ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against the killing of 10 civilians, mostly teenagers, in a raid by foreign forces, which heightened tensions between the Afghan government and NATO. By Jerome…
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Lieberman: Yemen will be ‘tomorrow’s war’ if pre-emptive action not taken
By Jordan Fabian, The Hill, Dec. 27, 2009 Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) Sunday said that Yemen could be the ground of America’s next overseas war if Washington does not take preemptive action to root out al-Qaeda interests there. Lieberman, who…
Forum on Afghanistan
Security, Justice and the Future: Restoration of Peace and Role of Canada in Afghanistan When: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Time: 7:00 pm Where: Convocation Hall, The University of Winnipeg Panelists: Dr. Lasha Tchantouridze: Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University…
Gaza Massacre Vigil – Winnipeg
December 27, 2009 marks the first anniversary of Israel’s murderous assault against the besieged people of Gaza. The 22-day attack left more than 1,400 Palestinians dead (including nearly 400 children). It obliterated more than 3,600 homes, destroyed universities, hospitals, places…
Who Are The Four Afghans Released From Guantánamo?
by Andy Worthington, December 23, 2009 Over the weekend, 12 prisoners were released from Guantánamo, as the Justice Department announced in a press release on December 20. I have previously reported the stories of the two Somalis who were released…
The US Currently Has 189,000 Personnel in Afghanistan
Stunning Statistics About the War That Everyone Should Know By Jeremy Scahill, Counterpunch, December 18-20, 2009 A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversightsubcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent…
Tales from Yes-we-can-istan
By William Blum, The Anti-Empire Report, December 9, 2009 All the crying from the left about how Obama “the peace candidate” has now become “a war president” … Whatever are they talking about? Here’s what I wrote in this report…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Annual Meeting
Date: Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 Time: 2:00 Place: Crossways-in-Common, 222 Furby Street (at Broadway, see map) in the boardroom To vote at the meeting, you must be a paid-up member at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting. Membership…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg House Concert with J.D. Edwards
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Time: 8:00 p.m. Place: 808 Spruce Street, Winnipeg Admission: $25 Tickets: Call Garth at 470-7487. Peace Alliance Winnipeg invites you to our annual fundraising house concert. This year’s performer is J.D. EDWARDS. JD is a…
Monty Python in Afghanistan
Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, December 3, 2009 Let others deal with the details of President Obama’s Afghan speech, with the on-ramps and off-ramps, those 30,000 U.S. troops going in and just where they…