The UN and Donald Trump - 9.23.2026

The confrontation with Iran has deep roots. In 1953, British and U.S. intelligence intervened in Iran after Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized the British-controlled oil company. Declassified U.S. documents explicitly describe the CIA operation to overthrow Mosaddegh and establish a pro-Western government under the Shah.

That blatant foreign intervention became part of the history that preceded the 1979 Iranian Revolution and decades of hostility between Iran and the West.

We should learn from such history rather than repeat its mistakes. Recent U.S. actions and statements concerning Venezuela also raise serious questions about the proper limits of foreign intervention, particularly when oil and strategic interests are involved.

The U.N. should never be a stage for wild threats against nations or a place where leaders prepare the world for another devastating conflict. It should be a forum for diplomacy, dialogue and peaceful conflict resolution.

We should remember that God is the ultimate decider, not man. No leader should claim the power to determine the fate of millions of innocent people.

The world needs diplomacy, restraint, compassion and peace—not threats, destruction and endless war.

David (Cuba) vs. Golia (America) - 9.22.2026

Cuba must not be punished at the expense of its people

The Trump administration’s escalating pressure on Cuba raises a profound humanitarian and moral question: how can punishing an entire population bring justice or peace?

Donald Trump bears ultimate responsibility for U.S. policy, while Marco Rubio has played a leading role in directing the administration’s Cuba policy. The administration has expanded sanctions and intensified economic pressure on the island.

Whatever one thinks of the Cuban government, ordinary Cubans should not be treated as collateral damage. A tiny island struggling with shortages of food, water and electricity should not be pushed further into desperation.

The contrast with the enormous resources devoted to the Guantánamo detention facility makes this especially disturbing. The United States, as the world’s most powerful nation, should use its strength to relieve human suffering, not deepen it.

Marco Rubio, as a Cuban American, has a special responsibility to consider the human consequences of these policies. The United States should pursue diplomacy and humanitarian assistance while protecting innocent people.

Politics Are Desperately Important At This Moment Because The Future Of Our Planet Is At Stake - 9.22.2026

Bill McKibben’s Warning Should Be Taken Seriously: Citizens Cannot Afford To Treat Politics As Something Distant Or Unimportant. Political Decisions Shape The Laws, Priorities And Investments That Determine How We Respond To The Climate Crisis.

The Climate Crisis Is Not Waiting For Political Arguments To End. Every Year Of Delay Can Make The Challenge More Difficult And More Costly. Yet Politics Also Provides The Democratic Means To Demand Action, Protect Communities And Hold Leaders Accountable.

This Is Why Democracy Matters So Deeply. Silence And Apathy Leave Decisions To Others. An Informed And Engaged Public Can Demand That Climate, Science And The Future Of Our Children Receive The Attention They Deserve.

The Midterms Are Therefore About More Than Candidates And Campaigns. They Are About Whether Citizens Will Participate In Decisions That Can Shape The Future Of The Nation And The Planet.

As Bill McKibben Reminds Us, Politics Is Desperately Important. We Must Not Look Away When The Future Is At Stake.

A Free Press Must Not Be Punished - 9.22.2026

President TRUMP has banned CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the WHITE HOUSE after objecting to their critical coverage.

A free press is not supposed to serve the President or any political leader. Its responsibility is to question those in power, investigate their actions and inform the public.

Punishing news organizations because their reporting is critical threatens an essential principle of DEMOCRACY: the government must not control the press by deciding which journalists deserve access.

The issue is bigger than CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO. It concerns every journalist who asks difficult questions and every citizen who depends on an independent press to hold government accountable.

Presidents have enormous power, but that power does not include the right to silence criticism.

A DEMOCRACY cannot remain healthy when journalists fear losing access because they report stories that anger those in power.

The WHITE HOUSE should answer tough questions with facts, transparency and accountability—not exclusion.

A free press is not the enemy of government. It is one of the safeguards against government becoming unaccountable.

TRUMP’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO raises a vital question: Can a President punish journalists for critical reporting? A free press must remain free. 

A Wheelchair Is Not A Weapon: This Is Excessive Cruelty - 9.22.2026

This has nothing to do with legitimate defense. When children who have already lost limbs are denied wheelchairs and essential medical equipment, it becomes an appalling question of humanity and compassion.

Gaza now has the highest concentration of child amputees in the world, according to the United Nations. Thousands of children have suffered life-changing injuries, while medical and rehabilitation services have been devastated.

More than 900 wheelchairs donated for children in Gaza have reportedly been prevented from entering. A wheelchair is not a weapon. It cannot threaten Israel or harm anyone. It simply enables a wounded child to move.

Jewish scripture itself teaches a powerful moral principle: “A child shall not suffer for the iniquity of a parent.” It also teaches that each person is accountable for their own actions.

Have the lessons of the Holocaust been forgotten? Jewish children once suffered because innocent human beings were stripped of their humanity. No child, Jewish or Palestinian, should ever be targeted, dehumanized or treated as expendable.

Senator Bernie Sanders has called for an end to U.S. funding and military aid to the Netanyahu government.

There can be no moral defense for cruelty toward innocent children. Every child deserves life, dignity, medical care and the freedom to move.

Deplorable abuse of deportees - Deportation must not become a license for cruelty - 9.22.2026

The reported decision to send U.S. deportees to Equatorial Guinea, a country to which many have no connection, raises profound moral and human rights concerns.

Reports indicate that the United States provided a large payment to Equatorial Guinea to accept these migrants, making this policy even more disturbing.

Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian asylum seeker, and Samson Birhane, from Eritrea, are among those reportedly subjected to detention and harsh treatment after being sent there.

Sending vulnerable people to a distant country where they have no meaningful connection leaves them exposed to excessive abuse and, potentially, even death.

No amount of money can justify treating human beings as unwanted cargo to be transferred beyond the protection of their own legal systems.

Such cruelty violates the fundamental religious and moral teachings shared by people of all faiths: compassion, mercy, justice and respect for human dignity.

The greatest tragedy is that a nation that claims to uphold human rights could participate in conduct so fundamentally opposed to these values.

Abandoning vulnerable human beings to possible abuse is not merely anti-humanity.

The world must demand accountability and humanity in Gaza - 9.21.2026

Reuters reports that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on September 19 killed at least three Palestinians, including BASIR AL-BURSH, son of GAZA Health Ministry Director-General MUNIR AL-BURSH. Reuters reported the deaths based on local health officials, medics and family members.

The Associated Press reports that ISRAELI PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG pardoned former soldier ELOR AZARIA, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting ABDUL FATTAH AL-SHARIF in the head while he lay wounded and unarmed in Hebron in 2016. AP reports that the shooting was captured on cellphone video and that the military’s chief of staff opposed the pardon.

AP also reports that MACKLEMORE was removed from ED SHEERAN’s tour after making pro-Palestinian comments. SHEERAN said the decision was made by the promoter. In Philadelphia, he described what is happening in GAZA as “catastrophic and unjustifiable.”

These events demand serious questions about civilian protection, accountability for lethal force and freedom of expression. Every human life deserves equal protection, credible allegations deserve impartial investigation, and peaceful voices speaking about suffering should not be silenced.