Dick’s Newsletter 2023

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-world-war-iii-anthology-1-april-6.html Collected by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS WORLD WAR III ANTHOLOGY #1 Chris Wright.   The Second Cold War is more dangerous than the first. Andrew Bacevich.  “On Missing Dr. Strangelove.”  [Introduced by    TomDispatch.]Art Hobson.  “A planet on high-alert.”Steve Taylor.   “ ‘We’ve never been closer to nuclear catastrophe’: Activist   Helen Caldicott.”    (interview)“Notes from the Editors” of Monthly Review. discusses C. Wright Mills, The   Causes of World War III, and Foster, et al. Washington’s New Cold War.Andrew J. Bacevich.  On Shedding an Obsolete Past: Bidding Farewell to    the American Century.Tom Engelhardt.   “Prophecies.” Engelhardt, creator of  TomDispatch, […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/03/israeli-bds-day-boycott-divestment.html COMPILED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY. Also see:   International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Nov. 29.   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/11/un-international-day-in-solidarity-with.html PART OF OMNI’S NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL DAYS PROJECT.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2020/04/omni-nationalinternational-days-project.html CONTENTS Israeli BDS Day and Palestinian Land Day, March 30, 2023 Abel Tomlinson 3-12-23 Google Search 3-29-23 UPJ Announces FOR Showing of Documentary Boycott on legislation    blocking boycotts 3-16-23.  Other ways to see the film. Americans for Peace Now 3-7-23.Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)  2-23-23. ARKANSAS:  ACLU v. Anti-BDS Bills 7-10-22. DIVESTMENT:  AFSC Weekend Reading 6-4-22.  TEXTS OMNI’S MONTHLY ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION Seeking Student Peace Activists & […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/03/omni-us-war-crimes-anthology-8-march-22.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS US WAR CRIMES ANTHOLOGY #8, March 22, 2023 Wikipedia:“(Incomplete) List of U.S. war crimes in chronological order.”   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes Dick Bennett.  Mexican War, Arkansas Troops.Ellen Taylor.  “From Nuremberg to Ukraine.” Marjorie Cohn.  “From Japan to Vietnam.” Brett Wilkins.   ““Fearing Future Probes of US Atrocities, Pentagon Blocks ICC.”David Knox.  Mainstream Media “Found Hersh’s Nord Strom Scoop Too Hot to Handle.”   TEXTS WIKIPEDIA“(Incomplete) List of U.S. war crimes in chronological order.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes Philippine–American War General Jacob H. Smith‘s infamous order “Kill Everyone Over Ten” was the caption in the New York […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/03/omni-un-international-womens-day.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology OMNI UNITED NATIONS FOR WOMEN ON UN International Women’s Day, #9 UN Foundation Stand with us on International Women’s Day United Nations Foundation <mailings@unfoundation.org>  3-8-23 9:22 AM (1 hour ago) Hi Dick,   Today is International Women’s Day, a day to honor the achievements of women — while also recognizing there’s more work to be done to realize true gender equality.Our global gender equality movement, #EqualEverywhere, shines a light on women who are leading change at work, at school, and in their communities. From championing transgender rights in Pakistan to telling the stories of […]

COLLECTED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY My desultory search for items in both anthologies mainly came randomly through the internet.  But when I completed #2, I checked the Mullins Library at UAF.  A quick “simple” search and turned up 205 entries.  So I will have plenty to choose from for #3.  https://onesearch.uark.edu/discovery/search?query=any,contains,russophobia&vid=01UARK_INST:01UARK&tab=COMBINED&search_scope=MyInstand_CI     CONTENTS Russophobia #2Eliot Borenstein.  Plots against Russia : Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism.  Cornell UP, 2019.  Nord Stream SabotageSeymour Hersh.  “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline.”Prabir Purkayastha.   “Mapping Faultlines: The Planning, Execution, and      Aftermath of Nord Stream sabotage.”Steve Brown.  […]

COLLECTED BY DICK BENNETT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY The history of US anticommunism has been voluminously reported;  the following selection has been randomly collected. CONTENTS Books (I have ask UAF’s Mullins Library to order them) Dominic Basulto. Russophobia : How Western Media Turns Russia Into the Enemy.  2015.    Dan Kovalik.  The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Putin.   2017. Guy Mettan.  From the Great Religious Schism to Anti-Putin Hysteria.  2017.   Articles Anti-Russian sentiment. Wikipedia Russia Hating.  The Nation. Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy.  The Editors.  Monthly […]