The US government's military operation in the Caribbean is supposedly intended to target "narco-terrorists." In my latest article, I explore the history of the term to argue that "narco-terrorism" is mostly a myth— a "political slogan" which does not accurately describe the world. By focusing our attention on foreign suppliers, this myth distracts us from more important factors, including the US government's own history of supporting drug trafficking.
Framing “Operation Southern Spear” as a battle against “narco-terrorists” is a desperate attempt to commit new violence using old excuses, o
To say that “narco-terrorism” is a myth is not to deny the obvious violence associated with the black market drug trade, but to acknowledge that the term does more to confuse than to clarify. The idea does not accurately explain the complex dynamics of the global drug trade; instead, it radically oversimplifies the problem. By portraying military intervention as a response to drug trafficking, the “narco-terrorism” myth allows politicians to ignore all of the ways in which military intervention is a cause of drug trafficking...
Perhaps the greatest flaw of “narco-terrorism” is that it encourages us to believe that complex human problems have simple military solutions. Sociologist C. Wright Mills once astutely criticized US elites for accepting a “military definition of reality,” a distorted perspective which prevents them from imagining policy solutions that do not involve military intervention. So long as the government insists upon seeing non-military problems through a military lens, they will never be solved.
Strongly recommend giving what you can to the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature's Gaza work, which is actively restoring and utilising farmland in Gaza to grow and provide food especially fresh vegetables.
Tenants said it appears everyone in the building was detained by federal officers, including US citizens. […] Ballard said the majority of those he saw handcuffed outside were Black residents and “quite a few” were detained for two to three hours.
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenan
If you can eat and drink, sleep in a bed, read these words, and have a bank account—you have the power to help. Don’t stay silent. Do something for Gaza today.
'Scholasticide' refers to the systemic obliteration of education. To deprive a people of education is to deprive a people of a future; it is to deprive a people of the chance to rebuild their society; it is to deprive a people the ability to express and assert themselves. Ultimately, depriving a people of education is to deprive a people's existence.
Source: All universities in Gaza have been destroyed. What does this mean for Palestinians?
With all universities in Gaza destroyed, students are turning online to continue their education. Yes, they are still studying even while surviving through a genocide. After all, education determines their future, and also the future of Palestine.
However, continuing their education online is difficult. With the frequent attacks, students often do not have reliable Internet, and electricity, the necessary equipment, or even the space for them to continue their online studies. And thus, Ihyaa (@ihyaasociety) is born. Ihyaa is a Gazan youth-led initiative that aims to provide a space with Internet, electricity and study equipment to help university students continue their education.
However, Ihyaa needs your help. Without enough funding, Ihyaa cannot electricity and Internet costs to help students access their online lessons, nor can they provide stationary and a place for students to study!
Help students in Gaza continue their education, and with that, you can help them rebuild Gaza's future! Please share and donate if you can.
In Gaza, students have not only lost their homes, but their universities, their notebooks, and their safe places to learn. But in the middl
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Ihyaa is started by the vetter Mohammed Ayesh (who vets the fundraisers on this list). It has also been promoted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds (also see x, x, x), and promoted by nabulsi
You can enter my necklace raffle (2.0) if you donate to Ihyaa (deadline: 15 July!)
Translated by Ghazal MosadeqA poem by a young Iranian poet Parnia Abbasi who, along with her family, all civilians, was killed today in a br
I am disheartened by the way westerners talk about Iran. Even some of the pro Palestinian ones. Many talk about Iran as a force of resistance against the west being “under attack” by Israel. Which is true but more importantly, hundreds of innocent civilians were slaughtered by Israel (and the US by proxy). My grief is as it’s always been indescribable.