https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmolNG0fnMA&feature=em-uploademail
An update on Bahri, ports, and war…
Bahri ships transport armaments and military vehicles from the United States, Canada, and Europe towards the Middle East, mainly for Saudi Arabia and UAE armies. It’s a well-known story that has been featured by newspapers and TV channels as well. Between May and June, Bahri’s shipments were blocked and/or protested against in Le Havre, Genoa, and Marseille, while on other occasions port workers blocked military vehicles from being loaded on board. As far as we know, since then, Bahri ships … Continue reading →
2020/04/10 – 05/09 around the globe
GDAMS 2020
GDAMS 2020: From the 10th of April to the 9th of May around the globe
GDAMS 2020 will mark some extraordinary events and anniversaries, including: Continue reading →
Why We Need Decolonization in 2020
https://worldbeyondwar.org/why-we-need-decolonization-in-2020/
Continue reading →Overthrowing other people’s governments: The Master List
By William Blum
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
https://williamblum.org/essays/read/overthrowing-other-peoples-governments-the-master-list
Military tracks and contains local resistance to contamination
The U.S. military is poisoning most of Europe. Your crops and fish – and your bodies are full of American carcinogens – and it’s getting worse. The article here shows how the U.S. military propaganda machine works. First they’re silent, then they lie to you, and then they’re silent and the issue goes away. If the issue doesn’t go away right quickly, they’ll gather several of you, make it seem official, lie to you, and then the issue goes away. … Continue reading →
Eastward Mobilization Test (III)
Major US Defender Europe 20 Maneuver: First Troop Transfers begin today through Germany
ERLIN/WASHINGTON (Own report) – Contrary to all previous announcements, the major US Defender Europe 20 maneuver – aimed at Russia – begins already today, Thursday, with US Army troop transfers crossing straight through Germany.
Testmobilmachung gen Osten (III)
US-Großmanöver Defender Europe 20: Erste Truppenverlegungen durch Deutschland beginnen heute
https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/news/detail/8164/
IMI-Analyse: Marineeinsatz an der Straße von Hormus beschlossen
IMI-Analyse: Marineeinsatz an der Straße von Hormus beschlossen
IMI-Analyse 2020/03 – in: Telepolis, 21.1.2020
Neue Ufer Europäische Marinemission am Persischen Golf beschlossen
Im Windschatten der Libyen-Konferenz und der Debatte um einen möglichen dortigen Militäreinsatz ging die am Montag erfolgte Ankündigung einer europäischen Marinemission diverser europäischer Staaten am Persischen Golf ein wenig unter. Nach monatelangen Zuspitzungen gipfelten die westlichen Konflikte mit dem Iran im Sommer 2019 vorläufig mit der unter reichlich zweifelhaften Umständen erfolgten Festsetzung des iranischen Tankers „Grace 1“ durch Gibraltar (im britischen, also US-amerikanischen Auftrag).
http://www.imi-online.de/2020/01/22/neue-ufer/
Jürgen Wagner (22. Januar 2020)
The Survey Monkey and the Dog and Pony Show
by Pat Elder
The U.S. military uses Restoration Advisory Boards to track and contain community resistance to deadly contamination while the Trump Administration claims “sovereign immunity” from prosecution in federal courts. This article provides further evidence of the Pentagon’s sophisticated psychological operations. https://worldbeyondwar.org/the-survey-monkey-and-the-dog-and-pony-show/
Information, lists, video and 3D visualization about US Military Bases worldwide
World Beyond War’s No Bases Campaign
https://worldbeyondwar.org/bases/ including: List of U.S. Bases Abroad, Mapping Where the Foreign Bases Are
Click on the planet for a 3D Visualization of US Military Bases: you will directed to http://waliberals.org/bases/ and http://waliberals.org/interactive-visualization-of-u-s-military-bases-javascript-version/2020/01/19/ It is also here availiable: http://progressivememes.org/bases/index.html Continue reading →
Trump: NATO should be expanded and we should include the Middle East NATO-ME
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 10, 2020
President Donald Trump now wants to rebrand NATO and possibly expand its purview to the Middle East. And he knows just what to call it. “’NATO’ right? And then you have ‘M.E.’ — Middle East. You’ll call it ‘NATO-ME,’” Trump said Thursday, adding: “What a beautiful name.” Continue reading →
Women say no to NATO – 2 T-Shirts are missing!
The 2 T-Shirts (women sign) and (blank) in the middle are missing.
I ask all women reading these lines, please try to find the 2 missing T-Shirts.
Please send them back!!!
We need them for counter actions
against the “NATO security conference“
Please send them back to CND (Kate Hudson), 162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ
‘No to War – No to Nato’ support the call for a ‘Global Day of Action’ against a war with Iran on Saturday, January 25th, 2020
The Middle East is on the verge of a new disastrous conflict. 17 years after the invasion of Iraq, the US seems to be heading for a war with Iran. The extrajudicial execution of Qasem Soleimani with drone rockets, whatever his crimes have been, is a provocative act of war and a violation of international law. US President Trump is undermining the international legal framework on a regular basis. We can not tolerate that laws of the jungle and the logic of war will rule the world.
War will further destabilize the Middle East and threaten stability in the world. Ordinary citizens will be the victims. War is only benefiting the war industry and militarism.
We say stop! We don’t want a war with Iran. Not in our name!
The international network ‘No to War – No to Nato’ encourages peace organizations and other social movements to take the streets in a worldwide movement with a strong anti-war message. It supports the call issued by our friends of the US peace movement for a “Global Day of Action” against a war with Iran on Saturday, January 25th.
CODEPINK asks: please list the upcoming events here so we can keep track. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckXL0YkNVWGSLsASxtFkY6P1Wvnv9mWfeJmWAxEtT4UP6DVA/viewform
With an information on it will be published here: www.no-to-nato.org/calender-of-peace-activities/
2020/03/26-08/09 Büchel Germany
20 Weeks against 20 Nuclear Bombs
Because of “Corona” our actions are currently very limited!
Twenty weeks for twenty bombs – starting again on March 26*, 2020 until August 9th. https://buechel-atombombenfrei.jimdo.com/international/
Wegen “Corona” sind unsere Aktionen momentan stark eingeschränkt!
https://buechel-atombombenfrei.jimdofree.com/
Army’s 2nd Cavalry gearing up for deployment to Poland
By IMMANUEL JOHNSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 8, 2020
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The 2nd Cavalry Regiment will take over NATO’s mission in northeastern Poland this month, in support of the alliance’s effort aimed at deterring Russian aggression.
The Vilseck, Germany-based unit will send one infantry squadron with elements from regimental engineering and support squadrons, 2nd Cavalry spokeswoman Capt. Ellen Brabo said.
https://www.stripes.com/army-s-2nd-cavalry-gearing-up-for-deployment-to-poland-1.613921
2020/01/11 London, UK
No War on Iran – Demonstration
No War on Iran – Demonstration | Sat 11 Jan | Assemble 12pm – Outside the BBC, Portland Place | March to Trafalgar Square Facebook Event »
Organised by: Stop the War Coalition & CND
**NO WAR ON IRAN – NO WAR ON IRAQ – TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ**
2020/01/09 over 100 cities in the USA
people will be taking to the streets to say PEACE
Even though Trump is not striking back militarily, we are still on the brink and we must MOBILIZE QUICKLY to stop this war.
Tomorrow, on January 9, in over 100 cities across the U.S., people will be taking to the streets to say PEACE WITH IRAN!
No to War – IPB Statement on the U.S. Assassination of General Soleimani EN
The illegal assassination of Iranian General Soleimani was an act of war by the United States that must not be tolerated. Whatever the crimes of Soleimani have been, the United States has no legal or moral right to take such unilateral action or for the recent bombings of five Iranian related facilities in Iraq and Syria. Iraq, Syria and Iran are sovereign nations and these U.S. attacks have been gross violations of international law, which prohibits such aggression. They have … Continue reading →
2020/01/11 Amterdam NL
Rally ‘GEEN OORLOG MET IRAN’ (NO WAR WITH IRAN)
What: Rally ‘GEEN OORLOG MET IRAN’ (NO WAR WITH IRAN)
Where: Spui – Amsterdam
When: January 11, 14:00 – 15.00
Spekers: Among others @SadetKarabulut (MP Socialist Party – SP), @femkeroosma (Green-Left Amsterdam Councillor – GroenLinks), Amsterdams Vredesinitiatief (Amsterdam Peace Initiative), Stop Wapenhandel @CTWnl (Stop Arms Trade)
2020/01/25 worldwide
No War With Iran!
More information, list of events in USA and Canada and the possibility to endorse are here: https://www.codepink.org/global_peace_activist_kit
Defender Europe 20 | Preparing for War from German Soil
by Pat Elder, December 26, 2019
Red – Seaports receiving American supplies: Antwerp, Belgium; Vlissingen, Netherlands; Bremerhaven, Germany; and Paldiski, Estonia.
Green X – Convoy Support centers in Garlstedt, Burg, and Oberlausitz
Blue – Parachute exercises: Headquarters: Ramstein, Germany; drops in Georgia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
Black – Command Post Grafenwoehr, Germany
Blue Line – River Crossing – 11,000 troops Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland
Yellow X – Joint Support and Enabling Command, (JSEC), Ulm
Read only the information about: Defender 2020.pdf Read the full document: Defender 2020.pdf
The German version will be found here: https://cooptv.wordpress.com/2020/01/08/grossmanoever-defender-europe-20/
Call for protests against the Munich Security Conference on 15 February 2020
Call for protests against the Munich Security Conference on 15 February 2020 International Support is welcome https://www.sicherheitskonferenz.de/en/Call-Protests-Against-SIKO-2020 Everything must change! No to war and destruction of the environment! The Munich Security Conference (‟Siko”) will be held from February 14th to 16th. Heads of state and government will be meeting with representatives of big business and the arms industry, with the military, intelligence agencies, and politicians. When they speak about ‛security’, it is not about ‟peaceful solution to conflicts”, as the … Continue reading →
No to the NATO war-manoeuvre Defender 2020
The first action conference against the planned NATO war-manoeuvre Defender 2020 took place in Leipzig (Germany) 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 … Continue reading →
Testing the Mobilization against the East (I)
an interesting article on www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Own report) – In the spring of 2020, the NATO power block will hold a war game to test its mobilization against the East, according to a letter from the German Ministry of Defense. With the “Defender 2020” military exercise, the USA and its European allies will be testing the military infrastructure, command structures and supply routes it has been building up over the past few years in Eastern Europe.
Response of the Federal Government to the routes of the troop transfer for Defender 2020
Enclosed you will find the answer of the Federal Government to the routes of the troop transfer within the war maneuver Defender 2020, which Alexander Neu received and made available to us. Here a translation with the support of deepl.com: Question To the knowledge of the Federal Government, which deployments of NATO forces are to be carried out in the context of the preparations for the NATO manoeuvre “Defender 2020” planned by or from Germany and how did the “Bundeswehr” … Continue reading →
U.S. Military Propaganda & Contamination
Here’s my latest piece on US military propaganda and contamination. There are lessons here for folks fighting militarism. The United States military is lying to the world about contamination caused by carcinogens routinely used in firefighting exercises on bases. They’re fabricating stories to escape liability for poisoning millions. They’re pretending to conduct science when the science already exists. Meanwhile, the Naval Research Lab in Washington operates a “testing lab” on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay 35 miles to the … Continue reading →
Dark Waters
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
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 →
Zombie NATO Is Obsolete; Militarists Try To Revive It Through Expanded Targets
https://popularresistance.org/zombie-nato-is-obsolete-time-to-end-it/
Continue reading →DEFENDER-Europe 20 Fact Sheet of the US Army
If you are interessed in official information abour Defender 2020, here the link to the website of the US Army Europe. https://www.eur.army.mil/DefenderEurope/
Here you can find the DEFENDER-Europe 20 Fact Sheet https://www.eur.army.mil/Portals/19/documents/DEFENDEREurope/DEFENDEREurope20Factsheet200224.pdf
Mouvement de la Paix / The Peace Movement (France)
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 →
Dead dogs, PFAS, and NATO bases
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
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/
2020/02/15 Munich, Germany
Protests against the Munich Security Conf
Everything must change!
No to war and destruction of the environment!
¡Todo debe cambiar!
¡No a la guerra y a la destrucción del medio ambiente!
Saturday, 15 February 2020 in Munich at 1 p.m. at the Stachus / Karlsplatz Continue reading →
Women Say No To NATO
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
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/
Overview member countries in European organisations
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
Continue reading →ICC members (elected and adapted for the counter actions on NATO summits)
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 →
NATO is the main Threat of War
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
https://worldbeyondwar.org/toxic-fire-fighting-foams-seeking-solutions-that-already-exist/
Talk Nation Radio: David Gibbs: Get Rid of NATO
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
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).
You wanna close bases? You wanna shut down NATO?
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
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/
