October 2010
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France shows the way
Government estimates put the total number of protesters at around 850,000, while unions said between 2.5 million and 3 million had taken to the streets. Continue reading
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Their multiple crisis and our solutions: an ecosocialist transitional programme : Socialist Resistance: Fourth International in Britain
Britain has experienced the deepest crisis among the advanced capitalist countries and it is far from over. The recovery in services and manufacturing has slowed; there are jobs cuts in construction. With the slowdown in the US and Europe, the export miracle hoped for by the Con-Dems is also not happening. In summer 2010 Britain… Continue reading
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Announcing the new J7: 7/7 Inquests Blog
As you might expect, J7: The July 7th Truth Campaign is keeping a close eye on 7/7 Inquests that are taking place at the Royal Courts of Justice under the auspices of Lady Justice Hallett. The Inquests are expected to last at least five months and will see the release of evidence that has previously… Continue reading
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38 HIROSHIMAS HIDDEN: How’d The Army Do That? By Bob Nichols
There it was in black and white, on paper, from an internationally respected physicist – the utterly unbelievable, but certified results: Fallujah’s leukemia rate was 38 times higher than Hiroshima after the US Atomic Bombing in 1945. The questions were fast and furious. Continue reading
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Video: Dershowitz Vs Abulhawa
Amazing to watch Dershowitz lose his cool and the plot as the event progresses, pointing his finger at Susan Abulhawa, calling her names (part 2) and finally asking the audience to shutup (part 3). Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 October, 2010: Time To Stick It Again To The Arabs
15 October, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Many Protesters Suffer From Tear Gas During The Weekly Non-violent Protest In Nil’in IMEMC – 15 Oct 2010 – Friday October 15, 2010 – 16:09, Many suffered from the effects of tear gas inhalition during the weekly non-violent demonstration against the wall in the Continue reading
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Invitation: THERE IS A FIELD, Sun, Oct 17 Sunday 6:30 pm, Tricycle Theatre
There is a field is a play about the life and death of 17-year old Aseel Asleh. Aseel was wearing his Seeds of Peace t-shirt at the time Israeli forces shot him at point blank 10 years ago and he was buried in it. Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 9-15 October, 2010: Kyrgyzstan / Taliban / Kosovo / Pakistan / Russia-China / North Korea
16 October, 2010 — Strategic Culture Foundation Post-Election Kyrgyzstan: Shadows of Akayev and Bakiyev 15.10.2010 | 10:34 | SHUSTOV Aleksandr Perhaps the most striking feature of the recent campaign in Kyrgyzstan was the unprecedented number of parties in the race – a total of 29 of them competed over the parliament’s 129 seats. The proliferation Continue reading
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Ahava BDS Campaign
Latest in the series of two weekly protest demos outside the Ahava shop in London, which markets so called “Israeli” goods which are in fact goods made in an illegal settlement on stolen Palestinian land with chemicals stolen from the Palestinian territory at the north western corner of the Dead Sea. Continue reading
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BDS VICTORY: Veolia tries again to sell off its share in the Jerusalem Light Rail
After losing billions of dollars worth of contracts, largely due to a concerted international BDS campaign against it in many countries, Veolia is bowing to pressure and trying again to get rid of its heavy financial burden by signing a contract to transfer its shares in the illegal Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR) project to an Israeli company over a… Continue reading
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Robert Wyatt & Gilad Atzmon in Haaretz By Yaron Frid
Haaretz published today a massive interview with Robert Wyatt and myself. It is a very interesting piece. I may also mention that the Israeli paper didn’t censor me. It let me say it all (Jews, Judaism, Jewishness, Jewish left, Zionism, Israeli collective barbarism etc’) Continue reading
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US Media and Afghan War
In Afghanistan, one of the biggest campaigns run by the American military is taking place around Kandahar. You wouldn’t know it if you rely on American media to follow the story. Now joining us from Oakland, California, to talk about US media coverage of the Afghan war is Reese Erlich. He’s the author of the… Continue reading
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Universal Jurisdiction: Israeli war criminals not welcome – Take two minutes to send an email to your MP
Following the successful issuing of an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni last December for committing war crimes during Operation Cast Lead, the Conservative government made an election pledge to change the law on Universal Jurisdiction. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 October, 2010: Demand To see Your Mortgage Note
15 October, 2010 — Information Clearing House Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla: US Failure to Condemn Despite UN Findings By Marjorie Cohn If Iran had attacked a humanitarian flotilla in international waters and killed 9 people, there would be certain retaliation from Washington. Until our government stands up to the powerful Israel lobby in the Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1172 14 October 2010
The situation in Afghanistan, for both its people and the invading Nato armies, continues to deteriorate. 2010 is already the worst year for death tolls and violence since the war began. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 October, 2010: In Gaza, No Drugs, but the Coffins Come In
14 October, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Abbas: “We Believe In A Two-State Solution” IMEMC – 14 Oct 2010 – Thursday October 14, 2010 – 22:15, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinian Authority believes in a two-state solution that would ensure the establishment of an independent Palestinian State within Continue reading
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Scientists: Climate change caused Pakistan floods By Rob Crilly
Man-made climate change was a major cause of devastating floods in Pakistan this year, shifting monsoon rains away from flood defences and into areas of the country incapable of dealing with the deluge, according to Pakistani scientists. More than 1,700 people died and millions lost their homes as catastrophic levels of floodwater surged south from… Continue reading
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AID CONVOY SET TO SAIL FOR GAZA
There are now 147 vehicles about to board two ships together with 380 people from some 30 countries stretching from New Zealand and Australia to Canada and the United States carrying aid worth some 5 million dollars. This includes 40 people who were on the Mavi Marmara flotilla which was attacked by Israeli commandos murdering… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 