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Our New Iraq-Afghanistan War National Holiday
29 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
Memorial Day is nice, I suppose. Veterans Day is all right. Patriots Day can be fun. Yellow Ribbon Day's not bad. But you will be pleased to hear that on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted, in pure bipartisan harmony, to add the following gem to the big war-funding, war-expanding, bill that now goes to the Senate: "The President shall designate a day entitled a National Day of Honor to celebrate members of the Armed Forces who are returning from deployment in support of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat areas."US House Backs Forever War
26 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
Liveblogging the Vote on Eternal Worldwide War
By David Swanson
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives backed eternal worldwide war and imprisonment powers for all future presidents, but blocked any ground troops in Libya (except for the ones already there, since the measure included no consequences for its violation). The House also unanimously created a new national holiday to celebrate the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. It defunded the US Institute for Peace (saving the cost of 5 hours in Afghanistan). And it required that all suspected foreign terrorists be tried by the military and not in courts (unless bullets are put in their heads first). All in a good day's work. Here's the play-by-play: What each of the 152 amendments does: here.Tags: warAn Taisce granted leave for further Judicial Review on Corrib Gas Pipeline
26 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
In a Departmental letter issued on 25 Feb 2011, as Minister for DCENR Pat Carey was losing his seat during the polling in the General election; it was indicated that the Minister was granting consent to the new Section 40 and Plan of Development consents applied for by Shell E & P Ireland limited for the Corrib Pipeline development.
State 'failed to protect' Rosemary Nelson but did not collude with killers
25 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
The state failed to protect the solicitor Rosemary Nelson before her murder by loyalists in Northern Ireland but did not collude in her killing, a public inquiry has found.
Tags: Rosemary NelsonObama Opposed to Being Given Total War Power
25 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
The White House has put out a statement expressing its disapproval of various bits of H.R.1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. Here's the most interesting, if not the most adamant, objection: "Detainee Matters: The Administration strongly objects to section 1034 which, in purporting to affirm the conflict, would effectively recharacterize its scope and would risk creating confusion regarding applicable standards. At a minimum, this is an issue that merits more extensive consideration before possible inclusion.”Tags: war powersItaly moves to abolish Italian Sign Language
25 May 2011; posted by the editor - Italy
A proposal to abolish the Italian Sign Language is scheduled to go before the Italian parliament this week.
Tags: sign language, ItalyObama in - where - Ireland?
24 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, Ireland
There was something more important happening on Monday than US President Obama being handed a pint of Guinness in a pub in Ireland—never mind the ass idiocy of the Irish media.
Airport customs seize donated guitar
23 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
The first FSC-certified guitar to enter Ireland is confiscated by Airport Customs.
A grueling bus and plane trip that took Tom Roche founder of Rhode-based forest conservation organisation Just Forests, to the Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, to collect a donation of a guitar ends in disappointment. On his arrival from New York Mr Roche had the guitar taken from him at Dublin Airport by Customs Officials. Mr Roche has expressed great disappointment at the development as the generous donation by C.F. Martin’s CEO Mr Chris Martin, was to be used by Just Forests to raise funds to develop an education program that would see all musical instruments used in Ireland being made of ‘tonewoods’ from responsibly managed forests worldwide.Bethany Home Survivors delegation to meet Education Minister Ruairi Quinn
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
Last year unmarked graves of 219 Bethany children who died between 1922-49, were discovered in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin 8, by Bethany researcher Niall Meehan, (Journalism & Media Faculty of Griffith College Dublin). The vast majority of deaths occurred after the state was supposed to be inspecting the home under the 1934 Maternity Act, designed to put a stop to high mortality in unwed mother's homes. Nearly two thirds of the deaths (132) occurred in the ten year period 1935-44, Nearly two fifths (86) occurred in the five year period 1935-39.
Tags: Bethany HomeRight to an open inquiry reinforced by Supreme Court ruling
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - Human Rights, United Kingdom
The legal obligation of the state to investigate deaths in which it may have been involved, has been reinforced by a Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday 18th May 2011.
Tags: inquestsA watershed moment for Britain, glimmer of hope for family bereft
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
The announcement that two men are, at last, to stand trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence is more than just a dramatic development in an 18-year-long murder case. It is a watershed in both race relations and criminal justice in contemporary Britain.
Tags: Stephen LawrenceRevealed: court ruling that cleared way for fresh Stephen Lawrence tria
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
Gary Dobson and David Norris were arrested and charged with the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence in September last year, but the director of public prosecutions sought and was granted an order preventing the media making any mention of the arrests or charges.
Tags: Stephen Lawrence, murderWars As Present As One's Tongue
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
A Letter From Mumia Abu-Jamal on Death Row
Listen to the audio.
Produced by Prison Radio.Tags: Mumia Abu-Jamal, death rowRepublicans in Congress to Crown Obama King
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
In what will come as a shock to the Tea Party and yet probably not rival the recent royal wedding in London for viewership, Republican Congressman Buck McKeon and Republican Senator John McCain plan to crown President Barack Obama King of America. They're not kidding, and this is no stunt.Tags: War Powers Act, ObamaAnti-War-Movement to protest Obama's wars
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
The Irish Anti War Movement is to stage a protest to oppose Obama’s wars next Sunday 22 May at 2 pm at the G.P.O. on O’Connell Street in Dublin.
The View From Afghanistan
21 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, Afghanistan
By Hakim
Asking Afghans what they think of U.S. Taliban "peace talks" produces answers one doesn't encounter in the United States. Here's a response to that question from Hakim, a.k.a. Teck Young Wee, of Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers.-DCNSTags: AfghanistanSupport Killing People or Lose Your Job
18 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
"Ban the bombers are afraid of a fight
"Peace hurts business and that ain't right
"How do I know? I read it in the Daily News"
—Tom Paxton
PBS (the P stands for "Pure" I think) is concerned that if the U.S. government stops funding the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. economy will crash: "An executive at a small defense contractor recently joked to me, 'Afghanistan is our business plan.' I asked him what he would do if the war ended. He stared at me for a moment and said, 'Well, then I hope we invade Libya.'"Tags: war60 More Days in Libya: Obama Does Bush Lawyers Proud
17 May 2011; posted by the editor - Libya, United States
By David Swanson
Now we know why Obama has gone to such outrageous lengths to keep Bush's lawyers out of prison, claiming powers of secrecy and immunity beyond Cheney's wildest dreams and pressuring foreign nations to clamp down on any outbreaks of law enforcement.Minister Presents Junior Inventor Awards
17 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, presented prizes to the winners of the Patents Office Junior Inventor Awards 2011 in the Workhouse Square, McDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny on Monday 16 May 2011.
Tags: Junior Invention AwardsPardon and Amnesty - when is there money in it?
17 May 2011; posted by the editor - South Africa, United Kingdom
by Rosalind English
When does being not guilty make you innocent? This question arose coincidentally in two rulings, just over a month of each other, from the highest courts of the UK and South Africa respectively.Tags: amnestyEnd Internment of Marion Price Now
17 May 2011; posted by the editor - Northern Ireland
éirígí general secretary Breandán MacCionnaith has said the move by the British government to revoke the release license of Belfast republican Marion Price is indicative of the perilous position many republican ex-prisoners are living under.
Tags: Marian PriceAnti-War Movement Announces Black Baloon Protest and Condemns Confiscation of Posters
15 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
The Irish Anti-war Movement is to hold a black balloon protest at the GPO in Dublin' O'Connell Street next Tuesday evening at 6.30pm, as a reminder of the thousands killed in Afghanistan and Iraq at the hands of western troops. This includes the deaths of young British troops, many of who joined the army purely to improve their economic circumstances—only to be killed or maimed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Tags: IAWM, royal visitOf Humans and Rights
15 May 2011; posted by the editor - Human Rights, International
By David Swanson
U.S. newspapers sometimes print what they call the total death count from one or more of our wars, and all the dead who are listed are Americans. They aren't all the Americans. They don't include contractors or suicides or various other categories of dead Americans. They certainly don't include those who died for lack of basic needs while we dumped half of our public treasury into wars. But they also don't include anyone from that 95% of humanity that's not from the United States. In our current wars, well over 95% of the dead, even in the short-term, are from the countries where the wars are fought. Some get labeled combatants and some civilians, but they're all left out of most body counts, and when they are counted they are counted low. Our government pretends not to count them at all, and only thanks to Wikileaks do we know otherwise, that the military has counted some of them.Tags: Arab Spring, WikileaksAfghanistan: war without end?
13 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
Obama promised no open-ended occupation – and to draw down forces from July. A 2.5% cut is hardly an encouraging start
By David Swanson
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 May 2011 19.31 BST
Afghanistan was supposed to be the campaign promise that President Barack Obama actually kept. He said he would escalate that war, and sure enough he did. Is he now going back on promises he's made as president, by proposing to withdraw 2.5% of US forces in July?Tags: AfghanistanWomen Offender One-stop Shops
13 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
I asked for the debate today because I am extremely concerned about the disconnect between the Government's stated aims and policy on alternatives to prison, to which I am very committed, and the lack of sustainable and increased funding for the network of organisations that could help the Government achieve their long-term aim.
Tags: women prisonersA genuine miscarriage of justice
13 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
We assume that the principle of innocent until proven guilty prevails across the British criminal justice system. But that is a mistake. Those whose convictions are quashed must demonstrate that a miscarriage of justice has taken place in order to be awarded official compensation. Such individuals are, in effect, required to prove their innocence.
Commission and police forces sign agreement on stop and search
13 May 2011; posted by the editor - Human Rights, United States
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has entered into a binding agreement with Thames Valley Police and Leicestershire Constabulary, regarding their disproportionate use of stop and search powers.
Tags: police searches, stop and searchThis World and the World Without War
11 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
The New York Times published an op-ed on 7 May by a professor here in Charlottesville, Va., arguing that celebrating the killing of Osama bin Laden is actually a good thing, because in so celebrating we are building solidarity with those we view as part of our exclusive group. Implicit in this argument is that we can do no better. Bonding over our common hatred of an outsider is better than no bonding at all, and therefore we should rebrand such hatred as altruism. Or so says psychology professor Jonathan Haidt.Tags: Osama bin LadenVictims' Commissioner highlights financial costs for families in aftermath of murder
11 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
Families who have lost loved ones under terrible circumstances are facing costs of £37,000 on average as they struggle to pick up the pieces, according to figures released today.
NY Times Takes on Pentagon Spending With Two Hands Tied Behind Its Back
10 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
The New York Times has posted seven super-short columns on how to cut the U.S. military. All seven seem to support cutting the military in one way or another. That's excellent, and I don't mean to complain, but . . .Tags: military budgetThe Predators: Where is Your Democracy?
10 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States, Pakistan
By Kathy Kelly
On May 4, 2011, CNN World News asked whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal under international law. Other news commentary has questioned whether it would have been both possible and advantageous to bring Osama bin Laden to trial rather than kill him.Tags: Osama bin Laden, Predator dronesDamning report on child restraint to be made public
08 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
By Jonathan Owen, The independent, Sunday, 8 May 2011
A damning report warning of the dangers of restraint techniques used on children in custody will be made public for the first time this week, after what campaigners say has been a cover-up by the Government.Tags: children, custodial restraintsOsama Bin Laden: unasked and unanswered questions
07 May 2011; posted by the editor - International
By Fazal Rahman
There have been many reports of Bin Laden's death in the past. The recent report of his alleged killing-an illegal and unethical murder, by any authentic standards, if it actually took place-and murder of some other innocent Muslims, by the US Navy SEALs, on the attacked compound in Pakistan, raises some fundamental questions that are briefly examined in this article.Tags: Osama Bin Ladenéirígí outline plans for Protest Camp and March during Windsor Visit
06 May 2011; posted by the editor - Ireland
The socialist republican party éirígí have revealed further details of their planned protests against the upcoming Elizabeth Windsor visit later this month.
Tags: Royal visitTwo young inmates found hanged at Northern Ireland offenders centre
05 May 2011; posted by the editor - Northern Ireland
Ligatures were recovered from the cells of Samuel Carson, 19, and Frances McKeown, 23, after they were discovered by staff at Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre and Prison in south Belfast yesterday (4 May 2011).
What Osama bin Laden, Troy Davis, and You Have in Common
05 May 2011; posted by the editor - International
By David Swanson
So, the United States invaded Mexico, lied about it, killed, raped, pillaged, and stole half the country for the cause of expanding slavery in our growing continental empire. Then a devastated rump Mexico was invaded by the French who wanted their debts repaid, but the Mexicans won a big battle against the French on the Fifth of May, leading Americans to buy several tons of tacos and thousands of gallons of beer every Cinco de Mayo.Tags: Troy Davis, Osama bin LadenFast Track to Despair - new report on asylum detainees
05 May 2011; posted by the editor - Human Rights, United Kingdom
Detention Action (formerly London Detainee Support Group) is launching its new name and a new report "Fast Track to Despair" on Thursday 12 May 2011 at Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre. "Fast Track to Despair" is an analysis of the Detained Fast Track process, under which asylum seekers are detained throughout the asylum process. The extreme step of detaining people for administrative convenience was justified by Home Office and the courts over a decade ago in the light of the large numbers of asylum claims, the short period of detention and the low security conditions.
Tags: asylumJury returns unlawful killing verdict at Ian Tomlinson inquest
04 May 2011; posted by the editor - United Kingdom
The jury at the inquest into the death of 47-year-old Ian Tomlinson, who died on 1 April 2009 in the context of a heavily-policed and high profile G20 demonstration, has returned a verdict of unlawful killing.
Tags: Ian Tomlinson, INQUESTOsama Bin Lynched
04 May 2011; posted by the editor - United States
By David Swanson
I'm going to give this speech tonight to a crowd of drunk young people. If I'm not back by morning, ask around if there have been any "Islamic burials."Tags: Osama bin LadenKilling Resolves Nothing
02 May 2011; posted by the editor - Libya, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan
By David Swanson
The plane I was on landed in Washington, D.C., Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had killed Osama bin Laden. This was better than winning the Super Bowl, he said. Set aside for a moment the morality of cheering for the killing of a human being—which despite the pilot's prompting nobody on the plane did. In purely Realpolitik terms, killing foreign leaders whom we've previously supported has been an ongoing disaster.Tags: Osama bin Laden
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