Category Anti-war

What ANSWER LA did in 2005

We did a lot! Two major antiwar marches and rallies that drew tens of thousands, Anti-Arnold and Minutemen actions, Free The Five work, went to New Orleans and held meetings about it, opposed Social Security privatization, supported the hotel workers…

Still want to enlist?

The spiraling cost of post-traumatic stress disorder among war veterans has triggered a politically charged debate and ignited fears that the government is trying to limit expensive benefits for emotionally scarred troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The article points…

US radiation snooping of Muslims

 The Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim rights organisation in the United States, has described the revelation that Muslim gatherings and homes around Washington have been electronically "sniffed" for radiation as "disturbing." In a statement on Friday, CAIR…

Lawsuit against US mercenaries in Iraq

U.S. lawsuit could dent global war-contractor boom An unprecedented lawsuit stemming from the gruesome killing of four American civilians in Iraq is slowly making its way through the U.S. legal system, closely watched by companies estimated to field up to…

Mission de-accomplished

 Iraq’s election result: a divided nation Iraq is disintegrating. The first results from the parliamentary election last week show the country is dividing between Shia, Sunni and Kurdish regions. Religious fundamentalists now have the upper hand. The secular and nationalist…