From Common Dreams Gunmen and bombers attacked busy restaurants, bars and a concert hall at six locations around Paris on Friday eveningRescue workers and victims at the site of an attack at a Paris restaurant Friday. (Photo: Thibault Camus/Associated Press)This is a developing story...Tweets about Paris Shooting HostageUpdate (8:58 PM EDT): Paris in lockdown … [Read more...] about At Least 120 Killed as Shootings and Explosions Stir Chaotic Scenes in Paris
After Paris: Is the “War on Terror” Feeding Terror?
by Editor Institute for Public Accuracy ABC News reports: "French President Francois Hollande is blaming ISIS for a series of attacks across Paris Friday night that left at least 127 dead and many more injured. Hollande called the attacks 'an act of war' in a speech Saturday morning local time, and said France 'will be merciless' against the 'barbarians of … [Read more...] about After Paris: Is the “War on Terror” Feeding Terror?
Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast
By Andrew J. BacevichSource: Democracy Now November 4, 2015[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LomoJ-ye8xM]The U.S. deployment of a team of special operations forces to Syria comes after the first U.S. combat casualty in Iraq in four years. Just last month, President Obama reversed course in Afghanistan, halting the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops fighting … [Read more...] about Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast
Onaga revokes permission for base relocation work
Okinawa governor revokes predecessor’s approval for U.S. base relocation work at HenokoNAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Tuesday officially revoked the approval his predecessor issued to the central government for land-fill work to replace a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, local officials said. Also see here. … [Read more...] about Onaga revokes permission for base relocation work
A Jewish Voice for Peace: In Israel/Palestine: Witnessing the End of a Colonial Regime
Ilene CohenOctober 8, 2015Mondoweiss What is happening in Israel today and what happened last week, last month, and for the past almost 50 years is about cementing sovereignty over land the international community agrees does not belong to Israel and over a subject people, the Palestinians, in contravention of international law. Yet, in Israel there is much talk … [Read more...] about A Jewish Voice for Peace: In Israel/Palestine: Witnessing the End of a Colonial Regime