Day: February 20, 2006
“Separatist” Dalai Lama snubbed by Palestinians
The Dalai Lama just visited Israel, where no Israeli official would meet with him. According to the following account, a Palestinian NGO also agreed to cancel his visit to the occupied Palestinian territories at China’s request. From the Middle East… Read more“Separatist” Dalai Lama snubbed by Palestinians
Iraq torture images in the news …barely
Now, obviously the reality of Abu Ghraib and the Iraq horrorshow generally is an essential backdrop to the anti-cartoon protests. But isn’t there something pretty sick about the paucity of coverage the release of the new torture photos has received… Read moreIraq torture images in the news …barely
Haiti: Preval declared winner after week of protests
On Feb. 16 Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) declared former president Rene Garcia Preval (1996-2001) the winner of the Feb. 7 presidential election. The declaration followed an agreement the night before that the CEP would leave some of the 85,000… Read moreHaiti: Preval declared winner after week of protests
Dominican Republic: protests against US troops
Hundreds of Dominican activists have reportedly held a series of demonstrations recently to protest the presence of 800 US soldiers in Barahona, capital of the southwestern province of Barahona. In one protest, apparently on Feb. 14, demonstrators gathered in the… Read moreDominican Republic: protests against US troops
SOA protesters get prison
During the week of Jan. 30, US federal judge G. Mallon Faircloth in Columbus, Georgia, sentenced 31 activists to prison terms of as much as six months for peacefully entering the US Army’s Fort Benning on Nov. 20 as part… Read moreSOA protesters get prison
Paraguay: activists arrested in guerilla scare
On Feb. 6 police arrested six leftist activists in the community of Antebi Cue, town of Sgto. Jose Felix Lopez (also known as Puentesinho), in San Carlos municipality in the northeastern Paraguayan department of Concepcion, near the border with Brazil…. Read moreParaguay: activists arrested in guerilla scare
WAR AT THE CROSSROADS
An Historical Guide Through the Balkan Labyrinth by Bill Weinberg and Dorie Wilsnack The Balkan region is intensely multicultural—a point of crossroads and clash for some of the world’s major religions, cultural spheres, and economic systems. While there have been… Read moreWAR AT THE CROSSROADS
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Civil Resistance in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan Iraq’s Civil Resistance: Resource page Iraq Freedom Congress statement on fifth anniversary of occupation, April 9, 2008 Resistance or retrogression? The battle of ideas over Iraq by Peter Hudis, International Marxist-Humanist, November 2004 Statement… Read moreDocuments
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