Tag: Global War and Violence

A Holocaust Scholar Called Israel’s Actions in Gaza ‘Genocide.’ It Cost Him a Job Offer

By  Maggie Hicks This month, Raz Segal learned that he’d been offered a job to run the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota’s flagship. It was an exciting career move for Segal, an associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University. Five days later, Minnesota withdrew the offer. The… Read More A Holocaust Scholar Called Israel’s Actions in Gaza ‘Genocide.’ It Cost Him a Job Offer

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Dr Strangelove: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. Stanley Kubrick, 1963

NB: NATO, Russia, North Korea etc are all flexing nuclear muscles. The film referred to above was made sixty-one years ago, and is even more relevant, given the increase in the number of insane old men dreaming of mushroom clouds. And this is a link to the source of this article, the Cardiff University Philosophy… Read More Dr Strangelove: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. Stanley Kubrick, 1963

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Chastising little brother

Why did Japanese Confucians enthusiastically support Imperial Japan’s murderous conquest of China, the homeland of Confucius? Shaun O’Dwyer At the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (1946-48), convened to try Japanese military and civilian leaders for war crimes, one defendant delivered a puzzling explanation for Japan’s 1937-45 war against China. The aim of the… Read More Chastising little brother

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Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

Israel no longer has a genuine state comptroller, state prosecutor, Civil Service Commission or Justice Ministry department for investigating police misconduct. Netanyahu’s influence is everywhere (sounds familiar to Indians) GAZA casualties, live statistics Mordechai Gilat Here’s a question that no sane family in Israel can avoid asking: How did we get to the situation where… Read More Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

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Naomi Klein and V V Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards

Both winners referenced the conflict-clouded international situation, at a time when the arts world is grappling with divisions over the Israel-Hamas war and corporate sponsorship of the arts. LONDON : Author-activist Naomi Klein won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction on Thursday with “Doppelganger,” a personal account of her plunge into the world of online… Read More Naomi Klein and V V Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards

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Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

Greetings to Young Americans: You are Automatically Registered for the Draft Conscription without Representation? Where and WHY are we sending our Kids to War? Our government is planning a big draft, conscripting millions of young Americans for an even bigger war! I call to your attention a Democratic amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act… Read More Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

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Western Tourism Giants Illegally Enrich Israeli Settlements on Stolen Land

major western tourism operators willfully fund and legitimize illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, actively contributing to human rights violations and war crimes. By Kit Klarenberg / The Cradle On 23 May, Netherlands-based European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) reportedly filed a criminal complaint against Booking.com in Holland. The company, known for providing short- and long-term vacation booking services, is… Read More Western Tourism Giants Illegally Enrich Israeli Settlements on Stolen Land

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Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

The number of people forced out of their homes around the world last year was the equivalent of the population of London, according to the UN’s refugee agency. 1.5% of the world’s population is now forcibly displaced The latest annual assessment from the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) said a sharp rise in the number… Read More Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

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U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits over Gaza, Says Impossible Not to See Echoes of Holocaust We speak with U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, the first military and intelligence officer to publicly resign over the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Mann left his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency after a 13-year… Read More U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

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