Trump’s War on Iran; The United States of Israel’s War on Palestine; and the decades long Israeli & US Secret War on Arab Nations: Divide and Conquer
March 29, 2026: I have edited this post to improve my writing, enhance clarity, and elevate the quality of my language—though that may not always be apparent, as I sometimes choose blunt and forceful words to express my convictions. I do not intend to eliminate that edge, but I make an effort to edit thoughtfully and conscientiously, and moving forward, will highlight select edits, at times, for comparison.
I found my lane late in life, through no fault of my own. If I were twenty, thirty years younger, I believe I would find myself working alongside Steve Sweeney and others. C’est la vie.
“Over the past five years, I’ve had time to reflect on many things, and in doing so, I discovered my purpose at the tender age of 67: to oppose those who use power to obliterate life and destroy our shared world through the craft of writing.”
Jo, March 28, 2026
Religion
I am not a believer… that is an undeniable truth—for me.
What I do believe, however, is in the soul—the spark of life gifted to all living beings, including Homo sapiens, endowed not only with life, but with mind.
Jo-Ann
For me, “prayer” is the means by which I reach out to “souls” belonging to those murdered, massacred, and martyred, and do so gently, with great humbleness, cognizant that these lives were taken brutally by degenerates and predators like Netanyahu and Trump, including those members of US Congress who through their actions/inactions cause serious harm and loss of life belonging to Palestinian and Iranian peoples, and all neighboring states, including Arab peoples caught in the crossfire of an unprovoked war against Iran by Trump, on behalf of Israel.
My “prayers” encompass all souls, caught in the crosshairs of the belligerents mentioned earlier, and those forced to respond in kind to the atrocities suffered at the hands of war profiteers. I pray for our American soldiers fighting and dying in yet another senseless for-profit war no one in Washington can clearly define, other than to state, we negotiate with bombs.
The reality, I believe, is closer to: people are being killed in the Middle East to further Netanyahu’s delusional ambitions, via the US War machine. Pro-Israeli PACs and billionaires “usurp” the only means for us (Americans) to select candidates that, in theory, are suppose to represent the peoples of the United States. Pro-Israeli interest groups influenced our electoral system by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into targeted races, to promote compromised, and oft times corrupt, for-profit individuals and attack opponents more favorable to constituents interest.
“Where does God live? When I reflect on this question, it seems plausible to me that the source of our ‘soul’ may be found within the dark energy of our universe. If ‘God’ exists, perhaps it resides in—or is itself—the source we call dark matter.”
Let me carry this thought further: Upon death, our soul returns to its source. It occurs to me that the manner of death may influence the soul’s return. In cases of traumatic or violent death, perhaps “God” reintegrates and soothes the souls that are abruptly torn from their earthly bodies by cruelty. This is the closest I can come to describing the mystery of life.
original slightly edited version: Where does God live? When I think on it, it seems to me that it is plausible the source of our “soul” may be found within the dark energy of our universe. If “God” exists, it “lives” or is the source: dark matter. Upon death, our soul, returns to its source. And the manner of death, it occurs to me, would have an impact on the soul as it returns to its source. When traumatic, violent deaths occurs, “God” reintegrates, “soothes” the souls ripped from their earthly body by sadistic individuals. That is the best I can describe the mystery of “life.”
Peaceful Warrior—am I
Equality, freedom of religion and thought, the right to determine one’s own destiny, and freedom from those who abuse power are not privileges—they are the birthrights of all people.
My path is that of the peaceful warrior: to stand with the oppressed and answer injustice not with silence, but through the written word.
