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No to the NATO war-manoeuvre Defender 2020

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The first action conference against the planned NATO war-manoeuvre Defender 2020 took place in Leipzig on November 24th. With 100 participants, mostly from the East Germany, the hall in the St. Trinitatis church was overcrowded, participants had to sit in the hallway and on the floor. Invited were people from the DFG-VK Ost, attac Leipzig and Halle, Aufstehen Leipzig, der Naturwissenschaftler Friedensinitiative and the BI Offene Heide. Present were peace activists from almost all regions, towns and villages of Eastern … 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 →

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 →

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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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 To add your endorsement and help spread the word, please click https://sanctionskill.org 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 … Continue reading →

2020/02/21-23 New York, USA
UNAC’s national conference

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UNAC’s national conference 2020 will be held in New York City at the People’s Forum  February 21, 22, 23

“Rise Against Militarism, Racism and the Climate Crisis – Building Power Together”

To register, get an ad in the conference Journal or information on other logistics, please go https://www.unacconference2020.org/.

Also join and share the conference facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/1031747913836142/

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 →

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 →

Deadly for the Environment and Climate: United States Military and War Policy

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Why do weapon systems threaten people and the environment at the same time? by Reiner Braun A 2012 report from the US Congress found that the US Military is the largest single consumer of petroleum products in the USA and thus worldwide. According to recent report by researcher Neta C. Crawford, the Pentagon requires 350,000 barrels of oil per day. For better context of the extremity of this, the Pentagon’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 were 69 million more than … Continue reading →

SAY NO TO THE WAR AND INVASION OF ROJAVA!

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A statement by: SAY NO TO THE WAR AND INVASION OF ROJAVA! Solidarity with the People of Turkey (SPOT) calls for an immediate end to the invasion of Northern Syria (Rojava) by the Turkish government. Turkey and all other foreign forces in the region must immediately withdraw from the region. After a phone call between Donald Trump and Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, the American president announced that the US military would withdraw from the region. Turkey has … Continue reading →

No to War and Military Bases – first thoughts afterwards

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2019/06/23-30 Ramstein Germany Action week in Ramstein and Kaiserslautern against the Air Base 2019/06/28 Kaisers­lautern Germany 3rd international conference “No Military Bases and Wars” No to War and Military Bases – first thoughts afterwards by Reiner Braun For many it was the threat of a war with Iran and the stationing of new nuclear weapons that led thousands of people to the streets to protest against the US Air Base in Ramstein on June 29th2019. The more than 5,000 participants … Continue reading →

We mourn the death of Cynthia Cockburn

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Cynthia Cockburn was a British academic, feminist, and peace activist. She was a researcher, writer, and photographer who has contributed to the study of masculinity, labor processes, and trade unionism, and more recently of gender, war and peace-making. She was an active anti-militarist and has long been involved in a number of peace and anti-war organizations. Cynthia was involved in the European Forum of Socialist Feminists and Women Against Fundamentalism and has long been active in the international network and London local group of Women in Black against War. From the beginning she supported the women against NATO network and produced the pink T-Shirts “Say no to NATO” which was handed over to the No to war – no to NATO network. In remembering of here we will use them in our fight against NATO.

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