A recording is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0OJyMKkbQgThis article was written by David Lambert for Pacific Call, edited by Cindy Cole and John M ReppExtra resources: https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ResourcesWWFOR2026SA.pdf The theme of this year’s Spring Assembly was: “Confronting Militarism At Home and Abroad”. The kickoff presenters were: Karl Riecken, DO, MA speaking on “Conscientious Objection at the Intersectionality of Medicine and War”; Oonaugh Foster-Bill who spoke on “Intuitive Activism/ Maintaining Perspective in Chaos”; and James Janko whose talk was entitled “Opposing Militarism by Addressing Climate Change and Honoring the Earth.”Dr. Karl Riecken made a comparison between the Nazi regime and the current U.S. military. He spoke about the physician’s role in the military and the struggles he experienced while in the service as a physician…

[WWFOR Newsletter Editor John M Repp has reviewed this important film and discussed its significance. Below is the opening of the review and a link to the whole review in pdf format follows.] Earth’s Greatest Enemy is a film from Abby Martin showing that the US military-industrial complex is the biggest institutional user of fossil fuels and has been fighting for years to secure cheap oil for the US economy. The film brings together two issues that threaten our very existence: militarism and destruction of our natural environment. Here is the official trailer. Earth’s Greatest Enemy – A New Film by Abby Martin [OFFICIAL TEASER] My wife and I went to a showing in Mt. Vernon, WA. It was well…

[On the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of presentation of the Declaration of Independence to the second Continental Congress, WWFOR newsletter editor John M Repp considers our history. Have the ideals expressed in that document ever become policy and reality in the U.S.? Here is the start of the article followed by a link to a pdf version of the full article] The Revolution In America in 1776 Opened An Asylum for Mankind and Started a Movement for Democracy by John M Repp  “Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe…O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.” Thomas Paine, 1776 This is a quote from Common…

Newsletter Editor John Repp has done it again, with 8 pages chock full of interesting articles and relevant illustrations. It contains a report about our May 30 Spring Assembly;”Reconciliation, Not Revenge” an article about two peacemakers, one a Palestinian from West Bank, the other a Jewish Israeli; an article about the film “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” confronting the earth destoying policies and actions of the U.S. military; “The Revolution In America in 1776 Opened An Asylum for Mankind and Started a Movement for Democracy” about 250+ years of growing and then declining democracy – and what we must do to restore it; several statements and letters by our members and friends; and a political cartoon showing the real meaning of MAGA.…

Several weeks into the US attack on Iran Pacific Call editor John M Repp wrote this report. He pointed out that the U.S. attack came while negotiations were ongoing, and the attacks included targeted assassinations and also deadly bombing of civilians. John commented on the effects of this war both within the U.S. and globally. Click here to read the article. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WarAgainstIran.pdf ]

Read Pacific Call editor John M Repp’s comments about what happened in Minneapolis when thousands of poorly trained government employees showed up in unmarked uniforms and masks, armed with guns and chemical weapons. Thanks to citizen videographers, we know stories quite different from government claims. Sadly 2 peaceful protesters were killed. Click here to read the illustrated article. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WhathappenedinMinn.pdf ]

Pacific Call editor John M Repp discusses the changes in U.S. national debt over the years. Considering the debt as a proportion of the Gross National Product it is now at a level not seen since the end of World War II. John examines the history of the debt, and what the current high may mean for the future. Click here to read the article. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SoaringNationalDebt.pdf ]

Pacific Call editor John M Repp wrote “A review of William D. Hartung and Ben Freeman’s ‘The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us At Home’ (2025)” John starts with President Eisenhower’s famous warning about the military-industrial complex and takes us through points from the book bringing the situation to the present. Click here to read John’s article. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reviewTrillionDollarWarMachine.pdf ]

This article starts with a 4-part map of Israel and Palestine showing the Israeli takeover of land. The text begins History did not begin on October 7, 2023.Too many people in the United States do not know that most of the people in living in Gaza are people or descendants of people who were pushed off their land by the Israelis in 1948, a period called the Nakba which is Arabic for catastrophe. Many more were pushed off their land in 1967 in the course of the six-day war won by Israel. Click here for the article. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IsraelExpanding.pdf ]

. Newsletter Editor John M Repp wrote an appreciative review of the 24 lecture course “Ancient Civilizations of North America” offered by The Great Courses series. John’s article gives us a glimpse into what he learned about the diverse civilizations that existed for thousands or years before Europeans came to North America, and the accomplishments in astronomy, agriculture, and crafts. Click here to read the article. [full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/greatcivilizationofNAmerica.pdf ]