Where are the 6 ‘Don’t follow illegal military orders’ congresspersons when we need them?

Where are the 6 ‘Don’t follow illegal military orders’ congresspersons when we need them?

Last November, six congresspersons, all military/intelligence vets, released a video telling US military and intelligence officials “You do not need to follow illegal orders. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders.”

President Trump was apoplectic, hinting the ‘Seditious 6 should be prosecuted, possibly even subject to the death penalty. Actually, he more than just hinted. "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH. HANG THEM, GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!”

Since the Seditious 6 were exercising free speech and referencing legal response to illegal military orders, the story vanished within days.

Fast forward 3 months. President Trump launches an illegal, immoral; indeed, criminal war on Iran. In 36 days it’s killed over 3,000, caused massive damage to the entire region including all US Gulf States bases, Iran, Israel and vital energy resources. More ominous, it’s choked off 20% of the world’s oil supply, presaging worldwide recession, possibly even depression. More ominous still, Trump has no path to victory, ensuring it will continue killing and destroying endlessly.

This represents a perfect opportunity for the Seditious 6 congresspersons to use this ghastly, illegal war to reaffirm to every service member that they can, should, must disobey Trump’s illegal orders to make criminal war on Iran.

Where are you Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep Chris Deluzio, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, and Rep Maggie Goodlander? You told military personnel to “not give up the ship.” You gave up the ship of refusing to obey illegal orders on February 28 when the war began. Thirty-six days later you are still AWOL from the urgency of reaffirming to every service person they can, should, must disobey orders to conduct criminal war.

Your silence while the Middle East, possibly the world crumbles, is deafening.

Divergent paths for 2 billionaires putting balls in holes

Divergent paths for 2 billionaires putting balls in holes

Michael Jordon became a billionaire throwing (or stuffing) big balls in 10 foot high hoops. Current wealth $3.6 billion.

Tiger Woods became a billionaire hitting little balls with a club into little holes in the grass. Current wealth $1.3 billion.

Sure is a bizarre culture that makes billionaires of men who can put balls into holes better than any other men.

Both are now retired but both turned up in the news recently under dramatically different circumstances.

First up was Tiger who incurred his fourth serious vehicle incident, over the past 17 years. The last, March 27, found him arrested for DUI after he clipped another vehicle causing serious damage to both. Tiger destroyed what remained of his golf career as player, advisor, spokesman. He’s apparently withdrawn from public view to seek treatment for personal issues.

A few days later Michael Jordan showed up in the media basking in the glory of his fabulous post basketball life as a major player in the wildly popular NASCAR circuit. In 2020 he bought in as co -founder of the NASCAR team 23XI Racing with legendary driver and three-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin.

Jordan’s off track NASCAR connection is even more amazing. Jordan filed an antitrust lawsuit in October 2024 with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. He alleged NASCAR was being run like a monopoly, controlling which tracks were used, what car supplies were allowed, and giving teams restricted, limited charters to compete in races. In December 2025, NASCAR reached a landmark settlement giving all teams evergreen charters with improved terms. Jordan called it a game-changer. NASCAR is now the second major US sport Jordan has transformed.

During his interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Jordan, 63, was asked if he likes to drive fast. “Not me…I like to drive slow.” Jordan said he wouldn't change a thing about his life or career, embracing both his mistakes and the lessons they brought, and crediting the relationships he's built along the way as part of what shaped who he is today. "If it ends today, you know, I will have a smile on my face, 100%.

Don’t know if Tiger has ever crossed paths with fellow sports billionaire ‘His Airness’, but they certainly should now. Tiger could get some tips on how to drive safely…and how to use his billion plus to put a smile on his face.

Walt Zlotow  Glen Ellyn IL 

After murdering thousands in his criminal Iran war, Trump surrendered during his address to the nation last night.

After murdering thousands in his criminal Iran war, Trump surrendered during his address to the nation last night.

No, it wasn't the unconditional surrender Trump demanded, then abandoned of Iran. It was a surrender couched as a US victory over Iran. Trump claimed he's obliterated enough of Iran's nuclear program and missile stocks to wind down the war in “2 to 3 weeks.” But inadvertently admitting Iran is far from defeated, Trump declared “"if during this period of time...If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard and probably simultaneously.” Bragging about committing war crimes before the fact is not just criminal, it’s insane.

Trump’s impending victory declaration omits any mention of Iranian retaliation (other than the 13 dead US military) in which thousands of undefended missiles have decimated 13 US bases in the Gulf States, and caused massive damage throughout Israel. That presages the Gulf States will kick the unreliable US out of the region. It presages the disintegration, unraveling of Israel that is self-destructing in their lust to destroy Iran.

The reality, that Trump is either unaware of, or choses to blot out his disintegrating brain, is that he's been defeated in every war goal.

Trump didn’t obliterate Iran’s nuclear bomb program. He’s made it infinitely more likely Iran will develop the bomb before Israel drops some of their 300 on Tehran. This may be the worst self-fulfilling prophesy in history.

Trump didn't achieve regime change in Iran.

Trump didn't get Iran to surrender unconditionally or in any other way whatsoever. Iran refuses to talk to the most dishonest, duplicitous diplomatic negotiator on earth.

Trump didn't destroy Iran's missile and drone defense. Iran is likely saving its most powerful to complete their destruction of the US, Israeli war machine.

Trump didn't destroy Iran as Israel's last remaining hegemon rival in the Middle East, the primary reason he attacked on February 28.

Trump didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz as promised. It's closure to Iran's enemies is creating worldwide economic disaster.

As Trump was spinning his inevitable colossal defeat as victory, Iranian missiles and drones were raining down on US Gulf States bases and thruout Israel. The Strait of Hormuz remained closed as gas prices continue endlessly upward.

Trump will remain trapped like the rat while killing more thousands before his cabinet invokes the 25th amendment to take away his license to kill and destroy. Or so America, the Middle East, the entire world can hope.

Walt Zlotow West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL

Netanyahu woke up on Iran war day 31 with a 3 front war he cannot win

 Netanyahu woke up on Iran war day 31 with a 3 front war he cannot win

Tho scrubbed from mainstream news, Trump attacked Iran February 28 because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded, begged, demanded he do so. Trump’s top diplomat Marco Rubio revealed this when he stupidly admitted Trump knew Israel would attack Iran and had to preemptively attack as well to avoid Iran retaliation. What Rubio didn’t admit is that the Israeli attack was fully supported by the US since Israel could not attack without total US support. 

Trump and Netanyahu unprovoked war of choice had one strategy. Kill Iranian leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and watch the Iranian people depose their government and capitulate within 3 days. 

That failed spectacularly as the Iranian people responded like Americans after Pearl Harbor. Iran’s government did likewise, with relentless bombing of Israel, 13 US bases in the Gulf States and closing the Strait of Hormuz. 

If this was all that unfolded it would still represent a catastrophic loss for the Trump, Netanyahu war criminal tag team 

But for Netanyahu it gets worse. He sent his army north into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah. That war is now going south as Hezbollah just destroyed 20 Israeli tanks in one day. Hezbollah missiles are raining down on northern Israel driving tens of thousands of Israelis from home. 

It gets worse. The Houthis who control Yemen just entered the war on Iran’s side by launching 2 strikes into Israel Saturday. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree declared Yemen bombed Israel “in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the resistance fronts in Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine, and in view of the continued military escalation, the targeting of infrastructure, and the perpetration of crimes and massacres against our brothers in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, and Palestine."

 

In addition, the Houthis may reimpose the blockade on Israeli-linked shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. If so, the Bab el-Mandeh Strait will join the Strait of Hormuz in expanding economic disaster worldwide. 

Worse yet. Shi’ite militias in Iraq have joined the war and will be targeting US military assets in Iraq that the US has kept there for 23 years. 

When Benjamin Netanyahu goes to sleep tonight, he won’t need to count sheep to fall asleep. He just needs to count neighboring countries joining Iran’s defense against the most self-destructive criminal war this century.

Walt Zlotow  West Suburban Peace Coalition  Glen Ellyn IL

Mass murderer Trump killing Iranians with bombs…killing Cubans with oil blockade

Mass murderer Trump killing Iranians with bombs…killing Cubans with oil blockade

Mainstream news coverage of Trump’s failed US war in Iran focuses on its devastating effect surging worldwide energy prices and its tanking Trump’s ratings ahead of the November midterms.

But nary a word about its grotesque criminality killing thousands of Iranians in support of Israel’s four decade quest to destroy its last hegemonic rival in the region. Virtually no mention of damage inflicted on 13 US bases in the Gulf States that presages US being pushed out of the region. Also scrubbed are revelations of widespread damage to Israel, possibly fracturing Israeli society. Absent is analysis how Trump’s international criminal gambit has failed, leaving him and his tag team war criminal partner Benjamin Netanyahu conceivably considering nukes to reverse their impending defeat.

Adding to mainstream news shameful Iran war coverage is its non-coverage of Trump’s oil blockade degrading life, inducing death among Cuba’s 10.9 million beleaguered souls. Trump has ratcheted up America’s abominable 66 yearlong embargo to destroy the 1959 Cuban revolution to a grotesque level…cutting off nearly all oil needed to sustain normal life.

Trump’s oil blockade is depleting Cuba’s fuel supply, causing blackouts, food shortages, cancelled classes, work, just about everything needed in a functioning society. Worst of all its killing Cubans by crippling Cuba’s universal health care system, one that America should have emulated decades ago. Cuban doctors report deteriorating conditions at hospitals and clinics causing many preventable deaths

Due to power blackouts, hospitals and clinics are canceling surgeries, chemotherapy, dialysis among critically needed medical care to prevent death. Ambulances have no gas to pick up the sick and injured. Pharmacy cupboards are bare. Medicine factories are shutting down. Vaccines spoil on non-working refrigerated trucks. Planes used to pick up medical supplies remain parked.

So on day 30 of Trump’s criminal war, mainstream media will keep the focus on rising gas prices, economic decline and Democrats regaining Congress in November. The death and destruction in Iran, Israel and Gulf States will be largely ignored.

And on roughly day 24,000 since the US began the embargo/blockade of Cuba in retaliation of for throwing off US colonial rulers Fulgencio Batista and United Fruit, not one word, not one picture of Cubans dying at the hands of the worst of 14 cruel US administrations.

Walt Zlotow  West Suburban Peace Coalition