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The UN: Pretending to Oppose War for 70 Years
28 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - International

By David Swanson
The United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals don't just ignore the fact that development isn’t sustainable; they revel in it. One of the goals is spreading energy use. Another is economic growth. Another is preparation for climate chaos (not preventing it, but dealing with it). And how does the United Nations deal with problems? Generally through wars and sanctions.

Tags: United Nations, anti-war

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Does the Pope Know a Boy Is About to Be Crucified?
23 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Saudi Arabia

By David Swanson
The Pope will speak to Congress on Thursday. No other institution on earth does more to destroy the habitability of the planet for future generations. Will the Pope raise his concerns with them or only when he’s thousands of miles away?

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Arrests at Drones Kill Children protest
21 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - United States

By John Amidon & Ellen Grady
Members of the grassroots human rights coalition, Upstate Drone Action to Ground the Drones and End the Wars were arrested for closing the main gate of Hancock Airfield to back their call for a halt to the US weaponized drone program operated out of Hancock, in the Town of Dewitt, NY, by the 174th Attack Wing of the NYS Air National Guard. Hancock is home to “hunter/killer” (the Pentagon's phrase) MQ9 Reaper drone.

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Where there were massacres there are now power plants
16 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Guatelmala

By David Swanson
In the United States it's hard to imagine admiring an attorney general. The words call to mind people like Eric Holder, Michael Mukasey, Alberto Gonzales, John Ashcroft, Janet Reno, and Edwin Meese. There were those who fantasized that Barack Obama would not prevent an attorney general from prosecuting top officials for torture, but the idea of a U.S. attorney general prosecuting a U.S. president for war/genocide doesn't even enter the realm of fantasy (in part, because Americans don't even think of what the U.S. military does in the Middle East in those terms)

Tags: anti-war, Guetemala

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What if Americans had known in 2013 that U.S. rejected Syria deal in 2012?
15 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
In the United States it is considered fashionable to maintain a steadfast ignorance of rejected peace offers, and to believe that all the wars launched by the U.S. government are matters of “last resort”.

Tags: anti-war, rejected peace deals

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Future of War and Peace at Stake in Streets of Japan
04 Sep 2015; posted by the editor - International, Japan

By David Swanson
The United States and its European allies have launched wars on the Middle East that have created an enormous refugee crisis. The same nations are threatening Russia. The question of maintaining peace with Iran is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Even in Asia and the Pacific, not to mention Africa, the biggest military buildup is by the United States.

Tags: Japan, anti-war

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