World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

"9/11 National Security Protection Act"--Sen. Roberts goes berserk

23-08-2004 17:41 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Repression | World

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, and 7 other Republican senators, have proposed splitting the US CIA into three separate agencies, all under one National Intelligence Service--has the far right gone mad?

Why America needed 911

22-08-2004 06:43 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

The attacks of 911 were the Reichstag Fire for the Neo-Conservative movement. It provided the catalyst for war they had long sought. This brief details how they did it. Yes, they did it.

Of murder and a friend

21-08-2004 19:40 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

I am reminded/Of murder and a friend shot through the head behind a police station/I am reminded of Anthany James Dawson pounded into a coma on the streets/of Victoria by police officers/I am reminded/Of the self lynched black and Native youth sentenced to death by the callousness and mental pimpin of this city… cuz they consume native and black boys/I am reminded;/"keep a cool head" as the song by marcus Garvey go

George speaks his mind

19-08-2004 21:32 | Anti-militarism | World

17 minute highlights excerpted from CNN Larry King interview with George and Laura Bush August 2004.
Topics include: 911, Iraq, WMD, Mission Accomplished, and A Culture of Life....

Iraqi soccer players angered by Bush campaign ads featuring team

19-08-2004 19:41 | Anti-militarism | World

But they also find it offensive that Bush is using their team for his own gain when they do not support his administration's actions in Iraq.

The Costs of the Iraq War Shock the US Public

19-08-2004 16:50 | Anti-militarism | World

"If Bush wins again, the attack is the best defense delusion threatens and the realization of the self-fulfilling prophecy of the American rightwing that sees a coming clash of civilizations between Islam and the West.. The US fluctuates between democratic renewal and totalitarian regression. The imperial temptation is presently weakened but hardly excised.."

'Iraq and the War on Terror' by Paul Rogers

Oxford Research Group (ORG) has published an important new book by Professor Paul Rogers on the invasion of Iraq and the so-called 'war on terror'.

AN Interview with Mordechai Vanunu

18-08-2004 23:55 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

“So I am ready to speak because I used all my fight and want in seventeen and a half years in prison was the demand for freedom of speech. I believe the human being have the right to freedom of speech. I don't have any secrets. All what I'm speaking about is my view. My political view as a human has a right to express his view in any subject.”

No War in Iran

16-08-2004 01:31 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

There has been a lot of talk about Iran lately: lies, threats, distortions, foreshadowings. The antiwar movement must take note.

Video from London US Embassy hands of venezuela demo

Here is a short video from todays demo at the america embassy...

SUDAN: What's the TRUTH behind the crisis in Darfur?

15-08-2004 06:38 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | London | World

A FACT SHEET ON THE CRISIS IN DARFUR

BLOCKADE FASLANE - Carry on up the Clyde: August 23rd

14-08-2004 22:23 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | World

On 23rd August, hundreds of peace activists will blockade, and shut down the base at Faslane, home to the UK's illegal nuclear weapons programme. This action, organised by Trident Ploughshares and Scottish CND, is just the latest in a series of mass direct actions bringing attention to UK government preparations for genocide. Be there, to uphold the law, and celebrate life over death, peace over war!

US blew agent's cover to ramp up terrorism threats

Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan appears to have been covert intelligence agent hacking 'al Qaida' computers.

International Criminal Court inaction re Iraq

09-08-2004 05:38 | Anti-militarism | World

This is an open letter to the President of the International Criminal Court, asking why his court has done exactly nothing about investigating war crimes that may have been committed by the heads of state of Australia and Britain, in Iraq

Darfur - Another Brit COlony Abused - British Hypocrisy Everywhere

04-08-2004 22:25 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

In any instance, it is clear that the gunmen who have caused so much havoc in Darfur have had considerable outside assistance. The 'Sudan Liberation Army' were reported by Agence France Presse to have "weapons, vehicles and modern satellite communications". (12) UN media sources have also noted claims by tribal leaders that the rebels have better weapons than the Sudanese army. (13) The rebels have also been receiving military supplies by air. (14) And, in a disturbing resonance of the gunmen who have dominated parts of Somalia in four-wheel drive "technicals", the gunmen have also been operating in groups of up to 1,000 men in four-wheel drive vehicles.(

Human Rights Horros in Haiti

04-08-2004 18:55 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

What did the imperial powers give Haiti for their 200-year anniversary of independence from slavery? A coup and the murder of several thousand pro-democracy Haitians. Read about the news the "deniers" don't wan't you to know or care about...

Drawing A Line In The Sand: Bush & The Election

02-08-2004 19:31 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Repression | World

Shortly after Bush stole the 2000 election, I wrote an article in which I suggested that it might be wise to consider the purchase of an AK47 as an investment. Today those words sound strangely prophetic, yet eerie alien.

9-11 Commission Report - a Significant Failure

02-08-2004 18:48 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

The 9-11 Commission Report failed to ask WHY. Why was the U.S. attacked? If it had addressed the root cause of the problem, America's foreign policy toward the Middle East would have had to be dealt with. And then it would have had to deal with its unconditional support for Zionist Israel and its rape of Palestine.

Iraq Occupation Focus Public Meeting

29-07-2004 13:15 | Anti-militarism | World

Iraq Occupation Focus
www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk

Media release, 28 July 2004

Organising the UK and US Labour Movements Against War and Occupation