I wept when I witnessed the video of US Airman Aaron Bushnell setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in America in protest at the Gaza War, and later passing away from his injuries. It cannot not be spoken of…What cuts through my own emotions is a real need to plead to everyone hurting out there - please reach out and connect with others - and young people of conscience, please don’t leave us. We need you more than ever.

Sometimes it seems like we learn nothing from our conversations. From 2012 when I addressed policymakers in international intervention in the UK, to this 2017 cover art for Kyle Grayson’s book on targeted killing and drones, the warnings have been clear from many well-informed people. Yet we just didn’t want to think too deeply about it. This May 2023 article by Gabriel Honrada in Asia Times triggered that sense of “again?” feeling…