Author: admin

Haiti: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux

by Cynthia McKinney, Global Research, Jan. 19, 2010 President Obama’s response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical…

Footnotes in Gaza

Interview: Joe Sacco By Laila El-Haddad, Al Jazeera English, Jan. 18, 2010 When it comes to the world of cartooning, Joe Sacco is considered a luminary. Sacco, who is hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics, is the author of…

Canada ranks 13 in global military spending

In December, 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a 10-page report on Canadian military spending by Bill Robinson. Among it many findings: Current fiscal year military spending will reach $21.185 billion, a 9.6% increase over the previous year.…

Haiti: The Back Story

Our role in Haiti’s plight If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it By Peter Hallward, guardian.co.uk, Jan. 13, 2010 Any large city in the world would have suffered extensive…

URGENT APPEAL FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI

By Canada Haiti Action Network, Jan. 14, 2010 Two days ago at 5 p.m. local time, a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake struck in Haiti. It was centred near the capital city Port-au-Prince and has caused massive destruction. The Canada Haiti Action…

Flight 253: Anatomy of a Cover-Up

by Tom Burghardt, Global Research, Jan. 11, 2010 New revelations about the failed Christmas Day attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 continue to emerge as does evidence of a systematic cover-up. With the White House in crisis mode since the…

Afghan villagers protest ‘Nato killings’

AlJazeeraEnglish, Jan. 12, 2010 Residents in southern Afghanistan are accusing Nato and Afghan troops of killing 13 civilians after opening fire on a group of demonstrators. Nato insists the only person killed was a sniper. The shootings happened in Helmand…

Genocide in Gaza?

When Does It Become Genocide? By Nadia Hijab, Counterpunch, Jan. 5, 2010 During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. “It may sound…