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Rolla Peace News November 23, 2021 |
Dear Friends:Editor's note: Please consider writing for our newsletter. It's always very exciting to be able to publish submissions from our readers.In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) From Our Readers: How One US Marine Stood Up To Three Israeli Tanks b) Space Wars c) Bernie gets it Right — Again d) Activism Works: Six Days in Fallujah Video Game Shelved e) Joe Biden at COP-26: Speaking with Forked Tongue f) COVID-19 Vaccines: Waning and Expired 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this week only, we vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, FROM NOON TO 1:00 PM. Next week (and most subsequent weeks) we return to Thursday vigils until Peace is established. Please join us this Friday in saying NO MORE WAR AGAINST ANYONE. The temperature is predicted to be in the 40s. 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. Note 1: Since there are so few of us, generally 2 or 3, no need to cancel; but let's maintain social distancing. Note 2: In case of inclement weather, vigils may be canceled or terminated early. Note 3: this week, because of Thanksgiving, we will vigil on Friday, Nov. 26. The following week we return to Thursday vigils. 2. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) From Our Readers: How One US Marine Stood Up To Three Israeli Tanks b) Space Wars c) Bernie gets it Right — Again d) Activism Works: Six Days in Fallujah Video Game Shelved e) Joe Biden at COP-26: Speaking with Forked Tongue f) COVID-19 Vaccines: Waning and Expired From Our Readers: How One US Marine Stood Up To Three Israeli Tanks A reader sends us this little piece of history from military.com about how one US marine stood up to three Israeli tanks, thwarting their attempt to break the 1983 cease-fire in Lebanon. I wonder why this is being revived now. Hopefully, it is a sign that the US will stop accepting marching orders from Israel. Space Wars While the US builds up its newly inaugurated Space Force, Russia demonstrates its ability to shoot down satellites from the ground. Perhaps, space will be the first battlefield of World War III. Maybe we ought to consider an international treaty demilitarizing space, before it's too late. Bernie gets it Right — Again Bernie notes that when it comes to the obscenely huge $778 Billion proposed military budget, Congress's concerns about budget deficits seem to evaporate. In a speech on the Senate floor, Bernie states: Activism Works: Six Days in Fallujah Video Game Shelved“At a time when the scientists are telling us that we face an existential threat in terms of climate change, we are told that just don't have enough money to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel and create a planet that will be healthy and habitable for our kids and future generations. Just don't have enough money. Yet today, the U.S. Senate will begin consideration of an annual defense budget that costs $778 billion—$778 billion for one year.” Due to the activism of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Veterans for Peace, and others, release of the first person shooter video game, Six Days in Fallujah, about one of the worst atrocities of our War Against Iraq, has been postponed until late in 2022. Hopefully, it will be postponed indefinitely. We have reported on this atrocity in recent newsletters. Joe Biden at COP-26: Speaking with Forked Tongue After speaking fine words at COP-26 about preventing run-away global warming, Joe Biden comes home and launches auction of off-shore oil and gas leases. COVID-19 Vaccines: Waning and Expired Vaccine efficacy is definitely waning, but don't worry folks. You can go out and get a booster, although we don't know how long the booster will be effective either. Vaccines stockpiled by wealthy countries are expiring — millions of doses. Meanwhile, poor countries are left without. In Haiti, about 1,000 miles from Florida, less than 1% have received even a first dose of vaccine. Lots of would-be Haitian migrants to the United States are being sent back to Haiti. I think the least we could do is give them a jab first before our vaccines expire. Using mostly Cuban developed vaccines, Cuba has fully vaccinated 80% of its population (compared to around 60% in the United States). 80% is supposed to be enough for herd-immunity. Cuba is also helping out other countries like Venezuela which can't access COVAX vaccines because of US sanctions. Cuban vaccines are based on an older, tried and true technology, and may not wane like the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna. Only time will tell. 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 Rollaites for Peace: near the top of rightmost column).Wage peace, Tom yushasager (at) yahoo.com |