Anti-Imperialism/Anti-War
TERROR AND CONSENT
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 16:29.PHILIP BOBBITT’S “TERROR AND CONSENT: THE WARS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY”
Thomas Riggins
Bobbitt is a distinguished professor of constitutional law holding degrees from Princeton, Yale and Oxford. He has served in important government positions under Presidents Carter, Bush 1 and Clinton. He is now at both the University of Texas and Columbia University. His theories on history and the origins of terrorism are widely respected and his books are used as college texts. His views have influenced not only Hillary Clinton but also John Howard the former Prime Minister of Australia. There is an informative article about his career and ideas in Wikopedia and also about his earlier work “The Shield of Achilles" (900 pages). read more »
Nepal police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters
Submitted by pirate on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 04:05.
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press May 11, 2008
KATMANDU, Nepal - Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. read more »
One dead at Afghan demo against US-led soldiers
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 09:12.May 10, 2008
MARCO, Afghanistan (AFP) - At least one person was killed and several wounded in Afghanistan Saturday when police opened fire to disperse a protest accusing US-led soldiers of killing civilians, witnesses said.
The clash erupted in the eastern province of Nangarhar as demonstrators tried to block a road to demonstrate against the killing of three men in a military operation overnight, witnesses said. read more »
Cindy Sheehan Comes to Puget Sound
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 02:48.Cindy Sheehan, the well-known anti-war activist and Bush antagonist, who is running as an Independent for the House of Representatives in Nancy Pelosi's district in California, will be the featured speaker at Town Hall, 8th and Seneca, on Friday evening, June 6. The event is sponsored by the Progressive Action Committee PAC (PAC2).
Speaking on the subject, "A Revolution of Values: Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy," Sheehan will address Seattle audiences about the need to challenge our current leaders in Congress and to move the country away from its militaristic response to international problems. read more »
ILWU To Shut Down All West Coast Ports To Protest War
Submitted by pirate on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 18:00.
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The Working Class Takes a Stand: Stop Chinese Arms Shipment to the Zimbabwean Regime!
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 19:13.by Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front - ZACF from anarkismo.net Friday, Apr 18 2008
We welcome and support the decision by the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union for their workers neither to unload nor transport the shipment of Chinese-made armaments destined for Zimbabwe. This is a very encouraging sign of working class solidarity and internationalism, and we hope that such actions will indeed prevent this weapons consignment from reaching its destination - the Zimbabwean Defence Force. read more »
Reports: Estimated 2,000 Protest Against US Radar Near Planned Site In Czech Republic
Submitted by pirate on Sat, 04/19/2008 - 17:24.April 19, 2008 RTTNews
On Saturday, police spokeswoman Ilona Tymlova said that an estimated 2 thousand people gathered in a Czech village to protest against the placing a US missile shield base in a nearby military zone, according to reports. The protesters then marched in rain from Misov, southwest of Prague, to the limits of the Brdy military zone in what was one of the largest protests against the US radar.
The Czech Defence Ministry said that Czech and US negotiators are likely to wrap up missile defence talks next week. The Czech-US agreement requires approval in parliament where the centre-right ruling coalition so far lacks clear support for the project. read more »
Pentagon records detail prisoner abuse by US military
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 04:59.By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON - Military interrogators assaulted Afghan detainees in 2003, using investigation methods they learned during self-defense training, Pentagon documents released Wednesday show. read more »
Argentines recall 1976 military coup
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 04:55.
By BILL CORMIER, Associated Press Mar 24, 2008
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Thousands of Argentines marched to mark Monday's anniversary of a 1976 military coup that launched seven years of dictatorship, carrying banners bearing photographs of the people who disappeared under the junta. read more »
US death toll in Iraq war hits 4,000
Submitted by pirate on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 05:15.
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press March 23, 2008
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country.
Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, underscoring the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shiite extremist groups despite an overall lull in violence. read more »
