Activists Confront 2020 Candidates in Iowa About Drones and War
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-26
| In late July, the MQ-9 Reaper drone, the U.S.'s foremost killer drone, will enter the Iowa presidential primary contest in a cable TV ad that challenges 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to pledge to end all U.S. drone attacks, close U.S. drone bases and work for a global ban on weaponized drones. | The ad, due to appear on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News, will urge support for the End Drone War Pledge campaign plann…
truthout.org/articles/activists-confront-2020-candidates-in-iowa-about-drones-and-war/
Trump's "Proximity" to the Nuclear Weapons Trigger. Racism in America
John Stanton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
"He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-proximity-to-the-nuclear-weapons-trigger-racism-in-america/5684569
War Profiteers and the Demise of the US Military-Industrial Complex
Cluborlov | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
Within the vast bureaucratic sprawl of the Pentagon there is a group in charge of monitoring the general state of the military-industrial complex and its continued ability to fulfill the requirements of the national defense strategy. Office for acquisition and …
globalresearch.ca/war-profiteers-demise-us-military-industrial-complex/5684533
'Puerto Rico's Fight Not Over': Martin Supports Push for Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Puerto Rico is celebrating, after 12 days of protest, the island's governor, Ricardo Rossello, finally announced his resignation late Wednesday to be effective as of August 2, 2019. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Resignation Effective Aug. 2 | "Puerto Rico did it. And we achieved it in peace. Without weapons, like Gandhi. We demanded respect and they listened to us. Respect for Puerto Rican girls, for the women of Puerto Rico, respect for the LGBT community, respec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Puerto-Ricos-Fight-Not-Over-Martin-Supports-Push-for-Rights-20190725-0021.html
There is no such thing as a 'green' war
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-24
The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change. This calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements, writes Eleanor Goldfield.
greenleft.org.au/content/there-no-such-thing-green-war