The Privatization of Nuclear War. A “First Strike” Use of Nuclear Weapons as a Means of “Self Defense”

 

Video: The Privatization of Nuclear War. A “First Strike” Use of Nuclear Weapons as a Means of “Self Defense” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and James Corbett America’s use of nuclear weapons on a first strike basis is no longer considered as a weapon of total annihilation. Quite the opposite, the preemptive use of nuclear weapons is upheld as a means to ensuring global peace and security. Read here

Nuclear Pakistan’s Comprador Cowardice. The Imbecilic Republic … of Pakistan By Junaid S. Ahmad Pakistan’s prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, declared the 28th of May as a public holiday. Indeed, the House of Sharif, the family in control of one of the two dynastic political parties (the PML-N) of Pakistan, chose to remind the population that this was the day, in 1998, when Pakistan openly launched tests of its nuclear weapons. Read here

Genocide in Gaza: Being a Spectator, or Bearing Witness By Barbara Nimri Aziz They are watching us. At least, they were. Before they became overwhelmed with grief, before they collapsed, wounded, dazed by hunger, confusion and fear. By now, they must have completely given up on our world of voyeurs, including those taking a moment to glimpse that relentless slaughter day-after-day-after-day over there.  Read here

Get Up, Stand Up, Don’t Give Up the Fight: Know Your Rights or You Will Lose Them By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead If America’s schools are to impart principles of freedom and democracy to future generations, they must start by respecting the constitutional rights of their students. Take the case of Lucas Hudson. Read here

The ICC Takes on Israel and the US Congressional Mafia By Medea Benjamin Senator Lindsay Graham was bursting with contempt for the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he grilled Secretary of State Blinken at a May 21 Congressional hearing. Wagging his finger, he warned that, if the ICC gets away with issuing arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, “we are next.” Read here

Taiwan Continues Toward US-Engineered “Ukraine-ization” By Brian Berletic The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political control over it and transform it into a geopolitical “battering ram” against the rest of China. Read here

Russia Produces Artillery Cheaper and Three Times Faster Than Kiev’s Western Allies By Ahmed Adel This lack of artillery highlights the wider weapon issues the Kiev regime is facing, with the desperation epitomised by the illegal use of chemical weapons against Russian forces. Read here