by Paul S. Graham I cringe when I hear folks like Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon use the word “solidarity” in the same breath as “Haiti.” I’m all for solidarity with the Haitian people, but when it is expressed by…
Humanitarian relief urgently needed in Haiti, not militarization of aid
by the Canadian Peace Alliance The Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA) urges its member organizations and supporters to give generously to the relief efforts responding to the catastrophic disaster in Haiti following last week’s massive earthquake. The CPA also wishes to…
Haiti: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux
by Cynthia McKinney, Global Research, Jan. 19, 2010 President Obama’s response to the tragedy in Haiti has been robust in military deployment and puny in what the Haitians need most: food; first responders and their specialized equipment; doctors and medical…
Footnotes in Gaza
Interview: Joe Sacco By Laila El-Haddad, Al Jazeera English, Jan. 18, 2010 When it comes to the world of cartooning, Joe Sacco is considered a luminary. Sacco, who is hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics, is the author of…
Canada ranks 13 in global military spending
In December, 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a 10-page report on Canadian military spending by Bill Robinson. Among it many findings: Current fiscal year military spending will reach $21.185 billion, a 9.6% increase over the previous year.…
The Militarization of Emergency Aid to Haiti: Is it a Humanitarian Operation or an Invasion?
By Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, Jan. 15, 2010 Haiti has a longstanding history of US military intervention and occupation going back to the beginning of the 20th Century. US interventionism has contributed to the destruction of Haiti’s national economy and…