Some people are not waiting to see what Obama will do as president before acting. In South Korea activists are now meeting and publicly calling on president-elect Obama to end the dangerous and costly U.S.-South Korea (ROK) military alliance that…
New York Times spoofed: “The Iraq War is Over”
Pranksters Distribute Fake New York Times Declaring ‘Iraq War Over’ The Yes Men identified as the team behind the joke pages by Ed Pilkington The US defence department yesterday declared the end of the Iraq war and the immediate withdrawal…
Obama’s Foreign Policy: No Sharp Break From Bush
by Jim Lobe Global Research, November 11, 2008 Inter Press Service While much of the world and many of his U.S. supporters are expecting a sharp break with his predecessor’s foreign policy after President-elect Barack Obama takes office Jan. 20,…
UN human rights chief urges end to death penalty in Afghanistan
by Leslie Schulman at 10:56 AM ET UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Afghan President Hamad Karzai to put a stop to executions and join nations calling for a death penalty moratorium. The call came…
Majority of Canadians support US war resisters
Canadians prefer tangible foreign aid to value spreading: Poll by Norma Greenaway, Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 OTTAWA – Canadians say providing bridges, roads and other forms of concrete foreign assistance is more important than spreading such Canadian…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg Annual General Meeting
Date: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 Time: 1:30 pm Place: Workers Organizing Resource Centre, 180 Smith, Mezzanine Level Press the buzzer to get access to the building. The AGM will discuss the work the Peace Alliance has engaged in during the…

