Toronto Now 2007-02-22

University centres hot on Afghan peace get left out of federal funding loop (Keep reading…)

From the International Socialist Review

In January 2005, following the torture and murder of the Iraqi trade unionist Hadi Saleh, ‘Labour Friends of Iraq’ issued an open letter demanding the Stop the War Coalition condemn the murder (which it already had1), and drop its support for the right of Iraqis to resist the occupation. Among the signatories were former members of the New Left Review editorial board Branka Magas, Quintin Hoare, Norman Geras and Chris Bertram. Columnists Nick Cohen and David Aaronovitch, as well as Paul Anderson of the Labour left Tribune, also signed. Not all of the signatories were in favour of the war on Iraq, but all were agreed that support for the anti-imperialist resistance was out of question.2 (Keep reading…)

On this Saturday October 28, tens of thousands of people across Canada will demonstrate in support of the demand to bring Canadian troops home from Afghanistan. This pan-Canadian day of action is being led by four major organizations: the Canadian Peace Alliance, le Collectif Echec a la guerre, the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Islamic Congress. Hundreds of more organizations, including the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, are also supporting the call and will be mobilizing to bring their members out for October 28. These protests are against Canadian involvement in Afghanistan, but they are also part of a deepening criticism of Canadian foreign policy in the Middle East as a whole, including the blind Canadian government defence of Israel and the morally reprehensible Canadian embargo on the Hamas government and blockage of Gaza. (Keep reading…)

Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

October 14, 2006

In December 2002, U.S. president George W. Bush announced plans for the development of initial defence capabilities, which include ground-based and sea-based missile interceptors, as well as sensors located in space. (Keep reading…)

June 6, 2006

from: U.S. Labor Against the War

In the face of mounting international isolation, eroding popular support and growing discontent even within the U.S. political and corporate elites, the Bush Administration has put the nation and the world on a collision course with Iran. This new diversionary effort to manufacture a crisis could well lead to another act of military aggression that will needlessly sacrifice thousands more innocent civilian lives in Iran, result in hundreds or thousands of additional deaths among U.S. military forces, and raises the risk of escalating into a war that could spread across the Middle East and beyond to a confrontation with Russia, China and other major powers. (Keep reading…)

Angry Young man

Back in the days of shock and awe We came to liberate them all History was the cruel judge of overconfidence Back in the days of shock and awe Back in the days of “mission accomplished” Our chief was landing on the deck The sun was setting on a golden photo-op Back in the days of “mission accomplished” – from Shock and Awe (Keep reading…)