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…
Panel Discussion: Critical Perspectives on Haiti
The Winnipeg-Haiti Solidarity Group presents Panel Discussion: Critical Perspectives On Haiti Date: Friday, May 7, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Bulman Center, University of Winnipeg. Please join us to be informed of recent emergency relief experiences in Haiti, and of…
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…
War pollutes and poisons
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert B. Brown, with Combat Camera Unit, Regimental Combat Team 6, watches over the civilian firefighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, May…