By Paul S. Graham, March 31, 2010 A CBC online poll is asking “Should Canadian combat forces remain in Afghanistan past 2011?” At the moment, 74 per cent have answered “No.” While encouraging, this is somewhat higher than what we’ve…
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How the media spins the Afghan war
U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan are committing atrocities, lying, and getting away with it By Jerome Starkey, Nieman Watchdog, March 22, 2010 “Tied up, gagged and killed” was how NATO described the “gruesome discovery” of three women’s bodies during a night…
Opposing “Project Hero”
Letter from University of Regina professors opposed to Project Hero scholarships Regina Leader Post, March 26, 2010 Faculty of the University of Regina say No to “Project Hero” and Canadian Imperialism: An Open Letter to President Vianne Timmons March 23,…
Have a nice world war, folks
By John Pilger, March 25, 2010 Here is news of the Third World War. The United States has invaded Africa. US troops have entered Somalia, extending their war front from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Yemen and now the Horn of…
War, Racism and Poverty
War, Racism and the Empire of Poverty: When Empire Hits Home, Part 1 By Andrew Gavin Marshall, Global Research, March 22, 2010 At a time of such great international turmoil economically and politically, it is increasingly important to identify and…
Miss Landmine
By AlJazeeraEnglish, March 22, 2010 Miss Landmine is a challenge to normal concepts of beauty. It is a beauty pageant held in Angola, a country ravaged by war and its aftermath, for women who have lost limbs from landmines.
Salute U.S. war resisters in Canada: support Bill C-440
by WarResistersCanada, March 19, 2010 Vietnam Veteran Ron Kovic salutes U.S. Iraq War resisters in Canada on 7th Anniversary of invasion. Support Bill C-440 ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 MP Gerard Kennedy (L – Parkdale-High Park) introduced Bill C-440, An Act…
Why US troops will remain in Iraq
Operation Enduring Occupation by Dahr Jamail, Truthout, March 18, 2010 The 2008 National Defense Strategy reads: US interests include protecting the nation and our allies from attack or coercion, promoting international security to reduce conflict and foster economic growth, and…
Iran’s natural gas riches the reason for the wars
Iran’s Natural Gas Riches: US Knife to the Heart of World Future Energy by Finian Cunningham, Global Research, March 18, 2010 The scheduled start of drilling this month by China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) in Iran’s South Pars gas field…
Biological warfare and the Korean War
by AlJazeeraEnglish, March 17, 2010 People&Power investigates accusations that in 1952 the US acquired and used germ warfare technology on North Korean civilians during the Korena War.