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𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻. Ang agresyong militar na ito ay naglalagay sa buhay ng milyun-milyong tao sa buong rehiyon sa matinding panganib at nagbubukas ng pintuan sa mas malawak na digmaan.

𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗮 𝗮𝘆 𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗴 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗼𝗻—𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁, 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝟱𝟬 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗲𝘁—isang lantad na hakbang ng imperyalismong Estados Unidos at ng kanyang alyado sa Israel upang supilin ang rehiyon at magtulak ng regime change na pabor sa kanilang hegemonikong interes.

Ang panibagong digma laban sa Iran ay isang tuso at mapanirang eskalasyon—idadagdag ang lagim ng isang ganap na digmaan sa ibabaw ng matagal nang pagsakal ng sactions sa ilalim ng “maximum pressure” na mga parusa at panloob na represyon.

Sa sunud-sunod na talumpati at sa mga dokumento ng National Security and Defense Strategy, nangako ang administrasyon ni Donald Trump na lalayo na ito sa “endless wars” sa Gitnang Silangan at magpupokus sa pagpapalawak ng kapangyarihan ng US sa Amerika at Pasipiko. Ngunit tulad ng limang naunang pangulo, mabilis niyang tinatalikuran ang sariling retorika at muling ibinabaling ang dambuhala ngunit inutil na makinang pandigma ng US patungong Gitnang Silangan upang muling magbanta o umatake sa Iran.

Hindi bulag ang Iran sa mga bantang ito. Matapos ang mga simbolikong pag-atake nito sa Al Udeid air base sa Qatar noong Hunyo 2025 bilang ganti sa pambobomba ng US sa mga pasilidad nukleyar ng Iran, malinaw sa pamunuan ng Tehran na hindi sapat ang mga iyon bilang deterrent. Ipinahiwatig na nila na anumang panibagong pag-atake ng Israel o US ay sasagutin ng mas mabagsik at mas mapaminsalang ganting-salakay laban sa mga pwersang Amerikano sa rehiyon.

Matagal nang naghahanda ang Iran para sa ganitong senaryo. Mayroon itong modernong air defense at arsenal ng mga ballistic missile at drone na kayang tumama sa mga base militar ng US sa Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, at UAE, gayundin sa mga barkong pandigma ng US na naglalayag sa karagatan malapit sa kanilang baybayin. Hindi aksidente na inilalayo ng US ang Abraham Lincoln nang hindi bababa sa isang libong milya mula sa dalampasigan ng Iran—isang tahimik na pag-amin sa kakayahang gumanti ng Tehran.

Ang maingat na postura na ito ay malayong-malayo sa anim na carrier battle groups na ipinakalat ng US upang wasakin ang Iraq noong 2003. Sa kasalukuyan, siyam sa labindalawang “big-deck” aircraft carrier ng US ay naka-dock o hindi handang i-deploy. Ang USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, halimbawa, ay mahigit isang taon nang inaayos matapos ang siyam na buwang deployment sa Gitnang Silangan kaugnay ng bigong kampanya laban sa Ansar Allah sa Yemen.

Sa kabila ng tuluy-tuloy na pambobomba sa Yemen sa ilalim nina Biden at Trump, bigo ang US na basagin ang blockade sa Red Sea. Nalugi ang daungan ng Eilat sa Israel; umiwas ang mga barkong pangkalakalan sa rutang Suez; at nananatiling mataas ang insurance at panganib. Kung hindi kayang gapiin ng imperyalismong US ang mas maliit na pwersa sa Yemen, paano pa nito haharapin ang mas organisado at mas handang depensa ng Iran?

𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗥. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗻𝗴 $𝟭𝟳.𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼—mas mahal pa sa taunang badyet militar ng karamihan sa mga bansa. Ngunit hindi nabibili ng bilyun-bilyong dolyar ang lehitimasyon, hustisya, at suporta ng mamamayan ng daigdig.

𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘄: 𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗻. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶, 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮.

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘆𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗼𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗦.

Ang digmaan laban sa Iran, at iba pang panghihimasok ng Estados Unidos, ay hindi kailanman naging para sa “demokrasya” o “karapatang pantao.” Ito ay para sa hegemonya, kontrol sa rehiyon, at pagpapanatili ng naghihingalong dominasyon ng US sa harap ng umuusbong na multipolar na mundo.

𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻. Sukdulan na ang pagkasuklam nila sa pakikipagsabwatan ng kanilang gobyerno sa dambuhalang alyansa ng mga korporasyong armas, kontraktor, at lobbyist na kumakamal ng tubo mula sa digma, pananakop, at pandaigdigang tensiyon. Sa kanilang pakikipag-ugnayan sa estado, pinapalakas nila ang pagmasaker sa mamamayang Palestino, nagpapatuloy ang militarismong bumabalik bilang panunupil sa loob mismo ng lipunan ng Amerika, at pinipilit ang mga gobyerno ng rehiyon na sumunod sa imperyalistang agenda.

Ngunit hindi sapat ang simpleng pag-apela sa konsensya ng mga naghaharing imperyalista o sa moralidad ng mga kapitalistang korporasyon. Ang pagpigil sa digma ay nakasalalay sa malawak, organisado, at militanteng pagkilos ng mamamayan sa buong daigdig—mula sa mga manggagawa at kabataan hanggang sa mga mamamayan na direktang naaapektuhan ng digmaan at opresyon. Ang pandaigdigang pagkakaisa at aksyon laban sa imperyalismo ang tanging daan para wakasan ang digmaan at maitaguyod ang tunay, makatarungan, at pangmatagalang kapayapaan.

Sa harap ng bantang ito, malinaw ang tungkulin: 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼. 𝗜𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀. 𝗜𝗴𝗶𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻.

Panahon na upang manindigan ang mamamayan ng daigdig at mariing isigaw:
𝗧𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮! 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻! 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻!

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𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸—𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸!

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. It is war waged with budgets that never meet the need, policies that fracture responsibility, and a political will that finds endless resources for debt servicing, big businesses, corporate profits and militarism but not for classrooms and teachers.

Our classrooms overflow with fifty, sixty, even seventy learners in spaces built for far fewer. In some regions, children spend their day in four or more shifts simply to fit into schools that cannot accommodate them. This shortage will not disappear soon; projections show the Philippines may still lack tens of thousands of classrooms by 2040 if current trends continue.

Meanwhile, the foundations of learning have collapsed. According to the latest assessments by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), only 15 percent of Grade 1 to 3 learners can read at grade level. Meaning, 85 percent are struggling readers just as they begin their education. By senior high school, proficiency shrinks to essentially near zero, with less than one in 200 learners meeting expected standards in the upper grades.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆— 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

There are deeper scars beneath these figures. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey, over 24 million Filipinos aged 10 to 64 are functionally illiterate, and nearly six million are basically illiterate. Even among those who “finish” school, far too many leave without the literacy or cognitive foundation that education is supposed to guarantee.

Higher education, too, bears the marks of this war. State universities and colleges swell with students qualifying for free tuition, yet the support for infrastructure, faculty, laboratories, and student services lags far behind. EDCOM 2’s review of CHED’s mandate reveals that after 30 years, the Commission on Higher Education has still only “partially realized” its mission to align tertiary education with national development goals. In the past decade, CHED has named no new Centers of Excellence and has not actively supported voluntary accreditation despite clear legal obligations.

The vacuum left by this incomplete mandate has been filled with distortion rather than progress. Over half of all graduate enrollment in the country is concentrated in education programs, many of which suffer from poor quality and low completion rates: eight out of ten graduate students fail to finish within the prescribed timeframe. Meanwhile, specialized fields like STEM, so urgently needed by public schools, are marginalized.

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

And what makes this violence all the more egregious is its intentionality: it is baked into laws and policies that fragment responsibility, that treat education as an expense to be minimized, a market to be managed, a private benefit rather than a public right. To call this system broken is to excuse it; to name it neoliberalism is to locate its cause, and to point toward what must be undone.

Corruption also infiltrates programs that are meant to expand access. In the Senior High School Voucher Program, the Department of Education uncovered “ghost students”, fictional enrollees used to claim millions in vouchers that never served real learners: a scam amounting to more than ₱52.5 million in just one school year. Meanwhile, the Commission on Audit has flagged DepEd for billions in disallowances, suspensions, unutilized funds, and unliquidated cash advances, meaning money budgeted for education either wasn’t spent on classrooms and teachers or wasn’t properly accounted for at all.

And while the budget for education remains the largest in government this year, with the Department of Education seeking nearly ₱928 billion in 2026 funding, past scandals and ongoing investigations remind us that budget size alone does not guarantee transformation unless accountability is enforced and corruption eradicated. And it will persist where oversight is weak, where legal loopholes and procurement systems are exploited, and where political interests shield perpetrators from consequence.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁. We must name the structures that allow this assault to persist: laws that enable market logic to dictate educational value, legal frameworks that leave agencies like DepEd, CHED, and TESDA operating in silos, policy incentives that devalue teacher quality while privileging profit, and the persistent corruption that siphons public funds away from classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and the very teachers entrusted to shape our children’s futures. Only by confronting and dismantling these interlocking systems of neoliberal policies, broken legal frameworks, and entrenched corruption can we begin to rebuild an education system truly worthy of our people.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗮: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

On the orders of Donald Trump, U.S. military forces attacked Venezuelan territory and captured President Nicolas Maduro. This action followed months of threats, military buildup, sanctions escalation, and diplomatic intimidation. The trajectory was clear and deliberate. The empire prepared the ground and then struck.

This is aggression. This is a violation of sovereignty. This is the operating method of U.S. power in Latin America and wherever it extends its reach: coercion enforced by weapons, disinformation, and economic strangulation. Its policy rests on force, subordination, dependency, and the ruthless suppression of any state that dares to assert independence. This attack removes the last layer of disguise.

Venezuela holds some of the largest proven oil reserves on the planet. That material fact explains the violence far more accurately than any rhetoric about democracy. The U.S. economy has rested on two rotten pillars: first, permanent militarization, fueled by the military-industrial complex, and second, on dollar supremacy, maintained through control over global oil trade. Venezuelan oil is strategic oxygen for both. Empire moves toward resources with precision and punishes those who refuse to hand them over.

The United States has perfected war as an instrument of global domination. Across Europe and the Middle East, its interventions have left cities in ruins, economies shattered, and populations terrorized. Bombing campaigns serve corporate profit. Sanctions serve as levers to extract political and economic concessions. Regime change opens markets by force and imposes dependency on foreign capital. That machinery— the combined apparatus of military might, economic coercion, and political manipulation— now turns toward Venezuela because its people refuse submission.

This aggression is not limited to bombs or troop movements. Information warfare accompanies every strike. False narratives of corruption, drug trafficking, and economic collapse are weaponized to erode solidarity, sow doubt, and normalize the notion that intervention is necessary or justified. Sanctions and asset seizures are tools of economic warfare, deliberately restricting access to food, medicine, finance, and trade to create hardship, unrest, and political fragility. Corporate media rewrites reality, erasing structural sabotage and portraying Venezuela as incapable of self-rule. Covert operations destabilize governance, amplify social divisions, and elevate compliant elites willing to enforce imperial interests. Every measure— military, financial, or informational— advances the same objective: crushing sovereignty, breaking resistance, and securing imperial control over resources.

Consent for intervention is systematically manufactured while the causes of suffering are hidden. Venezuela endures this siege because it insists on independence. Its refusal to cede control over its economy, its resources, and its political future challenges the global dominance of U.S. imperialism. Its resistance is an affront to a system that depends on subordination, extraction, and obedience.

This moment demands organized international opposition to U.S. aggression. Youth for Nationalism and Democracy unequivocally condemns this imperialist assault. We stand with the Venezuelan working class and people in defense of sovereignty. Their struggle reflects the global fight against imperialism, including our own as Filipinos confronting a long history of U.S. domination.

Liberation advances only through solidarity, political clarity, and relentless resistance to imperial power wherever it asserts itself. International mobilization is not optional; it is the central task of anyone committed to justice, sovereignty, and true independence.

𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗨.𝗦.–𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗘, 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗠!

Two years since October 7, Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people continues with the full backing of the United States and its allies. Gaza is bombed, starved, and buried under rubble. Entire families are erased. Hospitals, schools, and refugee camps are turned into mass graves. The United States supplies the weapons, finances the assault, and shields Israel from accountability. The governments of Europe and the Arab world act as accomplices in this crime.

Genocide is the method of empire. Israel functions as the armed outpost of U.S. imperialism in the Middle East—enforcing domination over the region and protecting Western interests through occupation and terror. Every strike on Gaza is an expression of U.S. military power. Every blockade, bullet, and air raid is paid for by imperial profit.

For decades, imperialism has tried to contain Palestinian resistance through deception. The Oslo Accords replaced liberation with administration, creating a structure of collaboration designed to pacify the struggle. The Palestinian Authority was built to manage subjugation, not independence—installing a comprador elite to govern in service of occupation and suppress the revolutionary will of the masses. Trump’s 21-Point Plan follows the same blueprint, forcing Palestinians to choose between death under bombs or control under foreign capital.

Today, Western and Arab powers now use “state recognition” to manufacture Israel’s legitimacy, pacify global outrage, and erase the demands for return, self-determination, and sovereignty. It is a political weapon to conceal genocide under the illusion of progress while the occupation expands. Every gesture that stops short of liberation fortifies the machinery of apartheid and colonization.

These projects offer no freedom—they institutionalize surrender in the service of Zionism and imperialism.

Yet the Palestinian people continue to resist. Their endurance exposes the collapse of the so-called international order—where laws are imposed only on nations the United States marks as its enemies, while the U.S. and Israel commit war crimes with impunity. Their defiance tears through the lies of Western democracy and reveals a system that trades blood for profit. The world now sees clearly: imperialism has no law, no morality, and no right to rule. Palestinian resistance carries the banner of liberation for all oppressed nations.

We in the Philippines know this enemy well. U.S. imperialism arms and trains the Israeli state as it does the Philippine military. The same war machine that flattens Gaza supplies the bombs that sought to devastate our lands through U.S. provocations and war-mongering. The same surveillance systems that target Palestinians are used to hunt dissent in our own cities. The same logic of occupation governs our archipelago—through military bases, agreements, and treaties that surrender our sovereignty to Washington’s command. Our struggle against U.S. domination is inseparable from the struggle of the Palestinian people.

The fight for Palestine and the fight for national liberation in the Philippines form a single front against the same enemy. Every act of resistance in Gaza strengthens our fight against U.S. domination here. Every voice raised for Palestine echoes the call for sovereignty and justice in our country.

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁—𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼:

• Denounce the genocide of the Palestinian people and the destruction of Gaza.

• Denounce the use of starvation as a weapon of war and demand the immediate flow of humanitarian aid.

• Demand a total and permanent end to Israel’s military aggression and the full lifting of the siege on Gaza.
• Reject the occupation, apartheid, and blockade imposed on Palestine.

• Assert the right of all Palestinian refugees to return to their land and the right of the Palestinian people to resist colonization and occupation.

• Demand an arms embargo and the immediate end to all weapons transfers to and from Israel.

We stand with Palestine in action. Liberation for Palestine is the demand of all oppressed peoples. The path of freedom runs through the defeat of empire. From Gaza to the Philippines—down with occupation, down with imperialism, and long live international solidarity. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

Habang ang pondo para sa serbisyong panlipunan ay nilulustay upang buhayin ang mga dinastiyang pulitikal—patuloy namang lumalala ang kahirapan at gutom, na ngayo’y nararanasan ng halos 7.5 milyong pamilyang Pilipino. Bawat pisong ninakaw sa kaban ng bayan ay katumbas ng pagkaantala ng pabahay, edukasyon, at serbisyong pangkalusugan.

Sa pamamagitan ng teatro, musika, biswal na sining, tula, at talakayan, itatanghal ng Daluyong ang mga katotohanang ito at igigiit ang kapangyarihan ng kultura sa pagkilos para sa pananagutan at pagbabagong panlipunan. Sama-sama nating gawing sining ang ating galit at pagkilos ang ating panawagan.

Daluyong: Pagtitipong Kultural Laban sa Patronaheng Pulitikal at Katiwalian

🗓 Setyembre 27, 2025 • Sabado • 1:00–5:00 PM
📍 Conference Room A, Gusaling Gascon, Commission on Human Rights, Diliman, QC

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𝗨.𝗦. 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗿, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21 is an act of war and a criminal maneuver by an empire in impending collapse. This military strike—carried out without international consent, in defiance of international law, and with complete disregard for human life—reveals the scale of instability within the United States and the collapsing Western imperialist order. It is a direct violation of Iran’s sovereignty and an attack on the rights and dignity of its people. This imperialist aggression reflects the violent and lawless nature of U.S. interventionism.

No longer content to wage proxy wars or impose devastating sanctions, U.S. imperialism now launches its own missiles. The bombing is a deliberate attempt to provoke regional conflict, destabilize the Middle East, and execute regime change. The U.S. regime, along with its Zionist outpost in Israel, has long planned for this moment, using lies recycled from Iraq, Libya, and Syria to manufacture public support and justify slaughter in the name of “freedom” and “security.”

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹.
As the capitalist crisis deepens, the U.S. ruling class clings to war as its final solution, willing to sacrifice millions of lives to maintain its hegemony. This is a genocidal system, and its agents—past and present—have shown they will annihilate entire nations if their interests are threatened.

The criminal attack carried out by the U.S. regime exposes the erosion of sovereignty not only abroad, but within its own borders. This act violated constitutional limits and ignored any semblance of democratic process. The people of the United States were not consulted, because their voices have been stripped of power by a state captured by monopoly capital and fascist war hawks. The same regime that wages war across the world is the same regime that crushes dissent, exploits its own people, and strips them of political agency.

𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁. The lies that justified occupation and genocide yesterday are the same lies being used today to push the world to the edge of destruction.

𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲. Mobilize. Speak the truth. Do not be deceived by the media’s war propaganda. Do not be silent in the face of extermination.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆—𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲—𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: organize protests and educational forums, expose war propaganda, pressure institutions to divest from war industries, and build solidarity with anti-imperialist movements around the world.

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

𝗡𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻! 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁!
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