#arms
If wars are waged to make some richer, then wars will be waged as long as it is possible to generate income.
Weapons are a huge source of income for some.
In 2016, some thought that the record holder for funneling people's money into the pockets of the military-industrial complex and its beneficiaries appeared to be the F-35.
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11-02-2016F-35 an aircraft for everything, so all in all for nothing. With the armament mounted on the external nodes, it loses its "invisibility" for the radars. Inside there is only room for 2 medium range missiles. It did not outmaneuver the F-16 in a mock battle. In this respect it is inferior to the F-15, F-18, F-22, Mig-29, Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, Eurofighter and Rafale. It is slower than the oldies such as the MiG-25 and the Mig-31. Therefore, its utility as a fighter is highly problematic. As a support aircraft, it is too fragile and takes too little armament, well, and it needs fighter cover, if only in the form of the F-15. All in all, it is not a fighter, but a product whose primary purpose is to make money. In this regard, it is the absolute record holder and the undisputed leader.
source translated with the help of deeple.com
#money #profit #wealth #power #war #arms #arms-industry #weapon-industry
Niemand von uns kann wissen, ob er oder sie in 5 Jahren #flüchten muss. Gibt es (Pläne für) soetwas wie eine (globale) #Versicherung gegen #Flucht? Diese #Flüchtlingsversicherung könnte finanziert werden von Firmen, die in der #Rüstung und der CO2-Förderung Geld verdienen, ggf. auch durch die #Tobinsteuer, also durch Institutionen, die an wachsender #Ungleichheit und Konflikten gewinnen. Die Verteilung und Verwaltung könnte durch UNHCR oder so organisiert werden.
Nobody of us knows if or when he or she becomes a refugee during the next 5 years. So is there something like (a plan for) a global #insurance for people who are threatened by losing their homes? This insurance could be financed by companies earning money with #arms and #CO2, or also by #tobin tax, short by all institutions that make a profit on growing conflicts and #inequality. #UNHCR could organise and control this #insurance.
Israeli civilians becoming gun owners in record numbers | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Over 100,000 Israelis have submitted gun license applications since Hamas' October 7 attack, encouraged by government officials and new doubts about their co...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Hamas #Israel #Palestine #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #applications #arms #buying #civilians #guns #latestnews #licenses #newsheadlines #purchases #security #war #weapons
Israeli civilians becoming gun owners in record numbers | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
What is #Hamas' #strategy and is #suicide a strategy at all?
For those who know little about the #MiddleEastConflict, Hamas' strategy seems very irrational. Sure, they have caused a lot of deaths on both sides, spread #fear and #terror, but they cannot win and now bear the #consequence of the #destruction of the #Gaza Strip.
What we have to keep in mind is that the #peace process (if it would be successful) would make Hamas obsolete. #Israel has recently moved diplomatically closer to Saudi Arabia. This does not please #Iran, which in no way wants its #enemy #SaudiArabia to be strengthened by peace with Israel. Iran, in the other hand, is Hamas's suspected main weapons supplier. Therefore, the American aircraft carrier at the coast of Israel makes sense. This is a sign to Iran, because the aircraft carrier is useless for the pacification of Gaza.
The question remains why the Israeli ground forces have not yet stepped forward and why the aircraft carrier is useless? Gaza has multiple levels of tunnels underground, and these tunnels contain command centers, weapons, and supplies. A battle in these tunnel systems would be very costly for the Israeli army. With airplanes and bombs you can bomb the Gaza Strip (which only hits the civilians) but not the tunnel system.
Which brings us back to the Hamas strategy:
1) Preventing the #peace process.
2) Spreading terror and fear in Israel.
3) Provoking the Israeli army to cause a lot of collateral damage in order to discredit it in the world press.
4) Activating sympathizers worldwide for the supposed Palestine cause.
5) Helping states like Iran and #Russia destabilize Western democracies.
#news #conflict #war #problem #democracy #weapons #arms #CollateralDamage #crime
What did the Ukrainian #counteroffensive accomplish this summer?
source: Interactive #Map: #Russia's #Invasion of #Ukraine: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375
#war #military #politics #media #journalism #press #offensive #weapons #arms #news
An interview with World Without War: 3 x 5 lessons from a 20 years old movement
World Without War is a member of #War Resisters' International based in #SouthKorea, and is one of the most successful #pacifist and #antimilitarist movements in #Asia, taking action on issues such as the #arms trade, ending mandatory male #conscription and #activist #empowerment.
This year, WWW is celebrating its 20th anniversary by celebrating its achievements, reflecting on its challenges, and envisioning the coming years/decades. To mark this occasion, we interviewed front-line #activist Jungmin Choi. She has responded to our questions in consultation with the WWW team. Here, they have dived deep into their past, present and future, making this a valuable read for the #pacifists and antimilitarists actively resisting war and reducing its causes within the country and globally.
This interview, among other things, considers issues that are crucial for the Asia #Peace Network and the wider War Resisters' International to consider, if we want to build stronger movements to resist the arms trade, take action on climate crisis and #militarism, and promote activist emotional wellbeing. As we all know, the devastating effects of these issues transcend national borders.
Happy 20th birthday to World Without War!
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EU states have tapped into the EPF to fund purchases of #arms and #military #equipment for Kyiv but it has been largely depleted over almost nine months of war in Ukraine.In mid-November, EU foreign policy chief Josep #Borrell called on member states to refill the pot by the end of the year.
https://news.yahoo.com/eu-states-top-fund-used-123521957.html
#Who #Rules The #World And Starts #Wars And #Pandemics? This Mep Has The Answer:
Who rules the world? Who starts wars and pandemics? Is it Biden? Is it Putin? Believing that the pharmaceutical industry wants healthy citizens is like believing that the military industry strives for world peace, #MEP #MislavKolakusic said in the #European# Parliament.
#BlackRock, #Vanguard and State Street — investment funds most #people have #never heard of — manage more than $15 trillion in assets. These asset managers have interests in all major pharmaceuticals, #media, #transport companies, #arms #manufacturers and #banks.
video
https://rumble.com/v1u67ew-november-13-2022.html
#Insatiable #Greed
They are the largest shareholders of #Pfizer, #Moderna and Johnson & #Johnson, among others. They have a majority stake in six of the 10 largest pharmaceutical giants. They have a majority stake in all the companies that have manufactured corona vaccines.
The fact that we are experiencing skyrocketing #inflation, which affects ordinary citizens the most, is not an economic phenomenon, but the result of the insatiable greed of the owners of these asset managers who set prices, Kolakusic argues.
Completely clear
They also have the #military industry in the pocket. BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street own the largest weapons manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
It's absolutely clear who rules the world and makes all the important decisions, be it wars or pandemics, says Kolakusic.
Blackrock & Vanguard are both connected to #WEF #Agenda2030 & #NetZero2050 #Tyranny!
Tomorrow!
May 15th, International Conscientious Objection Day: Solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
War Resisters International shared the following:
Every year on 15th May, the International Conscientious Objection Day, we organise #solidarity with conscientious objectors (COs) and draw attention to their #resistance to #war. This year, with the ongoing war in #Ukraine, we have a particular focus on the resistance of conscientious objectors from #Russia, #Belarus and Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the #Russian #invasion of Ukraine, we keep getting reports of conscientious objectors refusing to fight and get involved in this war. Groups like the Movement of Conscientious Objectors (Russia) and the Ukranian Pacifist Movement have been sharing their calls for peace and repeating their refusal to take up #arms. There are many others seeking #refuge in other countries to avoid being conscripted or as deserters.
On this International Conscientious Objection Day, we will share their messages of peace and your messages of solidarity with them.
Join us on this day of solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine! Post your messages of solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine on social media with the hashtag #CODay.
If you have friends or family using mainstream social media, please ask them to participate using hashtag #CODay for messages of solidarity.
#peace #antiwar #pacifist #pacifism #ConscientiousObjectors #ConscientiousObjection
What kind of financial #resources are being wasted in the #Ukraine war?
I do not mean to imply that Ukraine has no right to self-defense, but only to point out how expensive #war is and that this #money will later be lacking in #education, #health, #infrastructure and #climate protection.
To defend against Russian tanks, Ukraine mainly uses the #Javelin (FGM-148) anti-tank #missile.
There are now online courses in the operation of this #weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6RLV8xc0g
Hundreds of Russian tanks are said to have been destroyed with #Javelins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce7IwsfuH1c
How much does a single Javelin missile cost?
US approves Ukraine’s purchase of 150 Javelin anti-tank missiles
Notification follows the approval of $47 million worth of Javelin missiles and launch units in March 2018
Source: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2019/10/03/us-approves-ukraine-javelin-anti-tank-missile-sale/
47.000.000 / 150 = 313.333,33 <- for a single Javelin missile in dollar.
This money would be enough for a luxury carefree life of a whole family in Ukraine. Unfortunately, such sums are always released by the military industrial complex only for war and never for social purposes.
#weapons #arms #news #finance #defence #conflict #problem #capitalism #politics #military #antiTank
Have you also heard that after the pandemic they want to go back to business as usual? Crises like the one in Ukraine are supposed to distract us from the environmental problems. We should be developing concepts for more environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism, travel, energy production, waste reduction, etc. Instead, the military-industrial complex gets the highest budget to protect us from the evil Russians and the terrorists.
#news #crime #world #politics #pandemic #future #military #war #terror #environment #conspiracy #fail #humanity #problem #economy #Vision #crisis #climate #nato #arms
December 1st - A Day to Write To Prisoners!
December 1st is Prisoners for Peace Day. On this day (and every day) we encourage you to show #solidarity with the #activists and #ConscientiousObjectors imprisoned due to their #peace work and their refusal to take #arms and perform #military service.
This year we want to highlight and denounce how countries like #Singapore, the Republic of #Korea, #Eritrea and #Tajikistan continues to prosecute and imprison conscientious objectors.
Find a list of #prisoners for peace here, download the list here or below.
As we get closer to this day, what can you do?
We have been told repeatedly by people who have been sent messages of solidarity while in #prison, either via #letters or solidarity actions, that the moral support of like-minded people has been invaluable. Your solidarity is crucial to remind the #imprisoned refusers and peace activists that they are not alone and that we are aware of the significance of their #resistance. On this day,
- Join many others from across the world and write to those imprisoned for their peace work and conscientious objection.
- Encourage your friends, peace group, student, faith or community group to organise a card-writing session (online, or if the Covid-19 regulations allow, physical).
- Help us spread the word on social media. Use the hashtag #PfPday21 and post your messages of solidarity with prisoners for peace on social media, and invite others to write to those in #jail.
If you have details of other prisoners for peace not yet listed, please write to info@wri-irg.org.
For anyone who has fooled themselves into believing that the #Biden administration cares about minorities (or anyone), just check out this information from Peace Action:
Two weeks ago the Biden administration notified #Congress of a $650 million #arms sale to #SaudiArabia. This sale comes on top of a $500 million arms deal back in October. That’s over a BILLION dollars in #weapons to a country actively waging a brutal #war and naval #blockade in #Yemen leading to the planet’s greatest #humanitarian #crisis.
In his presidency’s first speech on #ForeignPolicy, Biden announced that the U.S. would end all support for Saudi Arabia’s “offensive” operations in Yemen. Yet these arms sales fly directly in the face of that...
The Biden administration's latest sale would give Saudi Arabia 280 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, along with 596 missile launchers, support equipment, spare parts, U.S. #government and contractor engineering, and technical support. You’ll not be surprised to hear that the principal contractor for the sale is #NorthrupGrumman, one of the largest arms manufacturers in the U.S. #MilitaryIndustrialComplex. Rather than brokering an end to the humanitarian #catastrophe in Yemen, Biden is choosing to further line the pockets of war merchants. It truly is #unconscionable.
The situation in Yemen is beyond dire.
- An estimated 11 million children there are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
- Nearly 2 million children are acutely malnourished, and the United Nations forecasts that more than 400,000 Yemeni children under the age of 5 could die of #malnutrition by the end of 2021 alone.
- Almost 10 million Yemenis are considered "one step away from #famine." With only half of the country's medical facilities fully functioning, almost 20 million people lack access to adequate #healthcare.
- Almost 18 million do not have enough clean #water or access to adequate sanitation.
- Yemen’s fishermen fear being blown out of the water by Saudi-led coalition helicopters. Yet a greater fear keeps sending them back to the water -- #hunger.
https://www.peaceaction.org/get-involved/stop-the-650-million-saudi-arms-sale
#evil #murder #genocide #HumanRights #antiwar #propeace #peace #pacifist #pacifism