{"id":73497,"date":"2016-05-16T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=73497"},"modified":"2016-05-12T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:31:22","slug":"a-killing-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/05\/a-killing-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Killing Nation!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jim<\/a>What Has America Become? <\/em>Inside the U.S. Assassination Complex<\/em><\/p>\n

4 Million Muslims Killed in U.S.\/NATO Wars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

800,000 Iraqi Children Orphaned by Conflict since 2003<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We could go on-and-on: $trillions spent on endless wars and militarism, a national security surveillance state that has bombed and conducted drone and Special Ops assassinations (even of American citizens) in 7 [or is it 8, 10, or 12 countries?] in the last 15 years. In addition, the U.S. plans to spend another trillion dollars to modernize its nuclear weapons over the next 3 decades.<\/p>\n

A must read new book: The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government\u2019s Secret Drone Warfare Program<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jeremy Scahill and the staff of The Intercept, with a foreword by Edward Snowden and afterword by Glenn Greenwald, published by Simon & Schuster<\/a>. \u00a0 In short, it is a book about what America has become \u2013 not hope and change, but unrestrained power.<\/p>\n

[Excerpts from the book here: Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking \u2014 It\u2019s an Act of Political Resistance<\/a><\/em>, by Edward Snowden]<\/p>\n

It has become increasingly clear that the U.S. is not about the business of \u201cfreedom and democracy\u201d but rather global domination that benefits an economic corporate elite at the expense of nearly everyone else and the earth itself. Of course, the domination is disguised and fueled by fear: war on terror, regime change, destroying Al Qaeda, ISIS, etc. but increasingly the world is seeing through the disguise.<\/p>\n

So what are we to do? It is an illusion and a fraud to say we can bring real change and put an end to U.S. imperial wars through electoral politics controlled by the very people and money system of empire. The solution is not a Trump, Hillary or even a Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n

Any hope for real change must begin at a much deeper level.\u00a0 In the midst of empire, the task before us is to build communities, people\u2019s movements, and take action of non-violent resistance for justice, peace, and the earth.\u00a0 Do it because it is the right thing to do and it needs to be done.\u00a0 Then, keep standing and keep acting.\u00a0 It will not be easy but never give up!\u00a0 As the late Father Dan Berrigan said, \u00a0\u201dThere is no peace because there are no peacemakers. There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real question is \u2013 Are we willing to pay the price? To stop the violence, to stop the killing, the buck stops here!<\/p>\n

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U.S. Reaper Killer Drone<\/p><\/div>\n

The Wars Stop Here! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Live Aloha!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ground the Drones!\u00a0 Say No to War!<\/strong><\/p>\n