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…
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
talkingsticktv — May 06, 2010 — Talk by Professor Lawrence Wittner author of “Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement” recorded April 3, 2010 in Seattle.
Al Nakba
Al Nakba 62: The Palestinian “Catastrophe”: 1948-2010 Information Picket and Testimonials A Palestinian artist paints a mural marking the anniversary of the Nakba in the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza strip, 15 May 2006. (Wesam Saleh/MaanImages) Date: Friday,…
The Arabs have their gulags too
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, May 8, 2010 We know all about Guantanamo. We know about “black” prisons. You only have to read the evidence from the latest drum-head “trial” at Guantanamo – a man called Khadr, arrested by the…
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…
Panel Discussion: Critical Perspectives on Haiti
The Winnipeg-Haiti Solidarity Group presents Panel Discussion: Critical Perspectives On Haiti Date: Friday, May 7, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Bulman Center, University of Winnipeg. Please join us to be informed of recent emergency relief experiences in Haiti, and of…