On Monday, theWashington Post ran the first of three pieces adapted from Bob Woodward’s new book Obama’s Wars, a vivid account of the way the U.S. high command boxed the Commander-in-Chief into the smallest of Afghan corners. As an illustration, the Post included a graphic the military offered President Obama at a key November 2009 meeting to review war [...]
So…it turns out President Eisenhower wasn’t making up all that stuff about the military-industrial complex. That’s what you’ll conclude if you read Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s War. You thought you voted for change when you cast a ballot for Barack Obama? Um, not when it comes to America occupying countries that don’t begin with a “U” and an “S.”
Gareth Porter: UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis “Executed” US Citizen Furkan Dogan
The National Peace Academy is co-sponsoring the Peace and War Summit being organized by the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University. This week-long conference will involve every one of the schools at Case and bring together scholars from many nations, to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue among military ethicists and those who [...]
World leaders wrapped up an annual rite of global diplomacy Wednesday, pledging to try to do more despite many of them feeling that they have less in their pockets to contribute. At the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level gathering, which lasted almost two weeks, presidents and ministers vowed to extract tens of billions more from [...]
Critics say Sri Lanka lacks the wherewithal to handle ordinary garbage – let alone nuclear waste Environmentalists in Sri Lanka have expressed concern over government plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2025. Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka announced that the government intends to build the plant to fulfil increasing demands for energy. The minister [...]
At 7 p.m. Wed., Sept. 29, 2010, there will be the taping of a commercial for Green Party Congressional Candidate Ken Krayeske, Civil Rights Activist, Law School Grad at Sisson Tavern, 86 Sisson Ave., in Hartford, CT 06106. Join the campaign for a rally, and to make a commercial. Some related news: He Said Shut Up; I’m Running [...]
As election time approaches in Venezuela, international media increase negative coverage of the South American nation. CNN applauds terrorism against Venezuela, while Fox News accuses the Chavez government of terrorism. The bombardment of negative, false, distorted and manipulated news about Venezuela in US media has increased in volume and intensity during the last few days. [...]
(Ottawa) The Rideau Institute Board of Directors will present the inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to Murray Thomson, Doug Roche, and John Polanyi, founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, at the Rideau Institute Gala Dinner on October 7, 2010. Their hard work and strong leadership have led more than 500 recipients of the [...]
In the wake of the Gulf oil spill and in the face of climate change, the Campaign for Environmental Justice in the Americas is announcing the March for Environmental Justice in the Americas on Saturday Oct. 2, 2010.
