World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Intifada, Iraqi Style: Reports from Baghdad

11-04-2004 13:12 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Journalist Naomi Klein and Photographer Andy Stern report from Baghdad: "April 9, 2003 was the day Baghdad fell to U.S. forces. One year later, it is rising up against them. Donald Rumsfeld claims that the resistance is just a few “thugs, gangs and terrorists.” This is dangerous, wishful thinking. The war against the occupation is now being fought out in the open, by regular people defending their homes and neighbourhoods - an Iraqi intifada."
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Aug. 6, 2001 Presidents Breifing (full text)

11-04-2004 06:30 | Anti-militarism | World

Text of the President's Daily Brief for Aug. 6, 2001

Published: April 11, 2004

Following is the text of the president's daily brief for Aug. 6, 2001, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.," as provided by the White House. Omitted material is indicated by ellipses.

IGC Begins to Question U.S. Military

11-04-2004 03:58 | Anti-militarism | World

As the seige enters its sixth day, Ghazi Al Yawer, member of the Iraqi Governing Council, today condemned the U.S. Military for provoking the Iraqi resistance in Fallujah within minutes of the resumption of the cease-fire on Saturday morning.

Occupation Watch audio report on situation in Falluja

11-04-2004 00:18 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

Audio interview with Paola Gaspiroli from Occupation Watch reporting on situation via telephone in Falluja

Interview with Ewa J. about current situation in Falluja, Iraq

10-04-2004 21:21 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Repression | World

Audio Interview with Ewa Jasiewicz who was present at the Balata Installation in Glasgow today, and who spoke about the situation in Palestine and Iraq.

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Jo Wilding writes about the Japanese hostages in Iraq

10-04-2004 14:39 | Anti-militarism | World

April 8th

A Year Later

Hatred Reigns in Iraqi Hearts, U.S. Erodes Good Will

09-04-2004 19:17 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

In what may be a repeat of last week's mutilations of four dead U.S. mercenaries, foreign media is reporting that some Iraqis have taken to beating the unidentified corpses of the nine dead men in today's resistance attack on a U.S. convoy.

THE BRUSSELS TRIBUNAL

09-04-2004 16:55 | Anti-militarism | World

A Hearing on the Project for the New American Century ( PNAC) and its war policies put into effect under the Bush administration by the invasion of Iraq

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BBC Poll Finds That US + Globalisation Are A Bigger Threat Than Terror

09-04-2004 15:32 | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

A BBC Poll of 1500 international people finds 52% think US and Globalisation are a bigger threat than terror.

(although quite what the difference is between these I dont get. ed)

To the peoples of the world - Fom Occupied Iraq

09-04-2004 10:15 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Cambridge | World

The Iraqi people call for international solidarity as they resist attacks by US-led Occupation Forces. It is clear that these attacks are designed to terrorize entire populations of Iraqi towns and neighborhoods.

Ex Aussie PM & Vietnam Defense Minister says Iraq like Vietnam

Former Australian PM and Defence Minister during the Vietnam War, Malcolm Fraser, says Iraq just like Vietnam

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Please Endorse Letter To ICRC For Palestinian Prisoner Day, April 17, 2004

08-04-2004 10:27 | Anti-militarism | World

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[Biddu] Israeli Soldiers Violently Attack Unarmed Protesters

08-04-2004 10:07 | Anti-militarism | World

April 8th 2004

As this report is being sent out, bulldozers are at work destroying more of Biddu's farmland. Villagers, international and Israeli peace activists attempting to confront these bulldozers are again being violently attacked. Please ask your local media to cover this story of the Israeli military and government's blatant disregard for Palestinian land and livelihood, the violence used to grab the land away from its owners, and the unarmed yet determined civilian force trying to stop it.

Misinformation From the U.S. Military?

08-04-2004 07:45 | Anti-militarism | World

CAIRO (NFTF.org) -- As tensions mount in Iraq and some media outlets label events an Iraqi uprising, U.S. military sources may have commited a faux-pas in explaining Wednesday's rocket attack on a mosque in Fallujah, which left some 40 civilians dead.

A Tangled Web of Lies about Iraq

07-04-2004 18:45 | Anti-militarism | World

The continuous succession of lies about Iraq and the ever-changing rationalizations for an illegal and immoral war against the Iraqi people.

Personal [non-corporate] Account From Haiti

07-04-2004 16:41 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Recently - March 23-April 2nd - I travelled to Haiti with the first major post-coup delegation, with the Quixote Centre of Washington, D.C. Below are some of my sentiments drawing from the recent experience.

[Biddu, Palestine] People's Resistance Pushes Israeli Military Out Of Village

05-04-2004 19:25 | Anti-militarism | World

April 4, 2004

BIDDU PEOPLE'S RESISTANCE PUSHES ISRAELI MILITARY OUT OF VILLAGE
Boy suffers skull fracture

(See below for links to pictures)

Russian is Arming: Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile and Urugu

Russian is Arming: Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile and Uruguay

Roots of the Neo-Con Junta

Leo Strauss provided the Machiavellian thought, Albet Wohlstetter provided the strategic military concept. Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle as prime movers of neo-con policy have sought to change the world. And they have.

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Thoughts on the Fallujah Massacre

The Massacre of four American Mercenaries this past week in Fallujah is an unfortunate consequence of 400 years of ethnic cleansing that is such a part of the American psyche.
How can we hope to transcend our own brutality if the language we use defines our enemies as sub-humans, or paints our often psychotic and homicidal past as a glorious Biblical epic?