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The ‘war on terror’ and the terror of war

25-02-2007 19:10 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

The casting of the ‘‘war on terrorism’’ as a war fought on behalf of or for civilization against some less-than-civilized other -- terrorists and their cohorts -- is a significant point that cannot be allowed to pass unexamined.

Media Alert: Iran in Iraq

25-02-2007 17:49 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Iraq | World

Media corporations have an awesome ability to fail to learn even the most obvious lessons from the recent past. In discussing allegations made against Iran in 2007, for example, it is often as though Iraq 2002-2003 never happened. The same journalists receiving the same propaganda from the same government sources respond with the same credulity and the same indifference to the human consequences.

Killers in the Classroom

25-02-2007 17:37 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Iraq | World

During a heated debate in a class I teach on social justice, several US Marines who had done tours in Iraq told me that they had "sacrificed" by “serving” in Iraq so that I could enjoy the freedom to teach in the USA. Parroting their master’s slogan about “fighting over there so we don’t have to fight over here”, these students proudly proclaimed that they terrorized and killed defenseless Iraqis. They intimated that their Arab victims are nothing more to them than collateral damage, incidental to their receipt of some money and an education.

Evidence of US coercion of IAEA members against Iran revealed

25-02-2007 16:22 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Demands for an investigation into coercion of nations by the US during the vote against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), have been growing following the revelations by a former ranking official of the Bush administration acknowledging that India's votes at the IAEA in 2005 and 2006 had been "coerced."

Coal and Wayuu in Venezuela

25-02-2007 16:21 | Ecology | World

“We will not be removed from the lands where our ancestors are buried. We are defending the animals, the forests and the water. This planet can’t withstand any more contamination. What good is all this wealth from oil and coal if we are dying of diseases and misery? Several years ago they pushed out some of our people to make a coal mine. In that region the animals, the fish, the birds and the people are all sick. Now they want us to move again so they can make more mines, but there is nowhere to go. We will defend our lands and our heritage with our lives.”
– Jorge Montiel, Wayuu leader, Venezuela

"Camp Howard" - Australia's very own Guantanamo Bay on Christmas Island - Feb 20

25-02-2007 00:35 | Migration | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The completion date for this $364 million dollar Guantanamo-style detention complex is mid-2007...

US Vice President Cheney menaces Iran with military aggression

24-02-2007 23:14 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

Coming from the chief architect of the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq, these words can have only one meaning: the US is preparing for a military attack on Iran. As far as Cheney is concerned, Tehran’s failure this week to abide by the US-backed UN resolution demanding the suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities is just one more nail in the coffin.

Are leaders of India, China and Russia ready for a radical breakthrough?

24-02-2007 23:05 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

In a thinly veiled critique of US global policies and behaviour, the foreign ministers, we are told, emphasised the 'strong commitment' of the three countries to multilateral diplomacy, and exchanged views on 'how international relations are being presently conducted.'

Their discussions on developments in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, West Asia, and the Korean peninsula, brought out their common approach on these issues, and a global perspective clearly very different from the US world-view.

Secret deals with Indonesia/Australia over Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers

24-02-2007 21:44 | Analysis | Migration | Repression | World

February 24, 2007 - Saturday, 24 February 2007: A secret deal is being struck between the Australian and Indonesian government to return 85 Sri Lankan asylum seekers back to Indonesia and then to Sri Lanka - without processing their Inernationally recognised human rights to claim asylum. Refugee advocacy groups had called on the Government to bring the asylum seekers to mainland Australia or provide access to lawyers for advice on their rights...

Action Mesothelioma Day 2007...

Tuesday 27th February is Action Mesothelioma Day.

The Forum of Asbestos Victims' Support Groups are working with other organisations and charities by marking the day with a series of public events throughout Britain.

To raise awareness of the the terminal cancer, a short film has been produced:

Mesothelioma- The Human Face of an Asbestos Epidemic...

Australia: David Hicks vs The Commonwealth: Back in Court

24-02-2007 20:56 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"It seems that the Australian government is working overtime to get David to plead guilty so everything can go according to their plan. David's unjust imprisonment is now clearly an election liability," added Bassi.

Questa settiamana in Palestina Italian Weekly Report

24-02-2007 19:01 | Palestine | World

Questa settimana in Palestina, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org per la settimana dal 16 al 23 febbraio 2007.
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Nessun progresso per quanto riguarda il summit a tre di questa settimana a Gerusalemme. Sono emerse discordanze tra il Quartetto del processo di pace che si è incontrato a Berlino per quanto riguarda la posizione da tenere nei confronti del nuovo governo di unità palestinese. I lavori vicino alla moschea di Al-Aqsa nel frattempo continuano. Vi racconteremo queste ed altre storie, rimanete sintonizzati.

Saturday \'No Trident/Troops Out\' demo

24-02-2007 18:48 | Terror War | World

STWC said over 100,000 but apparently the police were saying just 4,000 at some point. Personally, bassed on how full trafalgar square seemed I\'d guess at something between 50,000 and 70,000. But who can tell, it was certainly big, bigger than any nuclear related marches i\'ve ever attended.

Health Reform: Turning from the Solidarity Principle

24-02-2007 18:32 | Health | World

Neoliberal economic- and labor market policy, stagnating working income and continuing mass unemployment have withered the extent of employment paying into social security.. The next financing crisis of health insurance is pre-programmed.

UN envoy hits Israel apartheid (by Latuff)

24-02-2007 07:27 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Palestine | World

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

New website allows protesters to air their thoughts

A new website, www.darrengrover.co.uk allows protesters to air their thoughts on development, the environment, and politics.

New service for budding volunteers

Volunteering and gap years. A rip off, right? Why should we pay some filthy rich company to work for free on a project in a developing country? Can't we give them the money direct? Positive lobbying and active protesting!...

Athens, Greece: 25,000 people march against the education reforms

23-02-2007 22:27 | Education | Social Struggles | World

More than 25,000 people, got into the streets of Athens, as a response to the reform of the higher education

This Week In Palestine February week 8, 2007 (16 – 23)

23-02-2007 20:43 | Palestine | World

This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, IMEMC.org, for February 16th through February 23rd, 2007.

No progress was made in the three-way summit held this week in Jerusalem. Differences arose in the Mid East Quartet meeting in Berlin concerning the upcoming Palestinian national government. Israeli digging continues near Al-Aqsa Mosque inside Jerusalem. These stories and more, coming up. Stay tuned.

Critical Mass for freedom of movement

23-02-2007 19:15 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

There was a poor turn out for the February Critical Mass in Gothenburg but the day was not entirely lost.

World Newswire Archive

The ‘war on terror’ and the terror of war

Media Alert: Iran in Iraq

Killers in the Classroom

Evidence of US coercion of IAEA members against Iran revealed

Coal and Wayuu in Venezuela

"Camp Howard" - Australia's very own Guantanamo Bay on Christmas Island - Feb 20

US Vice President Cheney menaces Iran with military aggression

Are leaders of India, China and Russia ready for a radical breakthrough?

Secret deals with Indonesia/Australia over Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers

Action Mesothelioma Day 2007...

Australia: David Hicks vs The Commonwealth: Back in Court

Questa settiamana in Palestina Italian Weekly Report

Saturday \'No Trident/Troops Out\' demo

Health Reform: Turning from the Solidarity Principle

UN envoy hits Israel apartheid (by Latuff)

New website allows protesters to air their thoughts

New service for budding volunteers

Athens, Greece: 25,000 people march against the education reforms

This Week In Palestine February week 8, 2007 (16 – 23)

Critical Mass for freedom of movement

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