The most recent conflict in Congo began 12 years ago when Rwanda and Uganda backed the rebels who were seeking to remove Laurent Kabila, the then president. An estimated 6 million people have been killed over this period; rape is…
Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2009
Every August 6, citizens in thousands of communities around the world commemorate the nuclear attack on Hiroshima and rededicate themselves to the cause of peace and disarmament. In Winnipeg, a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony is conducted by Peace Alliance Winnipeg,…
Blackwater down (or at least outed)
The US security firm formerly known as Blackwater is facing damaging new allegations about its behaviour in Iraq. Two former employees have filed testimony claiming their bosses encouraged the murder of Iraqis. The company has denied any wrongdoing, but allegations…
Ending Nuclear Terrorism: By America and Others
by Daniel Ellsberg, August 6, 2009 Long after the ending of the Cold War, the chance that some nuclear weapons will kill masses of innocent humans somewhere, before very long, may well be higher than it was before the fall…
Nick Ternette
Veteran peace and social justice activist Nick Ternette is in hospital in Winnipeg. As his wife, Emily, explained in a recent email: “Nick recently developed pain in his right thigh, and on Friday night the pain became unbearable for him.…
Inside the Military-Entertainment Complex
Militarizing the Homeland by Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Perspective, August 6, 2009 “My very first recruiting officer was G.I. Joe,” says Iraq war veteran Michael Prysner, an Iraq war veteran…