War

End the Wars to Halt the Refugee Crisis | Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 19, 2018 Europe is facing the most significant refugee crisis since World War II. All attempts at resolving the issue have failed, mostly because they have ignored the root causes of the problem. On June 11, Italy’s new Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, blocked the Aquarius rescue ship, carrying 629 refugees and economic migrants, from dockin ...

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Nuclear Calendar -- June 17, 2018 -- FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation June 18, 2018 June 6-18 Senate consideration of National Defense Authorization Act (vote on final passage expected June 18, 5:30 p.m). Ju ...

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Beating the US ‘Veto’: Palestinians Need Urgent Protection from Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 12, 2018 What is taking place in Palestine is not a "conflict." We readily utilize the term but, in fact, the word "conflict" is misleading. It e ...

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Time to Take a Stand... For OUR America! | Philip A. Farruggio

Phil Farruggio Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust June 12, 2018 There is a wonderful line, from where I do not really know (or care), that says it all: "So much is gained when only one person st ...

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War Is A Racket | Major General Smedley Butler, USMC

A speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC I. WAR IS A RACKET WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most viciou ...

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The Colonization of Palestine: Rethinking the Term ‘Israeli Occupation’ | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 5, 2018 June 5, 2018, marks the 51st anniversary of the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. But, unlike the massive pop ...

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Killing the Dream 50 Years On -- Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust June 3, 2018 Being a politically -- among other things -- naive young man circa 1968, this writer did not understand what in the hell was go ...

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Eight Things I learned About Palestine While Touring Eight Western Nations | Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 30, 2018 On February 20, 2018, I embarked on a global book tour that has, thus far, taken me to eight nations. The main theme of all my talks in various cultural, ...

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No Sympathy for the Devils | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust May 29, 2018 No Sympathy for the Devils The title of this essay is a play on words from the Rolling Stones most pertinent commentary song "S ...

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Nuclear Calendar -- May 27, 2018 -- FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation May 26, 2018 May 21-June 1 2nd CTBT Science Diplomacy Symposium, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. Register online. May 28-Ju ...

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The Pawns of War | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust May 25, 2018 She would always have the brightest smile as she stood at the intersection of Avenue T and Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn, New York, ci ...

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