By Dennis Kucinich (December 7, 2024) This is real. This is not a drill. The world is teetering on a precipice of nuclear war. Has the world forgotten the real danger of nuclear war? Do we live in a fantasy world where we think we can escalate tensions and put entire portions of the world under threat by using Ukraine as a sacrificial pawn (in what is classically sold as providing humanitarian and ally support) in a decades-long psychopathic foreign policy play to destroy Russia? According to the laws of war, NATO, the U.S., the U.K., and France have determined […]
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Russell-Einstein Manifesto: Remember your humanity and forget the rest
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTORY NOTE: Philosopher Bertrand Russell and physicist issued this manifesto in London on July 9, 1955 to warn the world about the dire consequences of a nuclear war. They urged peaceful resolution to international conflict to avoid “universal death.” As we enter into a new year in which the danger of a civilization-ending nuclear war continues to grow, we must heed their call; it is at least as relevant today as it was then. The Manifesto laid the foundations for the modern Peace Movement, particularly the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. As […]
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Why War Criminals Don’t Like the ICC
The desire of the “great powers” to safeguard themselves from the enforcement of international law is exemplified by the record of the U.S. government. By Lawrence Wittner Originally published on December 3, 2024 by Foreign Policy in Focus The International Criminal Court’s recent issuance of arrest warrants to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza has stirred up a considerable backlash. Dismissing the charges as “absurd and false,” Netanyahu announced that Israel would “not recognize the validity” of the ICC’s action. President Joe Biden denounced the arrest […]
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A New Pagoda Emerges in the Pacific Northwest
北西仏教新報 2024年11月14日 By Rev. Senji Kanaeda Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo A Peace Pagoda containing the remains of Shakyamuni Buddha is being built next to the Kitsap-Bangor US Navy nuclear submarine base in Poulsbo, Washington. The pagoda is located on the grounds of the Ground Zero Nonviolent Action Center, a grassroots peace movement organization founded in 1977 to reject nuclear weapons and ground violence. When completed in 2025, it will be the first pagoda on the West Coast and the third “nonviolent” monument in the United States after Massachusetts and New York. The construction of the pagoda is being carried out by the […]
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Veterans Say Reclaim Armistice Day and STOP the GENOCIDE!!!
November 11, Declared Armistice Day At The End Of World War I, Is Celebrated In The U.S. As Veterans Day. Understanding why requires us to recall World War I and its aftermath. World War I was an international conflict, 1914-18, that embroiled most of the nations of Europe, along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. The war pitted the “Central Powers” – mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – against the “Allies” – mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy and (from 1917) the United States. The war was unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it […]
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