Just yesterday the U.S. reiterated its stance it is not seeking to promote a negotiated truce between Ukraine and Russia that could end their month long war. It also re-stated that the best help in can provide is to flood more weaponry into the war zone.That is even...
Is Zelensky Trying To Get Us All Killed?
Up until Russia’s criminal war against Ukraine February 24, few Americans understood America’s tortured history with Ukraine, much less its president was Volodymyr Zelensky. Now Zelensky’ is touted thruout U.S. and NATO countries as the new Churchill...
‘Preventive’ Wars, 19 Years Apart, Both Illegal, Immoral, Criminal
In August, 2002, after a 35 year absence from the peace movement, following the Vietnam War. I re-upped. Why? I read an article buried deep in the Chicago Trib about America’s multi-billion dollar buildup in the Middle East to attack Iraq over their presumed but...
US, Russia at War – Neither Will Admit It
The U.S. and Russia, possessing over 13,000 nukes between them, are at war. By imposing economic sanctions designed to collapse the Russian economy, and funneling billions in weaponry into Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion, the US has taken sides, aiding...
US, NATO Forgot the Beehive Principle of Diplomacy in Ukraine
Once Russia launched its illegal, criminal war on Ukraine, mainstream media spoon fed us one version for the war. Putin decided to re-establish the old Soviet Empire, starting with Ukraine. Additionally, he’s likely a delusional madman in the vein of Stalin and...
Weapons-Makers Fueled NATO Expansion from 16 to 30 Members
When the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991, U.S. weapons makers saw their Cold War gravy train grind to a halt. By 1993, the big weaponeers like Boeing, Raytheon, Northrup and Lockheed stemmed the bleeding by gobbling up the smaller players, acquiring new economic...
Ukraine Crisis an Eerie Reversal of Cuban Missile Crisis
Russia's war on Ukraine has the potential to spiral out of control, leading to exchange of nuclear weapons between Russia and the U.S. That is because US economic sanctions against Russia and funneling arms to Ukrainians defending against the Russian assault, places...
All War Is Essentially a Failure of Diplomacy. Russia’s Criminal War in Ukraine Is a Prime Example.
We need to go back 31 years to begin the diplomatic failures that led to war in Ukraine Wednesday. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, it represented one of the most remarkably peaceful transformations of a belligerent empire in history. The West had a golden...
Ukraine Crisis a Boondoggle for US Munitions Makers
President Biden announced Friday he's "convinced" Russia will invade Ukraine "in the coming week. When challenged why he thought that, he replied "significant intelligence capabilities. Of course, the president and Congress have been saying attack is imminent...
Biden Theft of Starving Afghans’ Treasure a Humanitarian Crime
The Afghan economy has crashed into ruin from 20 years of U.S. warfare. The UN’s World Food Program estimates 23 million of Afghanistan’s 40 million people face starvation. The economy is in free-fall, putting Afghanistan into humanitarian crisis.But the...