Putting an end to militarism
Statement from the Triennial Conference of the International Peace Bureau September 13-15 Stockholm , Sweden “The World is Over-armed and Peace is Under-funded” – Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
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Video: Interview with Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) and Ian Chamberlain (Stop The War Coalition UK) http://vimeo.com/74025823
Continue reading →Anti-War meeting in Dublin: Syria Crisis
Here are the links to videos of our Anti-War meeting in Dublin last Saturday. Please circulate to your lists. https://vimeo.com/74110794?utm_source=email&utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&utm_campaign=7701&email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfDZmM2E3NmUzMDMyMDFiZjE5NzQ3MDBiNTZiZjk1ZjEzOTQ1fDE2ODgyNTEzfDEzNzg3NjA5MTY=
Continue reading →Newsletter 1914 – 2014 We stand to archieve
The network “No to War – No to NATO” launched a newsletter “1914 – 2014 We stand firm to archieve Peace without Weapons” Newsletter_1914-2014_eng_web.pdf
Continue reading →LA SUCIA TRAMA DEL COMPLOT CONTRA SIRIA
Les comparto mi columna Memorando, en Excélsior: Washington prepara el ataque. Ya el gobierno de Barack Obama ha declarado que la disposición de Siria a facilitar la inspección de las Naciones Unidas en el más reciente caso de las denuncias acerca del empleo de armas químicas, es tardía. Todo parece indicar que se llevará a cabo una agresión criminal por el aire, como la desatada contra la extinta Yugoslavia en 1999, de la que fui testigo, como corresponsal de guerra. … Continue reading →
Revoke Obama’s Peace Prize If He Attacks Syria
Russian Information Agency Novosti August 30, 2013 Obama Should Lose Nobel Prize If US Strikes Syria – Pushkov thanks Agneta for that post
Continue reading →Belgium and the bomb
Maybe you’ll find this interesting for reading. It’s a long interview with Luc Barbé on the history of the nuclear bomb and the specific and very significant role Belgium has played in it. http://www.vrede.be/english/69-news/1347-belgium-and-the-bomb Luc Barbé wrote a very interesting book about it www.lucbarbe.be/nl/boeken/belgië-en-de-bom , unfortunately only available in French and Dutch. Feel free to distribute this article to other interested people. Kind regards Pieter Teirlinck
Continue reading →The High North and International Security
Report from the GN’s 2013 Space Conference: The High North and International Security June 27-29, 2013, Kiruna, Sweden See also the conference website: www.highnorthconference.com Thanks to Ursula Gelis for photographs Here are some observations taken from Bruce Gagnon’s conference notes and notes and elsewhere that are particularly interesting and important, as he said “they are not in any particular order but all equally valuable”. http://www.space4peace.org/reports/gn_conference_13.htm
Continue reading →PUNTO DE PARTIDA PARA LA PAZ EN EL MUNDO
Les comparto mi columna Memorando, en Excélsior: Estuve en Sarajevo durante uno de sus episodios más dramáticos, en 1995; me tocó presenciar la agresión en Kosovo, en 1999, cuyo episodio más infame fue el bombardeo de la OTAN contra objetivos civiles en lo que aún quedaba de Yugoslavia, sin respetar escuelas, hospitales, embajadas, instalaciones periodísticas y caravanas de refugiados. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/luis-gutierrez-esparza/2013/07/17/909216 Saludos cordiales. Luis Gutiérrez Esparza 17/07/2013 00:00
Continue reading →Whistleblower Awardee 2013: Edward Snowden
the German Section of IALANA and the Federation of German Scientists (FGS, the German Pugwash Group) biannually award the Whistleblower Award. This year the prize is also awarded by Transparency International, Germany. The award goes to … Edward Snowden. The reasoning for awarding Edward Snowden with the Whistleblower Award will soon be available in English on http://vdw-ev.de/index.php/de-DE/arbeitsfelder-der-vdw/informationen-zu-qwhistleblowernq/8-aktuelles-und-veranstaltungen-des-vdw/202-whistleblower-preistraeger-2013 and on www.ialana.de
Continue reading →German Foreign Policy : Der NATO-Bündnisfall (Verfassungsschutz und NSA-Internetspionage)
Newsletter vom 23.07.2013 – Der NATO-Bündnisfall KÖLN/BERLIN (Eigener Bericht) – Aktuelle Medienberichte bestätigen die Einbindung auch des deutschen Inlandsgeheimdienstes in die Internetspionage-Kooperation mit den Vereinigten Staaten. Demnach verfügt nicht nur der Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), sondern auch das für die Spionage im Inland zuständige Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) über eine spezielle NSA-Software namens XKeyscore, die umfassende Ausspäh-Maßnahmen erlaubt; die Rede ist von annähernder “Totalüberwachung”.
Continue reading →Pres. Carter U.S. has no “functioning democracy”
Also, deeply disturbing, but I think true, former President Carter was quoted in Germany’s leading newspaper as saying that the U.S. is no longer a functioning democracy. A report from an international business journal that you’ll find below and attached carries that story. For peace and justice, Joseph Gerson http://www.salon.com/2013/07/18/jimmy_carter_us_has_no_functioning_democracy_partner/ Jimmy Carter: US “Has No Functioning Democracy” By Alberto Riva, International Business Times 19 July 13
Continue reading →Rogov on U.S. Grand Strategy
Friends, Years ago, Sergey Rogov of the U.S.A and Canada Institute in Moscow spoke at a conference we organized. I found him to be very thoughtful, realistic, and seeking a way toward disarmament and greater peace. Over the weekend I came across a reprint of a brief and very thoughtful analysis published back in April and thought I should share it with you.
Continue reading →The Legacy of the U. S. in Panama A chemical time bomb
by Luis Gutierrez-Esparza On May 22, the Latin American Circle of International Studies (LACIS) announced that experts from the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) confirmed the existence of chemical weapons in Panama, left behind by the U. S. armed forces.
Continue reading →DECLARACIÓN DE KIRUNA
PROTEGER EL ALTO NORTE, DESMILITARIZAR EL ESPACIO EXTERIOR Y ELIMINAR LA AMENAZA DEL HOLOCAUSTO NUCLEAR La Conferencia Internacional sobre el Alto Norte y la Seguridad tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Kiruna, Suecia, del 28 al 30 de junio de 2013.
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