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Phyllis Bennis
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Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. Her books include Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s UN and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power .
His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.
He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.
His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.
There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.
The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago.
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Multiple air strikes on cities and the use of white phosphorus—a probable war crime—guarantee a growing death toll.
Father Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann was a man who spoke truth to power and expected others to do the same.
April 12, 2017
As Martin Luther King Jr. noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.
There could be dire consequences.
As the president-elect promises to increase military spending, we must reflect on what comes with war.
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