Law lords ruling stops return of families to Chagos Islands More than 2,000 islanders were removed forcibly removed from their home between 1965 and 1973 to make way for the US airbase at Diego Garcia. Photo: US Navy/Reuters by David…
Czech mayors and peace activists urge Obama to end Nuclear Missile Defence program in Europe
The Czech Republic agreed during the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, April 3 to host tracking radar as part of the U.S. missile defense system. It will be built by 2012, according to the US government, “to protect Europe from…
The Voices of Rongelap
Fireball of H-bomb explosion after test blast over Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1956. Photo: Life Cautionary Tales From a Nuclear War Zone By Barbara Rose Johnston and Holly M. Barker Counterpunch, Nov. 21, 2008 John Anjain, Alab of Rongelap, Marshall…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg: “a busy, productive year”
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Chairperson Glenn Michalchuk says it’s been a busy, productive year for PAW. Reporting to PAW’s annual meeting, Nov. 16, Michalchuk highlighted an increased organizational capacity and profile that he attributed to a revamped email newsletter and a…
Federal Conservative Party Convention reminded most Canadians oppose war in Afghanistan
Nov. 15, 2008: Winnipeggers remind delegates to the 2008 Conservative Party of Canada convention that most Canadians oppose the war in Afghanistan. Photo: Glenn Michalchuk More than 100 people gathered outside the Convention Centre on Saturday, November 15 to demonstrate…
War in Congo
U.N. envoy says Congo crisis talks going well 15 Nov 2008 17:36:28 GMT, Reuters By David Lewis KINSHASA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday his efforts to end fighting in Congo were going fairly…