August 11, 2014
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The Anti-Empire Report #131 By William Blum; Cold War II
During Cold War One those of us in the American radical left were often placed in the position where we had to defend the Soviet Union because the US government was using that country as a battering ram against us. Now we sometimes have to defend Russia because it may be the last best hope… Continue reading
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Antiwar protests spreading in Ukraine as gov’t wages all-out war in the southeast and NATO threatens Russia
A rising wave of antiwar and anti-conscription protest is taking place in cities and towns across western Ukraine. The protests are prompted by the announcement of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko ten days ago that a “third” military mobilization is now required for the war that his governing regime began waging against the population of eastern… Continue reading
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Video: Shujayea: Massacre at Dawn
On the 13th day of the assault on Gaza, Israel intensified its campaign with a ground offensive. The densely populated district of Shujayea in Gaza City came under intense bombardment. A powerful film with exclusive footage from the day of the Israeli assault on the densely populated Shujayea district. Continue reading
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PCHR Gaza-e 11 August 2014: Ongoing Israeli Offensive on Gaza:6 Palestinians, Including 4 Civilians, Killed, and 85 Others, Including 17 Children and 11 Women, Wounded; 14 Houses and One Mosque Destroyed
11 August 2014 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Press ReleasesRef: 124/2014Date: 11 August 2014Time: 07:00 GMT Ongoing Israeli Offensive on Gaza: 6 Palestinians, Including 4 Civilians, Killed, and 85 Others, Including 17 Children and 11 Women, Wounded; 14 Houses and One Mosque Destroyed Continue reading
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Kiev’s War on Video
For the first time ever the world is seeing these crimes first hand and immediately – sometimes while they’re still happening. Poor villagers of Afghanistan and Iraq were unlikely to possess either mobile phone or camera, but Ukraine is a modern country with the advantages of Android and iPhones, video cameras and livestreaming. The US… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 10 August 2014: ’Era of Oslo is over’
10 August 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel & Palestinians agree on 72-hour ceasefireIMEMC – A 72-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is set to begin at midnight Monday morning, after Palestinian factions and Israeli authorities agreed to hold fire while negotiators work on terms for a longer truce. … Continue reading