From AP, April 4: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The only conscientious objector to receive a Medal of Honor in World War II has been buried at a national cemetery with a 21-gun salute, although he refused to carry a weapon while… Read moreWorld War II conscientious objector buried with honors
From the Jurist, April 11: A medical officer in the UK’s Royal Air Force has pleaded not guilty to charges that he failed to comply with a legal order for refusing to return to Iraq for a third tour of… Read moreUK: trial starts in Iraq conscientious objector case
Note the last line asserting that the release of the findings at this time is coincidental. Could be, but it certainly serves an important propaganda function as Bush prepares to play Churchill to Ahmadinejad’s Hitler. From Reuters, April 7: BERLIN… Read moreNazis planned Holocaust for Palestine: historians
Press release from the Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace: Israeli Women’s Action in Tel Aviv to ‘Stop the Bombing of Gaza’ April 11 Today at 18:00 the Coalition of Women for Peace will be washing their hands in blood… Read moreIsraeli Women’s Action to ‘Stop the Bombing of Gaza’
This is just about the most insidious thing the Bush boys are doing—because while plans to bomb Iran at least spark headlines and outrage, plans to bomb the Moon languish in the back pages of the newspapers, and even many… Read moreBush plans bombardment of Moon
Two US Black Hawk combat helicopters were observed flying over the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti on at least two occasions in March: 4:00-4:30 AM on March 23 and 10 PM-12:00 AM on March 24. The flights, reported… Read moreHaiti: Domincan authorities probe US flights over border zone
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 49 Mexicans and two Salvadorans on March 30 and 31 in Merced County in central California. ICE said all those arrested had prior deportation orders. In at least two cases, ICE seized… Read moreImmigration update: ICE pulls kids off school buses, Senate compromise falters
For those who remember similar threats in the prelude to the Iraq invasion, there’s a sense of deja vu here. From AFP, April 8: WASHINGTON – The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign against… Read moreIran: US considers nuclear strikes
From the Wayne Madsen Report, via VHeadline.com, April 6: In a replay of US naval maneuvers held during the time the Bush administration tried to unseat Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in an April 2002 abortive coup, the US Navy is… Read moreVenezuela: US Naval maneuvers encourage Zulia separatists?
Magdalena Gomez writes for Mexico’s La Jornada, March 28, via the Chiapas95 archive (our translation): The Jornadas Andino-Mesoamericanas, held last week in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, provided an unusual tequio [Mexican indigenous word for collective effort] of thought…. Read moreBolivia hosts hemispheric indigenous conference
The Zapatista “Other Campaign” continues to advance through central Mexico, with recent stops emphasizing peasant ecological struggles. In Campos, Colima state, Delegate Zero (Subcommander Marcos) and other Zapatista leaders met with fishermen at Cuyutlán lagoon, whose livelihood is falling victim… Read moreZapatista tour in Michoacan, Morelos
A prominent opponent of India’s controversial Sardar Sarovar dam project on the Narmada River is forcibly hospitalized to break her hunger strike. From Rediff, April 6: In a late night swoop, the Delhi police have forcibly removed Narmada Bachao Andolan… Read moreIndia: river activist arrested
