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Rolla Peace News November 7, 2017 |
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================================= Dear Friends:In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THIS WEEK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017 2. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS 3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Saudi War Against Yemen Continues With US Support b) The Differences Among Las Vegas, New York And Sutherland Springs c) Conspiracy Theories d) Bowe Bergdahl e) Eduardo Galeano
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We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017, (and all subsequent Thursdays until peace is established) from Noon to 1:00 PM. Please try to join us. The temperature is predicted to be in the 50s. If you do not feel comfortable standing with us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign. 2. TELLING IT LIKE IT IS On Monday, Bernie Sanders stated “The major issue of our time is the rapid movement toward international oligarchy.” Many less politically prominent people have made this observation over the last decade or so, and have been labeled “conspiracy theorists,” which has come to mean “nut” to the majority of people. But what if there really is a conspiracy to control the governments of the world and the global economy? It's becoming more and more clear that the people (mostly men) with money and power have more influence on politicians than the people they supposedly represent. It's hard to believe that this is by accident. When the members of the Bilderberger Group or the Bohemian Club (both highly secret conclaves of the rich and powerful) meet, they aren't getting together to talk about the weather. Just look at what is actually happening: Fewer and fewer people are getting richer and richer, and more and more people are getting poorer and poorer. The United States is an extreme example, not because there is more raping and looting going on there than elsewhere, but because it is being done so openly. Even people who desperately want to believe in American democracy are starting to catch on. I just hope it's not too late 3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Saudi War Against Yemen Continues With US Support b) The Differences Among Las Vegas, New York And Sutherland Springs c) Conspiracy Theories d) Bowe Bergdahl e) Eduardo Galeano SAUDI WAR AGAINST YEMEN CONTINUES WITH US SUPPORT Last Wednesday, with US complicity, Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen again killing another 29. House leadership refused to bring to the floor for debate Concurrent Resolution 81 which calls for end of US support for the Saudi war. As a result of the Saudi war, Yemen suffers from widespread famine and disease, including over 800,000 cases of cholera. Saudi Arabia's war against Yemen may now have surpassed Israel's war against Palestine as the worst Human Rights violation in the Middle East. Both would be impossible without US support. THE DIFFERENCES AMONG LAS VEGAS, NEW YORK AND SUTHERLAND SPRINGS Stephen Paddock, a white man, killed 59 in Las Vegas with an arsenal of firearms — not terrorism. Sayfullo Saipov, a male Muslim immigrant, killed 8 in New York with a truck — that's terrorism. Devin Patrick Kelley, a white man, killed 27 in Sutherland Springs with a firearm — not terrorism. One might be tempted to conclude that you have to be Muslim to be a terrorist. Actually we have only scratched the surface here. According to Mass Shooting Tracker, there have been 378 instances so far in 2017 of mass shootings in the United States killing in total over 500. Most don't make the national news. Passing laws may help, but we need to get to the root of the problem — the violence inherent in our society. Tackling that would be bad for some powerful lobbies like weapons makers and video game producers — so we don't do anything that makes any sense. CONSPIRACY THEORIES Assassination of John F. Kennedy Silly me! I thought that after 54 years I would finally get to see documents showing that Kennedy's assassination was orchestrated by forces in the government that were unhappy with his decision to pull out of Vietnam. Seems like Donald Trump isn't going to keep his word (what else is new) and release the papers. It could be damaging to national security for folks to know that a president can me assassinated for not wanting to go to war. Geoengineering Seems like covert attempts to prevent runaway climate change may be making a bad situation worse. According to Geoengineering Watch, one of the major processes being used is the spraying of aerosol particulates into the atmosphere which may reflect a certain amount of our Sun's radiation back into space, but may also play havoc with earthly weather patterns adding to the intensity of weather-related disasters. Would governments that continue to invest in ever more powerful ways to kill more and more people do such a thing? You bet they would! Conspiracy theories abound. Some you suspect are true because they are the only theory that makes any sense (such as 9/11 being an inside job). Sometimes the “official story” is so outrageous (such as that the most wanted man in the world was found unarmed in a refugee camp, shot dead, and then his corpse dumped at sea) that almost anything would sound more convincing. Often it takes an insider like Dan Ellsberg or Ed Snowden spilling the beans to convince folks that the “official story” is a big lie. Above, Helen discusses the movement toward international oligarchy, another example of a conspiracy theory that is the only theory that actually makes any sense. BOWE BERGDAHL After pleading guilty to deserting his post, Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge, but no jail time. The no jail time apparently pissed Donald Trump off “bigly”. EDUARDO GALEANO The Uruguayan poet, Eduardo Galeano, died two years ago of lung cancer. His last work, Hunter of Stories, will be published in English translation next week. Here's a couple of excerpts: Free Rolla Peace News is distributed by email once a week on Tuesday evenings (except on rare occasions) and is posted on the web at http://tomsager.org (click on Grassroots Rolla: near the top of rightmost column). If you don't wish to get notices of peace events in the Rolla area, let me know and I'll take you off this list. If you want to be added to this list, let me know. Wage peace, Helen helenm (at) fidnet.com ### |