Al Jazeera English, July 02, 2010 Peace demonstrators who have been camping outside the British parliament since May are facing forced eviction on Friday. A court ruled they are damaging the famous square outside the building, but the activists have…
Category: International
Merging with Rachel Corrie – A Dedication to Non-violence
by Matthias Chang, Global Research, June 16, 2010 Sailing on MV Rachel Corrie has changed my life and my perspective on many issues that I hold dear. I am humbled by the experience and have learned so much from everyone…
Afghanistan’s mineral riches and the war
TheRealNews: Did a 2007 report of massive mineral deposits in Afghanistan affect President Obama’s 2009 decision to widen the scope of the Afghan war? Afghanistan claims mineral wealth is worth $3 trillion By Ben Farmer, The Telegraph, June 17, 2010…
Kandahar Death Squads – Afghanistan
journeymanpictures — May 18, 2010 — May 2010 In a bold new offensive, US and NATO forces are turning to Afghan militias for help. More feared than the Taliban, and wearing the weapons and impunity of the US army –…
Campaign to remove U.S. military bases from Okinawa
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 13, 2010 — Almost 50,000 US military personnel are stationed in Japan, more than half on the island of Okinawa. But their presence has often been controversial. The Okinawa base is vital to the US in protecting…
America’s growing military expansion in Africa
New Colonialism: Pentagon Carves Africa Into Military Zones By Rick Rozoff, Global Research, May 5, 2010 Last year the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General William Ward, said the Pentagon had military partnerships with 35 of the continent’s 53…
War pollutes and poisons
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert B. Brown, with Combat Camera Unit, Regimental Combat Team 6, watches over the civilian firefighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, May…
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…
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…