March 16, the first day that Iraq’s fragile new parliament formally met, was met not only with a new US offensive in the Samarra area that the Arab press is already comparing to Fallujah (Khajeel Times, UAE, March 19) but,… Read moreIraq: It hits the fan in Kurdistan
A statement from the Iraqi Freedom Congress: An open letter to the anti-war and terrorism movement of the world on the third anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq Libertarian forces of the world, Anti-war and occupation movement of the… Read moreIraqi civil resistance statement to US anti-war forces
No kidding! From the Washington Post, March 13 The Big News: Shrinking Reportage An explosion of media outlets means we now have more coverage and carping about every conceivable event than ever before in history. But we also have less… Read moreMore news sources, less news: study
Iraqi civil resistance leader Houzan Mahmoud will speak in New York City on Tuesday March 21. Houzan Mahmoud is a co-founder of the Iraqi Freedom Congress, a recent initiative to build a democratic, secular and progressive alternative to both the… Read moreIraqi civil resistance leader Houzan Mahmoud to speak in NYC
From UPI, March 16: One of America’s most respected elder national security statesmen called for a full pull-out from Iraq Thursday. Delivering the keynote address at the Center for American Progress’ “Iraq; Next Steps for U.S. Policy,” Zbigniew Brzezinski, the… Read moreZbigniew Brzezinski: Bring the troops home!
There’s nothing new in this, except that it comes from scholars at Harvard, not cranks at Counterpunch. It’s publication shows that the worm may be turning in the US against the supposedly privileged Jews. It greatly emphasizes “the Lobby” (guess… Read moreWonks scapegoat Jews
Paula Palmer writes for Global Response Action Alerts: In late January at the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuelan indigenous leaders asked Global Response to support them in their struggle to stop construction of open-pit coal mines in their territories…. Read moreAction alert: Venezuelan indigenous oppose coal project
From the New York Times, March 16: The U.S. military has sent about 800 troops from Kuwait to Iraq for extra security to coincide with an expected surge of pilgrims to Muslim shrines in coming days, officials said in Baghdad… Read moreIraq: 800 US troops sent in ahead of Arabeen celebrations
From the New York Times, March 15: Ice Retreats in Arctic for 2nd Year; Some Fear Most of It Will Vanish For the second year in a row, the cloak of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean failed to grow… Read moreArctic ice disappearing fast
India’s Maoist Naxalite rebels have been very busy lately, but the wave of attacks is going virtually unreported outside India. From PTI via The Hindu, March 14: Naxalites this morning released the passenger train that they had seized last evening… Read moreIndia: Naxalite rebels in new attacks
An ACLU press release, March 14: PITTSBURGH – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania today released new evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting investigations into a political organizations based solely on its anti-war… Read moreFBI spies on peaceniks: documents
Just in case you thought it was still the 20th century. From the technology news site The Inquirer, March 15: Robots break Asimov’s first law And so it begins By Nick Farrell THE US Army is deploying armed robots in… Read moreKiller robots fight in Iraq
