Dick’s Newsletter 2026

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/01/omni-venezuela-anthology-11-january-4.html What’s at Stake:  Trump’s illegal and immoral intervention in Venezuela, and the grabbing of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, is beyond evil as the US once again displayed its imperialist face to the entire world. No good can come from this ugly action.    Trump now says that the US will run Venezuela. He intends to attempt to take their oil (which he claims was ‘stolen’ from the US) and the vast mineral deposits inside Venezuela.    Trump also claims that he will run Venezuela ‘right’ to the […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/12/omni-sovietrussophobia-anti-communism.html What’s at Stake:  IMAGINING PEACE WITH RUSSIA John Lennon, “IMAGINE” (1971)Imagine all the peopleSharing all the worldYou may say I’m a dreamerBut I’m not the only oneI hope someday you’ll join usAnd the world will live as one  HAPPY NEW YEAR THANKS TO SCOTT RITTER, PEACEMAKER Happy New Year! Scott Ritter .Dec 31           These two images date back to December 1988, the first New Year’s celebration that saw US inspectors living and working in Votkinsk, implementing the INF treaty. This particular celebration was instrumental to […]