by Tim Kennelly, The Bullet, Aug. 25, 2010 On March 13, 2008, Canada’s Parliament voted to extend the country’s military “mission” in Afghanistan to July 2011. The motion by the minority Conservative government was supported by the opposition Liberals. The…
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Afghanistan: Training Ground for War with Russia
Afghanistan: Training Ground for War with Russia NATO Trains Finland, Sweden For Conflict With Russia by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, July 26, 2009 Finnish military patrol in northern Afghanistan in 2008. Photo: HELSINGIN SANOMAT . . . Last month a…
Germany And NATO’s Nuclear Nexus
By Rick Rozoff, Global Research, July 19, 2009 The reunification of Germany and the start of NATO’s post-Cold War expansion, drive east and beginning of its transformation into a global military force occurred on the same day, October 3, 1990.…
NATO’s War Plans For The High North
NATO Secretary General Scheffer (L) and Iceland’s outgoing Prime Minister Haarde (R) attend seminar on security prospects in high north in Reykjavik Photo: REUTERS by Rick Rozoff, Global Research, June 14, 2009 Since the beginning of the year the United…
Should Canada leave NATO?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned 60 on April 4, 2009. The official story is that NATO was formed in the aftermath of World War 2 to defend western Europe against the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. With the…
NATO at 60
Statement by the Canadian Peace Alliance On April 4th 2009, NATO will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a summit meeting in Strasbourg, France. NATO has emerged as a broad military alliance that integrates the foreign policy and decision making of…
Rally: Canada out of NATO and Afghanistan
The theme of the rally is to demand that Canada leave NATO and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: U.S. consulate in Winnipeg (corner of Portage Ave. & Notre Dame Avenue) Sponsor:…
Peace Activists close NATO Headquarters
by NATO Game Over Action Report, Bombspotting, Mar. 22, 2009 From all over Belgium, by bus, bike, taxi, public transport and even by walking, hundreds of activists came to NATO’s headquarters in Evere, Brussels. They tried non-violently to enter the…
Debate: Should Canada remain in NATO?
April 4th will mark the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The anniversary sees a “new” NATO, doubled in size since its founding, with an expanded international role. The anniversary coincides with a NATO summit…
World wide protests against NATO planned
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will mark its 60th anniversary on April 4 and 5, 2009. At the same time, demonstrations will take place all over the world calling for an end to NATO’s war in Afghanistan. The Canadian…