DefDog: For 3% Of What We Spend on War We Could Create a Prosperous World at Peace…

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Just 3% of What the US Spends Destroying Countries Could End Starvation—On the Entire Planet

Democrats and Republicans alike remain silent as questioning the military industrial complex is akin to a thought crime. The war machine must go on and continue to expand or else they’ll find themselves out of a job. The majority of Americans follow the same code of silence when it comes to military spending. Boobus Americanus sits back in his recliner as his grandchildren’s future is squandered by mass murderers dropping million dollar bombs on people living in tents on the other side of the planet — for ‘freedom’ — of course.

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DefDog: US Middle East Plan is a Dog — Dead Before Launch — Could President Trump Be a Stable Genius About to Throw Israel Under the Bus?

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Rejected, and rightly so, by the Palestinians before launch.  Simply not serious.

Trump says he'll likely release Middle East peace plan by Tuesday

A proper peace plan, eight points, below the fold.

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Zero Hedge: $6.4 Trillion And Counting – How The Military-Industrial Complex Hijacked The War On Terror

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Ike Was Right!

Authored by Eric Margolis,

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.

General Dwight D Eisenhower
Farewell address 1961

Congress just passed a near trillion dollar military budget at a time when the United States faces no evident state threats at home or abroad. Ike was right.

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Worth a Look: Global Union of Scientists for Peace

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GUSP Founding and Mission

The Global Union of Scientists for Peace (GUSP) arose from the ashes of the failed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2005.

The mission of GUSP is fourfold:

Stop the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction;
  • Reduce the heavy reliance on violent means of conflict resolution;
  • Prevent the buildup of societal tensions that lead to terrorism and social conflict;
  • Research and promote the use of evidence-based, nonviolent approaches to preventing conflict, promoting national security, and achieving global peace.