NATO Secretary General Scheffer (L) and Iceland’s outgoing Prime Minister Haarde (R) attend seminar on security prospects in high north in Reykjavik Photo: REUTERS by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, June 14, 2009 Since the beginning of the year the United…
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Obama’s Rollback Strategy: Honduras, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan (and the Boomerang Effect)
Illustration: Latuff by Prof James Petras, Global Research, July 9, 2009 The recent events in Honduras and Iran, which pit democratically elected regimes against pro-US military and civilian actors intent on overthrowing them can best be understood as part of…
Iraq a failed imperialist venture
by Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star, July 2, 2009 American troops were not welcomed with flowers in Iraq but their departure from cities and towns has been. Iraqis celebrated National Sovereignty Day Tuesday as U.S. troops were yanked out of populated…
Pastors for Peace
When: Tues., July 7, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Charleswood Mennonite Church, corner of Haney and Eldridge (2 blocks from McDonalds on Grant and Haney) in Winnipeg Help support the campaign to end the nearly 50-year old U.S. Blockade of…
Founding Meeting: Solidarity Committee for Iranian Freedom
Solidarity Committee for Iranian Freedom When: Monday, July 6, 7:00 p.m. Where: Workers Organizing Resource Centre, 280 Smith St., mezzanine level More information: 942-5910, iranfreedomwinnipeg@gmail.com
“Free Iran!” Rally
Photo: Getty Images/The Guardian-UK Free Iran! Rally for solidarity and friendship with the people of Iran When: Sat, July 4, 2:00 p.m. Where: University of Winnipeg, corner Portage & Spence Everyone is welcome. The organizers urge all groups in support…
Petition for Nuclear Arms Reduction
A message from AVAAZ.ORG: Dear friends, The only real solution to the proliferation crisis is the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide. Sign the petition calling for global zero and bring a powerful democratic voice to the US-Russia summit next…
Stewart blasts former CIA analyst for rooting for bin Laden attack
By David Edwards, The Raw Story, July 2, 2009 Perhaps it’s a form of Stockholm Syndrome. The same person who spent nearly a decade fruitlessly leading the CIA unit charged with finding Osama bin Laden now seems to be rooting…
Anti-war dissent grows in the US military
A Secret History of Dissent in the All-Volunteer Military By Dahr Jamail, Tomgram, June 30, 2009 The All-Volunteer Force (AVF) exists for a reason captured in a study by Colonel Robert D. Heinl, Jr., author of the “definitive history of…
Prisoner abuse at Bagram, Afghanistan
Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse by Ian Pannell, BBC News, June 24, 2009 Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention facility in Afghanistan have been uncovered by the BBC. A number of former detainees have alleged they were beaten,…