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Air War in Iraq taking a Toll on Civilians

The air war has increased in Iraq and with it civilian casualties, although there has been little reporting on the subject in the corporate media.

Posted on December 27, 2005 10:15 PM in Features

Fallujah: One Year Later

A year after the United States led assault on Fallujah, an attack which likely resulted in numerous war crimes due both to the wholesale destruction of the city and the specific targeting of hospitals and mosques, the people of Falluja continue to suffer from a lack of financial compensation, slow reconstruction, and high rates of illness.

Posted on November 29, 2005 10:53 AM in Features

Revolt Continues in France

For the past fourteen nights, nightly riots that have now become a generalized revolt have spread across France despite emergency powers given to the police to curtail the revolt.

Posted on November 10, 2005 10:59 AM in Features

US Army Used Chemical Weapons in Iraq

The Italian television network Rai TG 24 aired a documentary yesterday containing extensive evidence that chemical weapons were used by the United States in last November’s assault on Fallujah.

Posted on November 9, 2005 1:54 PM in Features

Protestors in Argentina Reject United States Imperialism, FTAA

Protestors in Argentina are attending forums and street protests as part of a convergence outside the Summit of the Americas.

Posted on November 4, 2005 1:27 PM in Features

Pat Robertson Calls for Assassination of Hugo Chavez

Yesterday, televangelist Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, describing him as a “terrific danger” to the United States that destroyed the Venezuelan economy and is making Venezuela into “a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism.”

Posted on August 24, 2005 7:08 PM in Features

Bush on Iraq: United States will “Finish the Task”

In a speech that mentioned the September 11 terrorist attacks six times, President George W. Bush reiterated that the policy of the United States is to continue fighting the war in Iraq despite growing opposition to the war.

Posted on August 23, 2005 6:33 PM in Features

60th Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

On the 60th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, reporting was dominated by the traditional view that the bombings were necessary to end the war--but were they?

Posted on August 10, 2005 8:28 PM in Features

Three Days in Iraq: Marines, Journalists, and Civilians Killed

A sampling of events in Iraq over the past three days shows just how bad the situation is and how fierce Iraqi resistance to the occupation has become.

Posted on August 3, 2005 12:10 PM in Features

Massacre in Haiti

UN troops launched a pre-dawn raid last Wednesday on one of the most economically-depressed neighborhoods of Haiti, Cite Soleil. The raid has been described by residents as the deadliest attack carried out by UN troops since they were stationed in the country last year, the death toll is estimated to be at least twenty people.

Posted on July 11, 2005 4:52 PM in Features

G8 Ends with Little Action on Africa, Climate Change

Despite the efforts of British Prime Minister Tony Blair to get the G8 to act on aid for Africa and climage change, the G8 agreed to little more than minor improvements and empty rhetoric.

Posted on July 9, 2005 11:08 AM in Features

Subcomandante Marcos Explains Recent Changes in Zapatista Strategy

Over the last week the EZLN has issued several communiques describing emergency changes to its military/political structure. Today, English translations of a letter from Subcomandante Marcos have been posted online explaining the reasons for these recent changes. While the letter...

Posted on June 24, 2005 4:19 PM in Features

Bush and Blair Deny "Fixed" Intelligence Cited in Downing Street Memo

President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair denied "fixing" the facts in order to provide a justification for the invasion of Iraq and argued that the decision to take military action was a result of Saddam Hussein's inaction.

Posted on June 10, 2005 11:12 AM in Features

United States Hegemony in the Americas and the Americas Left Turn

President George W. Bush has responded to a left-turn by politicians in the Americas with a comments and policies aimed at increasing United States hegemony in the Americas, primarily via neo-liberal trade agreements such as the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).

Posted on June 6, 2005 6:55 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Humanitarian Worker Killed, Iraqi Security Forces not Ready, the Occupation as "Disaster Capitalism"

Humanitarian Worker Killed in Iraq, Disinformation and Reality in Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces not Ready, The Occupation of Iraq and "Disaster Capitalism"

Posted on April 22, 2005 2:09 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Occupation and Reconstruction are an "Economic Catastrophe, US does not have an Exit Strategy, 300,000 Protest against Occupation

Occupation and Reconstruction are an "Economic Catastrophe," US Does not have an "Exit Strategy" for Iraq, 300,000 Iraqis Protest Occupation in Baghdad

Posted on April 15, 2005 1:59 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: New Iraqi President and Vice President, New US Ambassador, Iraqi Leaders Call for Anti-Occupation Demonstration

Occupation Watch Website Redesigned, New Iraqi President and Vice Presidents Chosen, U.S. appoints new Ambassador to Iraq, Iraqi Leaders Call for Demonstration Against the Occupation

Posted on April 8, 2005 3:07 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Intelligence Report Confirms Administration Lied, Reducing Troop Levels, Failures of Construction, New Detainee Abuse

New Iraq "Intelligence" Report Once Again Confirms Administration Lied, US Military Starts Talking about Reducing Troops in Iraq, New Articles Point to Continued Failures of Iraq "Reconstruction," ACLU Continues Finding New Evidence of Detainee Abuse in Iraq, Iraqi Parliament Fails to Create New Government, New Problems for Halliburton

Posted on April 1, 2005 3:11 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Antiwar Protests in the United States, Divisions in the Movement, New Infromation in Attack on Italian Journalist

800 Anti-War Protests Across the United States, Divisions Within the Anti-war Movement, New Information in Attack on Italian Journalist, U.S. and Iraqi Commandos Claim to have Killed 80 Insurgents

Posted on March 25, 2005 2:53 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Invasion and Occupation Two Years Later, Democrats and the Antiwar Movement

The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq: Two Years Later, Democrats, the Antiwar Movement, and Ending the Occupation of Iraq,

Posted on March 18, 2005 12:44 PM in Features

Iraq Watch: Pentagon Miseed Chances to "Correct" Detainee Abuse, Military missing Recruiting Goals, Questions about US Attack on Italian Journalist

Report Shows Pentagon Missed Chances to "Correct" Detainee Abuse, Questions Continue Surrounding U.S. Attack on Italian Journalist, Military Facing Problem Meeting Recruiting Goals, Demonstration Against the Occupation of Iraq Planned in Grand Rapids

Posted on March 11, 2005 3:22 PM in Features

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