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Glasgow activists commemorate Rachel Corrie anniversary

19-03-2007 21:56 | Anti-militarism | History | Palestine | World

A small but dedicated contingent of Glasgow activists gathered on Friday afternoon in Glasgow city centre to mark the 4th anniversary of the tragic death of American human rights activist Rachel Corrie.

The Political Economy of Diamonds

19-03-2007 18:25 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

A few years before 9/11, the world's curiously selective conscience was shocked by images from the little West African country of Sierra Leone. To horror stories from Sierra Leone (and Liberia) were soon added those from Angola and Congo. The conflict diamonds (later reincarnated as "blood diamonds," when the original images started to lose their shock value) were already high on the international agenda before the conveniently timed discovery that behind the trade could be found the evil hand of al-Qaeda.

Iraq: What about the ‘surge’ in civilian casualties?

19-03-2007 16:43 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

What about the ‘surge’ in civilian casualties? In the media coverage of the American 'surge' - committing 20,000 extra troops to the war in Iraq - there has been barely a word about the likely consequences of this intensified combat for the Iraqi civilian population.

Open Letter to Farah Diba: "Kindly Come and Do Us a Favor, Oh Lady"

19-03-2007 01:31 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Gender | World

Note from the translators: Azadeh Forghani is one of the women’s rights activists who was arrested for peaceful protest on March 4th 2007 in front of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The following open letter was addressed to Farah Pahlavi, the empress of Iran during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Forghani critiques the cooptation of the Iranian women’s rights movement by Farah Pahlavi and opportunistic opposition groups. The original piece in Persian was published by roozonline.com on March 13.

Open letter to the anti-war movement

18-03-2007 17:54 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Iraq | World

The national popular resistance in Iraq, in defending the whole of humanity against a culture of force, deserves our recognition and support, writes Hana Abdul Ilah Al-Bayaty

“The Germans have to learn to kill”

18-03-2007 12:24 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

At a meeting in Washington, Bush administration officials, speaking in the context of Afghanistan, berated Karsten Voigt, German government representative for German-American relations: "You concentrate on rebuilding and peacekeeping, but the unpleasant things you leave to us." ... "The Germans have to learn to kill."

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1000 demonstrated against war in Gothenburg Sweden

Around a thousand protesters expressed their outrage against the British and American aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan four years after the illegal invasion of Iraq.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: The Official Legend of 9/11 is a Fabricated Setup

18-03-2007 04:56 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

The arrest and confessed statements of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed serve to uphold the official 9/11 narrative, namely that the 9/11 attacks were masterminded by Islamic terrorists.

The following text by Chaim Kupferberg, first published by Global Research in October 2003, shortly after the arrest of KSM, reveals with foresight and accuracy the nature of the propaganda ploy. According to Kupferberg, a "marketing plan" was established in June 2002 to introduce Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to the public as the 9/11 mastermind.

AUSTRALIA: Photos: Noisy antiwar protest through Melbourne Streets

17-03-2007 20:42 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

March 20th is the 4th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Protest around the globe will mark this weekend. In Melbourne about 500 people gathered outside the State Library on Saturday and marched through the city streets to the Headquarters of the Liberal Party.

Confronting the War Machine in the Pacific Northwest

17-03-2007 14:49 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

On March 5th, 2007, several people were attacked and at least three arrested by police in Tacoma, WA. at a series of protests against shipments of military supplies at the city's port. The reasons for the attacks and arrests were not clear to onlookers, who told the press that the protesters were doing nothing but holding signs. In an exchange I had with Jeff Berryhill of Olympia, WA (who was arrested along with Wally Cudderford and Caitlin Esworthy), I was told that all he was doing when he was shot with a rubber bullet by the police was "holding a sign that read "Courage to Resist.org." (Courage to Resist is an organization supporting military resisters.) The next thing he knew he was hit in the thigh by a police-fired projectile. All of this occurred in the predawn hours of March 5th, 2007. The reason for the unusual timing of the arrests is because even though the protest began the evening before, the actual loading of the equipment did not begin until after midnight.

Pre-emptive Peace Strike: “Don’t Attack Iran”

Withdraw your labour, book a day off work, or take a break from your usual routine and show the government that you are opposed to any actions or steps that might be taken that threaten the sovereign nation of Iran.

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed deconstructed

17-03-2007 10:54 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Raw Story journalist Larisa Alexandrovna has noted a rather glaring problem with the KSM “confession”: he claims to have targeted the Plaza Bank in Washington state—however the bank was not founded until well after KSM was supposedly captured and interned at Camp Gitmo. “I think we can say for quite certain that whomever is being held as KSM was either caught recently or that his entire confession is a fraud,” concludes Alexandrovna.

Open Letter to Amnesty International

17-03-2007 07:52 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Terror War | World

Apart from writing terrific looking reports, and with the exception of bringing much sought after relief in few individual cases, what level of global impact has Amnesty International had over the years? Its own ongoing reports on Israel-Palestine are of exactly zero impact, as empirically evident by the continual reality of new faits accomplis being daily constructed on the ground! In Project Humanbeingsfirst's view, this is entirely because the battles are often being fought at the "low order bits of the issues", when "the higher order bits" entirely determine where "the page faults" (in computer science geek-speak). This deplorable failing in our view, can easily be remedied by addressing the issues at the right levels of abstraction.

Use of human shields by Israel (by Latuff)

17-03-2007 04:06 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | World

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed Israeli state terror.

Divide and . . . divide: Is this colonialism in its final throes?

16-03-2007 23:07 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

The sectarian difference between the Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq has been mythologized by American and British propaganda since well before the invasion, and many impressionable Americans now believe sincerely that their forces have become embroiled in a sectarian war that has been going on for centuries.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: “Confession” or Bush administration propaganda?

16-03-2007 21:37 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Rather than put to rest all doubts about 9/11, the KSM “confession” refocuses all inquiries back on the Bush administration’s role behind the 9/11-Al-Qaeda-“terrorism” military-intelligence propaganda operation, and the manufacturing of the KSM legend.

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Torture Investigation Stopped by Canadian Military Officials

16-03-2007 19:52 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

The practice of handing over prisoners is ``directed by the operational chair of command and is required to be followed by all (Canadian Forces) members involved in the handling of detainees, not just the military police."
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Is Iran Next? What can the average person do to stop a new war with Iran?

Marches, petitions, calls, and faxes to congress are important channels for political action, but what could possibly stop a new war with Iran? One has to wonder, are our congressional leaders even reading their faxes? A notable website called www.isirannext.org recently published over 80 names and organizations of people whom directly influence policy and the president. Maybe through side channels, average Americans can get their message through.

Fake Congressional Opposition to War

16-03-2007 01:13 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | History | World

Rhetoric and wishy proposals with no chance of passage are once thing, real bipartisan action with teeth another, and so far there's none from either House with key senators and congressmen voicing the usual boilerplate about not wanting to cut off funding the troops because we have to support them. Their kind of support means letting them die or get maimed and be disabled for life for imperialism on the march. Some support.

an open letter to AIPAC - The New Pro Israel: Mutually Assured Survival

15-03-2007 21:12 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

We are writing to you out of our deep concern about your potential participation in a war against Iran, and to warn you about the catastrophic consequences that would result. We are Jewish professionals devoted to developing strategies for reducing tension, preventing violence, and transforming conflict. We work in the areas of political science, international relations, conflict analysis and resolution, psychology, history, Middle East studies, and other fields engaged in observation, research and practice in relevant bodies of knowledge. Many of us have family, friends, and colleagues in Israel. We are all committed to the survival and security of Israel and the elimination of anti-Semitism around the world.

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World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Glasgow activists commemorate Rachel Corrie anniversary

The Political Economy of Diamonds

Iraq: What about the ‘surge’ in civilian casualties?

Open Letter to Farah Diba: "Kindly Come and Do Us a Favor, Oh Lady"

Open letter to the anti-war movement

“The Germans have to learn to kill”

1000 demonstrated against war in Gothenburg Sweden

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: The Official Legend of 9/11 is a Fabricated Setup

AUSTRALIA: Photos: Noisy antiwar protest through Melbourne Streets

Confronting the War Machine in the Pacific Northwest

Pre-emptive Peace Strike: “Don’t Attack Iran”

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed deconstructed

Open Letter to Amnesty International

Use of human shields by Israel (by Latuff)

Divide and . . . divide: Is this colonialism in its final throes?

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: “Confession” or Bush administration propaganda?

Torture Investigation Stopped by Canadian Military Officials

Is Iran Next? What can the average person do to stop a new war with Iran?

Fake Congressional Opposition to War

an open letter to AIPAC - The New Pro Israel: Mutually Assured Survival

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