War

Five Ways the Newest Story in Iraq and Syria is... That There Is No New Story

Nearly seven months into the Gaza conflict, the World Food Program warns of a spreading famine in the north, intensifying humanitarian crises despite increased aid efforts.

The U.S. government makes it a priority to chase down and hunt suspected terrorists throughout the world, but does not look within its own country. Acts of terror are occurring every day on U.S. streets, like mass shootings and murder, with very little government focus.

The two years of war in Ukraine that have resulted from the U.S. decision to block the neutrality agreement negotiated between Russia and Ukraine in March 2022 in favor of a long war with Russia.

UN and international leaders condemn Israel’s blockade as thousands of trucks wait at Gaza’s border while children face imminent starvation.

Amid relentless bombings and military ground operations by Israel, the city of Khan Younis in Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland, with thousands of Palestinians repeatedly forced to flee their homes.

“The U.S. has played a disproportionate role in waging war, in launching war and in perpetuating war over the last 19 years.”

Sadly, the more this empire focuses our attention on phony wars and regime change, and not on the slow bankrupting of this economy... Apocalypse Now won't be a redux, but a reality!

In the long run, peace activism is essential for overcoming militarism. And organizing is what makes that possible.

Memorial Day is here again, and it seems ‘The Dogs of War’ are at it as always.