News StoriesOctober 8, 2015MSF Hospital Targeted by Afghan Government Forces in JulyPhyllis Bennis says three months ago the hospital was attacked by US backed Afghan troops seeking Taliban militantsGo to story | Go to homepageShould Canadians Vote Strategically to Defeat Harper?Amara Possian of Leadnow and Dimitri Lascaris of the Green Party, London-West, … [Read more...] about MSF Hospital Targeted by Afghan Government Forces in July (Real News Network)
Common Dreams News and Views
Home | Donate News & Views | 10.08.15Featured... 'We Will Stand for Ourselves': Global Movement Takes Aim at COP21by Deirdre Fulton"The Paris moment will be defined not by what happens in the negotiating halls, but in the streets of Paris and around the world." News... NATO Rattles Sabers as Russia Escalates in Syriaby … [Read more...] about Common Dreams News and Views
Henning Mankell, Swedish Author of Wallander, Dies at 67
Alison Flood and David CrouchOctober 5, 2015The Guardian (UK) Diagnosed with cancer in 2014, he was a leading figure in Nordic noir, and a social activist, best known for crime novels made into the TV hit, Wallender. Last year he wrote: it is possible to live with cancer. It is possible to fight against it. Nothing is ever too late. Everything is still … [Read more...] about Henning Mankell, Swedish Author of Wallander, Dies at 67
Doctors Without Borders: “Even War Has Rules”; Kunduz Fact Sheet
Jason Cone, Doctors Without Borders, USA Exec. DirectorOctober 7, 2015Doctors Without Borders Today we are fighting back for the respect of the Geneva Conventions. As a medical humanitarian organization, we are fighting back for the sake of our patients. We need you, as members of the public, to stand with us to insist that even wars have rules. This was not just an … [Read more...] about Doctors Without Borders: “Even War Has Rules”; Kunduz Fact Sheet
Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISIS (FAIR)
Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISISCBS‘s claim of a “plot to sell nuke materials to ISIS” is misleading; the assertion that “ISIS looks to buy nuclear weapons” is just wrong.The AP published this week (10/5/15) a thrilling account of how the FBI, in concert with Moldovan authorities, “disrupted” a smuggling ring that was supposedly trying … [Read more...] about Media Reports ISIS Nuclear Plot That Never Actually Involved ISIS (FAIR)