Israeli soldier in bulldozer 'did not see her' by Harriet Sherwood in Haifa(Guardian)The Israeli soldier at the controls of the bulldozer that crushed the pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie told a court today that the first time he saw her was when fellow protesters were already tending to her dying body in the dirt. Rachel Corrie's parents, Craig and Cynthia, … [Read more...] about Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie
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Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon
Published on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by The Guardian/UK WikiLeaks says Funding Has Been Blocked After Government Blacklisting Founder Julian Assange hits out at decision by Moneybookers, which collects the whistleblowing website's donations by David Leigh and Rob Evans The whistleblowing group WikiLeaks claims that it has had its funding blocked and that it is the victim … [Read more...] about Moneybookers attempts to censor Wikileaks at the behest of the Pentagon
“War on terror” psycholoist and dog-torturer Marty Sleigman trained US Marines in Okinawa
10.15.10 - 11:58 AM "Learned Helplessness" and How Much Money You Can Make From It by Abby Zimet A psychologist whose research helped shape the CIA's torture of terrorism suspects has been granted a $31-million no-bid military contract to provide "resilience training" to US soldiers, Salon.com reports. Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania is most famous for … [Read more...] about “War on terror” psycholoist and dog-torturer Marty Sleigman trained US Marines in Okinawa
Peace Education Meeting Announcements
IIPE (International Insitute on Peace Education partnership meetingFurther info: Kasa / Asakawa kasan@mac.comWe are hosting the following meetings. 1) Friday October 29th, 18:30 – 20:30“Dialogue among Multicultural Society”Speaker: Sasanka Perera, Colombo University Asia Leadership Fellow Program FellowVenue: JICA Global Plaza 4-2-24 Hiroo, … [Read more...] about Peace Education Meeting Announcements
Glenn Greenwald: They hate us for our occupations / salon
While the article describes research showing the connection between suicide bombing and occupation in places occupied by theUS, there is no reason to imagine that suicide bombings elsewhere (for example: In Israel/Palestine) aren't deployed for identical reasons.For many of us this is hardly in the "breaking news" category. It might, however, be news for Islam/Arab … [Read more...] about Glenn Greenwald: They hate us for our occupations / salon