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Good News as US led attempt to allow cluster bomb use is rejected
at UN negotiations. An attempt by the United States and
other remaining producers and stockpilers of cluster munitions to push
through a weak new law which would have allowed these indiscriminate weapons
to be used, has failed. Over fifty states at the United Nations negotiations
rejected outright the cynical attempt to give legal cover to use these
weapons in the future. This ends four years of negotiations on this issue. Banking
on Mayhem as British banks still fund manufacturers of cluster bombs. At a UN summit in Geneva next week the US and other countries heavily involved in the production of the deadly weapons including Israel, Russia, China, South Korea, India and Pakistan will attempt to add an additional draft protocol to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). This proposal which would relax the ban on cluster munitions use has received the backing of the British government despite Britain having ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Although Britain has signed up to a global ban on cluster munitions a number of British banks including HSBC, Barclays and Goldman Sachs all continue to invest in firms involved with the manufacture of cluster bombs. Yet another
Gazza convoy illegally intercepted in international waters by Israeli
defence forces. "We are being boarded please tell the world of this Israeli piracy," Why does the United Nations turn away when Israel defies international laws? The two boats from Ireland and Canada were carrying medical supplies to Gazza on a humanitarian mission. These Freedom Waves will continue while Palestine remains encircled by a violent neighbour. Not
content with destroying large parts of Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya,
the UK and the US are now planning a joint attack on Iran over the development
of their nuclear weapons capability. How can the US the UK and other nuclear countries justify having nuclear weapons for "defence" while they do everything to stop other countries developing these weapons for the same purpose. Hypocracy such as this does not win hearts and minds. Nuclear weapons didn't deter Sadam Hussein in Iraq, General Galtieri in Argentina, or the Taliban in Afghanistan but they are a real threat to the stability of the world and the environment in which we all have to live. How long before we have radiation fall out and a nuclear winter that will destroy most of the human race. The people of the world should oppose the production of all nuclear weapons. Libya's
arms trade blowback Soon after Muammar Gaddafi met his savage and ignominious end, David Cameron spoke of his pride at the UK's role in the dictator's overthrow. But was he as proud of the almost €120m-worth of weapons that Britain had sold to the dictator since 2005, which helped to keep his despotic regime in power, and where are these arms now? Defence Minister Phillip Hammond said "Warrior has performed outstandingly well in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and now Afghanistan and this programme will enable it to remain effective to the 2040s." An easier way to save lives would be to withdraw from Afghanistan. Meanwhile cuts are being made to public services which will lead to deaths in the UK. Yet another double whammy killing machine! UK minister
calls for an investigation into the death of Gaddafi but
has nothing to say about the extrajudicial
killing of civilians by US drone attacks. Gaddafi
Lynched by out of control militia in Libya. Clues to Gaddafi's death have been concealed from public view. A local military commander in the city of Misrata, where the forces which captured him took his body, said "over-enthusiastic" fighters took matters into their own hands when they came face to face with the man they despise. "We wanted to keep him alive but the young guys, things went out of control." If he was killed by his captors, as looks likely,, it casts doubt on the promises by Libya's new rulers to respect human rights and prevent reprisals. It would also embarrass Western governments and the United Nations who gave their wholehearted backing to the Libyan National Transition Council under the pretext of saving civilians. USA
and The War On Terror A frightening summary of where the US "War on Terror" has led us to. No wonder their economy is short of cash and US citizens are occupying cities all over the US. At the heart of the US Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demands is the call to cut the war machine which has consumed over a trillion dollars in the past ten years and is currently fighting wars in seven countries - Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and - the latest addition - Uganda, where Obama has just deployed US troops. We need to make the cost of the UK war machine integral to the occupy movement here, which has begun so impressively this weekend with Occupy the London Stock Exchange. This year alone Britain is spending £9 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Libya and on the maintenance of the Trident nuclear missile system. This money could be used to fund public services, rather than the government's current policy of decimating them. (SEE http://bit.ly/qxLqXO & http://bit.ly/odNXt3). Amnesty
critical of human rights abuses in the new Libya. Amnesty International is critical of the plight of civilians in Sirte, and the arbritrary detention and abuse of civilians and captured soldiers by the new authority. They have also critisised European countries who have shamefully failed to help thousands of mainly African refugees stranded near Libya's borders. These are the countries who were so concerned about protecting civilians in the Libyan conflict that they went to war over it!. The
True Cost of of the Afghanistan War What is the true cost of the Afghanistan
war? Narrated by Tony Benn. Music by Brian Eno. A U-tube video showing
the reality of war and how the UK could be spending it's money on better
things than war. Join
the Waddington Peace Camp LN5
9NB
to
Down the Drones September 3rd Helen John’s opening statement on her new Peace Camp at RAF Waddington:-Dear friends I learnt recently that RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire had become the home base for the Reaper Stealth bombers (Drones). I was horrified. Having lived through WW2, I witnessed the destruction of my grandmother’s house, cut in two by a V11 rocket (as we then called them). I feel deeply ashamed that we now in the 21st century are bringing back Nazi technology to blight the future. Killing and maiming others for oil it appears, while our ‘pilots’ sit in comfort and safety at their computer consuls, thousands of miles away Murder by remote control. Whatever next? Will we follow Werner Von Braun, the inventor of this weapons system? He hung 800 prisoners of war and left the corpses hanging as a daily reminder to the captive workforce not to continue sabotage. We have seen the back of Cruise Missiles, the son of Von Braun, now we have the grandson Drones. Do we want them? – NO. Von Braun and other prominent Nazis were welcomed with open arms into the U.S.A after a change in the constitution – what have we gained or lost? Can we afford this criminal folly, I think not. Join us at the new peace camp at RAF
Waddington near Lincoln, LN5 9NB from September 3, (anniversary of the
start of World War 2).Take banners, whistles.
Be visible, vocal. Make our opposition loud and clear. US
claims of no civilian deaths in Pakistan drone strikes is untrue. Claims by President Obama’s chief counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan that ‘there hasn’t been a single collateral [civilian] death’ in Pakistan since August 2010 are found to be untrue today, following a major Bureau investigation. In other reports it is clear that the UK government sees Drones as a cheap option for fighting wars when cash is tight. Perhaps if we didn't fight these wars in the first place cash would not be so tight. "If states will not do what we demand we can overrule them with drone strikes" Britains
own child soldiers. A third of army recruits are under 18. Is it right to target the young and the underachieving poor? 30% of British army recruits last year were under 18. Such early sign-up is a historical anachronism: the UK is one of fewer than 20 countries in the world to recruit from the age of 16, and the only EU state to do so Private
security firms "out of control". Private security firms are increasingly being used in conflict zones where they have a track record of committing war crimes. They have now been shown wanting when deporting people on behalf of the UK government. Sources with direct working experience of enforced removals have told Amnesty about serious failings in the training of private contractors conducting forced removals. British
"Grim" Reaper Drones kill four civillians in Afghanistan. The first confirmed deaths of Afghan civilians by British remote controlled Reaper drones has been announced by British military forces. The increased use of these weapons, which are controlled by British personnel based in the USA, is depersonalising war and causing increased anger across the Middle East. While these weapons are very effective in killing people they only serve to exacerbate conflicts as civillians caught up in these wars rapidly become radicalised. When mothers, fathers, children and other relatives are killed by a bolt out of the blue, it's no use trying to appologise for these deaths as they are entirely predictable when playstation mentality creeps into modern warfare. International lawyers have highlighted an existing but previously unacknowledged requirement in law for those who use or authorise the use of drone strikes to record and announce who has been killed and injured in each attack. Sabotage
and Israeli lawyers impeeding Gaza flotilla in Greece. When Greece & Israel have just completed joint air force drills they have now combined to try and stop the Gaza flotilla (video) leaving Greek waters. Shurat HaDin, an Israeli law firm, has used legal loopholes and deceipt to obstruct the flotilla by claiming that Greece could be aiding terrorism if they provided insurance for the flotilla ships. The real terrorists are Shurat HaDin & the Israeli defence forces! Gaza
Flotilla Ship Sabotage. Scandinavian activists in the Gaza-bound flotilla say someone sabotaged their ship's propeller which was cut off in Piraeus and that it would take a couple of days to repair the damage. The ship is shared by Swedish, Norwegian and Greek activists and is part of a 10-ship flotilla due to set sail shortly in a bid to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Meanwhile the Irish Foreign Minister has warned Israel about using violence to intercept the Fredom Flotilla which includes the Irish boat Saoirse. The
Gold Dinar: Saving the world economy from Gaddafi. Some believe the conflict in Libya is about protecting civilians, others say it is about oil, but some are convinced intervention in Libya is all about Gaddafi’s plan to introduce the gold dinar as a currency to trade in oil. Similar suggestions were made about the invasion of Iraq where Saddam Hussein was trying to sell oil using euro as a currency rather than the US dollar. Peace Campaigner Brian
Haw dies, June 18th 2011. Peace campaigner Brian Haw, who started his protest in Parliament Square ten years ago on June 2nd 2001 against the damage that US & UK sanctions were doing to Iraqi children, has died of cancer. His protest opposite the Houses of Parliament was a thorn in the side of many of our weak-willed politicians who went along with successive war- mongering Prime Ministers who disregarded the wishes of the majority of British citizens. He my be gone but his legacy will live on.
The Greek economy is in crisis but it's leaders
prioritise armaments purchases over spending on education. Of its annual
budget, 4% is spent on education, putting it 105th in a global league
table, while the "defence" budget is 4.3 per cent of GDP. The
only beneficiary is the military industrial complex of the US, Germany
& France. Like the UK, with it's expensive trident
replacement program, Greece is spending money it can't afford
on weapons it doesn't need. Eisenhower's
worst fears came true. We invent enemies to buy bombs. "Peace is for wimps. Real men buy bombs, and
drop them." Britain faces no serious threat, yet keeps waging war.
While big defence exists, glory-hungry politicians will use it and divert
money from better causes. Ex
SAS soldiers working for "Private" Security firms in Libya. The UK says it does not have troops on the ground in Libya but ex SAS soldiers, trained at vast expense by British tax payers, are now working for "Private Security" firms contracted by NATO to guide air strikes on strategic targets in Libya. Many of these so called private security firms have ex government ministers and civil servants from the Ministry of Defense on their payroles. "Libya
attacks a substitute for training that would have cost anyway." The attacks on libya by Britain could cost up to
£1billion by autumn. In defending these costs a defence anylist
said "a lot of waht they are doing out there is a substitute for
training that would have cost anyway." Given that training normally
takes place on MOD sites where civilians won't get killed or mutilated
if someone makes a mistake how can it be justified to use the attack on
Libya as a replacement for training? The
cat's out of the bag. Jeremy Corbyn MP exposes Britain's shady relationships in the Middle East. The bottom line is that the UK government will sell arms to virtually anyone. In the past year Algeria, for example, has bought £270 million worth of equipment from Britain, Iraq £476m, Libya a revealing £214m and Saudi Arabia £139m. The tiny UAE managed to spend £210m on equipment. To put it bluntly, the security forces that have been defending their corrupt governments and leaders in north Africa and the Middle East are using British-supplied equipment to do so.
Hoon
on the revolving gravy-train. Geoff Hoon ex Labour Minister of Defence is the latest in a long line of ex ministers who now work for the companies they dealt with while they were in office. Hoon, "translating my knowledge and contacts into something that frankly makes money," is now working for AugustaWestland. In 2005 he gave them a £1billion contract; it now looks like it's pay back time. He is not the only greedy ex minister benefiting from this type of activity and it's time this corupt practice was abolished. The blurred lines between government, big business, and ministers' own interests are now so thoroughly intertwined that it's impossible to tell where one ends and the other starts.
Up
to 2,283 people have been killed in Pakistan by US unmanned aircraft,
or ‘drones’, since 2004 "Our mission to Pakistan leads us to believe that American drones, guided by highly questionable US intelligence, indiscriminately kill innocent people, including children. Far from eliminating terrorism, we believe that when Americans play videogames with Pakistani lives this causes radicalization, and increases the danger to all. We are accumulating evidence, and believe that war crimes may have been committed against civilians who played no part in any conflict." “One Blue Sky
Above Us.” Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, extending condolences to families of nine children gunned down by a U.S. attack helicopter, expressly asked that the U.S. end operations in Afghanistan. The Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers have carefully documented NGOs in Afghanistan with a long history of humanitarian work who have rebuked the U.S. and NATO forces for human rights abuses and for killing civilians. No-fly
zone: Clouding words of war The West has used euphemism to deny a state of war against Gaddafi under the guise of a humanitarian mission. In wars primarily justified on altruistic grounds, the elected leaders of the Western democracies wisely, if conveniently, spare the blood if not the dollars of their own citizens. The chosen weapon is air power and the cost is strategic incoherence. Libya was granted independence as a kingdom only sixty years ago, with the US and UK as patrons, supplying cash and arms in exchange for oil and stability.If we go by official rhetoric, the problem in Iraq and Afghanistan apparently has to do with religious and ethnic prejudice among the peoples there, who irrationally keep killing one another as well as Western soldiers kindly sent to modernise them. From
Gaza to Jerusalem. Any act of violence, especially one against civilians, marks a profound failure of human imagination. In mourning the nine lives lost in Gaza and the one life lost in Jerusalem this week, we reject the pattern of condemning the deaths of Israelis while ignoring the deaths of Palestinians. We do not discriminate. One life lost is one life too many--whether Palestinian or Israeli. When
tyrants want tear gas, the UK has always been happy to oblige. The most unequivocal message since the election was made by Peter Luff, the defence equipment minister, who told a defence show last June: "There will be a very, very, very heavy ministerial commitment to arms sales. There is a sense that in the past we were rather embarrassed about exporting defence products. There is no such embarrassment in this government." CAAT figures show that in the third quarter of 2010, equipment approved for export to Libya included wall-and-door breaching projectile launchers, crowd control ammunition, small arms ammunition and teargas/irritant ammunition. No requests for licences were refused. CAAT condemns empty words
from Government as arms sale drive continues. 148 states
call for transparency over depleted uranium use in UN vote "The Iraqi War Logs" reveal
a grim picture of the US and Britain's legacy in Iraq. This has been revealed
in a massive leak of American military documents that detail torture,
summary executions and war crimes. Military
Action Against Iran: Impact and Effects Oxford Research Group July 2010
The potential for an Israeli military strike on Iran over its nuclear
programme has grown sharply, but its consequences would be devastating
and would lead to a long war, warns a Paul Rogers in this report.*
The study follows Israeli reports that Syria is manufacturing Iranian
M-600 missiles for Hezbollah, the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
calling Iran “the ultimate terrorist threat” and saying
it was a mistake to think Iran’s nuclear ambitions could be contained,
and a call from the United Arab Emirates Ambassador in Washington
for a military strike on Iran. Army recruiters
visit London's poorest schools most often. Forces Watch 2010
This report by Forces Watch shows that recruiting of regular soldiers targets children in some of the most deprived areas of our cities. These children are effectively being groomed by the armed forces. An earlier report shows these younger recruits face the greatest risks in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Defence listing of British forces fatalities.
In 2009 there were 107 deaths, of which 71 (66%) were infantry personnel.
Since the infantry account for only 13.3% of the armed forces as a
whole, the statistically significant risk of death for infantry personnel
was over 12 times higher than that for other armed forces personnel
on average. Wikipaedia Leaks
US Government War Logs on War Crimes in Afghanistan. 25th July 2010
The New York Times described the war logs as "a six-year archive of classified military documents [that] offers an unvarnished and grim picture of the Afghan war". The Guardian called the material "one of the biggest leaks in US military history ... a devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan, revealing how coalition forces have killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents, Taliban attacks have soared and NATO commanders fear neighbouring Pakistan and Iran are fuelling the insurgency". Der Spiegel wrote that "the editors in chief of Speigel, The New York Times and the Guardian were 'unanimous in their belief that there is a justified public interest in the material'". The revelations in over 90,000 leaked reports are not exactly surprising. As in most wars civilian casualties far exceed those of regular soldiers. It's also not surprising to hear that politicians are still in denial over the scale of civilian casualties. Global
Witness takes UK government to court over Congo conflict minerals.
Global Witness Press Release 26th July 2010
The British government is acting unlawfully in refusing to put forward eligible UK companies and individuals trading in Congolese ‘conflict minerals' for targeted UN sanctions, said campaign group Global Witness today in an application to the High Court for a judicial review. The issues at stake have global significance for how wars are financed," said Gavin Hayman, Campaigns Director at Global Witness. "These companies have profited from a brutal conflict, and should face UN sanctions - but sanctions are useless without a fair and clear government procedure for considering whether individuals or entities should be listed." Farnborough
air show is a shop window for weapons. 19th July 2010
The presence of repressive regimes at Farnborough air show's trade
days makes a mockery of the UK's arms export controls. This weekend,
thousands of people will flock to the Farnborough air show to experience
the wonders of the latest aerospace technology and aerobatics. Farnborough
sells itself as a great day out, but, like the wolf in Little Red
Riding Hood, Farnborough disguises its deadly intent beneath a friendly
exterior. One of it's major functions is to sell arms which often
go to repressive regimes. The top dog in this wolf pack is now Vince
Cable who, prior to the elections wanted to control the arms industry.
As Business Secretary he now has overall responsibility for the government
arms sales unit, the UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security
Organisation (UKTI DSO). In contrast, the new defence minister, Liam
Fox, doesn't try to hide his wolfish nature as he has long
been a committed supporter of the arms industry. Anti-Afghan War soldier
Joe Glenton is released. Guardian 12th July 2010
Joe Glenton who went AWOL and refused to return to his regiment in
Afghanistan on the grounds that the war in Afghanistan was unjust
has been released from Colchester military jail today. He has drawn
a marked distinction between military commanders and most of the foot
soldiers on the ground. He said "some of the finest working-class
people are in the military, economically conscripted because there
is no work". New
solidarity boat sets sail for Gaza. Morning Star 10th July 2010
Israel "can check our cargo and certificates, of course they are free to do this," Mr Jaziri said, adding: "If we cannot deliver the aid, we will let Israel deliver it." Afghanistan:
an impossible choice. Opendemocracy 1st July 2010
The replacement of one United States general by another to lead the war against the Taliban leaves untouched the essentials of a failing campaign. Jury
clears five activists who broke into Brighton arms factory. guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 June 2010 19.59 BST
Five peace activists who caused £180,000 worth
of damages to an arms factory were found not guilty after arguing they
were seeking to prevent Israeli war crimes in Gaza. They are the latest
group of peace and climate-change activists to successfully use the
"lawful excuse" defence – committing an offence to prevent
a more serious crime – as a tactic in their campaigns.
Abdul
Albayaty argues that Iraqis can and should proclaim a Salvation Government
The Brussels Tribunal Newsletter 4
While the Maliki government, supported by the US, the Kurdish leaderships and the pro-Iranian sectarian parties, maintains its policies of generalised repression, corruption, falsification of facts and generalised lies, Abdul Albayaty argues that it is time Iraqis form a Salvation Government free from outside interference.
Binyamin
Netanyahu tells US: We won't stop east Jerusalem settlement building
Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 22 April 2010 13.10 BST
Israeli prime minister defiant ahead of visit from
US special envoy, George Mitchell, despite deadlock in peace talks
Collateral murder
http://collateralmurder.com/
A US governement video showing the cold-blooded murder
of Iraqi civilians as seen from a US helicopter has been released by
Wikileaks. Clearly the crew think
they're playing just another video game and are totally detatched from
the real horror of what they are doing to innocent human beings. These
Iraqis will not wake up and walk away when the "game" stops.
"Only
America can end Britain's Trident folly."
George Monbiot
guardian.co.uk, Monday 22 March 2010 20.00 GMT
If you are not clear about why the UK should get rid
of its expensive and useless "independent" nuclear deterent,
this article by George Monbiot sums up the current state of play. Anyone
with any sense could use the money that is wasted on this statement
of UK military virility on something that benefits humanity.
Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns.
Richard Norton-Taylor
guardian.co.uk, Monday 15 March 2010
According to a report published today by the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute the worldwide arms race
has accelerated, most dramatically in South America and south-east Asia,
this is despite the economic and financial slump.The average volume
of arms sales increased by 22% over the past five years, compared to
the previous five-year period, says the report . The last two of these
years were marked by worldwide economic turbulence which has far from
stabilised, yet the arms trade is booming.The report warns that deliveries
of combat aircraft could fuel an arms race in the Middle East, North
Africa, South America and South Asia.
Open Democracy 50.50 Forum
Your chance to make the news and contribute to the
debate started by Diana Francis in November 2009 with the first of three
articles entitled Conflict
Transformed? The start of a debate,
followed by
Beyond
stalemate: Replacing the vicious with the virtuous circleand her
most recent offering on 21st January is War:
justifiable or simply catastrophic? If you would like to comment
on these articles or write one of your own go to the Open
Democracy 50.50 website and have your say.
Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again
Naomi Klein
naomiklein.org January 13th, 2010
Is the Shock Doctrine going to be used in Haiti? Is
the US now going to strengthen it's imperial hold on Haiti, and use
the natural disaster to push the neocon agenda as wished by the Heritage
Foundation. It's an ideal situation to see if Naomi Klein's observations
in her book "Shock
Doctrine-The rise of disaster capitalism" are put in action
following the earthquake. How much of the regeneration money sent from
around the world will end up in the hands of US corporations, much as
it did in Iraq.
Mawkish,
maybe. But Avatar is a profound, insightful, important film.
George Monbiot
guardian.co.uk, Monday 11 January 2010 19.30 GMT
Cameron's blockbuster offers a chilling metaphor for
European butchery of the Americas. No wonder the US right hates it.
This is comment rather than news but it is very relevant in todays world.
Obama
moves ahead with AFRICOM
Daniel Volman
Pambazuka News 10th Dec 2009
Concerned over the supply of oil to the US and a supposed
need to continue the global 'War on Terror', President Barack Obama
has essentially maintained the militarised approach to Africa that was
the hallmark of his immediate predecessors George W. Bush.
Netanyahu
makes final push to foil Swedish plan to divide Jerusalem
Barak Ravid
Haaretz Sun., December 20, 2009
Not
a surge but a ripple in Afghanistan
Mehdi Hasan
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 December 2009 12.30 GMT
Didn't Pete Seeger sum it up in two of his songs "Waist
Deep in the Big Muddy" and "Bring
'em on Home".
Huge
rise in birth defects in Falluja.
Martin Chulov in Falluja
guardian.co.uk, Friday 13 November 2009 19.24 GMT
Doctors have reported a huge increase in deaths and
birth defects in the Iraqi children of Falluja. These are thought to
be linked to the massive the American army assault on the city that
took place in 2004 in retribution for the deaths of four private security
agents (mercenaries) who were working for the Blackwater company in
Iraq. Blackwater now operates under the name "Xe". These new
health problems in children could be linked to the use of depleted uranium
munitions by US forces. At the time the US said the attack had been
a huge success, killing 1,200 insurgents. While Many of the city's 300,000
residents had fled for their lives before the assault, an unknown number
were massacred
in the city. In the aftermath the city was heavily contaminated with
the debris of the intensive attack which also involved the use of napalm
and white phosphorus.
Democracy is
dead in Afghanistan
Mohammad N Asif, Chair, Scottish Afghan Society, Exiled
Afghan Journalist
No matter how much oxygen is pumped by the US, UK and
NATO into its mouth. The funeral is to be announced in September 2009.
How
to lose in Afghanistan
Anthony Cordesman
guardian.co.uk, Monday 31 August 2009 18.30 BST
"I did not see any simple paths to victory while
serving on the assessment group that advised the new US commander, General
Stanley McChrystal, on strategy, but I did see all too clearly why the
war is being lost."
Mullen
blasts US 'strategic communication' efforts in Afghanistan.
Daniel Nasaw in Washington
guardian.co.uk, Friday 28 August 2009 18.29 BST
Criticism by highest US military officer of US methods
used in Afghanistan
The Belief
in Regenerative War:
Jackson Lears
History News Network 3/08/2009
Why So Many American Intellectuals Supported the Iraq
War
THE
BIG LIE OF AFGHANISTAN
Malalai Joya
The Guardian, Saturday 25 July 2009
An article by the youngest woman to be elected to the
Afghanistan Government. Because of her views she has been expelled from
her seat in parliament. Her message is " I don't believe it is
in your interests to see more young people sent off to war, and to have
more of your taxpayers' money going to fund an occupation that keeps
a gang of corrupt warlords and drug lords in power in Kabul"
THE
TRUTH ABOUT ARMS TRADE JOBS
Campaign Against The Arms Trade
www.caat.org.uk 23rd June 2009
The jobs argument dominates the arms debate and is
used to brush aside concerns about ethics and wasteful public spending.
Clinging to this argument is a Government necessity – it is the
only line the UK public will accept when it comes to selling arms. The
argument is used because it is believed rather than because it is true.
REVOKING
ISRAELI ARMS LICENCES IS FAR TO LITTLE FAR TOO LATE
Campaign Against The Arms Trade
/www.caat.org.uk 14th Aug 2009
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says the UK government
decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel is a welcome
move but far too little, far too late. The licences cover spare parts
for guns on the Sa'ar ships which fired into civilian settlements on
the Gaza coastline during Israel's assault on Gaza in December 2008
- January 2009.
Israel
lobby in UK is embedded at all levels in British political life
Stuart Littlewood
Redress Information & Analysis 1st June 2009
Israel lobby in UK is embedded at all levels in British
political life and at the heart of Government and the security establishment.
Corruption runs far deeper than fiddling MPs’ expenses.
EVEN
THE GENERALS THINK TRIDENT IS A WASTE OF MONEY
Edward Heathcoat-Amory
Mail Online 16th January 2009
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