#Greens #LarissaWaters: “we’ve watched an alarming escalation in the #MiddleEast following #DonaldTrump and #BenjaminNetanyahu's #strikes on #Iran, and the retaliations that have followed.

#Iranians deserve safety and freedom from fear - whether from their own government or other countries.

The desire for that freedom is real. So is the devastation that follows #illegalwars and #illegalbombing campaigns.

We don’t control what happens overseas, but we are responsible for what is done in our name.

#AnthonyAlbanese was the first world leader to support these strikes, and the government has refused to rule out the use of Australian military resources in this conflict.

I am proud that our Greens movement is prepared to stand for #peace in a moment like this.

But it tells us something about how narrow and concentrated political power has become in this country. In a healthy democracy, there must be room for challenge, for pause and for dissent - especially when the stakes are this high.

That means ensuring the Greens are strong enough to hold to our values when pressure builds, and strong enough to stop Australia being dragged into another #illegalUSwar like #Iraq or pulled further to the right in alignment with Trump-style politics.

With the new donation laws about to take effect, that narrowing is set to become even more deeply embedded in our system.

That is why we are working now to expand our movement and ensure there are enough voices, resources and community power to withstand this growing pressure.” #auspol #TrumpRegime #uspol

GERMAN MP SLAMS NATO WARMONGERING

Watch MP Sevim Dağdelen @[email protected] in the German Bundestag, a member of Die Linke (The Left), as she destroys myths about NATO’s defensive nature and unmasks its warmongering legacy. She argues, “The illegal wars of the US and its allies have cost the lives of 4,500,000 people in the last 20 years alone.”
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https://twitter.com/redstreamnet/status/1679806924190109698

#NATO #warmongering #illegalwars #murder #profitmotive