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      The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives

      The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives

      "Free Gaza Chicago River Flotilla," three days of action calling for an end to Israeli attacks and blockades in Palestine

      Kathy Kelly
      Jul 23, 2019

      Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the United States, grew up in Gaza. Last week, while addressing Chicago activists committed to ending Israeli attacks and blockades in the region, he held up a list of the names of 1,254 Palestinians living in Gaza killed in just one month of Israel's "Operation Protective Edge" attacks five years ago.

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      "I felt shaky and uneasy all day preparing for this talk," he told the group. He described his dismay when, looking through the list of names, he recognized one of a young man from his small town.

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      Dogs of War Howl for Blood in Iran While Americans Cheer US Bombers on July 4th

      Dogs of War Howl for Blood in Iran While Americans Cheer US Bombers on July 4th

      Last week's display was a chilling reminder of the horrific deaths caused by successive administrations' propensity for war

      Ann Wright
      Medea Benjamin
      Jul 08, 2019

      President Trump's order to the Pentagon to have an aerial parade of military aircraft over Washington, DC on July 4 provided a history lesson of America's war mongering in the past two decades, and a terrifying view of what might appear in the skies of Iran if John Bolton gets his way.

      The combat aircraft that were cheered by Trump's supporters as they flew low over the monuments in the nation's capital have not been cheered by people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Palestine as the same type of planes fly over their homes--terrifying and killing their children and wreaking havoc on their lives.

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      Trump Celebrates Himself on July 4th

      Trump Celebrates Himself on July 4th

      This isn't the first time a U.S. president has militarized Fourth of July celebrations for cynical and political purposes, but hopefully it's the last

      Ann Wright
      Medea Benjamin
      Jul 04, 2019

      This year's Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall in Washington, DC has become a stop on the Trump for President re-election campaign trail. His "Salute to America" has become a "Salute to Donald Trump." He has called the events the "show of a lifetime!" and an unprecedented celebration of American military strength.

      Presidents have traditionally stayed away from July 4 celebrations out of concern that it would politicize independence day. The last time there was a similar attempt at a Presidential take-over of the Fourth of July was fifty years ago in 1970 when President Nixon, appearing by video from the White House, wanted a huge display for support for the Vietnam War. However, the Mall ending up being filled with anti-war protesters whose presence symbolized the outrage at the war on Vietnam.

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