World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Wedding 'Die-In' Protest at London Afghanistan War Base, Wed 27 May

27-05-2009 20:41 | Anti-militarism | Terror War | Oxford | World

Wedding Party peace protest at UK Military HQ in Northwood on Wednesday 27 May 2009 against killing of civilians in Afghanistan, on second anniversary of US attack on wedding party, killing 47.
Pictures Copyright (C) Peter Marshall, 2009. All rights reserved.

Burma Protest over Total Oil at French Embassy

27-05-2009 09:35 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Burmese democracy activists protest at the French Embassy about French Total Oil's collaboration with the brutal military junta as heroic democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's show trial continues in Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has previously condemned Total as "the biggest supporter of the military regime in Burma". French Total Oil funds the evil military regime with approximately 500 million dollars a year from its operation of the Yadana gas pipeline, that is used by the corrupt generals to slaughter ethnic minorities, students, monks and anyone who speaks out for human rights and justice in Burma.

North Korea Conducts 2nd Nuclear Weapons Test

25-05-2009 04:35 | Anti-militarism | World

North Korea says it has carried out a "successful" underground nuclear weapons test, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The North "successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians," the news agency said on Monday
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http://garizo.blogspot.com/2009/05/north-korea-conducts-nuclear-weapons.html

Anti EDO campaigners monitored by Automatic Number Plate Recognition System i

Smashing update...

Spies Paid To Harm Animal and Environment Protectors

Those who harmed London Greenpeace, Chico Mendes, anti KFC activists,
etc.

Does Cheney Make Obama Look Good Enough?

24-05-2009 07:06 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Repression | World

Dick Cheney could make anyone look decent, honorable, and law-abiding by comparison. But is the existence of someone worse, no matter how many hours our media monopoly gives him, enough to make Obama's decisions acceptable? Let's look at their pair of speeches given on Thursday in Washington, D.C., and depicted as a debate by the media.

Obama’s Foreign Policy Failures: Diplomacy, Militarism and Imagery

23-05-2009 12:49 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

President Obama’s greatest foreign policy successes are found in the reports of the mass media. His greatest failures go unreported, but are of great consequence. A survey of the major foreign policy priorities of the White House reveals a continuous series of major setbacks, which call into question the principal objectives and methods pursued by the Obama regime.

Sri Lanka conflict: And Then They Came For Me

22-05-2009 11:00 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

by Editor, 'The Sunday Leader'
Published: 11 January 2009

This was Mr Wikramatunga's last editorial, who was brutally assassinated on 8 January. The opinions expressed are the author's own. Extract was also published in the May/June 2009 edition of Amnesty Magazine.

Obama: I understand why Israel considers Iran an existential threat

19-05-2009 13:02 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Terror War | World

“Leon Panetta, the CIA director, flew to Israel two weeks ago to warn [the Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, the defence minister, not to surprise Obama with a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.” reported the Sunday Times; on the eve of Netanyahu’s meeting with President Obama in Washington.

So, we are led to believe that President Obama, who was elected as “the peace candidate”, will restrain the nakedly belligerent Israeli government.

In his Newsweek interview published online the same day, whilst reiterating the same old propaganda, Obama’s tone was more blunt than usual…

London Tamil Protest Policing Questioned/ video and blog

Video of Monday 15 May, includes assaults and threats of arrest to journalists, and catches spurious comments by a police officer about the press "parasites".

Burma Protest - First Day of Aung San Suu Kyi Show Trial

19-05-2009 03:58 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Over 200 people protested at the London, Burmese Embassy on Monday 18th May as part of a global day of action. Some of the Burmese are continuing a 24 hour fast outside the embassy, which will be concluded with a demonstration between 12:00 and 1pm on Tuesday 19th May.

Obama’s Animal Farm: Bigger, Bloodier Wars Equal Peace and Justice

18-05-2009 20:27 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

It is just as George Orwell described in Animal Farm: The Democratic Pigs are now pursuing the same brutal, military policies of their predecessors, the Republican Porkers, only now it is in the name of the people and peace. Orwell might paraphrase the policy of President Barack Obama, as ‘Bigger and bloodier wars equal peace and justice’.

activist groups in derby need support on different projects

17-05-2009 21:20 | Anti-militarism | Health | World

derby is fast becoming a dumping ground.and polluted area .many things going on all different

Af-Pak is Obama's War

16-05-2009 09:28 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

President Obama, who campaigned behind a thin veil of peace, dragged two heads of client states into the White House to demand “that both Afghanistan and Pakistan allow their citizens to be murdered and or displaced in the thousands” – or else. Obama read Presidents Zardari and Karzai “the riot act” to let them know who is boss in the military theater called “AfPak.”

Undercover peace activists invade arms fair

15-05-2009 10:41 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Terror War | World

From May 12th to 14th 2009, Brussels hosted the ITEC exhibition (International Training and Education Conference), the annual top event for companies in the military training and simulation business. On the first day of the event, Vredesactie activists went in undercover and revealed controversial activities. On May 13th, a delegation of politicians visited ITEC to make clear that an event like this is not welcome.
A videoreport with undercover images is now online:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj0_keejtDo

US Senator's Husband Criminalizes AR Protests As She Funnels Billions to him

14-05-2009 15:40 | Animal Liberation | Anti-militarism | Iraq | World

Senator Dianne Feinstein
insider trader
war profiteer
henhawk traitor

Her husband:
war profiteer
and criminalizer of animal
rights peaceful protests
at Univ of California

FLASHBACK: The mysterious case of the disappearing 'terror' plots

10-05-2009 08:00 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

It is deeply frustrating to realize that three years after the publication of this article, the British public is still subjected to this wretched propaganda.

'Up to 100 dead' in Afghan raid

06-05-2009 13:36 | Anti-militarism | Migration | Terror War | World

B-1B-Bomber ueber Afghanistan ... Dutzende Tote bei US-Angriff in Afghanistan ... Bei einem Luftangriff der US Air Force im Bezirk Bala Buluk im Westen Afghanistans kommen Dutzende Menschen ums Leben. Nach Angaben des Roten Kreuzes befinden sich auch Frauen und Kinder unter den Toten. ....

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/05/20095672330997508.html