Evidence of Taliban Peace Initiatives in 2002 By Gareth Porter, Counterpunch, Feb. 8, 2011 The central justification of the U.S.-NATO war against the Afghan Taliban – that the Taliban would allow al Qaeda to return to Afghanistan – has been…
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My Return to Haiti
A profit-driven recovery plan cannot reconstruct my country By Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Counterpunch, Feb. 4-6, 2011 Haiti’s devastating earthquake in January last year destroyed up to 5,000 schools and 80% of the country’s already weak university infrastructure. The primary school in…
Winnipeggers rally for Egyptian democracy
About 300 Winnipeggers rallied Saturday afternoon at the Manitoba Legislature, chanting “Free Egypt Now” and “Step Down Mubarak.” In addition to Winnipeg, Canadians rallied in Edmonton, Kingston, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Windsor. Here is video of the Winnipeg event.
WikiLeaks: US and China in military standoff over space missiles
By Tim Ross, Holly Watt and Christopher Hope, The Telegraph, Feb. 2, 2011 The United States threatened to take military action against China during a secret “star wars” arms race within the past few years, according to leaked documents obtained…
The protest movement in Egypt: “Dictators” do not dictate, they obey orders
by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, Jan. 29, 2011 The Mubarak regime could collapse in the a face of a nationwide protest movement… What prospects for Egypt and the Arab World? “Dictators” do not dictate, they obey orders. This is true…
Winnipeg Protest for Egypt
Location: Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg Sponsors: Winnipeg Protest for Egypt, Talibet-Knowledge Muslima Show your support for the struggle of the Egyptian people for democracy. Bring your own placards, flags of Egypt, etc.
Egypt: And then everything changed…
By Murray Dobbin, rabble.ca, Jan. 31, 2011 The photographs are as stunning as they are inspiring. The world is now totally focused on the democratic rebellion in Egypt. President Hosni Mubarak, the dictator who Israel relies on for its current…
Revival of a Military Option: Israel’s Covert War Against Iran Is On
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach, Global Research, January 26, 2011 After talks in Istanbul between Iran and the West on its nuclear program broke down on January 22, the danger of revival of a military option looms large. It may not come…
Medical Care Appeal for Joshua Key
By Cheryl-Anne Carr, Keep Resisters in Canada Campaign I am writing to ask for a one-time contribution for the urgent medical needs of Joshua Key, a veteran of the Iraq war seeking refugee status in Canada. He lives in Saskatchewan…
Keep Resisters in Canada Campaign Fundraising Dinner
Help us build the campaign to stop the deportation of U.S. war resisters seeking refuge in Canada from unjust wars. Music and Speakers including Joshua Key, war resister Ethiopian vegetarian food prepared by: Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners Date:…