Peace
The 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'.
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Veterans, 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,...
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Afghans 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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Washington cuts Blackwater links
February 2, 2009Washington, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The US Department of State notified the Blackwater company in writing it will not renew the contract with the firm to protect Iraq, the media reported.
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George Mitchell and the Middle East
February 2, 2009The senator will need all the skill and patience he brought to the Northern Irish peace process. But Hamas must be at the table.
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