Beale AFB, April, 2013 TRIAL DATE: Monday, Feb. 3, 9:00 am Occupy Beale AFB Anti-Drone Protestors to Put Drone Warfare on Trial (Defendants: Martha Hubert, Robin Ryan, Bill Doub and Toby Blome) In April, 2013, 5 activists were arrested while attempting to deliver a letter to the Commander at Beale AFB during a nonviolent protest of drone warfare. The letter More
Dr. Cornel West and Q and A with Medea and Dr. West [youtube=http://youtu.be/dmncGg6wyC8] Cornel West was a featured speaker at a summit on drones, “Drones Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance.” He talked about the relationship between the military and Wall Street. codepinkaction Published on Nov 25, 2013 View Full Event (3 Programs) Subscribe or “Follow” us More
Dr. Cornel West and Q and A with Medea and Dr. West [youtube=http://youtu.be/dmncGg6wyC8] Cornel West was a featured speaker at a summit on drones, “Drones Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance.” He talked about the relationship between the military and Wall Street. codepinkaction Published on Nov 25, 2013 View Full Event (3 Programs) Subscribe or “Follow” us More
Pretending a Name Is Still Secret — in the Name of the Cult of Secrecy By Jim Naureckas November 28, 2013 Fair.org The Pakistani political party PTI outs the CIA's man in Pakistan. In retaliation for a US drone strike in Pakistan that allegedly targeted a religious school, killing six people, the Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf accusedboth CIA More
Translator brought to tears by family's plea as Congress hears from civilian victims of alleged US drone strike for the first time Karen McVeigh in New York Tuesday 29 October 2013 15.24 EDT theguardian.com Nabila Rehman, 9, holds up a picture she drew depicting the US drone strike on her Pakistan village which killed her grandmother. Photograph: More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/VbuHO5mNp4o] Published on Oct 25, 2013 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch label drone strikes as indiscriminate but don't go as far as to label them as war crimes TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click More
Like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch called on the U.S. to offer more transparency and accountability into the drone strikes program, and open itself to investigations of possible violations of international law. Posted by Scott Martelle Oct 22, 2013 truthdig.com Doctress Neutopia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Two notable human rights advocacy groups Tuesday took aim at the United More
"A time has come when silence is betrayal. That time is now." MLK Before I Start This Poem by Emmanuel Ortiz Before I start this poem, I'd like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honour of those who died in the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon last September 11th. More
"We want to convey to the world that this is our reply to US drone attacks." Published on Monday, June 24, 2013 by Common Dreams Jon Queally, staff writer A spokesman for the Taliban movement in Pakistan on Monday publicly claimed the group's responsibility for the killing of nine foreign hikers in the Himalayas over the weekend, saying More
Chomsky & Scahill discuss U.S. Dirty Wars. [youtube=http://youtu.be/fBOTijssJkU] menzaoooo Published on May 24, 2013 Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill and author Noam Chomsky recently sat down together at Harvard University to discuss Scahill's groundbreaking new book, "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield." Amy Goodman hosted the discussion, which was sponsored by the Carr Center for Human More
Chomsky & Scahill discuss U.S. Dirty Wars. [youtube=http://youtu.be/fBOTijssJkU] menzaoooo Published on May 24, 2013 Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill and author Noam Chomsky recently sat down together at Harvard University to discuss Scahill's groundbreaking new book, "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield." Amy Goodman hosted the discussion, which was sponsored by the Carr Center for Human More
Nearly 4,000 people are estimated to have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2004, the vast majority if them conducted by the CIA in Pakistan’s tribal area bordering Afghanistan. A mechanic works on one of the Marine Corps' two K-MAX unmanned helicopter sat Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The two drones are used for supply missions More
