Tag Archives: Martin Luther King
Thoughts about the greatness of Selma, truth, black and white unity, King and the clamor of racist patriarchs…
by Alan Gilbert The movie “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay, is a subtle, restrained account of a period of the most extreme American violence against black people, focused on the leadership and struggles of Martin and Coretta King as well … Continue reading
On War-Promoting Media and Martin Luther King’s Condemnation of US Wars
by jay janson Listed below for the readers interest are OpEdNews published articles since 2007 written by jay janson. They, in part, are also found on Counter Currents of Kerala, India; Minority Perspective, UK; Information Clearing House; Dissident Voice; Come Home America; … Continue reading
Not Just Our Soldier but You and I Mr & Mrs US Citizen Murdered Those 17
By Jay Janson http://www.countercurrents.org/aljazeera110312.htm US Soldier Kills 17 Afghans In Shooting Spree, by Al Jazeera, 3/11/2-12 [with pathetic photo of one of the children killed] “A US soldier has killed more than a dozen civilians in a shooting spree in … Continue reading
“Don’t let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine, messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world.”
Happy MLK Day 2012! One of Martin Luther King’s great acts of moral clarity and courage was breaking with a Democratic administration over its war in Vietnam before it was politically popular to do so. Here he is sounding, not … Continue reading
Brand New Peace Site pays Tribute to MLK
Everyday, somewhere in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan or Libya, children perish in air strikes. — King Condemned US Wars A new site is launched, “to petition pastors of all faiths to condemn the ongoing US wars on six innocent … Continue reading
Come Home America 