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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Sign the petition to the governments of U.S., China, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia: Close your bases in Djibouti, remove your troops, and substitute no-strings humanitarian aid for rent payments. VIDEO: President Monroe Helps Bury the Monroe Doctrine at His House
By World BEYOND War, December 2, 2023
The Monroe Doctrine turned 200 on Dec. 2, 2023.
President James Monroe came back to life to help bury it for good at his house on the grounds of the University of Virginia.
https://worldbeyondwar.org/video-president-monroe-helps-bury-the-monroe-doctrine-at-his-house/
The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine
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
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.
Jeffrey Sachs Testimony at the UN Security Council Meeting – November 20, 2023
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NATO – Klimakiller (de)
Erklärung der Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
Die Nordatlantikpakt-Organisation ist ein 1949 gegründetes Militärbündnis von 31 Ländern des globalen Nordens. Die NATO wird von den Vereinigten Staaten dominiert, seit ihrer Gründung ist der Oberste Befehlshaber immer ein amerikanischer General. NATO-Verbündete müssen mit der US-Militärmaschinerie, dem größten Verbraucher fossiler Brennstoffe auf dem Planeten, interoperabel sein.
NATO is a Climate Killer (en)
Statement from the Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an exclusive military alliance of 31 Euro-Atlantic countries founded in 1949. It is dominated by the United States. Since its inception, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander has always been an American general. NATO allies must be interoperable with the US military machine, which is the largest consumer of fossil fuel on the planet.
Pressemitteilung der Organisator:innen von Demonstration & Kundgebung:
Erklärung der Organisator:innen von Demonstration & Kundgebung:
Nein zu Kriegen – Rüstungswahnsinn stoppen – Zukunft friedlich und gerecht gestalten, 25. November, in Berlin
- Friedensdemo & -kundgebung in Berlin: ein großartiger Erfolg!
- Politikwechsel der Bundesregierung notwendig
- Druck von unten wird verstärkt weitergehen
ICC statement on the Israel*s war against Palestine
International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of the
Statement on the Israel-Palestine war
Gaza residents are currently facing the deadliest offensive in their history. This comes on top of the humanitarian disaster caused by the Israeli blockade that has been in place for 16 years. We unequivocally condemn all attacks on civilian populations, including Hamas’ attacks on Israeli civilians that have killed over a thousand people since 7 October. However, no attack justifies violations of the laws of war. Continue reading →