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Marco “McCarthy” Rubio’s Campaign To Silence Trump’s Critics
Marco “McCarthy” Rubio’s Campaign To Silence Trump’s Critics Published August 19, 2026 Thin skinned and heavy handed, the Trump administration apparently feels like it is being singled out by those who dissent from its policies. As a result, Trump appointees are taking drastic "McCarthy" tactics to stop dissent.
US military morale in the Middle East is in the overflowing toilet
Rotten food, overflowing toilets into bunking areas, no room in the incoming missile shelters, confiscated cellphones that are the notification devices for incoming missiles, infrequent mail, social media closed down, were some of the issues that military families identified at the national conference of Veterans For Peace.
US Military Morale in the Middle East Is in the Overflowing Toilet
Rotten food, overflowing toilets into bunking areas, no room in the incoming missile shelters, confiscated cellphones that are the notification devices for incoming missiles, infrequent mail, social media closed down, were some of the issues that military families identified at the national conference of Veterans For Peace.
US Military Morale in the Middle East Is in the Overflowing Toilet
Rotten food, overflowing toilets into bunking areas, no room in the incoming missile shelters, confiscated cellphones that are the notification devices for incoming missiles, infrequent mail, social media closed down, were some of the issues that military families identified at the national conference of Veterans For Peace.
Marco 'McCarthy' Rubio Is Wrong on Cuba and Where 'Terrorism' Is Coming From
Thin-skinned and heavy-handed, the Trump administration apparently feels like it is being singled out by those who dissent from its policies. As a result, Trump appointees are taking drastic "McCarthy" tactics to stop dissent.
The US Navy’s 'Killer' Submarine Is Participating in RIMPAC 2026 | Common Dreams
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The US Navy’s 'Killer' Submarine Is Participating in RIMPAC 2026
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The US Navy’s 'Killer' Submarine Is Participating in RIMPAC 2026
As the Trump administration and the US Congress continues to ramp up rhetoric of “China is our enemy,” 2026 is the 30th year that the United States has organized the largest naval war practice in the world, called Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC. For 37 days from June 24 through July 31, the RIMPAC war “games” will be held in the waters off the state of Hawaii. This year 31 countries have sent naval, air, and land military forces to Hawaii for RIMPAC.
U.S. Navy’s “Killer” Submarine Participating in RIMPAC 2026
By Col. (Ret) Ann Wright [U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Lavin – Public Domain] As the Trump administration and the U.S. Congress continue to ramp up rhetoric of “China is our enemy,” 2026 is the 30th year that the United States has organized the largest naval war practice in the world, called Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). For 37 days from June 24 through July 31, the RIMPAC war “games” will be held in the waters off the state of Hawaii.
One Gaza Flotilla Boat Made It to Gaza—in Pieces | The Smirking Chimp
Gaza flotilla boats have become like Palestinians. They, like Palestinians, have been attacked, beaten, partially destroyed, and thrown to the four winds by a brutal, violent Israeli government. Some of the 2026 Gaza flotilla boats were purposefully damaged so severely by Israeli military forces that they sank, like Palestinians who are under the genocidal rubble of endless criminal Israeli bombings.
One Gaza Flotilla Boat Made It to Gaza—in Pieces
Gaza flotilla boats have become like Palestinians. They, like Palestinians, have been attacked, beaten, partially destroyed, and thrown to the four winds by a brutal, violent Israeli government. Some of the 2026 Gaza flotilla boats were purposefully damaged so severely by Israeli military forces that they sank, like Palestinians who are under the genocidal rubble of endless criminal Israeli bombings.
Despite Israeli Kidnapping, We Will Continue to Sail Boats to Gaza
In the evening of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Israeli naval forces attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. An unknown number of Israeli military ships went over 700 miles to attack a 54 ship flotilla that was headed for Gaza to attempt to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring worldwide attention to the continuing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, the destruction and occupation of southern Lebanon and the attacks on Iran.
Cuba Operating on Fumes While Marco Rubio Smirks
As 700 international solidarity citizens visited Cuba last weekend, Cuban-American Secretary of State Marco Rubio smirked at the humanitarian disaster his and Trump’s policies were wrecking on Cuba, as small island nation of 9 million people only 90 miles off the tip of Florida. Rubio had predicted the Cuban government would fall from the disastrous policies, particularly the blockade of fuel to the island.
Cuba Operating on Fumes While Marco Rubio Smirks
As 700 international solidarity citizens visited Cuba last weekend, Cuban-American Secretary of State Marco Rubio smirked at the humanitarian disaster his and Trump’s policies were wrecking on Cuba, as small island nation of 9 million people only 90 miles off the tip of Florida. Rubio had predicted the Cuban government would fall from the disastrous policies, particularly the blockade of fuel to the island.
The Iranians Probably Wish They Had Developed Nuclear Weapons!
Including the minute when the US and Israel fired missiles and dropped bombs on the home of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his wife and other members of his family killing over 40 members of the leadership of Iran, senior Iranian officials had maintained that Iran would never develop a nuclear bomb.
The Iranians Probably Wish They Had Developed Nuclear Weapons!
US Intelligence Community Said That Iran Was NOT Developing a Nuclear Weapon Prior to the US-Israeli June, 2025 attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, in March 2025, the US Intelligence Agencies’ 31-page “threat assessment” states that “we continue to assess Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and that Khamenei has not reauthorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003, though pressure has probably built on him to do so.” (Page 26) Lesson Learned: Nuclear Weapons Are A Deterrent to...
The Iranians Probably Wish They Had Developed Nuclear Weapons!
Including the minute when the US and Israel fired missiles and dropped bombs on the home of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his wife and other members of his family killing over 40 members of the leadership of Iran, senior Iranian officials had maintained that Iran would never develop a nuclear bomb.
I Resigned in Opposition to the U.S. War on Iraq 23 Years Ago
Now 23 Years Later a U.S.-Israeli War on Iran and sadly, several U.S. military operations in between. [Photo Credit: Majid Saeedi - Getty Images] By: Ann Wright, former U.S. Diplomat and Retired U.S. Army Colonel Twenty-three years ago on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. Department of State in opposition to Bush Jr’s administration’s decision to attack and invade Iraq. In 2001, after 9/11, and while attacking Afghanistan, Bush spoke of the Axis of Evil-Iran, Iraq and North Korea.
Organizing for the Protection of the Community in Minneapolis
Last week I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota to observe and learn from those who have attempted to protect members of their community from the brutal assaults by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government agencies and hold those agencies accountable for the violence they are wrecking on the community.
Organizing for the Protection of the Community in Minneapolis | Common Dreams
Last week I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota to observe and learn from those who have attempted to protect members of their community from the brutal assaults by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government agencies and hold those agencies accountable for the violence they are wrecking on the community.
Give Snow Shovels, Not Bullets, to the National Guard in DC | Common Dreams
I’ve been in Washington, DC for the past week battling the icy and snow piled sidewalks and streets, one week after the big snow and ice storm that immobilized the city for days. While using the city’s buses and Metros, it was very apparent the most probable danger in DC is falling on sidewalk ice and at unshoveled bus stops.
What Happened to Tulsi Gabbard’s Non-Interventionist Principles? | Common Dreams
Seven years ago, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard wrote in 2019 on Twitter: "The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.
2 Flotillas, 1 Mission: Another Wave of Flotillas Are Heading for Gaza Now
In the past three months, citizens around the world have participated in dramatic challenges to the horrific Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with over 66,000 known dead and at least 100,000 souls under the rubble, most of whom are women and children.
2 Flotillas, 1 Mission: Another Wave of Flotillas Are Heading for Gaza Now | Common Dreams
In the past three months, citizens around the world have participated in dramatic challenges to the horrific Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with over 66,000 known dead and at least 100,000 souls under the rubble, most of whom are women and children.
Israel Can Only Deter the Global Sumud Flotilla by Stoping Its Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams
As many boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla with hundreds of participants from around the world get set to depart from Barcelona and Tunis and a third wave of ships prepares for a late September departure to challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the genocide of Palestinians, the headline in the September 1, 2025 Jerusalem Post reads, “Ben-Gvir Plans to Designate Global Sumud Flotilla activists as terrorists, seize boats.” Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir goes on to say...
The Movement Continues for a Nuclear-Free World
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 2025 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. I bring you greetings and solidarity from civil society movements in the U.S. who have been working diligently for a nuclear-free world against a U.S. government that is intent on spending huge amounts of money on “modernizing” its nuclear weapons.
The Movement Continues for a Nuclear-Free World | Common Dreams
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 2025 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. I bring you greetings and solidarity from civil society movements in the U.S. who have been working diligently for a nuclear-free world against a U.S. government that is intent on spending huge amounts of money on “modernizing” its nuclear weapons.
Despite 2 Sabotage Attempts, the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala Sails Onward
Mere hours before the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship Handala was to sail with 21 participants on board, in the Italian port of Gallipoli, two attempts to sabotage the ship were made. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition stated in its Instagram: Just hours before departure, the Handala faced two alarming incidents: a rope wrapped around the propeller and a delivery labeled as water that contained a corrosive chemical, injuring crew members. These may be calculated attempts to harm us and stop our mission.
Despite 2 Sabotage Attempts, the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala Sails Onward | Common Dreams
Mere hours before the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship Handala was to sail with 21 participants on board, in the Italian port of Gallipoli, two attempts to sabotage the ship were made. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition stated in its Instagram: Despite the two attempts at sabotage, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition sailed its next ship to break the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza.
U.S. Consular Officials from U.S. Embassy-Israel Have NOT Visited U.S. Citizens from Gaza Flotilla Who Have Been in Israeli Prison For Four Days
U.S. Consular Officials from U.S. Embassy-Israel Have NOT Visited U.S. Citizens from Gaza Flotilla Who Have Been in Israeli Prison For Four Days 30 July 2025 By Ann Wright, former U.S. diplomat As a former U.S. diplomat charged with the protection of U.S. citizens outside the U.S., I am appalled that no officials from the U.S. Embassy in Israel have made visits to Givon prison in Israel to check on the welfare of the seven U.S. citizens from the Gaza flotilla ship Handala who have been...
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Sailboat Madleen Intercepted by Israeli Commandos | Common Dreams
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s (FFC) sailboat, named the Madleen, was intercepted in international waters by the Israeli military at 3:02 am CEST earlier today at 31.95236° N, 32.38880° E. The ship was unlawfully boarded, its 12 unarmed civilian crew and participants abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food, and medical supplies—confiscated, as well as personal possessions taken. To our knowledge, no one from the Madleen was injured during the interception.
The Next 48-140 Hours Are Critical for the Movement to End the Gaza Genocide
2 hours ago DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his first video message since taking over the group last year. The half-hour video message by Saad bin …
The Next 48-140 Hours Are Critical for the Movement to End the Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams
Within 48 hours, the Israeli military will have killed hundreds more Palestinians in Gaza who are being starved to death, many killed this week as they were enticed by food into killing zones. Within 48 hours, more Palestinian children will die from U.S. bombs dropped from Israeli drones and jets.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Begins Voyage to Break Israel's Illegal Blockade | Common Dreams
The Gaza Flotilla sailboat Madleen set off from Catania, Sicily, Italy on June 1, 2025 for a 7-day voyage to Gaza to break the 40-year illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and now to stop the 600-day genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
What Can the Next Gaza Freedom Flotilla Expedition Expect?
Fifteen years ago, in May 2010, I was one of approximately 700 persons that sailed on seven unarmed civilian ships to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring needed food, medicines, and materials to Palestinians in Gaza who were suffering under the brutal, inhumane policies enacted by the Israeli government, which included a naval, land, and air blockade of Gaza.
What Can the Next Gaza Freedom Flotilla Expedition Expect? | Common Dreams
Fifteen years ago, in May 2010, I was one of approximately 700 persons that sailed on seven unarmed civilian ships to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring needed food, medicines, and materials to Palestinians in Gaza who were suffering under the brutal, inhumane policies enacted by the Israeli government, which included a naval, land, and air blockade of Gaza.
Exterminator Netanyahu Comes to Washington Again, Begging for More Bombs | Common Dreams
The chief of the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, Exterminator-in-Chief Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, jumped on his plane and jetted from one International Criminal Court denier—authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán of Hungary—to another ICC denier in Washington, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump is the second U.S. president to give Netanyahu the green light for the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
Push Back Against Sen. Cotton’s McCarthyite Lies About CODEPINK: Women for Peace
On Tuesday, in the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats with the five heads of intelligence agencies of the U.S. government, Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton accused on national TV a group I have worked with for over 20 years, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, of being funded by the Communist Party of China.
Push Back Against Sen. Cotton’s McCarthyite Lies About CODEPINK: Women for Peace | Common Dreams
On Tuesday, in the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats with the five heads of intelligence agencies of the U.S. government, Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton accused on national TV a group I have worked with for over 20 years, CODEPINK: Women for Peace, of being funded by the Communist Party of China.
I Resigned 22 Years Ago Over the Iraq War... And Wish I Had More Resignations to Give!
Twenty-two years ago, on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. Department of State. I was the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the third U.S. government employee to resign in opposition to the U.S. war on Iraq. I resigned on the day the Bush administration began the 10-year U.S. war on Iraq on March 19, 2003. 22 Years Later, I Don’t Regret My Decision One Bit Former President George W. Bush, like the presidents before and after him, lied.
I Resigned 22 Years Ago Over the Iraq War... And Wish I Had More Resignations to Give! | Common Dreams
Twenty-two years ago, on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. Department of State. I was the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the third U.S. government employee to resign in opposition to the U.S. war on Iraq. I resigned on the day the Bush administration began the 10-year U.S. war on Iraq on March 19, 2003. Former President George W. Bush, like the presidents before and after him, lied.
Trump Gives the World the Middle Finger | Common Dreams
On a motorized float designed and built several weeks into the Trump administration for the Rose Monday celebration before Lent in Cologne or Koln, Germany, the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump vividly illustrates what is becoming more of his view toward the world and toward citizens of the United States. Trump Giving the Middle Finger to the World On the float, Trump has the world perched on his middle finger, a derogatory symbol known worldwide.
Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation
In raids reminiscent of the “January 6” Proud Boys attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago, unelected, unvetted, and without federal government security clearance, the Trump-anointed head of the yet unapproved Department of Government Efficiency( DOGE) Elon Musk and his henchmen are wreaking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal data of all U.S. citizens.
Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation | Common Dreams
In raids reminiscent of the “January 6” Proud Boys attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago, unelected, unvetted, and without federal government security clearance, the Trump-anointed head of the yet unapproved Department of Government Efficiency( DOGE) Elon Musk and his henchmen are wreaking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal data of all U.S. citizens.
3 Reasons the Senate Should Reject Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense
On January 14 at 9:30 am, the Fox News commentator and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth is scheduled to be questioned by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for him to be Secretary of Defense. I, along with many other women and men military veterans, will be at the hearing to strongly protest Hegseth's nomination and demand that the committee refuse to send the nomination forward for a vote of the entire Senate.
Women in the Biden Administration Complicit in the Israeli Genocide of Gaza
By Ann Wright, World BEYOND War, December 1, 2024 As we in the United States sat down to Thanksgiving dinners, Palestinians in Gaza on Day 419 of the Israeli genocide of Gaza and U.S. complicity in that genocide are facing starvation, lack of water, tents purposefully destroyed by U.S. bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes and drones and rain and cold from the winter storms. Here in the U.S. families are enjoying meals prepared by mothers and wives.
Israel and US Already Know Who Assassinated Aysengur Eygi | Common Dreams
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was working to “gather the facts” about U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi’s killing by Israel military forces. Blinken doesn’t need time to “gather the facts.” The facts are already known to the Israeli military, the U.S. military, and the U.S. government. They know exactly who assassinated International Solidarity Movement (ISM) member and U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi on September 6, 2024.
Why Does Netanyahu Get More Security Than NATO Leaders? | Common Dreams
Unbelievably, the U.S. Congress invited the war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on July 24, thereby solidifying the complicity of the Executive and Legislative branches of the U.S. government in the genocide of Gaza. More Security for Netanyahu Than for 32 Heads of State at NATO Events An open gate of fence is pictured that will be closed for Netanyahu's trip to the U.S. Capitol.
NATO’s Obscure Relations With Israel
By Ann Wright / Consortium News NATO has a long, close and relatively unknown relationship with Israel that in 2016 resulted in the establishment of an Israel office in the Brussels headquarters of the military alliance. Underscoring the importance to Israel’s association with NATO, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said upon the opening of the office, “This is an important step that helps Israel’s security.
Why Did the US Spend $320 Million on a Rube Goldberg Pier For Gaza? | Common Dreams
While in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for 29 years, I thought I had seen some pretty stupid things the military was told by politicians to do. It always begins with politicians deciding the easiest, most sensible solution to a problem would have too much political baggage and cost them votes in the next election. So, they look for a politically expedient solution, one that is invariably very expensive and convoluted.
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