Peace
Prague, Washington meet on anti-missile shield
February 10, 2009Prague, (Prensa Latina) Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg traveled to the US Sunday to discuss the projected positioning of part of the anti-missile shield, encouraged by former US President George W. Bush, in the central European...
Read moreRussia permits US forces on territory
February 8, 2009Reposted from Morningstar RUSSIA said on Friday that it will allow US military supplies for Afghanistan to cross its territory. Moscow has agreed to open routes for 'non-lethal' supplies. It will provide an important alternative to...
Read moreThe Children of Guantanamo
February 7, 2009Reposted from IPS NEW YORK, Feb 5 (IPS) - Legal experts and human rights advocates are challenging the public to remember Guantanamo's 'child soldiers' when the detainees there are characterised as 'the worst of the worst'.
Read moreVeterans, families and unionists testify to Iraq War’s true cost
February 6, 2009CHICAGO -- Unionists, elected officials and several hundred assorted spectators gathered in downtown Chicago at the Teamster City Auditorium, recently, to hear testimony from Iraqi war veterans and others directly affected by the war. The hearing,...
Read moreAfghans protest against US bombing raids
February 3, 2009HUNDREDS of Afghans demonstrated on Sunday against an overnight US military raid that had killed several civilians. The US military claimed that its forces had killed two guerillas.
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