Remarks on January 28, 2024, in Oakland, California.

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War is a top cause in the world of death, of injury, of destruction, of trauma, and of course far and away the leading cause of homelessness. And if you start looking at the long-term damage — the people who die a year later, the people who grow up believing in violent vengeance, the water and soil that have been poisoned forever, the economies that are not restored — then war is many times worse than an honest survey read more

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, January 26, 2024

The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must cease its warmaking in Gaza — cease committing and inciting genocidal acts — and that the case charging Israel with genocide must proceed.

DETAILS OF THE RULING:

1. By 15-2: Israel shall take all measures within its power to prevent all acts within the scope of Genocide Convention article 2
2. 15-2: Israel must immediately ensure that its military does not commit acts within the scope of GC.2
3. 16-1: Direct and punish all members of the public who engage in the incitement of genocide against Palestinians
4. 16-1: Ensure provision of urgently needed basic services, humanitarian aid
5. 15-2: Prevent the destruction of and ensure the preservation of evidence to allegation of acts of GC.2
6. 15-2: Israel will submit report as to how they’re adhering to these orders to the ICJ within 1 month

This is Article 2 of the Genocide Convention:

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as read more

The 2020 Democratic Party Platform said that Democrats would reduce military spending: “We can maintain a strong defense and protect our safety and security for less.” Right on! Get out the vote!

Then a Democratic president proposed an increase each of the next three years, just as his Republic predecessor had done each year. And Congress not only went along but went over and above the proposed increases, with more bipartisan harmony than we are usually led to believe exists.

Congress is having read more

What are we to say about a U.S. culture in which people can openly admire Germany for backing yet another genocide, and condemn warning of World War III as reckless endangerment?

The section on Gaza begins about 20 minutes in.

Today’s Guests Are:
-Rev. Vickie Johnson
-Dr. Shanina Knighton, R.N.
-David Swanson
-Rev. Dr. Todd Yeary, Esq.
-Dwight McKee
-Atty. CK Hoffler

In the United States, if you donate money to World BEYOND War, you can deduct that donation from the amount of money on which you pay taxes to fund the U.S. government, which uses over half of the income taxes it brings in to fund the U.S. military. World BEYOND War will then take that funding and use it to educate people about the need to abolish militaries. So it’s a double whammy for peace.

In Canada, we in the United States like to think, peace must be more acceptable. Canada’s military read more