By Andy Worthington, October 11, 2010 Last June, in the District Court in Washington D.C., a ruling was delivered on the habeas corpus petition of a Syrian prisoner in Guantánamo, Abdul Rahim al-Janko (also identified as Abdul Rahim al-Ginco), which…
Category: International
Manitoba Government Ignores Palestinian Oppression
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…
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…
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…
UN: Israel Executed Flotilla Activists
TheRealNews | September 30, 2010 Gareth Porter: UN fact-finding mission says Israelis “executed” US citizen Furkan Dogan. UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis “Executed” US Citizen Furkan Dogan By Gareth Porter, truthout, Sept. 27, 2010 The report of the fact-finding mission…
From sea to shining sea
America Threatens Russia: U.S. Consolidates New Military Outposts In Eastern Europe Bases, troops and missiles along the entire length of Eastern Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, Sept. 24, 2010 With NATO as…
Gov’t attacks U.S. peace movement
FBI Raids Activists’ Homes in Sinister COINTELPRO Replay By Tom Burghardt, Global Research, Sept. 27, 2010 In a replay of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s infamous COINTELPRO operations targeting the left during the 1960s and ’70s, America’s political police launched…
War in cyberspace
Obama’s Internet Wiretap Move: Just One Small Facet Of Total Domination Project by Steve Watson, Infowars.com, September 27, 2010 The Obama administration is drafting legislation that will see all internet providers and other online communication services, including email clients and…
Keep Space for Peace Week – Oct 2-9
Each fall the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space organizes Keep Space for Peace Week: International Days of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space. These events are intended to help educate the public about the need…
Use of child soldiers in Somalia increases
AlJazeeraEnglish | September 25, 2010 The use of child soldiers in Somalia is on the rise as fighting in the country continues to worsen. While international pressure has forced the Interim Government to abandon the use of child soldiers, the…