Another mass shooting in America! Another day of endless news coverage on the killing. Another day of fear and revenge. Another day of ignoring causes of violence and killing.
I read today how “four former US air force service members, with more than 20 years of experience between them operating military drones, have written an open letter to Barack Obama warning that the program of targeted killings by unmanned aircraft has become a major driving force for Isis and other terrorist groups.” This story,Obama’s drone war, a ‘recruitment tool’ for Isis, say US air force whistleblowers will not make the news.
I do not know who and why of the killings in California but when we find out doubt it make any differences in dealing with the root causes of violence.
Tonight I watched Part 1 of an Al Jazeera documentary,Enemy of Enemies: The Rise of ISIL. It explores the origins and evolution of the world’s most feared and powerful insurgent group - ISIL. In it an Iraqi minister talks about the short slightness of USA by creating conditions in which Muslims were radicalized by Islamic extremists, like in a USA run major prison in Iraq.
In the Industrial Revolution more weapons of killing were created. In the new Digital Revolution better weapons of killing were developed and now we can communicate around the world the killing and the response, which is more killing.
We know from history that killing leads to more killing which leads to more killing, be it on local, national or world level. We know the only way to peace is by peace yet we ignore this fact and keep creating conditions for more killing and fear. “When will endless killing ever end?”
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