"War in our time is always a war against children. And if the children of other countries are to be granted an equal right to life with our own children, then we must use our extraordinary human ingenuity to find nonmilitary solutions for world problems." - Howard Zinn.
The Methare Ghetto Kids dancing in Nairobi
How consistent systems are. Tonight we were informed that the oligarchy has decided to stop Bernie before the remaining sham primaries because they fear the result.
Today is Memorial Day. This is a day about which many Americans think as the start of summer vacation. Memorial day is the day of the Indianapolis 500 race--rapidly going around in circles to return to the starting point--more about this later. Another notion held by the vast majority of americans, especially those born after the ending of World War 2, is that this is a day on which to spend money on sales, sales, sales. How many citizens remember the true purpose of Memorial Day?
President Obama has recently been on a "legacy tour" overseas.
Presidential legacies are notoriously hard to define because so much of depends on personal opinions. Only with the detachment of history do legacies become clear.
Sunday May 7, 1916
From the International Socialist Review: "Hands 'Round the World"
Saturday May 6, 1916
Comrade Debs: "Peace With Honor a Fraudulent and Hypocritical Phrase
From the Texas Corsicana Daily Sun of May 4, 1916:
Remember when Ted Cruz promised to carpet-bomb ISIS?
If ISIS was the only crisis in Iraq, then Iraqis would be a much happier, safer people.
That should give you an idea of how bad things have gotten there.
Some of the crises in Iraq are happening today. Others are destined to happen later this year.
The Siege of Fallujah is reaching a climax.
The final major foreign policy difference between President Obama and President Bush has been cast aside.
I think it's time that I come clean on one of my more unusual hobbies, especially for a die-hard anti-war guy.
I play miniatures war games.
Now, that may seem like a contradiction in terms, but when you look at the history of these games, the truth is that it is not quite as bizarre as you might think.
First off, the first true mini war games was designed, published, and played by one of the most anti-war authors of his generation, Herbert George Wells.
