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Democracy Village pics (Days 19-20)

Images from the Democracy Village, Parliament Square, Westminster, London taken on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th May, 2010.

Noam Chomsky's contradictions on Palestine

21-05-2010 18:25 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Repression | World

What has happened to Chomsky that he is offering his cachet, endorsement and support to what he himself has described as a colonial collaborationist regime?

Calling All Rebels Another Hunger Strike In Ireland

21-05-2010 02:57 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Today, a selfless, dedicated and uncompromising Irish Republican political prisoner, Liam Hannaway, lies unbowed in a cold and unforgiving British gaol cell, as he enters his 35th day on Hunger Strike whilst being incarcerated at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s pleasure at Maghaberry Gaol, located in occupied Irish territory that is known as the State of Northern Ireland. During the recent history of Ireland’s quest for ‘Unity’, this ultimate act of Irish Republican defiance against Britain’s colonial Prison regime in the North has already been presided over by this current British monarch and by a Conservative government in Westminster! – The 1981 Hunger Strike- Lest We Forget!

"War without borders": Obama's "Long War"

20-05-2010 20:39 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

The Obama administration's objective is to give a humanitarian image to the "long war" and "global war on terror," labels, which were presented to public opinion in the immediate wake of the 2001 9/11 attacks.

In March of last year, the Defense Department's office of security review stated that that "this administration prefers to avoid using the term 'Long War' or 'Global War on Terror'. Please use 'Overseas Contingency Operation.' "

The surge in troop deployment is part of a long war scenario, which is by no means limited to the Middle East and Central Asia. While the US and NATO are directly threatening Russia, China and Iran, the Obama doctrine tacitly denies the very existence of a war. What is increasingly presented to public opinion is a Worldwide counter-terrorism crusade against Al Qaeda.

A change of words and labels does not modify the nature of America's global military design. What were dealing with is an intractable war, which in a very real sense threatens the future of humanity.

US sabotages ‘unique opportunity’ for peaceful resolution with Iran

20-05-2010 10:17 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Less than 24 hours after the nuclear fuel swap plan – which was hailed as a positive development by diverse opinion, including UN chief Ban Ki-moon, China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi and even French president Nicolas Sarkozy – the Obama administration moved swiftly to sabotage the deal.

This US stonewalling of any avenue for dialogue with Iran has disturbing echoes of Washington’s deliberate sabotaging of diplomatic overtures for a peaceful resolution prior to its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. It also exposes Obama’s vow of a new beginning in US foreign policy to be cynical lie, trotted out in front of his nation and the world with hand on heart.

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ISM Palestine: Join the Global Intifada this summer!

20-05-2010 09:36 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | South Coast | World

The International Solidarity Movement need people to come to Palestine this summer!
Or join the Global Intifada from where you are.
Please circulate widely.

The "War on Terrorism" for oil: Folly of the imperial oil adventure

20-05-2010 09:35 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

The Obama administration and members of Congress, such as Senator Dianne Feinstein, are, in typical post-9/11 fashion, complaining about “intelligence failures” and vowing yet more aggressive domestic security. The “certain” ties to Pakistan, Waziristan, Iran, etc. will be used as fodder towards the next military attack.

The signs are unavoidable and clear: the Anglo-American empire has run out of time, and oil, and humanity itself has paid the steepest cost. From war and chaos, catastrophic financial meltdowns, or the mega-disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that could ultimately render all else moot, events are well beyond the empire’s ability to control or hide any of it.

Iran uranium deal and other missed opportunities

19-05-2010 22:53 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

In looking back on the history of the current standoff between the US and Iran over Iran's nuclear program, it is instructive to note all the opportunities that the US missed in resolving the standoff peacefully while also addressing any real concerns about weapons proliferation.

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Bring Shaker Aamer home now! Demo in Parliament Square, Tue 25 May

Shaker Aamer has been imprisoned without charge or trial in Guantánamo Bay for over eight years. He is a legal permanent resident of the UK, married to a British national, with four British children (the youngest of whom he has never met) living in Battersea, south London.

Next Tuesday (25 May), on the day of the state opening of Parliament, a demonstration and rally in Parliament Square has been organised by the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=82639210948

Corporate Watch:Mehadrin’s business in Beqa’ot settlement – and Tesco’s Complici

19-05-2010 11:48 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | World

This is the latest from Corporate Watch's research project "Profiting from the Occupation".

For pictures see:

http://corporateoccupation.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/mehadrins-business-in-beqaot-settlement-and-tescos-complicity/

Corporate Watch: Opportunities for apartheid tourism in Kibbutz Afik

19-05-2010 11:39 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | South Coast | World

The latest from Corporate Watch's research blog "Profiting from the occupation".

ISM Palestine: Urgent call for equipment

19-05-2010 11:06 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | World

The International Solidarity Movement in the West Bank and Gaza are in desperate need of some new equipment. If you can, please consider a donation to the ISM.

To donate, go to

http://palsolidarity.org/donate

U.S. threatens a nuclear first-strike against Iran

17-05-2010 00:20 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

US President Barack Obama, while announcing the results of the Nuclear Posture Review of the Pentagon’s weapons on April 5, explicitly asserted the right to make a nuclear first-strike against Iran and North Korea if the U.S. deemed them to be in violation of nonproliferation rules. The corporate-owned media actually described this as a disarmament proposal!

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Who is bombing in Iraq?

16-05-2010 12:06 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Repression | World

Christopher King argues that it is likely that the American CIA – or Israel acting on its behalf – is responsible for recent atrocities in Iraq, in order to extend and consolidate the occupation, just as it is probable that the Times Square bomber was, wittingly or otherwise, acting for the CIA or Israel, to justify the US military intervention in South Asia.

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Repeating history with Iran

15-05-2010 09:27 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Iraq | World

A French court recently recognized the idiocy of one of the U.S. government’s attempts to enforce its sanctions against Iran by denying the government’s request to extradite an Iranian businessman for allegedly violating the sanctions.

Perhaps the court was familiar with how U.S. officials had used the so-called “dual use” game against the Iraqi people during the 11 years of brutal sanctions against Iraq.

Palestine's Nakba commemoration in London - Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

On Nakba Day, tell the government to take action now:

Free Palestine!

Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

Opposite 10 Downing Street, London SW1 (nearest tube Westminster)

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NATO In Afghanistan: World War In One Country

Afghanistan has, whether by convenience, design or some combination of the two, been transformed into a vast training ground for the consolidation of a fifty-nation military structure that has already been extended into Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, the Horn of Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East.

It is also a testing range for new 21st century weapons and combat systems intended for future use around the world.

Nakba Commemoration in London - Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

13-05-2010 20:41 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Social Struggles | World

On Nakba Day, tell the government to take action now:

Free Palestine!

Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

Opposite 10 Downing Street, London SW1 (nearest tube Westminster)

Is the New York Times misleading its readers again - This time on Iran?

13-05-2010 17:52 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

Recently, we critiqued a Washington Post article that relied almost entirely on unnamed U.S. officials and a known terrorist organization to make the Iraq-redux argument that Iranian “defectors” are providing the U.S. government with critical information about Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Yesterday, The New York Times ran an article—by Nazila Fathi, ostensibly reporting on the execution of five prisoners in Iran on Sunday—that epitomizes the same kind of agenda-driven, threat-hyping approach as the Post’s piece on Iran’s nuclear program.

Top media lies about Iran

13-05-2010 14:38 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

The Peace Prize President in the White House continues to increase his empty, but angry rhetoric in an attempt to garner enough support for a strike on Iran. The propaganda juggernaut is in full action, and thousands of articles, TV shows, and politicians are beating the drums for a war against Iran. If this sounds eerily familiar, it's because it is.

World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Democracy Village pics (Days 19-20)

Noam Chomsky's contradictions on Palestine

Calling All Rebels Another Hunger Strike In Ireland

"War without borders": Obama's "Long War"

US sabotages ‘unique opportunity’ for peaceful resolution with Iran

ISM Palestine: Join the Global Intifada this summer!

The "War on Terrorism" for oil: Folly of the imperial oil adventure

Iran uranium deal and other missed opportunities

Bring Shaker Aamer home now! Demo in Parliament Square, Tue 25 May

Corporate Watch:Mehadrin’s business in Beqa’ot settlement – and Tesco’s Complici

Corporate Watch: Opportunities for apartheid tourism in Kibbutz Afik

ISM Palestine: Urgent call for equipment

U.S. threatens a nuclear first-strike against Iran

Who is bombing in Iraq?

Repeating history with Iran

Palestine's Nakba commemoration in London - Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

NATO In Afghanistan: World War In One Country

Nakba Commemoration in London - Saturday 15 May, 12-2pm

Is the New York Times misleading its readers again - This time on Iran?

Top media lies about Iran

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