World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Tribute to a National Hero

15-04-2006 02:37 | Anti-militarism | World

RAF Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, having refused to serve in Iraq in what he correctly believes is an occupation brought about by an illegal war, is predictably given an 8-month prison sentence, fined £20,000 costs and dismissed from his job. Kendall-Smith, now a national hero, follows in the steps of Ben Griffin who resigned from the Army SAS in a similar protest.

Protest for James Miller and Tom Hurdnall outside the EU Office in Edinburgh

This is a short piece with 10 photos about the protest outside the EU Commission Office in Edinburgh today.
The protest was about the withholding of aid to the Palestinians by the EU and also for justice for James Miller and Tom Hurdnall who were shot by the Israelis.

Lt Kendall-Smith thank you for standing up

13-04-2006 22:47 | Anti-militarism | World

Better now then never!

war hero convicted

13-04-2006 11:41 | Anti-militarism | World

Flight-Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith is a New Zealand doctor serving with the RAF. After serving twice in Iraq and also Afghanistan he decided for himself that the war is illegal and refused a further posting. He was just court martialled and found guilty and so faces unlimited imprisonment and the full costs of his conviction, literally.

Major Bush Lie Leading to War Revealed

12-04-2006 13:48 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

"A secret fact-finding mission to Iraq -- not made public until now -- had already concluded that the trailers had nothing to do with biological weapons."

Failed Strategies

The New World will not be dominated by military might or economic strength, it will be dominated by the will of the people – all people everywhere acting in the interests of each other and the planet that sustains them. Analysts are highly paid to determine future directions; recent social history has laid bare the most likely outcome. The recent capitulation of the government to the will of the people in France; the demonstration of six hundred thousand Hispanics in LA, the success of the people against their corrupt leader in Thailand. All these events in very close succession signal with clarity the world ‘government’ of tomorrow.

. . . . remember

11-04-2006 18:47 | Anti-militarism | Culture | London | World

. . . . " the eleventh of EVERY month " campaign.
Despite much effort to play people off against each other, attempts to cover up good sense with "events-based news management", + infowar of all sorts, the success of this campaign is in its problem-solving attitude to the "past". . . .

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Open letter to David Aaronovitch about Iraq.

This is a 1,000 word letter to pro-war journalist David Aaronovitch with a number of links about the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the continuing scandal of Guantanamo Bay. The impending attack on Iran is also dealt with.

Palestinian Medical Teams denied access to those in need of help

Listen to an interview with Dr Ghassan Hamdan of the PMRS as he tries to gain acess to two families of 15 people imprisoned and held captive by the Israeli army as they use their home for a sniper base.

Korean Farmers Attacked for US Base Expansion

10-04-2006 19:14 | Anti-militarism | Free Spaces | Repression | World

April 7th, 6,000 riot police and 700 hired thugs attacked the
Autonomous Peace Village of Daechuri. They succeeded in destroying the irrigation system, making farming a near impossibility. 40 protesters were arrested, 30 were injured, 5 of those seriously.

Hundreds Pledge themselves for Human Shield Mission to Iran as Movement Comes Ou

10-04-2006 12:52 | Anti-militarism | South Coast | World

The Human Shield Mission to Iran steps up a gear following revelations in the New Yorker magazine that the US are planning military action against Iran.

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Will the US Nuke Iran?

09-04-2006 14:44 | Anti-militarism | London | World

New video highlights the threat

Breaking: Identities of Niger Document Forgers- Bush's 16 words to 'justify' war

08-04-2006 23:46 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Michael Smith broke the Downing Street memo leak story. Today he reveals the identities of the forgers of "the documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion." The documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion."

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Stanley Hilton lawsuit (2004)

08-04-2006 22:58 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Check it out.

New Yorker: Bush is planning a massive nuclear bombing campaign against Iran

08-04-2006 13:52 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

The former intelligence officials depict planning as "enormous," "hectic" and "operational".

Blair's inner circle and its ferocious grab for power

07-04-2006 14:34 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

From forcing through ID cards to the erosion of parliamentary scrutiny, a determined clique is hijacking our democracy...

It's offical, Israeli soldiers guilty of murder.

06-04-2006 23:41 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

In May 2003, James Miller was murdered by an Israeli soldier who deliberately targeted him while he was filming Palestinian children in a refugee camp. This was the unanimous verdict of the inquest jury at the St Pancras Coroner’s Court, in London yesterday. After an hour of deliberation, the jury decided that Mr Miller had been deliberately shot.

Against the Liberal Instrumentalization of Auschwitz

06-04-2006 22:13 | Anti-militarism | World

Auschwitz becomes the pretext for diverse atrocities, the incentive for preventing what is worse.. Auschwitz has become an export-hit. What an achievement! Language, community, truth and logic are threatened when offense becomes defense and ends justify means.

Palestine RESISTS! (by Latuff)

06-04-2006 16:56 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. funded Israeli occupation.

Lyme Disease Cover-up

Lyme disease is a sensitive matter for the US (and associated governments') military. They would prefer the public to believe that the illness is "hard-to-catch", "easy-to-cure" and totally unsuitable as a neurological incapacitating agent. This is a lie.
Now a simple microscopy technique might help many patients confirm what the government-backed health agencies deny.

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