Every August 6, citizens in thousands of communities around the world commemorate the nuclear attack on Hiroshima and rededicate themselves to the cause of peace and disarmament. In Winnipeg, a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony is conducted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg,…
Month: August 2009
Blackwater down (or at least outed)
The US security firm formerly known as Blackwater is facing damaging new allegations about its behaviour in Iraq. Two former employees have filed testimony claiming their bosses encouraged the murder of Iraqis. The company has denied any wrongdoing, but allegations…
Ending Nuclear Terrorism: By America and Others
by Daniel Ellsberg, August 6, 2009 Long after the ending of the Cold War, the chance that some nuclear weapons will kill masses of innocent humans somewhere, before very long, may well be higher than it was before the fall…
Nick Ternette
Veteran peace and social justice activist Nick Ternette is in hospital in Winnipeg. As his wife, Emily, explained in a recent email: “Nick recently developed pain in his right thigh, and on Friday night the pain became unbearable for him.…
Inside the Military-Entertainment Complex
Militarizing the Homeland by Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Perspective, August 6, 2009 “My very first recruiting officer was G.I. Joe,” says Iraq war veteran Michael Prysner, an Iraq war veteran…
Thinking of Hiroshima
I Come and Stand at Every Door by Nazim Hikmet I come and stand at every door But no one hears my silent tread I knock and yet remain unseen For I am dead, for I am dead. I’m only…
Afghanistan: Training Ground for War with Russia
Afghanistan: Training Ground for War with Russia NATO Trains Finland, Sweden For Conflict With Russia by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, July 26, 2009 Finnish military patrol in northern Afghanistan in 2008. Photo: HELSINGIN SANOMAT . . . Last month a…
American GIs resist the wars
Inside G.I. Resistance: An interview with two former soldiers who describe how they helped prevent their unit from deploying to a war zone By Sarah Lazare, Counterpunch, August 5, 2009 What do you do if you are a soldier being…