During the 23 days of attack
on Gaza, the UN Security Council, Amnesty International, International
Red Cross, and global voices of protest rose up and demanded a
ceasefire, but both houses of Congress overwhelmingly endorsed
resolutions to support a continuation of Israel's so called "self
defense."
The US is the largest arms supplier to Israel and under a Bush negotiated deal with Israel; the US also agreed to provide another $30 billion in military aid to Israel over the next decade.
It is way past time to change course from seeking SECURITY in imperialism and militarism when over 2.5 billion people on our planet exist on less than $2.00 a day and over 15,000 babies and young children die daily because of malnutrition and substandard or nonexistent health care!
The 42 years of Military Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and disregard of democratic and human rights values and justice by the USA government � ��"also by Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Congo, Honduras, Haiti, Syria, Myanmar, Iraq, Russia, Pakistan, and China to mention a few-is at the root of INSECURITY for all!
I conclude with a paraphrase of John Lewis' March on Washington Speech taken from Walking With the Wind:
For the first time in 61 years this nation is being awakened"We are now involved in a serious revolution. This nation is still a place of cheap political leaders who build their careers on immoral compromises and ally themselves with open forms of political, economic and social exploitation"which side is the federal government on?
The revolution is at hand, and we must free ourselves of the chains of colonialism, imperialism and militarism.
The nonviolent revolution is saying: We will not wait!
To those who have said, "Be patient and wait," we must say that "patience" is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient for Gaza Palestine will never be freed gradually. We want their freedom, and we want it now!
We all recognize the fact that if any radical social, political and economic changes are to take place in our society, the people, the masses, must bring them about. In the struggle, we must seek more than civil rights; we must work for the community of love, peace and true sister-brotherhood.
Our minds, souls and hearts cannot and will not rest until freedom and justice exist for all people.
The revolution is a serious one. All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete.
We won't stop and by the force of our demands, our determination and our numbers, we shall splinter the empire into a thousand pieces and put them back together in the image of God and democracy.
We must say, "Wake up, America. Wake up!!! For we cannot stop, and we will not be patient."
The US is the largest arms supplier to Israel and under a Bush negotiated deal with Israel; the US also agreed to provide another $30 billion in military aid to Israel over the next decade.
It is way past time to change course from seeking SECURITY in imperialism and militarism when over 2.5 billion people on our planet exist on less than $2.00 a day and over 15,000 babies and young children die daily because of malnutrition and substandard or nonexistent health care!
The 42 years of Military Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and disregard of democratic and human rights values and justice by the USA government � ��"also by Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Congo, Honduras, Haiti, Syria, Myanmar, Iraq, Russia, Pakistan, and China to mention a few-is at the root of INSECURITY for all!
For the first time in 61 years this nation is being awakened"We are now involved in a serious revolution. This nation is still a place of cheap political leaders who build their careers on immoral compromises and ally themselves with open forms of political, economic and social exploitation"which side is the federal government on?
The revolution is at hand, and we must free ourselves of the chains of colonialism, imperialism and militarism.
The nonviolent revolution is saying: We will not wait!
To those who have said, "Be patient and wait," we must say that "patience" is a dirty and nasty word. We cannot be patient for Gaza Palestine will never be freed gradually. We want their freedom, and we want it now!
We all recognize the fact that if any radical social, political and economic changes are to take place in our society, the people, the masses, must bring them about. In the struggle, we must seek more than civil rights; we must work for the community of love, peace and true sister-brotherhood.
Our minds, souls and hearts cannot and will not rest until freedom and justice exist for all people.
The revolution is a serious one. All of us must get in the revolution. Get in and stay until true freedom comes, until the revolution is complete.
We won't stop and by the force of our demands, our determination and our numbers, we shall splinter the empire into a thousand pieces and put them back together in the image of God and democracy.
We must say, "Wake up, America. Wake up!!! For we cannot stop, and we will not be patient."
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