Dear CCI Community,

A most unusual happening has occurred nationally and internationally. Highly respected author and MD, Benjamin Abelow, quickly wrote a powerful 76-page booklet entitled “How the West Brought War to Ukraine” in mid-2022. In addition, he created a passionate 12-minute video titled, “How the US and NATO Led to the Crisis and the Risk of Nuclear War.”

Then, a PR miracle began happening: European outlets began publishing Abelow’s information freely to tens of thousands of local people. We assume this is the first time ever.

The Swiss newsweekly Die Weltwoche (“The World Week”) published a special edition of Abelow’s tiny book in German and distributed it to their 40,000 subscribers and newsstand buyers. A private citizen then paid for the printing of 300,000 copies of the booklet and for the mass mailing to every household in the cantons of Zurich and to most or all households in the Bern canton. Free mass distribution in Europe was something that author Abelow never anticipated!

On other fronts, the Slovene edition now seems to be finalized for publishing by the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, which is also making a PDF version freely available as a download. A Polish edition looks very likely with both Polish and Slovene editions to be published during the first months of 2023 or, just possibly with luck, before Christmas. An international book broker is currently exploring licensing  translations in France, Italy, and other countries in Europe and in Asia (including both the PRC and Taiwan), and in South America. This volunteer mass production means of spreading information seems to have never been done previously.

The Ukraine War is actually a money laundering Ponzi scheme. The public was tricked into investing funds not for “the survival of the world”, but as scrutiny increases, more evidence is pointing toward the fact it was the greatest such scheme in history.

Europe is getting colder, energy products are getting much more costly, inflation higher by the month. The situation could quickly make an enormous difference in how Europeans respond to the US and NATO war. We Americans need to take a lesson from Europeans as they move forward in this challenging situation.

Order your copy of Abelow’s booklet from Google today (cost is $4 to $6), watch the YouTube video and please, educate your friends and colleagues. Forward the video to as many persons as possible. Our very future may depend on rapid distribution of these ideas

By Benjamin Abelow  (Author)  Format: Kindle Edition)

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives

Complications of the Ukraine War

Imprimis
By Christopher Caldwell
September 2022
Claremont Review of Books

The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on October 4, 2022, during a Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on the topic of Russia.

According to what we hear from the White House and from the television networks, the issues at stake in the Ukraine War are simple. They concern the evil of Vladimir Putin, who woke up one morning and chose, whether out of sadism or insanity, to wreak unspeakable violence on his neighbors. Putin’s actions are described as an “unprovoked invasion” of a noble democracy by a corrupt autocracy. How we ought to respond is assumed to be a no-brainer. The United States has pledged vast quantities of its deadliest weaponry, along with aid that is likely to run into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has brought large parts of the world economy—particularly in Europe—to a standstill.

Now, whenever people in power tell you something is a no-brainer, there’s a good chance that it’s a brainer. And the Ukraine War is more complicated than we’ve been led to assume.

There are reasons why the U.S. might want to project power into the Black Sea region. But we must not ignore that the politics of the region are extraordinarily complex, that the Ukraine conflict is full of paradoxes and optical illusions, and that the theater we are entering has been, over the past 150 years, the single most violent corner of the planet. And unless we learn to respect the complexity of the situation, we risk turning it into something more dangerous, both for Europeans and for ourselves.

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Dear CCI Colleagues and Friends,

The videos below feature retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor speaking on the war in Ukraine. As a lifelong member of the Democratic Party, I know of only one West Pointer with serious battle experience who insists this war must be stopped – for the sake of all involved including the US – and he is a Republican. Please, let us put partisan politics aside and consider the consequences of what we are doing to promote and further this war.

I hope you will view and pass these videos on to your acquaintances. A review of Colonel Macgregor’s background and experience follows.

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives

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Dear CCI Friends,

In solidarity with peace activists throughout the United States on the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, CCI is posting the complete content of his commencement address given at American University in June, 1963. His words that day have become an enduring inspiration to those who engage in the work for peace between our country and Russia. It is a powerful message from the past and, perhaps, an even more relevant message to our world today.

In peace and solidarity,
The Center for Citizen Initiatives

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Dear CCI Friends,

During this dangerous moment in the history of our planet, truth and knowledge are absolutely critical.

We have very few experts who stand out among knowledgeable persons in US and World politics. Jeffrey Sachs is unique and is choosing to speak the truth at this moment.

Sachs has dealt with American and world leaders for the whole of his long career. He has made the decision to be open at this time about the good and not so good about our US history, wars, intentions and the cost of trying to lead a unipolar world endlessly.

The first video provides Sachs’ unvarnished concerns. We will not get such honesty from others.

The second video is historic: Sachs covers the history of President Kennedy’s eloquent and famous speech. He provides firsthand experience regarding the insights of Kennedy’s era dealing with Khrushchev. Together, they give us a roadmap to avoid a Nuclear War that could destroy all life on our planet.

PLEASE watch these videos:

Jeffrey Sachs on John F. Kennedy and his Quest For Peace

In Conversation with Jeffrey Sachs

Send us your brief comments, we will share them with our nationwide and international readership without attribution.

Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives