WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #81

 

81 WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #81, July 6, 2022
WBW Book Club for Peace and Ending War.
Transcend Media Service (TMS).  Global Network Against Weapons in
     Space:  Civilian Rocket Launch Sites Militarized.
Biden’s Bloated Military Budget Raised $45 Billion More by Senate Panel.
Nafeez Ahmed. UN Warns of Global Collapse, MSM Are Silent.

 

WBW Book Club Online with Gareth Porter, Jeff Cohen, Francesco Da Vinci, Alfred de Zayas, Rivera Sun

World BEYOND War  7-1-22

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August: Cable News Confidential with Jeff Cohen.

September: I Refuse to Kill with Francesco Da Vinci.

October: Building a Just World Order with Alfred de Zayas.

November: The Crown of Light with Rivera Sun.

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The Hidden Problems from Rocket Launch Sites [Pollution, ozone destruction, expanded militarism]   New GN video looking at the many impacts from the explosion of rocket launch facilities worldwide. Our latest video explores the various dangers that come from the growing numbers of rocket launch sites around the world. Tens of thousands of launches are having major impacts on Earth's environment and a peaceful world.  Most launch facilities, sold to the public as civilian, turn out to be a Trojan Horse as the military soon takes over and Pentagon, DARPA, and CIA space missions are launched.   See the video here  Please like and share this video with others  Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space P.O. Box 652, Brunswick, ME 04011  globalnet@mindspring.com

UNCEASING WARS, NUCLEAR WAR DANGER, WARMING, WEATHER EXTREMES, PANDEMICS, ECONOMIC CRISIS: GLOBAL COLLAPSE?
‘Revolting’: Senate panel raises Biden’s bloated military budget by $45 billion: Recently the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to increase the president’s already unprecedented military spending request, bringing the total proposed budget for the coming fiscal year to $857.6 billion. That’s even though most U.S. adults support cuts to the Pentagon budget. “If Congress truly wants to keep people safe, they must start by rejecting this increase and investing taxpayer dollars in human wellbeing, instead,” says AFSC’s Tori Bateman. (Truthout) .  AFSC Weekend Reading (6-24-22).

 

United Nations Warns Of ‘Total Societal Collapse’

By Nafeez Ahmed, Byline Times. Popular Resistance.org(5-30-22).  When the United Nations published its 2022 ‘Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction’ (GAR2022) in May, the world’s attention was on its grim verdict that the world was experiencing an accelerating trend of natural disasters and economic crises. But not a single media outlet picked up the biggest issue: the increasing probability of civilizational collapse. Buried in the report, which was endorsed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is the finding that escalating synergies between disasters, economic vulnerabilities and ecosystem failures are escalating the risk of a “global collapse” scenario.  -more-