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Dark Waters

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Dark Waters is the most important American film in a decade, although it squanders an opportunity to fully portray PFAS contamination as the nationwide human health epidemic it has become. The film leaves out half of the story – and that involves the military. In any case, please see it and consider  PFAS contamination and associated cancer clusters in your work to shut down US bases. https://worldbeyondwar.org/dark-waters-tells-half-the-story-of-pfas-contamination/?fbclid=IwAR0pFj-eqURqQIYILGEV4Hujq13xm-OWXzQgkfmmxP4Fs2zJ7a4YPfaPx5w

Peace, Pat Elder www.militarypoisons.org www.civilianexposure.org www.worldbeyondwar.org

 

US agrees to immediately return 4 military bases to S. Korea

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US agrees to immediately return 4 military bases to S. Korea http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/920639.html The deliberations about who should be responsible for dealing with the contamination aren’t going smoothly. To date, there are no examples of the US taking responsibility for contamination and covering the cost of decontamination at military bases it has handed over in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. While the US acknowledges that the four bases are polluted, it reportedly denies that the contamination poses a “known, … Continue reading →

NATO Summit and 2020 planned Aggression

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By Peter Koenig, December 12, 2019

https://www.globalresearch.ca/nato-summit-2020-planned-aggression/5697496  

” […] President Macron has undoubtedly succeeded in getting himself talked about before the summit and he has obtained that is indicated in the joint statement the opening of a group of “prospective reflection” on the strategy of the Atlantic Alliance; in fact, France will remain in NATO an unconditional ally of the strategies decided in Washington.

The pacifist counter-summit decided to intensify its actions in 2020 to denounce NATO as a factor of war and insecurity and to demand its dissolution, in favor of a security alternative that includes all the countries of the continent. European. The Defender 2020 maneuvers will be the occasion for the mobilization of public opinion against NATO, an instrument of war in the service of North American hegemony, in favor of a Europe of peace in a safer world.”

2020/04/26 Büchel, Germany
Menschen-Kettenreaktion: Atombomben weg – Verbotsvertrag her!

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Die Menschenkette in Büchel wird VERSCHOBEN auf 2021

(verschoben) Menschen-Kettenreaktion: Atombomben weg – Verbotsvertrag her!

Wir planen [für 26. April 2020] eine kleinere Kundgebung, sowie Videoübertragung voraussichtlich in Büchel und Aachen und hoffen auf eure weitere Beteiligung. Wir werden Euch über unsere weiteren Entwicklungen auf dem Laufenden halten. Continue reading →

Mouvement de la Paix / The Peace Movement (France)

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Mouvement de la Paix / The Peace Movement (France) Communique 2019.12.11 Contrary to the media preparation cleverly orchestrated by President Macron, the NATO summit held in London on December 5 and 6, 2019 has not led to a questioning of this military alliance dating back to the Cold War. , on the contrary. After celebrating 70 years of NATO at Buckingham Palace, the Heads of State and Government unanimously adopted a final declaration stating that “terrorism in all its forms … Continue reading →

Protestwoche 2020: mit viel Schwung gegen Drohnen, Krieg und den größten Klimakiller

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Am15.12.2019 fand in Frankfurt a.M. die Aktionskonferenz der Kampagne „Stopp Air Base Ramstein“ zur Vorbereitung der Protestaktionen 2020 statt.

Mit mehr als 90 Teilnehmer*innen war diese wieder gut besucht. Sie konnten eine erfolgreiche Bilanz der Proteste 2019 ziehen. Mit 5000 Teilnehmer*innen bei der zentralen Demonstration und einem Friedenscamp mit annähernd 800 Friedensaktivist*innen war es eine beeindruckende Protestaktion der Friedensbewegung gegen Drohnen und Krieg.

https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/proteswoche-2020-mit-viel-schwung-gegen-drohnen-krieg-und-den-groessten-klimakiller/

 

Dead dogs, PFAS, and NATO bases

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Here’s a follow up report from NBC News on PFAS that ran on U.S. nationwide TV last night and this morning.  I featured in their first report.  I told them about all of the dead dogs reported by people who live in communities near US military bases as a testament to the heavily contaminated surface water and suggested they go find that story.  You know how dogs drink from puddles?  I’m happy it came out in this report.  I think … Continue reading →

2020/03/28-29 Larnaca, Cyprus
POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2020

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The World Peace Council and the Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases are jointly organizing a 2-day international conference titled “Confronting Imperialism’s War Machine — The Global Struggle for Peace, Social Justice, National Sovereignty and the Environment,” on March 28-29, 2020, in Larnaca, Cyprus. The Conference is hosted by Cyprus Peace Council. https://antiimperialistconferencecyprus.org/

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Women Say No To NATO

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Action in London on the ve of December 3rd, 2019, near Buckingham Palast.

Unfortunatly at the end of  the demonstration I did not get back all 14 T-Shirts, the T-Shirts with the Number 6 and 7 are missing, please send them back to CND, 162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ. We need them for our next action the demonstration against the Munich Security Conference Februar 16th, 2020.

No to NATO Activities in London

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by Kate Hudson, CND Secretary General and member of the ICC of “No to war – no to NATO”

Hundreds of peace activists from across Europe gathered in central London on 30th November to challenge the NATO war machine and discuss alternatives to current policies which are taking the world closer to war. ‘The New World Disorder’ was the counter-summit organised by the No to War – No to NATO network, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Stop the War Coalition. In a packed hall draped with banners from our movement, participants welcomed the veteran writer and broadcaster Tariq Ali, well-known for his pivotal role in the campaign against the Vietnam War. He was joined in the opening plenary by Ludo de Brabander from Vrede vzw in Belgium, Lindsey German from the Stop the War Coalition, UK, and Kristine Karch from the No to War – No to NATO network in Germany. Arielle Denis, the French IPB and anti-nuclear activist, well-known to many in the audience, was in the chair for the session.

http://www.ipb.org/activities/2019-activities/no-to-nato-activities-in-london/

 

2020/03/13-15 worldwide
Internationale Aktions­tage ge­gen Sank­tionen & Wirt­schaftskrieg

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Aufruf zu Internationalen Aktionstagen gegen Sanktionen und Wirtschaftskrieg: 13. bis 15. März 2020 Sanktionen Töten! Sanktionen sind Krieg! Sanktionen sind unverzüglich zu beenden Sanktionen werden von den Vereinigten Staaten und ihren Juniorpartnern gegen Länder verhängt, die sich ihrer Agenda widersetzen. Sie sind eine Waffe des Wirtschaftskriegs, die zu chronischem Mangel an lebensnotwendigen Gütern, zu wirtschaftlicher Zerrüttung und chaotischer Hyperinflation, zu künstlichen Hungersnöten, Krankheiten und Armut führt. In jedem Land leiden die Ärmsten und Schwächsten ‒ Säuglinge, Kinder, chronisch Kranke und … Continue reading →

Overview member countries in European organisations

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Thanks to the Collectif Français Non à l‘Otan for preparing this overview. STATE MEMBERSHIPS EU : European Union  (28 countries)      NATO : North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (30 countries) PESCO : Permanent Structured Cooperation (EU) (25 countries)   EAD : European Defence Agency (EU) (27 countries)    EI2 : European Intervention Initiative (14 countries)   OSCE : Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (57 countries) Download the overview: State memberships EU NATO.pdf

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Widerstand gegen NATO-Manöver DEFENDER 20 formiert sich

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Im April und Mai 2020 plant die NATO eines der größten Manöver von Landstreitkräften in Europa seit Ende des Kalten Krieges. Mit insgesamt 37000 Soldatinnen und Soldaten aus 16 NATO-Staaten sowie aus Finnland und Georgien wird eine neue Dimension umweltschädigender militärischer Aktivitäten erreicht. Bis zu 20000 US-GIs mit entsprechendem schwerem Gerät werden über den Atlantik und anschließend quer durch Europa an die russische Grenze transportiert. Ziel des Manövers ist neben der Zurschaustellung militärischer Überlegenheit die Demonstration einer blitzschnellen Verlegung kampfstarker … Continue reading →

ICC members (elected and adapted for the counter actions on NATO summits)

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The following members were elected to the ICC (International Coordinating Committee) on December 1st at our Annual Meeting 2019 in London, UK. Medea Benjamin (USA) CODEPINK Reiner Braun (Germany) International Peace Bureau (IPB) Ludo De Brabander (Belgium) vrede vzw Arielle Denis (France) International Peace Bureau (IPB) Pat Elder (USA) Civilian ExposureWorld Beyond War Yves-Jean Gallas (France) Collectif Français Non à l‘Otan Joseph Gerson (USA) Campaign for Disarmament & Common Security (CPDCS) Claudia Heydt (Germany) European Left Kate Hudson (UK) Campaign … Continue reading →

Die große Frie­dens­rad­fahrt Paris­–­Mos­kau­–­Hi­ro­shi­ma­/­Na­ga­sa­ki star­tet am 7. Mai 2020 in Paris

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Pressemitteilung Die große Friedensradfahrt Paris – Moskau – Hiroshima/Nagasaki startet am 7. Mai 2020 in Paris 75 Jahre nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg: Nie wieder Krieg, nie wieder Faschismus – Frieden schaffen ohne Waffen Die Idee der Friedensradfahrt hat eine lange Geschichte. Sie lehnt sich an die über 40-jährige Tradition der Friedensfahrt (Prag – Warschau- Berlin) an, jedoch sind die Teilnehmer keine Leistungssportler. Seit 2006 haben hunderte Menschen aus 15 Nationen mit „Bike for Peace and New Energies“ den Sport als … Continue reading →

Nein zum NATO Kriegsmanöver Defender 2020

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Am 24.11 fand in Leipzig die erste Aktionskonferenz gegen das geplante NATO Kriegsmanöver Defender 2020 statt. Mit 100 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern, vorwiegend aus dem Osten der Republik, war der Saal in der Saal in der St. Trinitatis Kirche überfüllt, Mitwirkende mussten auf dem Flur und auf dem Fußboden sitzen. Eingeladen hatten Personen aus der DFG-VK Ost, attac Leipzig und Halle, Aufstehen Leipzig, der Naturwissenschaftler Friedensinitiative und der BI Offene Heide. Anwesend waren Friedensaktivistinnen und Friedensaktivisten aus fast allen Regionen, Städten … Continue reading →

NATO is the main Threat of War

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Press Release: NATO is the main Threat of War   3/12/2019 As the 29 members of the NATO military alliance meet in London this week, we are informed of growing tensions between US president Donald Trump, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel on the best strategy for defending Europe, against those aggressors who threaten us. However, a more important NATO Counter Summit was held last weekend in London organised by a broad range of anti-war and human … Continue reading →

Aufrüstung trotz Streit

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NATO erhöht Einsatzbereitschaft und nimmt China ins Visier

BERLIN/BRÜSSEL (Eigener Bericht) – Ungeachtet heftiger innerer Auseinandersetzungen erhöht die NATO ihre Einsatzbereitschaft, steht vor ihrer nächsten Erweiterung und nimmt China als neue “Herausforderung” ins Visier. Das sind zentrale Ergebnisse des gestern zu Ende gegangenen Jubiläumstreffens des Kriegsbündnisses, zu dem dessen Staats- und Regierungschefs in London zusammengekommen waren.

https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/8127/

Talk Nation Radio: David Gibbs: Get Rid of NATO

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Talk Nation Radio: David Gibbs: Get Rid of NATO, interview by David Swanson http://davidswanson.org/talk-nation-radio-david-gibbs-get-rid-of-nato/ https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-david-gibbs-get-rid-of-nato David Gibbs is a Professor of History at the University of Arizona and has published widely on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and NATO. His publications have appeared in both academic and popular venues, such as the London Guardian, Los Angeles Times, and Le Monde Diplomatique. He also recently debated the topic of humanitarian intervention at the Oxford Union Society … Continue reading →

Pacifisti oggi a Buckingham Palace | Pacifists today at Buckingham Palace (03.12.2019)

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Pubblicato il 3 dic 2019 di Gregorio Piccin 

70° della Nato. A Londra va in scena anche il controvertice. Tariq Alì: con Corbyn vince la pace.

Lo scorso sabato si è tenuto il contro-vertice “New world (dis)Order” presso la chiesa battista di Bloomsbury solidale con i contenuti pacifisti della giornata. L’evento organizzato dal coordinamento europeo “No to War-No to Nato” col sostegno della Sinistra europea è stato la prima risposta della Londra antimilitarista al vertice Nato ospitato dal governo di Boris Johnson.

http://www.rifondazione.it/primapagina/?p=40265

The article in https://ilmanifesto.it/search/Pacifisti+oggi+a+Buckingham+Palace is behind a pay-wall, at least a registration-wall.

 

The Guardian: President Macron is right: it’s time Nato came to an end

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Nato now provides the US with a captive market for its weaponry, writes Anthony Matthew, while Rae Street* highlights its nuclear ambitions

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/president-macron-is-right-its-time-nato-came-to-an-end

*Rae Street is part of the no to NATO network and attended the international Counter summit the New World Disorder held in London last Saturday.

Here is her letter published in the UK Guardian on Thursday, 5th December (see link above).

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Das US-Militär verschmutzt die Umwelt stärker als 140 Länder

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Das US-Militär verschmutzt die Umwelt stärker als 140 Länder Amerikanische Kampfjets, Transporter und Kriegsschiffe brauchen Unmengen Treibstoff – und verursachen damit gleich viel CO2 wie die ganze Schweiz. Mittwoch 26. Juni 2019 20:32 von Yannick Wiget, Dino Caracciolo   https://www.bazonline.ch/wissen/natur/das-usmilitaer-verschmutzt-die-umwelt-staerker-als-140-laender/story/23828059

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You wanna close bases? You wanna shut down NATO?  

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There are lessons in the article below that address a loss of human dignity and honor at the hands of an oppressive, ruthless American empire that is poisoning people around the world. The similarities between Germany and Japan are striking 74 years after 1945. People will rise up when they learn they’re being poisoned. The US Military is Poisoning Okinawa https://worldbeyondwar.org/the-us-military-is-poisoning-okinawa/ Pat Elder Addendum Devil’s Been Busy Travelling Wilburys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdMXNbjHYh8   Tom Petty: While you’re strolling down the fairway Showing … Continue reading →

What’s in your water? Dems cave on military contamination

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Another piece from me.. And more lessons for my European comrades in this revolutionary struggle. This one does the work the New York Times and the Washington Post weren’t interested in covering. It documents how the Democrats are a war and poison party and shows that the Dems are every bit as despicable as the Republicans.

What’s in your water? by Pat Elder

Democrats Back Down From Battle With Defense Department Over PFAS

https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-back-down-from-battle-with-defense-department-over-pfas/

 

2020/03/13-15 worldwide
International Days of Action Against Sanctions& Economic War

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Call for International Days of Action Against | Sanctions& Economic War: March 13 – 15, 2020 | Sanctions Kill! Sanctions are War! End Sanctions Now!

Sanctions are imposed by the United States and its junior partners against countries that resist their agendas.  They are a weapon of Economic War, resulting in chronic shortages of basic necessities, economic dislocation, chaotic hyperinflation, artificial famines, disease, and poverty.  In every country, the poorest and the weakest – infants, children, the chronically ill and the elderly – suffer the worst impact of sanctions. https://sanctionskill.org/impact

Effects of the Turkish invasion of North and East Syria on women and children

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Kongra Star Statistics and Research Committee &
QamishloKongra Star Diplomacy’s Women Defend Rojava campaign

Effects of the Turkish invasion of North and East Syria on women and children

kongreya_brochure_26.11.2019.pdf

Original: https://womendefendrojava.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kongreya_brochure_26.11.pdf

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https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/newsletter-bitte-um-unterstuetzung-aktionskonferenz-prozess-wegen-aufrufens-zum-whistleblowing/

 

2019/11/28 Berlin, Germany
Droht ein weiterer Krieg  im Nahen Osten?

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Droht ein weiterer Krieg  im Nahen Osten? Die Gefahr eines Irankrieges  und die Folgen der Sanktionen Donnerstag, 28. 11. 2019, 19.00 Uhr Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Unter den Linden 6,  Hörsaal 2094, 10117 Berlin  Podiumsdiskussion mit Dr. Azadeh Zamirirad (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik): Die Gefahr einer militärischen Eskalation am Persischen Golf  Gerhard Baisch (IALANA):  Atomdeal mit dem Iran: Völkerrecht und Sanktionen Omid Rezaee (iranischer Journalist): Humanitäre Folgen von Sanktionen Sharon Dolev  (Israeli Disarmament Movement): Atomwaffenfreie Zone im Nahen und Mittleren Osten  Moderation: … Continue reading →

2019/12/01 London, UK
Annual Meeting Network “No to war – no to NATO”

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2019 December 1st in London 10am  – 1pm community centre in Bloomsbury Chadswell Centre, Harrison St, London WC1H 8JF As agenda we propose: Opening by Kristine Karch and Lucas Wirl, co-chairs of No to war – no to NATO Greetings and information about the UK election by Chris Nineham, Stop the war coalition, UK Last years activity report of the last year, including counter actions in Washington and London Activities of the network in 2020/2021 Elections of the ICC (international … Continue reading →

2019/12/03 Madrid
Acto del FAI en Madrid contra la OTAN

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Dentro de su campaña “70 años de guerra. OTAN no, bases fuera”, el Frente Antiimperialista Internacionalista convoca charla-debate sobre la actualidad de la OTAN, el martes 3 de diciembre, a las 19 horas, en el Teatro del Barrio de Madrid (c/ Zurita 20, <M> Lavapiés).

Convocatoria, en archivo anexo. Pueden encontrar más información en nuestro sitio web: https://wp.me/p6X47X-1DE

Agradeceremos difusión. Cordiales saludos,

– Frente Antiimperialista Internacionalista –

Sigue nuestras actividades en nuestro sitio Web:

https://frenteantiimperialista.org/

Documenting European arms in the Saudi-led war in Yemen

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Vredesactie has today launched the report “War in Yemen, Made inEurope”.
The report tries to document as many companies as possible involved in
arming the Saudi-led coalition. You can find the report here:
https://yemen.armstradewatch.eu/

Don’t hesitate to share us on twitter:
https://twitter.com/Vredesactie/status/1184710633167699969

Please contact me if you have any questions or remarks.

Kind regards Bram

Documents of the French collective on NATO (in French)

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Dear Friends of  “NO TO WAR, NO TO NATO”, three documents of the French collective NO TO NATO (in french!) for your information: – activity report below – updated flyer of the french collective on NATO (attached file) – a very intesting 60 pages booklet about France and NATO, by Hervé Hannoun and Peter Dittus , former economists in the Bank for International Settlements. Title: Stop-OTAN Brief summary: (Amazon.10 février 2019): NATO has developed from a defensive organisation to a … Continue reading →

2019/11/24 Leipzig, Germany
Aktionsberatung (Ost) gegen das NATO-Manöver „Defender 2020“

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Einladung zur Aktionsberatung gegen das NATO-Manöver „Defender 2020“ Liebe Friedensfreundinnen und -freunde, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, im April/ Mai 2020 veranstalten neunzehn NATO-Mitgliedsländer die Militärübung “Defender 2020”, abgekürzt: DEF 20. Die Führung dieses Manövers übernehmen die USA, die dazu insgesamt 37.000 SoldatInnen abstellen wollen. Davon sind 17.000 bereits in Europa stationiert. Der Rest wird zusammen mit Panzern und Gerät aus Nordamerika eingeflogen und -geschifft. Mit 20.000 zusätzlichen SoldatInnen werden für eine einzelne Militärübung mehr US-amerikanische Truppen über den Atlantik gebracht … Continue reading →