Antiwar… The Media Loves Wars & They Love The Media 2 Feb 201931 Jan 2023 "The first casualty when war comes, is Truth" - U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, 1917 A few days ago the Senate voted 63-23 to continue combat missions in Syria and Afghanistan.…
Activism… Bashir’s Government Forces Are Brutalizing Protesters In Sudan 13 Jan 2019 Late last month al-Bashir's government began restricting access to popular social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter which have been used by demonstrators to coordinate protest in major cities across…
Activism… UAE Court Upholds 10 Year Sentence Of Ahmed Mansoor For Criticizing The Goverment On Social Media 10 Jan 2019 Last week the State Security Court in the United Arab Emirates upheld a 10-year jail sentence of human rights activist and poet Ahmed Mansoor for criticizing the government of the…
Human Rights… 77,000 Jailed In Turkey Since The Failed Coup In 2016 9 Jan 2019 According to a report from Reuters 100 Turkish Soldiers were arrested in Turkey this week for their alleged ties to Fethullah Gulen who President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accuses of…
Antiwar… Little Sparta & Their Evil Ways 3 Jan 20193 Jan 2019 Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis once called the United Arab Emirates "Little Sparta" when he was the US CENTCOM Commander. Mattis made this statement because the Emirates had shown…
Activism… Journalist Go On Strike In Sudan As 37 Are Killed In Anti-Bashir Protest 28 Dec 2018 Reporters in Sudan have faced threats, arrest, and torture from President Omar al-Bashir's security forces as they try to cover the anti-Bashir protest happening in major cities throughout Sudan. Violence…
Antiwar… Israel Bombs Syria…Again 26 Dec 201826 Dec 2018 Israel launched airstrikes from Lebanese airspace into Syria striking Al Mezzeh Military Airport west of Damascus, Kesawa, and Jimraya were also hit by Israeli airstrikes leaving only three Syrian Soldiers…
Antiwar… War Drums Bang Loudly As Trump Threatens To Withdraw Troops in Syria 21 Dec 2018 Donald Trump abruptly announced Wednesday that the United States is pulling 2,000 troops out of Syria. Trump declared victory over ISIS in Syria and claimed that was the only reason…
Antiwar… Lawmakers Use Farm Bill Ensuring Americans Are Fed To Block Yemen War Vote 16 Dec 201816 Dec 2018 Peace Action’s Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs called it a grotesque irony when the House of Representatives led by Republicans attached a completely unrelated farm bill, to the…
Human Rights… The Israeli Lobby Exposed 3 Dec 201813 Dec 2018 A recent four-part documentary produced by Al Jeezra and published by the Electronic Intifada has revealed a network organized and funded by the Israeli Government within the United States targeting…
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