Breaking the faith By Janice Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 2009 Trucks will roll into Lansdowne Park in three weeks, ready to unload their cargoes of shiny new products for the big trade show. The products, innovative marvels of fine…
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A toxic war
Iraq’s Wrecked Environment By Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank, Counterpunch, May 1, 2009 The ecological effects of war, like its horrific toll on human life, are exponential. When the Bush administration (parts one and two) and its congressional allies…
Torture brutalizes and corrupts
America’s Shame by Eric Margolis Nations that use torture disgrace themselves. Armed forces and police that torture inevitably become brutalized and corrupted. “Limited” use of torture quickly becomes generalized. “Information” obtained by torture is mostly unreliable. I learned these truths…
Obama’s Unwinnable Wars
Al Jazeera’s Washington-based current affairs program, Empire, examines the war path from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan. This 47 minute special looks at recent developments in each country and features a discussion involving host Marwan Bashiri and a panel of…
Candlelight Vigil for Gaza Massacre 2009 Victims
On May 15, 1948, the people of Palestine endured forced expulsions and the destruction of their communities; this time is known as Al Nakba (The Catastrophe). The Israeli invasion of Gaza (December 27th, 2008 – January 17th, 2009) left 1,314…
Iraq: The U.S. withdrawal starts when?
Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/Associated Press Exceptions to Iraq Deadline Are Proposed By Rod Nordland, The New York Times, April 26, 2009 BAGHDAD — The United States and Iraq will begin negotiating possible exceptions to the June 30 deadline for withdrawing American…
Investigating Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
Gaza Strip, April 22, 2009, (Pal Telegraph) – Siege on the Gaza Strip is still chasing Palestinians into the grave. A Palestinian man in his mid fifties died an hour ago due to inability to access needed medication and treatment.…
Interview with Malalai Joya
Message to Obama: Anti-women law is outcome of U.S. policy in Afghanistan by Derrick O’Keefe, rabble.ca, April 20, 2009 News of a recent law aimed at codifying the oppression of Shia women in Afghanistan has sparked international attention, and protest…
Cold blooded murder in Kunduz, Afghanistan
by Paul S. Graham, April 18, 2009 Last month, I posted an Al Jazeera video shot in the aftermath of the March 22nd dawn raid on the town of Kunduz, Afghanistan, by troops believed to be U.S. Special Forces that…
Run for Rights
Raise money in support of Winnipeg organizations working for social justice and human rights Mark Saturday, June 6th 2009 on your calendar for the 8th Annual Run for Rights. Whether you choose to walk, run, cycle or rollerblade, this event…