WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

Compiled by Dick Bennett   https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/02/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-163-february.html NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN.  I Accuse!  HEREWITH A PROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT THAT ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR FATOU BENSOUDA WHITEWASHED ISRAEL.  OR Books, 2019.  Publisher’s description: “Mr. Finkelstein[‘s]… research is certainly thorough. His characterizations, too, can be brilliant, and he spares nobody…” —The Economist “A compelling examination of a decision that unsettled many international lawyers and a reminder of the extent to which Palestinians have been let down by international institutions.”—Morning Star “One of the world’s most effective critics of Israel… Intense and eloquent.” —Mondoweiss.  This finely-honed indictment by a writer widely acknowledged for his forensic skills […]

 Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-162-january.html .  The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:  90 Seconds to Midnight,John LaForge.  The New B61-13 Nuclear Weapon. A Moment of Historic Danger: It’s Still 90 Seconds to Midnight!On Jan. 23, the Doomsday Clock was reset at 90 seconds to midnight, still the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight. In their announcement, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, stewards of the Doomsday Clock, emphasized that the Clock could be turned back, but governments and people need to take urgent action. A variety of global threats cast menacing shadows over the 2024 Clock deliberations, including: the Russia-Ukraine […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/01/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-161-january.html Christian Sorensen.  Understanding the War Industry.Dennis Kucinich.  West v. East. The Pentagon Complex Pushing Us to WarCHRISTIAN SORENSEN.  UNDERSTANDING THE WAR INDUSTRY.  Clarity P, 2020.   (Clarity is one of the best publishing companies in the world for exposing abuse of power.) The War Industry infests the American economy like a cancer, sapping its strength and distorting its creativity while devouring its treasure. Stunning in the depth of its research, Understanding the War Industry documents how the war industry commands the other two sides of the military-industrial-congressional triangle. It lays bare the multiple levers enabling the vast and […]

 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-158-december.html   Compiled by Dick Bennett Local ISRAEL/PALESTINE PROTESTS:  Donations to our current campaign for justice and peace in Palestine can be made online with Venmo at this link: https://venmo.com/u/Abel-Tomlinson-1.    Or, checks can be mailed to Arkansas Antiwar Alliance, 60 West Smith St.Fayetteville, AR 72701Thank you,Abel TomlinsonPalestine Solidarity NWA, OrganizerArkansas Antiwar Alliance, OrganizerOMNI Peace Action Committee, Chair(479)283-5762 NOTE CHANGE OF NAME FOR ISRAEL/PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONS:Palestine Solidarity NWA PSNWA Gaza Ceasefire Protests & Meeting The next PSNWA protests will be next weekend in Rogers and Bentonville. The focus of these protests is to call for a Ceasefire and to Save the Children. The U.N. reports that around 40% of the deaths from […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-157-december.html NUCLEAR MISSILES, NUCLEAR HYBRID WAR, ANOTHER REASON TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina write in The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump,  Chapter 4, ‘Hacking the Bomb,’” that “Cyber warfare has  become a standard element of the arsenal for what are now called ‘hybrid’ conflicts.”  “The United States’ use of cyberattacks against nuclear and missile programs in Iran and North Korea has changed the nature of warfare.  As the United States sets the example for hybrid conflicts, and as the tools to fight them proliferate, this boomerang […]

— Compiled by Dick Bennett    https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-156-december.html GAZA in The NationThe December 18, 2023 number provides five articles entirely or partly about the eradication of Gaza and demands for a ceasefire. D. D.  Guttenplan (for The Nation).  “Stop the War.”  “An immediate cease-fire remains the essential first step…”Mohammed El-Kurd.  “The Right to Speak for Ourselves.”  “Palestinians are denied the freedom to tell our own story.”Atef Abu Saif.  “A Month in Gaza.”   “Life and death under the bombardment.”Spencer Ackerman.  “Forever Wars. The ‘rules based international order’ is all about US hegemony.”Elie Mystal.  “Biden on the Brink.”   The “Trump would be worse” argument isn’t […]

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/12/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-155-december.html Gaza Decimation: New Book by Finkelstein Usaid Siddiqui.  “Book Review: Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom.”  The New Arab.  28 Feb., 2018. Norman Finkelstein’s work is an incisive guide to Gaza’s destruction, offering crucial analysis rarely found in the western media, writes Usaid Siddiqui. A July 2017 Amnesty International report raised the alarm over Gaza, calling attention to the deteriorating conditions in the besieged territory, which was witnessing the rapid collapse of its health system, and what it described as “crisis point”.  In unambiguous terms, the report singled out Israel’s “brutal land, sea and air blockade” responsible for the mass suffering of […]

OMNI’s War and Warming Newsletter: OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #153, NOVEMBER 22, 2023 (jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com) Gabriel Piterberg.  Best books on Zionism.Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. The best books on Zionism and Anti-Zionism, recommended by Israeli historian, Gabriel Piterberg, have challenged the Zionist Israeli narrative of modern history.   (google)   https://fivebooks.com/best-books/zionism-anti-zionism/ “Zionism is the national political movement dedicated to the establishment and preservation of a Jewish state in the land of Israel. You’re an Israeli historian but you are not a Zionist. Perhaps you could tell us about your background and how your views on Israel and the conflict with the Palestinians have evolved and developed. […]