Afghanistan: the “training” mission is a combat mission

October 31, 2011
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Afghanistan: the “training” mission is a combat mission

Bring the Troops Home Now Master Corporal Byron Greff from the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is shown this undated handout photo. Photo: Canadian Press by the Canadian Peace Alliance, Oct. 31, 2011 The attack on a NATO convoy which resulted in the death of Canadian Master Corporal Byron Greff highlights, once

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Washington’s black ops against Iran

October 31, 2011
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Washington’s black ops against Iran

Extensive range of covert operations envisaged by US Congress by Dr. Ismail Salami, Global Research, Oct. 30, 2011 The US secret agenda for tightening its vice-like grip on the Islamic Republic of Iran has taken on an apparently new form after the anti-Iran alleged assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, raised

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Fallujah: Enriched uranium weapon new battlefield horror

October 25, 2011
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Fallujah: Enriched uranium weapon new battlefield horror

RT, Oct. 25, 2011 - The high court in London is to hear a case over the use of uranium-enhanced weapons by U.S.-led forces during the infamous Iraqi Battle of Fallujah in 2005. This, following a number of reports alleging their use was much more widespread than originally thought. RT talks to Christopher Busby, the co-author

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Obama, the Son of Africa, claims a continent’s crown jewels

October 20, 2011
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Obama, the Son of Africa, claims a continent’s crown jewels

by John Pilger, Global Research On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United States special forces troops to Uganda to join the civil war there. In the next few months, US combat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic. They will only “engage” for “self-defence”, says Obama, satirically.

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Arrest George Bush

October 19, 2011
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Arrest George Bush

On Thursday, George W. Bush and former U.S. president Bill Clinton (himself an accomplished war criminal) will be attending the Surrey Regional Economic Summit at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. Here’s some information from the Canadian Peace Alliance on what you can do to support Bush’s arrest for war crimes. » Report George W. Bush as

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Occupy Winnipeg for Peace

October 18, 2011
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Occupy Winnipeg for Peace

Oct. 15, 2011: Peace Alliance Winnipeg members participate in the Occupy Winnipeg march. Photo: Dave Shaver/Facebook About 400 Winnipeggers marched from the Manitoba Legislature to the Toronto Dominion building (Portage and Notre Dame) Saturday to add their voices to the international outcry against corporate greed. Peace Alliance Winnipeg was a part of this, as were many

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Israeli privilege is unsustainable – Amira Hass

October 10, 2011
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Israeli privilege is unsustainable – Amira Hass

Sept. 30, 2011 - Award-winning Israeli journalist Amira Hass speaking at the University of Winnipeg on the need to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Photo: Paul S. Graham by Paul S. Graham “Inhuman, immoral and unsustainable” are the words used by Amira Hass to describe what she terms “the State of Israel and the privileges

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UN finds “systematic” torture in Afghanistan

October 10, 2011
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UN finds “systematic” torture in Afghanistan

By Allissa J. Rubin, New York Times, Oct. 10, 2011 KABUL, Afghanistan — Suspects are hung by their hands, beaten with cables, and in some cases their genitals are twisted until they lose consciousness in detention facilities run by the Afghan intelligence service and the Afghan national police, according to a study released Monday by the

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The Curious Case of Canada’s Missing Cholera Treatment Camp

October 6, 2011
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By Paul S. Graham Cholera kills. Since the UN brought the disease to Haiti last year, 6,000 have died. Because this disease thrives in countries that lack potable water and sewage treatment infrastructure, it is unlikely to be eradicated soon in that country. Cholera treatment facilities are likely to be an ongoing need in Haiti for some

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