Massive attention has now been given - and rightly so - to the reasons why Britain went to war against Iraq. But far too little attention has focused on why the US went to war, and that throws light on British motives too. The conventional explanation is that after the Twin Towers were hit, retaliation against al-Qaida bases in Afghanistan was a natural first step in launching … [Read more...] about -This war on terrorism is bogus (former UK Environment Minster)/This story censored in U.S.
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-Defying the U.S. Death Machine: Support Voices in the Wilderness
This email is to inform you of a new video clip that is available on our website:http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/movie1.htmlThis clip will provide images and voices of two of our members currently in Iraq as they talk about the recent OFAC lawsuit against Voices in the Wilderness. It also has new footage from Iraq. To view this clip, you … [Read more...] about -Defying the U.S. Death Machine: Support Voices in the Wilderness
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-Kikkoman and GM Soybeans
- In a recent move, however, the leading soy sauce manufacturer Kikkoman Corp. has begun using only non-GM soybeans in its products (which command 27 percent of the domestic market). "We have always used soybeans whose safety was assured," said spokesman Masahiko Shinoharaha. "We wanted our customers to enjoy our soy sauce without any worries." (The Japan Times 2003 … [Read more...] about -Kikkoman and GM Soybeans
-Worse than a world with unjust trade rules
by George Monbiot (from Znet--become a Sustainer at http://zmag.org)...let us campaign not to scrap the World Trade Organisation, but to transform it into a Fair Trade Organisation, whose purpose is to restrain the rich while emancipating the poor. And let us ensure that when George Bush tries to sabotage the multilateral system in September, we know precisely which … [Read more...] about -Worse than a world with unjust trade rules