Dick’s Newsletter 2023

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology OMNI ONGOING REPORTING OF THE 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 28 Thu, Nov 30, 2023 – Tue, Dec 12, 2023https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/11/omni-reporting-2023-united-nations.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS CNN REPORT: COP AND BEYOND What Is COP 28? The Controversy Over Summit Location Big Names Attending Stocktake 8 Years after Paris Biggest Issues: Fossil Fuels and Loss and Damage Fund FURTHER ANALYSISTwo Steps Forward Food and Agriculture Acknowledged Finally Climate Criminals Military Industrial Complex False and Failed Conferences More Deadly Delay SOLUTION: Copy Japan: […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. (#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4 May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May 13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023; #10, October 23, 2023; #11, Nov. 4 and Nov. 7, 2023; #12 , Nov. 16, 2023).http://omnicenter.org/donate/ Jam the Phone Lines Today.”  12-4-23  .https://www.palestineinamerica.com/blog/A%20Palestinian%20you%20should%20know:%20Ahmad%20Abuznaid Support RefugeesUNRWA USA National CommitteeATTN: Nahed Elrayes, Emergency Fund for Palestine RefugeesPO Box 18697Washington, DC 20036 SourcesOn foreign policy, US mainstream media (The Washington Post, CNN) mainly reports the government’s point […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. TEXTS “What Happened After Pearl Harbor Is a Reminder of the Danger of Stereotypes and Conspiracy Theories” BY CHRISTOPHER MCKNIGHT NICHOLS AND CAMERON GIVENS.   lIFE (DECEMBER 7, 2023 ). https://time.com/6343399/pearl-harbor-conspiracies-crises/ In the two months since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the U.S. has witnessed an outbreak of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic episodes. These incidents have been a painful reminder of how some Americans, in the aftermath of national or international crisis, tend to project blame onto entire identity groups, regardless of individual actions or beliefs. Such crude stereotyping has often relied […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/11/omni-reporting-2023-united-nations.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology [I sifted this link to eliminate repetitions and what seemed unimportant.   I brought a dozen items up front.  It’s a weak collection.  You will see how little critical commentary is available, and the Conference only days away.  Send me what you find.  The People around the world must be critically informed in order to intervene for Our Good.  You can bet your fast approaching bottom dollar everyone who can make a profit from the Conference or their representative will be there.  -Dick] RELATED REPORTS, CONTEXTS TEMPERATURE RISING […]

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI GAZA ANTHOLOGIES # 12 November 16, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com)    Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. (#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4 May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May 13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023; #10, October 23, 2023; #11, Nov. 4 and Nov. 7, 2k023). http://omnicenter.org/donate/ [Note on #11.  A short version of 9 articles appeared Nov. 4, a fuller version of 32 articles was published Nov. 7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/11/gaza-cease-fire-rally-gather-at-court.html ) CONTENTS #12 Part […]

Gear Up for Armistice Day!   November 11, 2023, is the 105th anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice that ceased hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918. With this instrument, nations still recovering from the dreadful nightmare of WWI, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, collectively embraced peace as a universal principle and called for an end to all wars.Click on the button below to read more. Our Armistice Day page has lots of resources, inspiration, and 11 ways you can […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/10/omni-gaza-anthologies-10-october-23-2023.html (#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4 May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May 13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023). http://omnicenter.org/donate/ CONTENTS GAZA #10 Rabbi Arthur Waskow.  “Solidarity with Israel / Palestine.” AFSC and other Quaker organizations call for end to the violence.  To end violence in Palestine and Israel we must address root causes.  Abel Tomlinson. “Palestine Peace Protests: Stop the War, Stop the Genocide.” Raz Segal.  “A textbook case of genocide.” Jewish […]

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI UKRAINE WAR ANTHOLOGY #31 August 17, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS WIDENING WAR Jacques Baud.  Operation Z. (book)Benjamin Schwarz and Christopher Layne.  “Why Are We In Ukraine?”  Harper’s    Magazine (June 2023).Daniel Kovalik.  “Russia, Donbass, and the Reality of the Conflict in Ukraine.” Evan Reif.   “Lord of the Underworld: Meet the Paratrooper from North    Carolina who Helped Orchestrate the War in Ukraine.”Scott Ritter.  “Agent Zelensky – Part 2. “ SweenyBhadrakumarB (Moon of Alabama)KlarenbergBhadrakumarNesterenko PEACE PLANSKagarlitskySlagerList of Sources TEXTS Book Jacques Baud.  Operation Z.  2022.  Bottom of Form […]