UK Newswire Archive
Leading Palestinian hip hop band DAM in London
29-05-2007 17:07
DAM is Palestine’s seminal rap band, and one of the most interesting groups garnering international attention today. Through their music, DAM raises awareness of the situation of Palestinians living in Israel, proving that rap is a fantastic tool to forge identity and build strength and hope in our acutely discriminating world.Full article | 1 addition | 8 comments
Activists hijack phone boxes across London to raise their voice against poverty
29-05-2007 17:05
The stunt is part of The World Can’t Wait – Your Voice Against Poverty Campaign, which will be followed by a huge rally in Westminster on Saturday 2nd June, prior to the G8 Summit which starts in Germany on 6th June.
slaughter of rabits and foxes mansfield /nottingham ng209ad
29-05-2007 16:52
schools plan animal slaughter.at mansfieldDeaths In Other Nations Since WW2 Due To US Interventions
29-05-2007 16:41
After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger began to permeate the American psyche. A few people at that time attempted to promote a balanced perspective by pointing out that the United States had also been responsible for causing those same feelings in people in other nations, but they produced hardly a ripple. Although Americans understand in the abstract the wisdom of people around the world empathizing with the suffering of one another, such a reminder of wrongs committed by our nation got little hearing and was soon overshadowed by an accelerated "war on terrorism."But we must continue our efforts to develop understanding and compassion in the world. Hopefully, this article will assist in doing that by addressing the question “How many September 11ths has the United States caused in other nations since WWII?” This theme is developed in this report which contains an estimated numbers of such deaths in 37 nations as well as brief explanations of why the U.S. is considered culpable.
The causes of wars are complex. In some instances nations other than the U.S. may have been responsible for more deaths, but if the involvement of our nation appeared to have been a necessary cause of a war or conflict it was considered responsible for the deaths in it. In other words they probably would not have taken place if the U.S. had not used the heavy hand of its power. The military and economic power of the United States was crucial.
This study reveals that U.S. military forces were directly responsible for about 10 to 15 million deaths during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and the two Iraq Wars. The Korean War also includes Chinese deaths while the Vietnam War also includes fatalities in Cambodia and Laos.
The American public probably is not aware of these numbers and knows even less about the proxy wars for which the United States is also responsible. In the latter wars there were between nine and 14 million deaths in Afghanistan, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, Guatemala, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sudan.
But the victims are not just from big nations or one part of the world. The remaining deaths were in smaller ones which constitute over half the total number of nations. Virtually all parts of the world have been the target of U.S. intervention.
The overall conclusion reached is that the United States most likely has been responsible since WWII for the deaths of between 20 and 30 million people in wars and conflicts scattered over the world.
To the families and friends of these victims it makes little difference whether the causes were U.S. military action, proxy military forces, the provision of U.S. military supplies or advisors, or other ways, such as economic pressures applied by our nation. They had to make decisions about other things such as finding lost loved ones, whether to become refugees, and how to survive.
And the pain and anger is spread even further. Some authorities estimate that there are as many as 10 wounded for each person who dies in wars. Their visible, continued suffering is a continuing reminder to their fellow countrymen.
It is essential that Americans learn more about this topic so that they can begin to understand the pain that others feel. Someone once observed that the Germans during WWII “chose not to know.” We cannot allow history to say this about our country. The question posed above was “How many September 11ths has the United States caused in other nations since WWII?” The answer is: possibly 10,000.
Christian monasteries desecrated by U.S.
29-05-2007 15:57
Iraqi church leaders say the country’s Christians are suffering immensely and have blamed the U.S. for what they describe as their "tragic conditions".Noam Chomsky: 'A Poisoned Chalice': The Media and the Use of Force
29-05-2007 15:46
Attached is a one hour audio of Noam Chomsky speaking on 'a poisoned chalice': the media and the use of force, which was recorded at the 20 Years of Propaganda? conference held in Windsor, Canada, earlier this month. Noam Chomsky compares US aggression to Nuremberg standards of Nazi war crimes and discusses the occupation of Iraq, genocide and the role of the media in the fabrication of a pretext for war with Iran — it's pertiant to the discussion following the feature article on imperial disinformation.
Protest Against New Labour!
29-05-2007 15:10
The Prime Minister in waiting Gordon Brown is coming to Oxford on Sunday June 10th along with all the candidates for Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party, this includes 5 current Cabinet ministers, to speak. This is a unique opportunity for people in Oxford to protest against all that New Labour has done!
'Building Freedom' Workshop @ Sidwell Centre Exeter
29-05-2007 14:13
A workshop outlining 6 key areas of freedom plus a range of tips , ideas for action both individual & collective & real life examples. A detailed list of useful contacts will also be provided.Prelude to the G8: Tearing it up in Hamburg
29-05-2007 14:10
On their way to block the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, anti-capitalists from all over Germany and the world stop in Hamburg to confront the Asian-European Meeting (ASEM).Ideas cannot be killed.
29-05-2007 13:14
Anti-deportation/anti-racist protest/stall, 16 June 2007, 12pm
29-05-2007 12:17
There will be another protest and campaign stall on Market Street in Manchester city centre from 12pm. All campaigns and organisations are invited. Defend all asylum seekers! No to deportation!Air Canada shipping beagles to European labs
29-05-2007 12:09
Genocidal campaigns by governments, pharmaceutical companies, university and private labs can be reduced if plane, train, truck, shipping, and bus lines refuse to ship them.Please contact Air Canada
http://aircanada.com/
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Pictures from Hamburg, yesterday
29-05-2007 11:11
Q) Where are all the protest singers ? A) Rostock
29-05-2007 11:01
This question has been asked twice now, and quite rightly hidden. For if your idea of an anti-Thatcher song is by the monster-rock Pink Floyd then you are probably just too dumb to educate. When Sid Vicious was signed up he was wearing a Pink Floyd T Shirt that he'd scrawled 'I HATE' on. Luckily anarchist protest songwriting has progressed a great deal since 'Anarchy in The UK' but I still hate 'the Floyd'.US pressures oil firms, banks away from Iran
29-05-2007 10:01
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - ?2005 IranMania.com
LONDON, May 29 (IranMania) - The United States is piling pressure on European banks and energy firms to avoid doing business with Iran, sending a blunt message that reputations are at stake if they do so, officials and analysts said, Reuters reported.
Iceland whale slaughter program:
29-05-2007 09:19
Sea Shepherd, the Whales' Navy,
is the only organization whose mission is to uphold and enforce international conservation regulations on the high seas. We are sending our ship the Farley Mowat and a crew of volunteers to create an international incident over Iceland's refusal to comply with global protection regulations.
Iran wants regime change in America
29-05-2007 05:49
newletter 5
29-05-2007 05:46
may 2007
HELLO
Only a few more moments and we will fi nally
meet all in the fi elds (and beyond) around
Heiligendamm. Sorry for making you wait
that long since the last edition, but we saved
all our energy to produce this lovely last
newsletter before the last G8 summit. In
this issue you will fi nd all the last updates
you will need for joining our resistance.
This resistance has proven already to
be undefeatable. Raids in forty objects in
Germany have triggered nothing else than
strong spontaneous solidarity demonstrations.
This has shown: we are ready to fi ght
back!
Protesters target ASEM summit in Hamburg
29-05-2007 04:50
