The figures with which the organisers work, list almost 5000 political prisoners, more than 200 of these being children.
Category Archives: International
Film on Israeli repression against African immigrants
Ilan Pappe: Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism
Silvio Rodriguez, Hasta siempre Commandante Che Guevara
Victor Jara sings Hasta siempre Commandante Che Guevara
Buena Vista Social club sing Hasta Siempre, Commandante
“Hasta Siempre, Comandante”, or simply “Hasta Siempre”, is a 1965 song by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla The song’s lyrics are a reply to revolutionary Che Guevara’s farewell letter to Fidel Castro when he left Cuba, to advance revolutionary struggle in the Congo and later Bolivia where he was executed.
The lyrics recount key moments of the Cuban revolution, describing Che Guevara and his role as a commander. The title derives from Che’s well known exhortation “¡Hasta la Victoria Siempre!” (“Until Victory, Always!”). [adapted from Wikipedia)
Noam Chomsky, The Obama doctrine
Arlo Guthrie, Deportee
Peter Beaumont, Vietnamese General behind victories over French and US dies aged 102
Charles Pierson, US to drone victims-shut up!
Danny Postel, Mission accomplished? Syria, anti-war movement and spirt of internationalism
Having stopped a US attack on Syria what is to be done about the Syrian government’s war against its people, this article asks?
Mahmood Mamdani, Senseless [and sensible] violence. Mourning the dead at Westgate Mall
Paul Vallely, Pope Francis-not so much reformer as revolutionary
Personally, I have been cautious on Pope Francis because of his role during the Argentinian junta period and his apparent hostility Continue reading
Dave Lindorf, Obamas grotesque hypocrisy over cluster bombs
Aaron Magid, Syria chemical attack underlines need for Israeli shift on non conventional weapons (from Jewish Daily Forward)
Iara Lee, Accidental diplomacy in the devils’ playground
UN reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria
While the Syrian government had the capacity to launch the chemical weapons were there no other parties capable of such an attack?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/16/syrian-chemical-attack-sarin-says-un
Israel refuses to ratify treaty barring chemical weapons
Putin warns US not to attack
Whether one approves or disapproves of Putin as a politician, he has handled the US threat of strikes according to the norms of international law
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/12/putin-warns-us-not-to-attack-syria
Raymond Suttner 