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The 11th Hour US Imperialism, Israel’s “Mein Kampf in Reverse”, Palantir’s Oligarchic Techno-Fascism: Unprecedented Challenges to Peace-Thinkers/Makers

All news these days are bad news for average persons. Millions grit their teeth and pin their/our hope in the acts of resistance from below against corporate, statist and ideological forces that are prime drivers behind daily bad news.

TRANSCEND VIDEOS

Peace Journalism – A Discussion of Systemic Peace

14 Apr 2026 - Georgia Kelly Interviews Antonio C. S. Rosa and Marilyn Langlois from TRANSCEND Media Service

PAPER OF THE WEEK

No to Barbarism in the World in Defense of Civilization

This paper aims to denounce the barbarism in which humanity is subjected throughout history that reached its highest level during the existence of capitalism in the contemporary era and to strive for its end in defense of the principles of civilization. 

Other Commentaries

NEWS

Israel Has Kidnapped Two of Our Most Important Pro-Palestine Activists

4 May 2026 - Two of the activists on the flotilla, the Brazilian organizer, Thiago Avila, and the Spaniard Saif Abu Keshek, who is of Palestinian descent, were not allowed to disembark when the vessel reached Ierapetra Port in southern Crete, although the ship was in Greek territorial waters.

ENVIRONMENT

Record-Breaking World Heat

24 Apr 2026 - The world is its hottest (circa 1500-present). Yet, fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue unabated creating an artificial blanket that retains heat. Despite decarbonization efforts, emissions rise driven by increasing energy demand and fossil fuel use.

TRANSCEND MEMBERS

The Spiritual Quest of Humanity and the Earth Constitution

16 Apr 2026 - The bestiality in man has risen to global governing. The captains of wealth, economic exploitation and accumulation, technology of war, and the use of Artificial Intelligence for war and human domination, resonate with irrational apocalyptic traditions worldwide.

Manual for the Culture of Peace by the New Generation

1 May 2026 - This manual is based on my experience during the 1960’s with the movement against the War in Vietnam, my work with the People’s Peace Appeal and the Seville Statement on Violence in the 1980’s, my work at UNESCO from 1992 to 2001, and since then as the editor of the Culture of Peace News Network.

“Mali Did Not Wake Up to an Attack–It Woke Up to a Message”

30 Apr 2026 - On Sovereignty, Performance, and the Ritual of International Observation

The Sacred Geometry of Islamic Inheritance

The chances are uncomfortably high that many people will pass away without ever formalising their final wishes.

The Moral Code Peace Propagation for the 21st Century – Part 1

The entity of elusive Peace has been the subject of many tomes, since antiquity, but none have ventured to highlight the Moral Code in the evolution of Peace Theories for the 21st Century

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and US Silence

Never before has a race of people generated so much sympathy around the world and then, in the space of a lifetime, succeeded in turning that sympathy into hatred and revulsion” (The World After Gaza p. 40). Israel, today, with its ideology of Greater Israel, should not and must not possess nuclear weapons.

MILITARISM

Five Charts That Show the Rise of Global Militarisation

29 Apr 2026 - In 2025, global military spending rose to $2.88 trillion. As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean for spending on healthcare and education? Other than spending the most on its own military, the US is also the largest exporter of weapons in the world, making up 39 percent ($115bn) of the total global share.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AI

Three Recent Examples of AI Being Used for Empire Propaganda

28 Apr 2026 - In the last few days, I’ve seen three separate instances of generative Artificial Intelligence being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to.

IN FOCUS

Israel vs. Iran: Who Are the Terrorists and Who Are the Freedom Fighters?

29 Apr 2026 - I asked myself a simple question: Who are the freedom fighters? Beside Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis, who else fights for the Palestinians' right to their homes, land, life and freedom? (See AI's response to my question via Co-pilot at the end of this article.)

The Very Essence of the Iran War Is a Strategic Attempt by the US and Israel to Crush the British-allied Globalist Countries

26 Apr 2026 --- US President Trump is being manipulated by Iran in ceasefire negotiations.

The West’s Bubble of Illusion about Israel–and about Itself–Is Finally Being Burst

1 May 2026 - The genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon exhausted the West’s moral legitimacy. Now Iran is slowly exhausting the West’s military primacy.

ANGLO AMERICA

“We’re Like Pirates”: Trump on US Seizing Iranian Oil from Ships in Hormuz

2 May 2026 - "We ... land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It's a very profitable business," Trump said today while addressing a rally in Florida.

From “America First” to “Family First”: Trumps’ Hidden Profits from Iran War

14 Apr 2026 - In modern US history, war has consistently been a source of wealth for a small minority. This conflict will likely be remembered not as a necessary war, but as the first war in U.S. history waged for the private enrichment of a president’s family.

War of Aggression on Iran: Warren, Schiff Accuse Trump Family of Pentagon Deal Corruption

25 Apr 2026 - Rep. Adam Schiff accused the Trump family of leveraging political prominence for financial gain, citing Eric Trump’s link to a $24 million Pentagon contract for a robotics startup.

Growing Calls to End Unilateral Coercive Measures

April 2026 - This spring constituents and grassroots organizations have been raising awareness in Congress and in public forums of the harms caused by Unilateral Coercive Measures or “Sanctions”.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Alzheimer’s and the Fragile Beauty of the Cuban Dream under Blockade and Threat of Invasion

22 Apr 2026 - A short film about a breakthrough Cuban drug for treating Alzheimer’s shines light on a medical milestone and captures the resilience of a nation striving to innovate under the constraints of the US blockade and threats of an invasion.

Havana Slams New Trump Sanctions as ‘Collective Punishment’ of Cuban People

2 May 2026  - The Cuban government has firmly rejected new sanctions levied by United States President Donald Trump, calling them “unilateral coercive measures” intended to impose “collective punishment on the Cuban people”.

El Salvador Pres. Nayib Bukele Is Donald Trump’s Jailer-for-Hire: CECOT Penitentiary

25 Apr 2025 - Nayib Bukele swept to power in 2019 by presenting himself as an insurgent outsider who was going to clean up corruption in El Salvador. In reality he has waged war on democratic rights and turned his country into a MAGA prison camp.

PALESTINE ISRAEL GAZA GENOCIDE

“Spring 2026” Flotilla Sets Sail from Sicily to Break Gaza Blockade

27 Apr 2026 - The “Spring 2026 mission,” part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, set sail yesterday, Sunday, from the Italian island of Sicily, aiming to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

Israel Attacks Gaza Flotilla Near Greek Waters

Israeli military boats travelled more than 700 miles on Wednesday [29 Apr] night to attack a 54-ship flotilla that was headed for Gaza to attempt to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade.

Terrorist State of Israel Assaults the Humanitarian Sumud Flotilla in International Waters: The Screams, Torture, Impunity, and the Duty to Name It

2 May 2026 - The interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla was not a legal dispute over a naval blockade; it was not an inspection, not an administrative detention nor a “security check.” It was an armed capture of civilians in international waters, followed by beatings, humiliation, deliberate deprivation of food and water, coercive isolation, and direct allegations of torture.

‘All Changed with the Genocide’: Palestinian Women and Girls Face Brutal Abuse in Israeli Jails

17 Apr 2026 - More Than 700 Have Been Arrested Since the Gaza Genocide Began, Enduring Brutal Conditions of Starvation, Isolation and Humiliation

CAPITALISM

Understanding the Link between Capitalism and War

1 May 2026 - For a long time, the word “capitalism” was taboo. Now that multimillionaires and billionaires have taken over the U.S. government, it’s on everyone’s lips. Yet there are only a few systematic analyses of “capitalism and war.”

The Business of Armed Conflict: Who Is Profiting from the War of Aggression against Iran

Mar 2026 - Wars create wealth and rarely as visibly as since US and Israeli forces struck Iran on 28 Feb. While the humanitarian and macroeconomic costs dominate headlines, a parallel story unfolds in boardrooms and trading floors: the systematic transfer of wealth toward a set of industries that benefit structurally and immediately.

UNITED NATIONS

Neurotechnologies and Their Implications for International Peace and Security

2 Apr 2026 - This conference report provides a summary of the key themes, issues and takeaways from UNIDIR's Innovations Dialogue 2025 on neurotechnologies and their implications for international peace and security.

EDUCATION

Education for Eradication of Poverty for Peace

The UNGA proclaimed 1996 as the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty (Resolution 49/110) to catalyze global action against poverty, particularly following the 1995 World Summit for Social Development.

COVID19 - CORONAVIRUS

Six Vaccinology-illiterate US Presidents Have Promoted Big Pharma’s Fast-tracked Experimental Vaccines

The Story about Fast-tracked Vaccination Fiascos - and Others yet to Come

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Pirates in High Seas

Total impunity...

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES

(Castellano) Cuidado Con Los Hombres Que Hacen La Guerra Para Demostrar Que Son Hombres

29 abr 2026 - No sorprende la ‘hipermasculinidad’ desenfrenada que la Casa Blanca ha desencadenado en Irán

(Français) Manuel pour Une Culture de la Paix par la Nouvelle Génération

1er mai 2026 - À l’occasion du relancement du Manifeste pour la Paix, j’ai préparé le manuel suivant, destiné aux équipes d’activation recrutées pour diffuser le Manifeste sur les réseaux sociaux jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne viral.

IN-DEPTH VIDEOS

Teresita’s Dream – Cuba’s Battle against Alzheimer’s

12 Dec 2025 - Windham World Affairs Council - Teresita’s Dream is not just a film. It is a call to reimagine global health — and to stand in solidarity with those pushing for solutions against the devastating consequences of the U.S. embargo on Cuba — while humanizing the real-world consequences of U.S. imperialist policy and flipping the script on Cuban innovation.

SHORT VIDEO CLIPS

Jeremy Scahill on Stalled U.S.-Iran Talks

29 Apr 2026 - Iran is saying it will enter into direct talks with the U.S. "when President Trump lifts what Iran considers to be the illegal military naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz," says Jeremy Scahill. "Iran has maintained that it's not shut down the strait, but that it's just shut it down for any vessels that are linked to the U.S. war in any way."

Betting on War: Mysterious Traders Make Millions on Well-Timed Bets Tied to Trump’s War on Iran

23 Apr 2026 - Suspicions of Insider Trading as Online Betting Markets Reap Windfalls in Iran War

From Russia with Love (Music Video of the Week)

Soundtrack from the 1963 James Bond/007 film "From Russia with Love," with Sean Connery.