in the military and the diplomatic corps and is now willing to speak about peace and challenge the rationale that America needs to have war in order to be the dominant power in the world." By Ann Wright (about the author) opednews.com June 5, 2014 In late More

Hypocrisy of Gun Control in a Land Where War and Violence Are Alluring

Thus the dear children survive elementary school, junior high school, and finally high school, only to be sent off to kill people in places like Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan. There they learn not to distinguish those who are defending their countries from invasion from those who either cannot fight (like children and the elderly) or More

▶ What Drives War? — David Swanson on Reality Asserts Itself (2/3)

[youtube=http://youtu.be/BM5qIvVLGg0] Published on Dec 16, 2013 On RAI, Paul Jay and David Swanson discuss the culture and economics of war Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Find us on TWITTER at Rise Up Times(@touchpeace). Rise Up Times More

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