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War & Peace
South African Civil Rights Leader Calls Israeli Apartheid of Palestinians Much More Violent Than South African Government Treatment of Blacks
Boesak called the US government protection of the Israeli government's actions the single most important reason why apartheid Israel exists.
Why America Keeps Losing Its Wars
There is an insidious message here to an officer corps that is ever mindful that the Constitution makes no promotions: You are sworn to carry out orders.
Syria: the Way Forward, Without Illusions
From the beginning, it was inevitable that this conflict, however it began, would morph into a proxy war between Iran and those who were deeply concerned by Iran's …
High Technology, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Hazardous Communication Tools
Though the dangers of high technology are numerous, responses can be made to mitigate their impacts.
Dude, Where’s My Peace Dividend?
The war hawks and politicians in Washington DC will tell you it is being reinvested to defeat terror and secure American interests abroad; that the elusive dividend payment is …
Attack First, Kill First and Claim Self-Defense
Supposed self-defense against rockets diverted attention from war crimes allegations, but neither facts nor law support Israeli self-defense claims.
The Challenge of the Islamic State and US Policy
US policy will find no military fix for this reality.
Peace Parenting and Nonviolent Resistance: the Berrigan Generations
This is a tender but frank recollection of a childhood in tumultous times in the house that was Ground Zero of nonviolent resistance to the war in Vietnam, to …
Peace on Earth – 2015
Nuclear deterrence and the threat of mutually assured destruction cannot be the basis for an ethics of fraternity and peaceful coexistence among peoples and states.
A Poem for the Crossroads
It would say: make each moment of your time on Earth matter.