By BERNARD KOUCHNER, FRANCO FRATTINI, and MIGUEL ANGEL MORATINOS New York Times: June 10, 2010 The whole world was shocked by the tragic consequences of the Israeli military operation conducted in international waters against the “Peace Flotilla” convoy of ships.…
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It’s called “war porn”
by Tanya Cariina Hsu, Global Research, May 25, 2010 War has always been a turn-on, its thrill as old as mankind itself. It is intense; it is raw; it is primal. It reaches into every nerve, so carnal it borders…
From warrior to conscientious objector to antiwar activist
American conscientious objector Josh Stieber describes his transformation from believing in “the faith of George Bush” to conscientious objector and antiwar activist. Source: The Real News Network.
A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement
talkingsticktv — May 06, 2010 — Talk by Professor Lawrence Wittner author of “Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement” recorded April 3, 2010 in Seattle.
The Arabs have their gulags too
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, May 8, 2010 We know all about Guantanamo. We know about “black” prisons. You only have to read the evidence from the latest drum-head “trial” at Guantanamo – a man called Khadr, arrested by the…
America’s growing military expansion in Africa
New Colonialism: Pentagon Carves Africa Into Military Zones By Rick Rozoff, Global Research, May 5, 2010 Last year the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General William Ward, said the Pentagon had military partnerships with 35 of the continent’s 53…
Chomsky on Iran
Chomsky: What’s At Stake in the Issue of Iran By Pravda, April 28, 2010 In an interview with the German publication, Freitag, Noam Chomsky talks about U.S. pressure on Israel and Iran and its geopolitical significance. “Iran is perceived as…
The decline of the American empire
War with China? The Dangers of a Global Conflagration Rising and Declining Economic Powers: The Sino-US Conflict Deepens By Professor James Petras, Global Research, April 29, 2010 Will the intensified conflicts between the US and China inevitably lead to a…
In Kandahar: “Yankees, go home!”
94 Percent of Kandaharis Support Negotiations With the Taliban – Kandahar Campaign Doomed Before It Begins? By Gareth Porter, Counterpunch, April 19, 2010 An opinion survey of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province funded by the U.S. Army has revealed that 94 percent…
CIA spins the Afghan war
Leaked Document Discloses CIA Plans to Target European Public Opinion over Afghan War By Antifascist Calling, March 28, 2010 Since their 2007 launch, the whistleblowing web site WikiLeaks have been the subject of “hostile acts” by state and private security…