By Richard Sanders, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade In March 2003, when the Liberal government declared that Canada would not join the US-led “Coalition of the Willing” against Iraq, most Canadians were understandably proud. Unfortunately, it was a smoke-and-…
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Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Dec. 20, 2010 The speeches were over. There was a mournful harmonica rendition of taps. The 500 protesters in Lafayette Park in front of the White House fell silent. One hundred and thirty-one men and women,…
War resister Joshua Key to speak in Winnipeg
Place: McNally-Robinson Booksellers – Grant Park Shopping Centre, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB War resister and author Joshua Key will speak at McNally Robinson Bookstore in Grant Park to discuss his experiences and his memoir, The Deserter’s Tale. When Private First…
Remembrance Day: Reversing the Tide of War. Say No to Nuclear War
By Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, Nov. 11, 2010 “Throughout the history of mankind there have been murderers and tyrants; and while it may seem momentarily that they have the upper hand, they have always fallen.” (Mahatma Gandhi) “The United States…
Iraq: War Crimes and Atrocities
By Felicity Arbuthnot, Global Research, Nov. 8, 2010 Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the latest, vast cache of documents from Wikileaks, is that anyone was surprised at the revelations. For Iraqis, Afghans and the region, and Iraq and Afghanistan…
Fake Anti-War Activism
By Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, Nov. 4, 2010 Some of America’s wars are condemned outright, while others are heralded as “humanitarian interventions”. A significant segment of the US antiwar movement condemns the war but endorses the campaign against international terrorism,…
War crimes are war crimes
A boy wounded in Gaza City is taken to hospital during Israel’ “Operation Cast Lead” attack on Gaza. Photo: metro.co.uk Israel is relieved not to be the only war criminal The voice of joy, the voice of rejoicing is heard…
More than 1 million Iraqis may have been killed in the war
Deaths Revealed by Wikileaks Are the “Tip of the Iceberg” A woman and other relatives cry over the body of a man killed in Baquba in September 2006 (Reuters: Helmiy al-Azawi) By Nicolas Davies, Global Research, Oct. 25, 2010 The…
The Shaming of America
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, Oct. 24, 2010 As usual, the Arabs knew. They knew all about the mass torture, the promiscuous shooting of civilians, the outrageous use of air power against family homes, the vicious American and British mercenaries,…
Wikileaks documents show US Iraq War resisters were right
Canadians renew call for Harper and Kenney to let Iraq War resisters stay By War Resisters Support Campaign, Oct. 23, 2010 TORONTO, Oct. 23 /CNW/ – Newly released US Military documents from Wikileaks, detailing widespread civilians deaths in Iraq, provide…