GAZA IS A WEAPONS LAB FOR THE ISRAELI ARMS INDUSTRY

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IMPORTANT ARTICLE & INTERVIEW: GAZA IS A WEAPONS LAB FOR THE ISRAELI ARMS INDUSTRY

I would like to highly encourage you to read/watch this important Chris Hedge’s interview of Antony Loewenstein on “The Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us”, read: https://therealnews.com/the-weapons-israel-tests-on-palestinians-will-be-used-against-all-of-us or watch the interview here: “Gaza is a weapons lab for the arms industry”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PEWDLunejA

Based on Antony Loewenstein’s book: “The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World”: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2684-the-palestine-laboratory

 

Breaking! The US Congress just passed the massive almost 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2024

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Breaking! The US Congress just passed the massive almost 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2024: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy24_ndaa_conference_report1.pdf The 63rd annual NDAA increases military spending to $883.7 billion in fiscal year 2024. Note, the Defense Department just failed its 6th consecutive audit: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-fails-audit-sixth-year-row-2023-11-16/ Scott Ritter’s analysis of US military budget “Why the Pentagon is a multitrillion-dollar fraud”: https://www.rt.com/news/588750-us-pentagon-failed-annual-audit/ *There is A LOT about NATO in the NDAA. However, there is very little in the NDAA 2024 on climate change and security. … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT RESOURCES FROM COP 28

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You can read the final text of the Global Stocktake negotiated at COP 28: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma5_auv_4_gst.pdf Overview of the climate summit in Dubai by the UNFCCC, news release “COP28 Agreement Signals “Beginning of the End” of the Fossil Fuel Era”: https://unfccc.int/news/cop28-agreement-signals-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era UNFCCC Secretariat Simon Stiell’s closing speech at COP 28 “”We didn’t turn the page on the fossil fuel era, but this outcome is the beginning of the end”: UN Climate Change Executive Secretary at COP 28 Closing”: https://unfccc.int/news/we-didn-t-turn-the-page-on-the-fossil-fuel-era-but-this-outcome-is-the-beginning-of-the-end-un-0 Climate Action … Continue reading →

NATO Cannot Combat Climate Change

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As European and North American military alliances prepare to “wage war on climate change,” the real war on nature and vulnerable communities rages in the background. 

With COP28 in full swing, my (Nico Edwards) latest commentary for Inkstick Media highlights NATO’s ongoing efforts to militarise climate action.  It’s a taster of my report on Resisting Green Militarism launching 1pm GMT with World Peace Foundation Tuesday December 5th (tomorrow).

COP28’s Delinquent Emitter: The US Military Industrial Complex

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As the world gathers at COP28 in Dubai amidst an accelerating climate crisis, the Oakland Institute’s new brief, Exempted! The US Military Industrial Complex and the Climate Crisis, reveals a critical blind spot in global climate agreements. Despite being the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases, the US military is completely exempt from international reporting obligations, significantly undermining global climate action.
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The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine

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Retracing the legacies of racism and colonialism on the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine

By Benjamin Weber, published December 2, 2023 5:30AM (EST)

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere.

https://www.salon.com/2023/12/02/the-lesser-known-history-of-the-monroe-doctrine/

20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza

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20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza

https://davidswanson.org/20-things-youre-not-supposed-to-know-about-the-war-on-gaza/

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org.