Shulamit Lahat
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Shulamit Lahat
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Freelance Writer/ Journalist; Political Analyst; International Conflict Resolution; Peace Activist

Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world
This proposal has been endorsed by various sources for 3 years already, among them Professor Laurence Tribe (see: The Atlantic, December 18, 2023.
Time to act on it - NOW!

Give Russia's Frozen Assets to Ukraine Now
The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archive › 2023/12
18 Dec 2023
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It was inevitable that Trump's deliberate scraping the bottom of the barrel in appointing utterly incompetent sycophants to the most sensitive positions in his cabinet would lead to immense and grievous chaos across the country and - by extension - around the world, which will take decades to repair
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) Article 92 and Article 90 both establish strict obligations for military personnel to comply with LAWFUL orders and there are recognized exceptions or defenses that can apply in specific circumstances. MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE ONLY OBLIGED TO OBEY LAWFUL ORDERS
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
By the same token, U.S. troops are obligated to disobey immoral or illegal orders, as outlined in Article 92 of the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). U.S. soldiers will not shoot at fellow American civilians engaged in peaceful, constitutionally endorsed assembly if ordered to do so.
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
By the same token, U.S. troops are obligated to disobey immoral or illegal orders, as outlined in the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). U.S. soldiers will not shoot at fellow American civilians engaged in peaceful, constitutionally endorsed assembly if ordered to do so.
No more My Lais.
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If the deployment of the National Guard in Aug. were a prelude to a declaration of martial law, U.S. soldiers will not be engaging in another My Lai incident - especially not when ordered to shoot at fellow American civilians engaged in peaceful, constitutionally endorsed assembly and demonstrations
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There are more critical questions to be answered by Trump and the CIA re: the DC shooter:

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"Suspected Shooter Was in a ‘Zero Unit’ in Afghanistan.
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country"
Suspected Shooter Was in a ‘Zero Unit’ in Afghanistan. Here’s What We Know.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM