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UK Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

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Porter: Kill More Iraqis or Pay $9 per Gallon

01-09-2007 22:28

No doubt, for a large number of Americans, it is a good enough excuse: “Gasoline prices could rise to about $9 per gallon if the United States withdraws troops from Iraq prematurely, Rep. Jon Porter said he was told on a trip to Iraq that ended this week,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “To a person, they said there would be genocide, gas prices in the U.S. would rise to eight or nine dollars a gallon, al-Qaida would continue its expansion, and Iran would take over that portion of the world if we leave,” said the Nevada Congress critter.

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pretty simple when its spelled out in blue and red

01-09-2007 18:06

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.

It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and in our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.

Below are charts of nine little-known statistics.
Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.
go the website www.ifamericansknew.org to view sources

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The arms fair is coming!

01-09-2007 14:38

DSEi, the world’s largest arms fair, will be taking place in London very soon. Activists from Nottingham are planning to take part in a national day of action against it.

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July 7th bombing victims' meeting in London on Monday 3 September

01-09-2007 14:09

Tonights public meeting will be focussed on the events of 7th July 2005. It will be a unique event combining the perspectives of a 7/7 survivor as well as the family of a 7/7 victim.

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IAEA confirms the "peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities"

01-09-2007 13:21

The mainstream media has failed to report the agreement reached between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Iranian government in regards to the Iranian nuclear energy program. An understanding has been reached between the two. The IAEA has given Iran's nuclear program a clean bill of health.

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Video of one aspect of Mandela's vist not covered by the corporate media.

01-09-2007 13:01

Nelson Mandela attended the unveiling of his statue in Parliament Square, London, UK, on Wednesday 29th August 2007, accompanied on stage by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and several other eminent politicians.

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(funny video) Inspector G8

01-09-2007 12:38

(funny video) Inspector G8

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Report: “Full Spectrum” Mass Murder Likely Against Iran

01-09-2007 10:24

Increasingly, people in the know are revealing what some of us have realized for months, even years: the United States, under the pernicious control of Muslim-hating neocons, will attack Iran, and sooner before later.

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Early morning Action at EDO MBM

01-09-2007 00:23

here's a report of an action at 5am friday morning at EDO MBM, Home Farm Road

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Bloody ending to smashEDO Camp

31-08-2007 11:57

The final action from the camp is currently taking place outside the EDO MBM premises in Moulescombe.

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Todays smashEDO camp actions

30-08-2007 18:25

As the camp begins to draw to a close, actions continued.

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Israeli Apartheid logotype (by Latuff)

30-08-2007 09:47

Israeli Apartheid
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's apartheid.

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WMD in Aldermaston, not Iraq: Peace Activist Receives 5-Day Jail Term

30-08-2007 08:37

Peace campaigners again demonstrated outside Stratford Magistrates’ Court in east London on Tuesday 28th August as a local activist was sentenced to 5 days’ imprisonment for opposing the planned invasion of Iraq back in 2003.

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What they tried to hide from Mandela

30-08-2007 08:34

So ashamed are Ken and the GLA of our government's war record and its slaughter of thousands of innocents, including children, they tried to hide Brian Haw's anti-war display from view.

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Philippines: Widow to testify against CPP founder Joma Sison

30-08-2007 08:28

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) with Comrade Jose Ma. Sison
Gloria “Joy” Jopson-Kintanar has blamed Sison for the murder of her husband, Romulo Kintanar, on Jan. 23, 2003. She and another widow, Veronica Tabara, filed complaints against Sison early last year that served as grounds for the arrest of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder in the Netherlands on Tuesday.

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Brown rules out Iraq troop withdrawal

30-08-2007 06:48

Britain: Brown rules out Iraq troop withdrawal as top general speaks of a “generation of conflict”

As tensions continue within political and military circles over Britain’s role in Iraq, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made clear that he will not bow to calls for a troop withdrawal.

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Global Demonstration 9-11-07

29-08-2007 20:27

General Strike 9-11-07 + march on Washington DC 9-15-07
 http://www.strike911.org/
 http://www.sept15.org/

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How the police estimate crowd sizes

29-08-2007 18:16

Interesting article on the BBC about how the police lie about crowd sizes on demos. Prompted by the 60,000 / 10,000 disparity between organisers and police estimates for the size of the Stop the War demo in Feb, the beeb asked the Met how they came up with their figure.