War

William Blum takes on the Washington Post again, in the person of columnist Max Boot, formerly of the Wall Street Journal

The country must show it is ready to oppose the next war and the Armageddon that it threatens.

The letter reads “.... we urge you to pair the military and economic support the United States has provided to Ukraine with a proactive diplomatic push, redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire.”

The U.S. government has angered many countries because of their long history of highly aggressive military actions, but there seems to be no plan of stopping. It would be smart to listen to the other countries and simmer down in the military department before it is too late.

What happened was this: shortly after the end of the Cold War, virtually the entire American foreign-policy establishment succumbed to a monumentally self-destructive ideological fever.

Altogether, leaders from at least 50 countries spoke up for peace in Ukraine at the 2023 UN General Assembly.

The renewed bombing follows repeated violations of the ceasefire terms by Israel.

What needs to be done to finally end them...

This attack will mark the 8th major terrorist attack in Turkey in the last 12 months.

Tom Engelhardt reflects on the state of America: machine Guns, MRAPs, surveillance, drones, permanent war and a permanent election campaign. Don’t be shocked—we, the people, are less in control of anything.