Mankind’s Destiny is in the Stars, Not in Endless War
The U.S./Israeli illegal war of aggression against Iran has completely changed the world order, and demonstrated that to secure true peace, and pull humanity back from the brink of nuclear war, a complete rethinking of the idea of what constitutes ‘power’ is needed. U.S. attacks have collapsed Iran’s ancient, resilient civilization; instead, the assault has led many people to rally around their government.
This week, after President Trump’s reckless, insane threat that an entire civilization would die on the eve of April 7, “never to return,” the following morning came with the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Shortly after, despite the White House confirming the terms, Israel struck 100 targets in Lebanon within 10 minutes, killing more than 300 people.
In contrast to the butchery of nations, which has become characteristic of U.S. foreign policy, a different United States was seen last night, when Artemis II crew successfully landed back on Earth after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, completing the farthest space mission in history. A 10-day journey took NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen 252,756 miles from Earth. This is an accomplishment not just for the United States, but for all of humanity, and gives a sense of humanity moving beyond the barbarism of geopolitical warfare and conflict, to a new paradigm of cooperation and development. The idea of peace through development based on joint space endeavors was once embraced by the United States itself, when President John F. Kennedy had proposed a joint mission to the Moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, on September 20, 1963.
This is the level of diplomacy we must revive today, as Pope Leo XIV encouraged to a Jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 25, 2025. There, the Pope described the great cardinal and diplomat Nicholas of Cusa as “a great thinker and servant of unity” who can bring hope and concordance between different faiths, peoples, and nations. That is the level to which the Pope is committing to now, as he calls for an end to war and the embrace of dialogue as a means to peace. Helga Zepp-LaRouche, perhaps the only intellectual leader in the West who recognized the significance of the Pope’s remarks regarding Nicholas of Cusa, and is a leading expert on his works herself, is urging that people act on a higher level as well. That is the basis of her issuing the “10 Principles for a New Security and Development Architecture,” which along with her open letter to Pope Leo XIV, are the principal documents to be circulated now to bring us out of a moral, economic, and possibly nuclear catastrophe in Southwest Asia.
Today, on the Manhattan Project dialogue, Harley Schlanger and Bill Jones will be on to discuss the developments in Southwest Asia, and also the implications of the success of the Artemis II mission, at 2pm EDT.
This week, after President Trump’s reckless, insane threat that an entire civilization would die on the eve of April 7, “never to return,” the following morning came with the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. Shortly after, despite the White House confirming the terms, Israel struck 100 targets in Lebanon within 10 minutes, killing more than 300 people.
In contrast to the butchery of nations, which has become characteristic of U.S. foreign policy, a different United States was seen last night, when Artemis II crew successfully landed back on Earth after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, completing the farthest space mission in history. A 10-day journey took NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen 252,756 miles from Earth. This is an accomplishment not just for the United States, but for all of humanity, and gives a sense of humanity moving beyond the barbarism of geopolitical warfare and conflict, to a new paradigm of cooperation and development. The idea of peace through development based on joint space endeavors was once embraced by the United States itself, when President John F. Kennedy had proposed a joint mission to the Moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, on September 20, 1963.
This is the level of diplomacy we must revive today, as Pope Leo XIV encouraged to a Jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 25, 2025. There, the Pope described the great cardinal and diplomat Nicholas of Cusa as “a great thinker and servant of unity” who can bring hope and concordance between different faiths, peoples, and nations. That is the level to which the Pope is committing to now, as he calls for an end to war and the embrace of dialogue as a means to peace. Helga Zepp-LaRouche, perhaps the only intellectual leader in the West who recognized the significance of the Pope’s remarks regarding Nicholas of Cusa, and is a leading expert on his works herself, is urging that people act on a higher level as well. That is the basis of her issuing the “10 Principles for a New Security and Development Architecture,” which along with her open letter to Pope Leo XIV, are the principal documents to be circulated now to bring us out of a moral, economic, and possibly nuclear catastrophe in Southwest Asia.
Today, on the Manhattan Project dialogue, Harley Schlanger and Bill Jones will be on to discuss the developments in Southwest Asia, and also the implications of the success of the Artemis II mission, at 2pm EDT.