World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Irish American Humanitarian Arrested by Israel

29-01-2005 23:37 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On Monday January 24, Israeli police arrested 41 year old Irish American ISM activist, Patrick O’Connor, on suspicion that he was carrying a fake passport. O’Connor was on his way to Jerusalem after planting olive tree seedlings with Palestinian, Israeli and international activists in the path of the Wall in the occupied village of Biddu. For the past year, Israeli and international activists have supported the villagers of Biddu through nonviolent protest and legal appeals in their struggle against the destruction of their farmland for the building of the Wall.

US military death rate in Iraq continues to speed up

28-01-2005 23:51 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

The US military death toll in Iraq is continuing to speed up.
It has been more or less steadily increasing since May 2003.
The last six months are all at or above the linear fit, suggesting
that the death rate might even be increasing faster than linear.

DISARM DSEi - Action planning meeting

Planning Meeting and film showing
13th February, 3pm, LARC, Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel
International Day of Action and DSEi 2005
Get involved, plan actions, eat food, watch films.

Deal inked for 2nd season of "Democracy in ... Iraq"

28-01-2005 01:06 | Anti-militarism | London | World

Both the Network and producers have inked the deal to renew the hit reality series "Democracy in... Iraq". The George will be back with his trademark bufoonery. Maybe this season he will walk on water!

"shadows of occupation": third balatacamp.net film from Palestine

Shadows of Occupation [2005; 3min]

"Balata camp children prepare a shadow puppet theatre production. During the performance, the characters of their imagination move from the screen onto the streets."
Download it now from www.balatacamp.net

CKUT Radio: Resisting the U.S. Presidential Inauguration

23-01-2005 01:43 | Anti-militarism | World

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a planetary embrace

21-01-2005 18:37 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Zapatista | World

We ourselves, the "weak" are actualy stronger than the "strong". In Washington the celebration of Bush election only have been reached after using so many military ressources that demonstrate that they, the "strong" are really, really affraid; and they will be more and more afraid until they discover that this were not the way.
For us, the "weak", maybe the way begin calling them what they are.

Tsunamis and Wars

12-01-2005 17:51 | Anti-militarism | World

A comparison of US government spending on wars and on aid to victims of natural disasters and the reasons for the difference.

The World Can Force the U.S. Out of Iraq!

11-01-2005 15:56 | Anti-militarism | World

LONDON - Britain will send another 400 troops to Iraq ahead of elections there, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday.

and:

A U.S. Soldier Speaks of the Atrocities He Witnessed
Scott Fleming 10 Jan 2005 22:08 GMT

"People in my unit used to break bottles over Iraqi civilians' heads."

News on the Draft Issue in the US

11-01-2005 07:39 | Anti-militarism | World

Links to a number of recent news stories on the draft issue. Includes information related to all of the drafts: poverty draft, youth draft, skilled worker draft and backdoor draft.

International Day of Action Agains the Arms Trade

09-01-2005 20:31 | Anti-militarism | World

STOP THE ARMS TRADE BEFORE IT STOPS YOU
21.03.2005
International groups are calling for a day of direct action
against the arms trade on 21st March 2005 to coincide
with the second anniversary of the start of war on Iraq.

Hebron children arrested for playing football in the street.

Internationals witness the arrest of children in Hebron whose heinous crime was for playing football in a deserted street.

Monday 03/01/2005

Myself and three other internationals arrive in Hebron to liaise with local land action groups to fight the land seizures as more illegal settlements are built and the plans for the apartheid wall continue.

Hebron has been a divided city since the implementation of the Hebron accords which sliced it into areas H1 and H2, the population of over 120,000 people is all Palestinian Muslim apart from 500 or so Israeli settlers who are protected around the clock by 1200 Israeli soldiers.

An ISM activist reports from occupied east Jerusalem

08-01-2005 11:22 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

After stupidly missing my morning flight to Tel Aviv on Thursday, I had to get the evening one instead. Arriving Friday morning after a comfortable flight (on which I had been upgraded to business class) I was lucky enough to happen upon another ISMer in the shared taxi to Jerusalem, although this only dawned on the both of us when we both ended up going to the same place where we were meant to make contact with the ISM.

Excerpts of FBI memo on Bush authorising torture

07-01-2005 20:29 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | World

from

http://logicvoice.blogspot.com

Christmas day in Asira & Taluza 2004

03-01-2005 07:08 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

Christmas day 2004, in the village of Asira south of Nablus, next to a school four internationals are outside a narrow four storey white house which is home to a family of ten. The internationals are there, because the Israeli army has been occupying this home and the neighbouring school since midnight of the 24th of December 2004.

As one of the four internationals outside the house I am concerned for the welfare of the family. We know that the armies have imprisoned the ten members in one room at the top of the house and that the youngest held is a three months old baby. At the point that we approach the house, approximately 1600 hours on the 25th of December, the family has been imprisoned for almost 18 hours with one male soldier standing guard over them at all times.

J20 International General Strike and Bush Inauguration Protest

Ideas and many links about the J20 general strike and Bush Inauguration Day protest...
Call in sick. Take a personal day. 1/20/05
January 20th, 2005

Anti War protest US

31-12-2004 10:27 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

"Not One Damn Dime Day,"

Voices in the Wilderness in Parliament Square

24-12-2004 00:34 | Anti-militarism | Repression | London | World

Voices in the Wilderness, Code Pink and Women in Black joined long-term anti-war protester Brian in Parliament Square on 22nd December 2004 for a night under canvas in solidarity with refugees in Fallujah.

Please Help! Plea from Los Angeles.

23-12-2004 14:21 | Anti-militarism | Indymedia | Repression | World

We cannot wait another 4 years to stand against the war and rampant social injustice of another Bush Administration. A coalition of social, political, and religious activists have come together to protest the coronation of George W. Bush. We invite you and all your friends and family to join hundreds of thousands in the streets of Washington, DC.

Rumsfeld's war, torture and occupation ideology!

23-12-2004 03:58 | Anti-militarism | London | World

But the US looking for a peaceful Iraq after they blew the country to bits and killed over a 100,000 innocent, men, women and children is deluded! Especially after going on to torture any resistance there.

These folks have lost everything you terrorists, even their faith in human nature!