We recently received this from a US reader. It was in the form of an invitation, since the reader is a well known activist. We have omitted the sections that do not apply to general readers. If interested, please contact the organizers. Conference Aim Article 9 of Japan's Constitution states that Japan renounces both war and military capability. This … [Read more...] about Global Article 9 Conference in Kansai 2013
Obama borrows a page from Bush, threatens war based on false premises
A roundup of the critiiques being made:Institute for Public Accuracy 1DANIEL ELLSBERGEllsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971. He said today: "What's urgently needed right now -- today, Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- is people contacting their Representatives in their home districts and in D.C. demanding, first, that Speaker John Boehner call an emergency session of Congress … [Read more...] about Obama borrows a page from Bush, threatens war based on false premises
Bradley Manning and the Mainstream Media-Ignoring US Crimes, Media Focuses on Apology of Person Facing Life in Jail for Revealing Them
From the Bradley Manning Support NetworkAs the defense closed its sentencing case yesterday, whistle-blower PFC Bradley Manning – facing 90 years in prison on six Espionage Act convictions – apologized to military judge Colonel Denise Lind for the way in which he exposed the horrific crimes and abuses he witnessed in America’s wars and diplomacy abroad. “I should have worked … [Read more...] about Bradley Manning and the Mainstream Media-Ignoring US Crimes, Media Focuses on Apology of Person Facing Life in Jail for Revealing Them
Top Israeli Official “Sick” of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Ceremonies
So Daniel Seaman of the Ministry of Public Diplomacy is sick of peace grups and their "self rightious" commemorations? He goes on to say the bombings of those two cities were the consequeneces Japan reaped by its genocide and imperial agression against much of Asia. Well, the infamously racist and stupid Seaman should understand a few things about Japanese history. … [Read more...] about Top Israeli Official “Sick” of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Ceremonies
(1) Israeli rightists invoke Hiroshima and (2) Phyllis Bennis: Conflict did not begin with rockets fired at Israel
https://youtu.be/hZP1Pe3J2DcIf these so-called defenders of Israel sound more like Nazis, that is no accident. They are extreme rightwingers, closer in spirt to the tea party in the U.S. Here they call for the death of Arabs and leftist Jews. Story behind video: “Flatten” Gaza like Hiroshima and “mow” the population, Israeli public figures urge ALSO … [Read more...] about (1) Israeli rightists invoke Hiroshima and (2) Phyllis Bennis: Conflict did not begin with rockets fired at Israel