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(Une version française suit en dessous) In the short term, as we discussed last month, there is not an effective means to stop the Israeli genocide of Palestine. Perhaps in the long term Israel can be stopped by boycotts, divestment and sanctions, much as overcame South African Apartheid. But there is another factor we … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Thanks to Roland Nivet of Mouvement de la Paix and Jean-Marc Cléry of the trade union FSU, I had to chance to speak to a hundred school teachers represented by the FSU in Bretagne. The blog this month is based on my remarks. Your students, like all young people … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The culture of war seems stronger than ever. Illustrating this, one day preceding the International Day of Peace, the opening of the United Nations was given to Ukraine president Zelensky to call for all-out war against Russia, even at the risk of launching a Third World War. And … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) As discussed in this month’s CPNN bulletin, there is a rising chorus of demands that the Ukraine War should be stopped. Conferences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, recalling their nuclear destruction, pointed to the increasing danger that the Ukraine War could develop into a nuclear war. Their warning is now … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The global divide between North and South widened this month at the summit of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) that took place in Johannesburg: The complete BRICS Declaration, a major historic document, is published in full by media in South Africa, Brazil, China, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) History is dialectical, as described by Hegel, Marx and Engels. We see this in our times as three policies of aggression have led to the increased solidarity of those who have been attacked. 1. The commercial media is full of stories about the first case: Russia’s invasion of … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Among the comments concerning the my previous blog, some readers have questioned the following statement: “In our times simple colonialism has been replaced by neo-colonialism. . . . economic sanctions and unbridled exploitation carried out by Europe and North America against the countries of the Global South.” The question of sanctions … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Europe was the epicenter of World Wars I and II, and now it threatens, with its war in the Ukraine, to kindle World War III. As usual in history, overt warfare is the fruit of a constant, underlying culture of war. And in the case of Europe, it was … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Are economic sanctions a violation of human rights? Here are some quotes from CPNN articles that raise this question. 2017: (We are) “convinced that ending the Korean War officially is an urgent, essential step for the establishment of enduring peace and mutual respect between the U.S. and the DPRK, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Recent events have profound effects on the subjects of my recent blogs: NEWS FROM THE FRONT OF THE ECONOMIC WAR and THE ANALYSIS IS SIMPLE; IT IS ECONOMIC. First, THE ECONOMIC WAR. The trip to China this month by Brazilian President Lula was marked by the installation of his … Read more