miltarism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUbBU0OqCgE (15 minutes of excerpts),   https://x.com/Fidias0/status/1892990169558721024 (full speech, 98 minutes) The full transcript of the speech is at https://progressivememes.org/ukraine/Jeffrey-Sachs-Speech-to-EU-Parliament.pdf  This is is a summary. Sachs talks about Ukraine, Israel, Iran, and China.  He tells them: Pursue peace with Russia. A lot of what European leaders believe about Russia is childish.  For example, Russia has no…

(Slightly shorted version also published at antiwar.com) If you believe that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked, you will likely compare Putin to Hitler and will likely oppose President Trump’s peace negotiations with Russia. After all, if Putin’s invasion was unprovoked, a settlement would reward naked aggression and would be akin to Neville Chamberlain’s…

In Bellingham on Jan 28, 2024 the Washington State Democratic Central Committee passed a resolution written by me, Donald A. Smith, PhD, along with Sharon Abreu and Linda Boyd, calling for a less militarized foreign policy and for a “just transition” to a peace economy. Resolution on the Urgency of Transitioning to an Economy Based…

CIA Manipulation of Public Opinion Here’s my summary: The security state (CIA and Pentagon) run the government more than the White House does, especially when the president is old and weak, as is Biden.  Congress mostly follows what the White House wants (on foreign policy) [and funds the security state extravagantly].  The peoples’ voices barely…