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(August 2015) On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan. At the end of World War II, atomic power represented hope. Now, 70 years later, people around the world see nuclear weapons (and nuclear…
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(July 2015) Retired four-star U.S. Air Force general Lee Butler was commander of U.S. nuclear forces between 1991 and 1994 (Google: Lee Butler hair-trigger). Now age 75, Butler has long since denounced nuclear weapons as enormously dangerous, outrageously immoral, and…
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(June 2015) Scientists estimate that 99.9% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct (Google: Wikipedia extinction). Meanwhile, we humans play around with doomsday weapons, as a child plays with matches. If humankind chooses to grow up, and…
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(May 2015) The Gulf of Tonkin attack, on which the Vietnam War was based, never happened. 55,000 Americans died in Vietnam, for a lie. Ancient history, right? That depends. What’s the truth behind the wars we are in now? And…
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(April 2015) Six corporations control 90% of what Americans read, watch, and listen to: Comcast, News-corp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, and CBS. Media companies don¹t want to offend government by challenging calls for new wars. Media¹s corporate sponsors want contented…
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(March 2015) Astronomers estimate there are 70,000 million million million stars in the Universe (Google: Maria Temming how many stars). In Biblical times, the Earth was believed to be small, flat, and the center of Creation. Today part of the…
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(February 2015) AVAAZ (meaning ‘voice’) is a global web movement bringing people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere. Makes petitioning easy. AVAAZ offers three principles: 1) Show KINDNESS and RESPECT, 2) Strive for WISDOM, and 3) Cultivate GRATITUDE. It is a pledge,…
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(January 2015) The New Year is a time to consider whether continuing to support the war system is good for us, and good for America. The $2 trillion the world pays for war could be better spent! Visit WorldBeyondWar.org and…
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(December 2014) What is the connection among wars and proposed wars with ISIS, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, and China? It is the sale of oil in dollars, which is critical to the American economy. Invest 22 minutes…
