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David William Pear
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David is a columnist writing on foreign affairs, economic, and political and social issues. He is an honorary Associate Editor of The Greanville Post, and a former Senior Editor of OpEdNews.com. His articles have been published by OpEdNews, The Real News Network, Truth Out, Consortium News, Global Research, The American Herald Tribune, and many other publications.
He is active in social issues relating to peace, race relations and religious freedom, homelessness and equal justice. David is a member of Veterans for Peace, Saint Pete for Peace, CodePink, and International Solidarity Movement.
In 2019 David spent 2 months in Russia on one of his frequent people-to-people peace missions. In 2017 David spent 3 weeks in South Korea researching the Korean War of 1950 to 1953. In 2016 David spent 10 weeks in Palestine with the Palestinian lead non-violent resistance group International Solidarity Movement, and returned again in 2018. In February of 2015 he was part of a people-to-people delegation to Cuba with CodePink. In November of 2015 he was a delegate with CodePink to Palestine to show solidarity with Palestinians.
David has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Maryland and attended classes at George Washington University for a certification as a financial planner (CFP). He is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania program as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA).
David is a Special Forces combat veteran of the illegal U.S. war of aggression against the people of Vietnam. In 1999 he returned to Vietnam for 3 weeks on a mission of reconciliation and peace.
In 2009 David retired from Morgan Stanley after 35 years as a Senior Vice President, CIMA and CFP.
David resides in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. His hobbies include boating, RV'ing and motorcycle touring. He is also a licensed skydiver (USPA-inactive), with over 300 free-fall parachute jumps.
[His articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License.]
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Monday, January 21, 2019The US War on Freedom of the Press Criticizing the government, opposing US wars of aggression, protesting for civil rights and Black Lives Matter, and confronting injustice and the abuse of power may result in one being imprisoned without charge, held incognito, and indefinite detention.
Thursday, April 19, 2018The Victims in Douma, Gaza and Yemen The "worthy victims" are the victims (real and alleged) of leaders on the U.S. enemies list, such as Bashar al-Assad. The "unworthy victims" are those of the U.S. and its client states, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Monday, September 21, 2015"Mr. Obama considers Mr. Putin a Thug"---New York Times "Mr. Putin's Mixed Messages on Syria", by the New York Times editorial board.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015Solar Power: Fiddling While the Earth Burns. One of the greatest challenges facing the world in the 21st century is climate change. It is a much bigger problem than terrorism or ISIS/ISIL. To reduce the threat of climate change the world needs to greatly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The technology is there for alternative sources of energy. Solar energy is part of the answer. What is lacking is the imagination, commitment and will.
Sunday, October 4, 2015Islamophobia: Why Do We Hate Them? Islamophobia is racism and religious intolerance. It is used by those who want to further their personal, political and financial agendas that benefit them from hate, war, empire and exploitation. Islamophobia should be called what it is: Racism and ignorance.
Saturday, May 12, 2018On U.S. Imperialism, Capitalism and Fascism Capitalism leads to monopoly, monopoly leads to imperialism and imperialism leads to war. Capitalism also leads to inequality. Inequality and democracy cannot coexist forever because there a limits to expansion and growth. To preserve inequality requires fascism and a police state. Democracy can only thrive if there is more equality.
Monday, September 5, 2016Jill Stein Makes Toast of Chris Wallace Fox News Sunday 9-4-2016 Jill Stein makes toast out of Chris Wallace. All Wallace can do is to stammer "ok, let's move on...and sorry we ran out of time"...exposes Hillary and Trump as warmonger profiteers.Compared to Jill even Bernie looks like a "neocon". Leaves me asking, "When are progressives going to back candidates that represent their agenda and stop debating strategic-voting and lesser evil.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017"I Ain't Gonna Die for Korea" Koreans see the Yankees as foreign interlopers. They blame the US for dividing Korea after 1945, denying them independence and meddling in Korea for the US's own self-interests. During the Korean civil war of the 1950's the US bombed Korea back to the Stone Age, and killed several million of their ancestors. They see the US as having blocked Korean independence and reunification for over 70 years.
Monday, January 15, 2018US Humiliation of South Korea The US Neocon noises about South Korea's government being "weak" are dangerous, not just routine Neocon bombast, not to mention that they are widely shared by the US foreign policy establishment, which has been following Neocon strains of policy for a very long time, since imperialism is at it core a philosophy of domination perfectly in tune with neocon visions of power.
Saturday, September 12, 2015Syria: The U.S.-Russian standoff according to the New York Times New York Times editorial, "Russia's Risky Military Moves in Syria" of September 11, 2015
Wednesday, December 12, 2018The US Wants to Bring Back the Shah of Iran A brief historiography of Iran 1953 to the present.
Sunday, August 5, 2018Andre Vltchek: "Revolutionary Optimism, Western Nihilism" "There is nothing to add to the writing of maverick revolutionary philosophers. Hands off their work! Let them speak! Editions without prefaces and introductions, please; no footnotes! The greatest works of philosophy were written with heart, blood and passion! No interpretation is needed. If allowed to read them, even a child can understand."
Tuesday, June 4, 2019"Mueller's Press Conference Reveals His Dishonesty"---Jimmy Dore Show Home: Main - Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics
Wednesday, January 28, 2015Thomas Friedman calls Putin "Hitler" on 70th Commemoration of Auschwitz. Thomas Friedman's op-ed in the New York Times call Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin "HITLER".
Friday, April 17, 2020We're All (Amateur) Virologists Now Here are some of my random thoughts this morning, as an amateur virologist.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020The Last Stalinist of the Soviet Union In 2005 Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenkowas dubbed " the last dictator in Europe" by President George W. Bush's Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. A better nom de plume for Lukashenko would be the Last Stalinist of the Soviet Union.
Thursday, September 29, 2016The New York Times Cheers for War with Russia Main stream media anti-Putin propaganda makes a war with Russia almost inevitable. The propaganda today is worse than it was during the Cold War with the USSR. Example: Over 90% of MSM images of Putin are negative, insulting, ridicule or demonize him.
Saturday, February 28, 2015Afghanistan War: Forgotten but not over. Instead of Obama ending the Afghanistan War responsibly, he is going to keep it going for another decade.
Sunday, May 23, 2021The First World War, Cecile Rhodes and Conspiracy Facts The authors of The Hidden History, The Secret Origins of the First World War claim that it was Great Britain that started World War One, and not Germany. It is a convincing story. The authors George Docherty and James MacGregor call their book a conspiracy fact.
Friday, September 15, 2017Exclusive OpEdNews Interview with David Swanson World Beyond War is sponsoring an extravaganza peace and environmental activists, writers and speakers conference next weekend, September 22-24 in Washington, D.C. These are the two most important issues we are confronted with: war and climate change. Here is an EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW I did for OpEdNews with David Swanson about "No War 2017: War and the Environment" .
