By Paul Graham, The Palestine Chronicle, Oct. 11, 2010 A few days ago, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger announced his government’s intention to deepen economic and cultural relations with Israel. “Manitoba and Israel have common interests in clean energy, water quality…
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US plans to nuke N. Korea well established
US Often Weighed North Korea ‘Nuke Option’ By The Associated Press, New York Times, October 9, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) — From the 1950s Pentagon to today’s Obama administration, the United States has repeatedly pondered, planned and threatened use of…
NGOs compromised
The Soros Syndrome By Alexander Cockburn, Counterpunch, Oct. 8-10, 2010 George Soros announced a few weeks ago that he is giving $100 million to Human Rights Watch—conditional on the organization to find a matching $100 million a year from other…
Malalai Joya pans Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan
Afghan women’s rights leader says Obama no better than Bush By The Canadian Press, Oct. 6, 2010 OTTAWA – Malalai Joya, a rights activist and former Afghan MP, says U.S. President Barack Obama’s policies in Afghanistan are as bad as…
Send a message to Ignatieff
tell michael ignatieff: you do not want war resisters deported, and you expect him to help By we move to canada, Oct. 4, 2010 From the War Resisters Support Campaign: MAJORITY OF MPs DO NOT WANT US IRAQ WAR RESISTERS…
About Manitoba premier’s coming trip to Israel
An open letter to Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger concerning his plan to do business with Israel By Paul S. Graham, Oct. 7, 2010 Dear Premier Selinger, To put it politely, I am deeply upset by your decision to deepen economic…
Mapuches in Chile Today
with special guest speaker Pedro Cayuqueo Millaqueo Date: Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 Time: 5 p.m. Place: Circle of Life Thunderbird House, 715 Main Street, Winnipeg Pedro Cayuqueo is a journalist and member of Chile’s largest indigenous community: the Mapuches. His…
War resisters, vets and gov’t hypocrisy
On Harper’s hatred for the troops, and the medicalization of trauma By Dr. J, Your Heart’s on the Left, Oct. 4, 2010 Despite admitting the Iraq War was “absolutely an error”, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper once again refused to…
Daniel Ellsberg documentary premieres on Tuesday
The Academy-Award-nominated documentary about Daniel Ellsberg, “The Most Dangerous Man in America,” will be premiering on PBS on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Check your local listings for details. If you live in Winnipeg and get KGFE (Prairie Public Television, Grand…
Ken O’Keefe – Survivor of the Mavi Marmara
talkingsticktv | October 3, 2010 Talk by Ken O’Keefe, former U.S. Marine, Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, survivor of the Mavi Marmara and co-founder of Aloha Palestine given October 2, 2010 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Seattle.