The United Nations was established on October 24, 1945 to preserve peace and stability among all countries in the post WW II world. July 7, 2017 122 countries (of 195) voted clearly (122-1) in the Treaty for Prevention of Nuclear War (TPPNW) to abolish nuclear weapons. Britain, China, France India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, [...]
The New York Times reported after Donald Trump’s acquittal that Republicans voted to acquit the Commander-In-Chief (once called “Individual #1” in special hearings) they voted to acquit Donald Trump because they lived in fear of reprisal or revenge by Mr. Trump. Former Mayor Bloomberg declares only he is capable of defeating Trump because “We [...]
HIROSHIMA Memorial Day – August 6, 1980 Admiral Noel Gayler (1914-2011) with 45 years active duty in the US Navy spoke with authority at Haverford College in Philadelphia “The day we dropped an atomic bomb on Japan we made ourselves totally defenseless. The day we detonated a hydrogen bomb we made ourselves 1000 times more defenseless. [...]
During ten years in the British colony of Hong Kong three pro bono lawyers helped me while in contact with the poorest people in a city claiming more billionaires than found in New York, London or any other prominent metropolis on Earth. One rather impoverished woman came to the church where I lived in the [...]
A quick Internet search shows 45 US bases surrounding Iran. Additionally, there is the US Navy with the aircraft carrier Lincoln visible in the Persian Gulf. John Bolton and CIA leader/USA Secretary of State Pompeo insist Iran is a threat to our security. A democratically elected government of Iran was overthrown by the USA in [...]
Four hundred glaciers globally have simply melted into Earth’s atmosphere. Water cannot remain suspended forever. It will return to Earth in the form of floods as we have seen over decades globally. The ocean is rising one inch per decade. In May 2019 the Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii registered unprecedented carbon dioxide levels at [...]
The USA sold weapons to Iran and Iraq during the 1980’s to ensure both nations would fight each other rather than threaten Israel. Since the 1967 Six-Day war, Israel remains the lone nation among 195 countries that tolerates US “expansive” policies. Martin Luther King. Jr described USA behavior as – “the greatest purveyor of violence [...]
Emperor/philosopher Cicero observed – “Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain a child forever.” April 10th Vice President Pence warned about the presence of a small group of Russians in Venezuela. With unusual “gringo” bravado Mr. Pence blustered – “This is our neighborhood!” Were US war ships invited to the [...]
German statesman and founding father of the European Union Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) observed: ”1913 was the last normal year in history.” WWI was thought to be the war to end all wars, but actually opened floodgates of greater global violence. Kuwait, Iraq, Panama occurred in recent memory. Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) was a theologian and New [...]
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution clearly states – “Only Congress can declare war.” The 1973 War Powers Act was a failed attempt to prevent President Richard Nixon from involving the USA in more foreign conflicts without debate in Congress. Two million dead Vietnamese civilians in the former French colony and 58,000 US casualties [...]
