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US approach to nuclear disarmament: blame the victim
At some point between the NPT Review Conference in May and the general debate of First Committee, the United States decided to rebrand its preferred “step-by-step approach” to nuclear disarmament as the “full-spectrum approach”. Like before, it contrasts this approach with the pursuit of a treaty banning nuclear weapons, which… »
Defying diplomatic efforts for nuclear disarmament, US schedules nuclear missile test
The United States Air Force has scheduled a launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile for the early morning hours of October 21. This will be the fifth test of a Minuteman III ICBM in 2015. The target of the missile is the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands,… »
Tell the New York Times: we need accurate reporting on Israel and Palestine!
No media organization is more influential in shaping the way American policymakers and news outlets think about Israel and Palestine than the New York Times. But with some notable exceptions, the Times has done a shamefully poor job of including the historical and political context readers need to understand… »
Vania Andre on Face 2 Face
This week show starts with Belaez, Colombian singer visiting New York and continue with Vania Andre to discuss the Dominican Republic’s discrimination against Haitians… »
Afghanistan, war and blank cheques
Obama just signed a blank check for endless war in Afghanistan and one congresswoman is not having it. Journalist John Nichols, reporting on US Representative Barbara Lee, a lady who has always had the clearest vision when it comes to the US role in Afghanistan, besides on like, related matters. »
Veterans Call on U.S. public to say “No” to More War
President Obama’s decision to prolong the U.S. led war in Afghanistan only ensures U.S. responsibility for more death and destruction. Veterans For Peace condemns the decision and calls on the U.S. public to say no to more war. Today, President Obama commented, “I do not support the idea of endless… »
When Peace Activists Met With the U.S. Institute of Peace
When Peace Activists Met With the U.S. Institute of Peace By David Swanson http://worldbeyondwar.org/when-peace-activists-met-with-the-u-s-institute-of-peace/ I was part of a debate on Tuesday that involved a larger disagreement than any exhibited at the Democratic presidential candidates debate that evening. A group of… »
Delia Kim on Face to Face
This week’s show starts with Belaez, Colombian singer visiting New York and continues with Delia Kim to discuss her Young Governors’ program. »
No chance for TTIP and CETA to get the support of German civil society
With the slogan “Stop TTIP & CETA! For a fair world trade” about 250,000 people demonstrated today against the free trade agreement between the EU and the US (TTIP) and Canada (CETA). Never before have so many people gone to the streets in Europe on this matter. The organizers expected… »
Unsealed documents show Pinochet ‘directly’ involved in Capitol Hill assassinations
Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt became ‘symbols of the broader human rights catastrophe of the Pinochet dictatorship’ by Sarah Lazare, staff writer for Common Dreams Loved ones have long charged that U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet had a direct hand in the 1976 assassination of former… »
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