In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed HikersThe U.S. peace activist Tristan Anderson has given his first interview since being critically injured when Israeli soldiers fired a high-velocity tear gas canister directly at his head in 2009. Anderson was taking part in a weekly … [Read more...] about In First Interview Since Critical Injury at West Bank Protest, U.S. Peace Activist Tristan Anderson Urges Iran to Free Jailed Hikers
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NATO Surge on Taliban Stronghold Drives Civilians into the Line of Fire
published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by The Independent/UK NATO Surge on Taliban Stronghold Drives Civilians into the Line of Fire As troops step up their attack on the militants' Kandahar heartland, Julius Cavendish meets the ordinary people caught on the frontline by Julius Cavendish The first eyewitness accounts of NATO's assault on the final Taliban sanctuary … [Read more...] about NATO Surge on Taliban Stronghold Drives Civilians into the Line of Fire
Afghanistani Politician Malalai Joya: Rejecting the NATO Coalition, Harper and the Excuses for War
by Malalai Joya In the United States, many looked to the ballot box and hoped for real change when Barack Obama was elected President in 2008. To be honest, I never expected that he would be any different for Afghanistan than President George W. Bush. The truth is that Obama's war policies have turned out to be even more of a nightmare than most people expected. Obama … [Read more...] about Afghanistani Politician Malalai Joya: Rejecting the NATO Coalition, Harper and the Excuses for War
Leaker of Pentagon Papers Stresses Importance of Telling the Truth to Student Audience
"I had been wrong for many years by simply keeping my mouth shut and watching us enter a hopeless war," Ellsberg said. "There is no better way to serve the country than with the truth. You may have to risk your own career and well-being in order to save many lives."Published on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Ithaca Journal by Rachel Stern For Daniel Ellsberg, the … [Read more...] about Leaker of Pentagon Papers Stresses Importance of Telling the Truth to Student Audience
Not One Word of Remorse’ from Driver Who Crushed Rachel Corrie
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