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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
May 16, 2018
It was NBC’s Cal Parry who summed up the obscenity of Donald Trump’s ignorant and igniting decision to move the US Embassy to West Jerusalem, then to celebrate the inauguration on Monday, 14th May: “Well dressed American and Israeli officials on one side of the screen: desperation, death and fires on the other.”
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
April 12, 2018
As all becomes ever more rapidly surreal it seems that, barring a miracle, Draft Dodger in Chief, Donald Trump might trigger a world war, over an incident in Syria which is entirely evidence free.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
December 19, 2017
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” — Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948
When the UN was established on 24th October 1945, little over five months after the end of World War II, the organization’s stated aims were to prevent further devastating conflicts. In spite of the fact that 193 out of the world’s 195 nations are Member States, it has failed woefully.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
November 15, 2017
“One day while I was in a bunker in Vietnam, a sniper round went over my head. The person who fired that weapon was not a terrorist, a rebel, an extremist, or a so-called insurgent. The Vietnamese individual who tried to kill me was a citizen of Vietnam, who did not want me in his country. This truth escapes millions.” — Mike Hastie, Former U.S. Army Medic, Vietnam 1970-71
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
November 2, 2017
Urgent warnings of a radiation leak have been issued after the collapse of a tunnel under North Korea’s 7,200 foot high Mount Mantap, under which the country tests their weapons systems.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
October 28, 2017
If anyone is still wondering why North Korea was being “provocative” in missile tests and repeatedly declaring what would seem to be a daunting arsenal (although there is still no irrefutable, concrete proof of deliverable, long range nuclear weapons capability) here is just a small taste of what it’s southern neighbor, in cahoots with Godfather America, has planned:
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
October 19, 2017
“Throughout the world, on any given day, a man, woman or child is likely to be displaced, tortured, killed or ‘disappeared’ … More often than not, the United States shares the blame.” — Amnesty International, 1996
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
October 12, 2017
When US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, stated of North Korea (4th September 2017): “When a rogue regime has a nuclear weapon and an ICBM pointed at you, you do not take steps to lower your guard. No one would do that”, she unwittingly put her finger on why the DPRK has been conducting missile tests and stating that they have ever bigger, better and longer range capabilities. There is no certainty that either of the latter is the case, but the tiny country has been subject to nearly seventy years of vilification and ever more threatening behavior from the US and allies, with the language of Donald Trump, from near day one of his Presidency of the US regime reaching ever more apocalyptic heights.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
October 5, 2017
“But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme.
Believe that a further shore
is reachable from here.
Believe in miracles.”— Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013, “The Cure at Troy”
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
August 24, 2017
North Korea an Aggressor? A Reality Check
“ … war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children.” (Howard Zinn, 1922-2010)
“All war represents a failure of diplomacy.” (Tony Benn, MP, 1925-2014)
“No country too poor, too small, too far away, not to be threat, a threat to the American way of life.” (William Blum, Rogue State)
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
July 30, 2017
The Washington Post reports that:
“All 100 U.S. Senators signed a letter Thursday asking U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to address what the lawmakers call entrenched bias against Israel at the world body.”
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
July 21, 2017
The last straw will break the camel’s back. (Various attributions)
After his visit to the Kingdom in May, Donald Trump decided to back the Saudi-led blockade of tiny Qatar (2015 population 2.235 million, but just 313,000 citizens) imposed less than a month later.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
July 16, 2017
On Monday 10th July, a ruling was handed down by London’s High Court, which should, in a sane world, exclude the UK government ever again judging other nations leaders human rights records or passing judgement on their possession or use of weapons.
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
July 8, 2017
I think most people who have dealt with me, think I’m a pretty straight sort of guy, and I am.
— Tony Blair, BBC “On the Record”, 16th November 1997
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by Felicity Arbuthnot
Writer, Dandelion Salad
London, England
June 6, 2017
“Nothing justifies killing of innocent people.” — Tony Blair, CNN, 15th January 2015
Perhaps the attack which killed seven and injured forty-eight — twenty-one critically — on a balmy Saturday evening on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market, a popular area of cafes, bars and restaurants, could be described in one word: “blowback.”
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