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Afghan torture allegations erupt in U.K.
Detainees tell of ‘electrocution, beating, whipping, stress positions’ By CBC News, April 21, 2010 Afghan detainees handed over by British troops to Afghan secret police were regularly beaten with weapons, hung from the ceiling and electrocuted, according to detailed allegations…
Cuba Fundraiser Gala
Manitoba Indian Education Association Cuba Fundraiser Gala Date: Friday, April 23, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Place: Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street, Malo Studio (former Press Club), Lower Level Tickets: $10.00 in advance. Email or call 783-9380 to…
U.S. Troops Apologize For Wikileaks Massacre Video
by Paul Joesph Watson, Infowars, April 20, 2010 Two soldiers who were in the same company as the culprits featured in the infamous Wikileaks “Collateral Murder” video, which showed troops in Apache helicopters slaughtering Reuters cameramen and children while laughing…
In Kandahar: “Yankees, go home!”
94 Percent of Kandaharis Support Negotiations With the Taliban – Kandahar Campaign Doomed Before It Begins? By Gareth Porter, Counterpunch, April 19, 2010 An opinion survey of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province funded by the U.S. Army has revealed that 94 percent…
CIA spins the Afghan war
Leaked Document Discloses CIA Plans to Target European Public Opinion over Afghan War By Antifascist Calling, March 28, 2010 Since their 2007 launch, the whistleblowing web site WikiLeaks have been the subject of “hostile acts” by state and private security…
What was Canada’s connection to the brutal Brigade 888?
House of pain: Canada’s connection with Kandahar’s ruthless palace guard By Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail, April 10, 2010 To the Canadian soldiers who worked with them on a daily basis, the members of Brigade 888 were trusted allies, protecting…
Canada subcontracts torture
By Dave Markland, rabble.ca, April 15, 2010 Revelations don’t get much more explosive than this. On Parliament Hill Wednesday, the Afghanistan committee heard from Malgarai Ahmadshah, an Afghan Canadian who worked for the Canadian Forces as an interpreter. Here’s the…
C-11 threatens war resisters and other refugees from “safe countries”
In for the long haul – Five years after fleeing to Canada, American war resister Joshua Key is still fighting for refugee status Marlo Campbell, Uptown Magazine Online, April 15, 2010 Two dozen people gathered outside the Fort Garry Hotel…
Sanctions busting telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Location: where you live Time: between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT Call toll free 1 877 737 4070 Tune in to live-broadcast on Rabble TV Project Fly Home is organizing the first ever “Sanctions-busting…