Category: War/Peace
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Twenty Years of US Occupation Was Brutal in Afghanistan: And So Will Be the Exit
Alongside the relief of ending the longest war in modern American history, we need to acknowledge the horrors of what we are leaving behind in Afghanistan. Keep reading »
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Afghanistan’s Tragedy
Afghanistan has been in a state of chaos since at least the Taliban resurgence in 2006 and the entry of the Islamic State group (Daesh) more recently. Assaults have been … Keep reading »
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Pretending Not to See Brazen Lies: The Rule of Law and Nuclear Madness
The latest brazen lie is the “rule of law” upheld by US President Joe Biden at the G7 and NATO summits, especially lies about lawlessness surrounding nuclear weapons. During the … Keep reading »
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Unions Must Stand United to End Canada’s Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
The following is an open letter addressed to Unifor National President Jerry Dias from Labour Against the Arms Trade, a grassroots coalition of peace and labour activists working to end … Keep reading »
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How Israel’s Hasbara Went Belly-up in the Face of Global Protest
For 11 days in May of this year, the world watched in horror as Israel’s missile onslaught on the civilians of Gaza went into full swing. According to the World … Keep reading »
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In Solidarity With the Palestinian Struggle
After a long period of Israel intensification of its military occupation and isolation of the ‘Palestinian Territories’ of the West Bank and Gaza direct conflict and confrontation has again erupted. … Keep reading »
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Ending the Afghanistan War? Almost Everything Biden Said Was a Lie
While Americans hailed the announcement that the US would withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war, President Biden left out the most important details about the war and how it will in fact continue. Keep reading »
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Activists Block General Dynamics Armoured Vehicles Bound for Saudi Arabia: Demand Canada Stop Fueling War in Yemen
On March 26, Members of anti-war organizations World BEYOND War, Labour Against the Arms Trade, and People for Peace London blocked railway tracks near General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, a London-area … Keep reading »
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Canada’s Silence on India’s Colonization of Kashmir
Kashmir is one of the world’s longest outstanding international conflicts. The world’s most militarized zone is under a serious threat of demographic change that is aimed at altering the final … Watch video »
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Nuclear Weapons and Extreme Threats
A Tale of Two Men Handling Emergency One man reacted to emergency and the other one didn’t. The two men are Richard Feynman (1918 – 1988), the highly revered Nobel Prize … Keep reading »
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US Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
The US walking out of the Open Skies agreement is a clear signal that it seeks global dominance. As other countries are unlikely to surrender, we are back to hair-trigger nuclear alerts and the Doomsday Clock inching toward midnight. Keep reading »
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Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of 20 Years of War?
A stronger, more committed and more determined global peace movement could tame the US war machine. Keep reading »