Talking About War and Peace
Peace Train Sounding Louder?
In this interview with Veterans For Peace, I talk to Jim Wohlgemuth and Harvey Bennett, Vietnam War veterans, about my recent article for TomDispatch, America the FUBAR.
The interview is on Soundcloud at this link:
Many thanks to Jim and Harvey for inviting me on their show again.
We address whether America has any moral authority remaining after Gaza, whether Americans can meaningfully challenge and change the dominant culture of militarism and war, and whether peace has a chance in America.
As President Trump boasts of trillion-dollar war budgets and SecDef Hegseth celebrates a “warrior ethos,” what hope is there for a more peaceful America? Will the “peace train” ever arrive at Station America?
This performance of "Peace Train" never fails to move me to tears . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpjR6-Uuks
For all the US Propaganda describing and demonizing Putin as an ex-KGB Agent, there is never talk about President H.W. Bush, presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union, was the CIA Director as was Trump's 1st Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Seeing this post by Pompeo on X this morning elicited this response:
Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo
President Macron is doubling down on his absurd proposal to recognize a Palestinian state - accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of “weaponizing” antisemitism.
He has it exactly backwards.
The only authorities in the Palestinian Territories are either active terrorists (Hamas) or supporters of terrorism (the Palestinian Authority). Recognizing either one at this time would be a victory for antisemites everywhere.
2:30 PM · Aug 27, 2025
Ray Joseph Cormier @RayJC_Com
No Mike, you have it backwards! It's obvious Israel is an IDOL your worship!
The US and the so called International Community knew in 1967 Israel sending it's Citizens to create settlements in the Occupied West Bank violates International Law:
Fourth Geneva Convention (1949), Article 49(6): Prohibits an occupying power from transferring its civilian population into occupied territory. Israel’s settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, violate this, as they involve transferring Israeli citizens into Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. This is deemed a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Article 8(2)(b)(viii)).
UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016): Reaffirms that Israeli settlements have “no legal validity” and constitute a “flagrant violation” of international law, obstructing the two-state solution.
ICJ Advisory Opinion (July 19, 2024): Declares Israel’s occupation and settlements unlawful, violating the Palestinian right to self-determination and constituting de facto annexation
Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (1977), Article 1(4): Recognizes the right of peoples under foreign occupation to engage in armed struggle for self-determination, including against colonial or racist regimes. Palestinians, as an occupied people, have a legal right to resist Israel’s occupation, though this must adhere to international humanitarian law (e.g., avoiding civilian targeting).
UN General Assembly Resolution 37/43 (1982): Affirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for liberation from foreign occupation “by all available means, including armed struggle,” provided it complies with international law principles.
Hamas is legally resisting the Israeli TERRORIST STATE!
You do have a Bible so I strongly urge you to read Revelation 2:9 and 3:9, an know what the resurrected Christ has to say about Israel's current government. Also read Isaiah 1 prophesying about the current State of Israel recreated from the Bible.
God knows all your secret thoughts and motivations, and every Dollar that comes to you from wherever. It seems to me you have not repented from what you think is the GLORY of the American experiment when it's actually GORY!
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. We had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPt-zXn05ac
Pompeo said this at an event at Texas A&M University on April 15, 2019