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The 10 Most Excellent Reasons to Attack Iran

Tue 21 Feb 2012 04:50 am filed by the Editor - International

By David Swanson 1. Iran has threatened to fight back if attacked, and that's a war crime. War crimes must be punished. read on ...

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US chair of the Kimberley Process limits scope of blood diamond regulation reforms

Sat 11 Feb 2012 07:21 pm filed by the Editor - International

In her first conference call with journalists since becoming chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), US Ambassador, Gillian A. Milovanovic has moved to limit the scope on any reform of the KP definition of a “conflict diamond”. Ambassador Milovanovic said: “I do not foresee within the Kimberley Process, per se, going beyond the question of rough diamonds.[1]”

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Statewatch launches online historical archive of EU Justice and Home Affairs documents

Thu 9 Feb 2012 01:00 pm filed by the Editor - Human Rights, International, Europe

Statewatch has today launched a unique online archive of over 4,500 official documents (rising to over 6,500 by the end of 2012) that chart the development of EU justice and home affairs policy over three decades.

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The Betrayal of the Nobel Peace Prize

Sun 5 Feb 2012 04:12 pm filed by the Editor - International

By David Swanson Alfred Nobel's will, written in 1895, left funding for a prize to be awarded to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

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Bradley Manning Faces WikiLeaks Court Martial

Sun 5 Feb 2012 04:38 am filed by the Editor - International

The US Army has confirmed that Bradley Manning, the US soldier charged with passing thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, will face court martial and the risk of life imprisonment. Full story (http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16162898)

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