Russian official predicts 'catastrophic' events AFP via Sydney Morning Herald April 24, 2003 https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777311990.htmlA top Russian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying yesterday in Tokyo that a "catastrophic" development of events in the US-North Korean nuclear standoff was imminent and could occur within the next day. … [Read more...] about -Russian official predicts ‘catastrophic’ events in North Korea within 24 hours
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-MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel's Weapons of Mass Destruction by Ira Chernus Most astounding web page of the week: https://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/strategic_israel_dw.htmHere is MSNBC, giving us more information on Israel's weapons of mass destruction (WMD)than I've seen in any left-wing or peace-activist news source. Here is the mainstream U.S. media, that … [Read more...] about -MSNBC Reveals Facts on Israel’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
-US Undermined Inspectors-Hans Blix
American officials tried to discredit the work of inspectors in Iraq to further their own case for war, the chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has charged.Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix speaks to the media at the United Nations, Monday, April 21, 2003. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff) In an interview with the BBC, Mr Blix said American officials leaked suggestions … [Read more...] about -US Undermined Inspectors-Hans Blix
-Maine Protesters Blockade General Dynamics
Fifteen activists bound together by a mixture of roofing tar, chicken wire and nails wrapped around PVC piping were arrested Tuesday after trying to block the entrance to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Co.https://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0416-11.htm … [Read more...] about -Maine Protesters Blockade General Dynamics
-US Used Far More Dioxin on Vietnam Than It Admitted
US troops sprayed far more dioxin over wartime Vietnam than they admitted at the time, according to new research.Between 1961 and 1971, herbicides such as Agent Orange and other weapons of mass defoliation were used to strip mangrove swamps and forests of cover for Vietcong forces and deprive the enemy of food by destroying crops.Jeanne Mager Stellman, of Columbia … [Read more...] about -US Used Far More Dioxin on Vietnam Than It Admitted