G8 :: exportations d'armes — arms export

   Submitted by Siriel Admin on 2005 Jun 27 - 1:35pm 

   [Themes:  | Germany | Canada & Quebec | France | Great Britain (UK) | Italy | Japan (Nihon) | Russia | USA | •Activ. & Actions | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

Les exportations d’armes des pays du G8 alimentent la pauvreté et les atteintes aux droits humains
G8 arms exports fuelling poverty and human rights abuses

Español | Arabia
- Amnesty International, Oxfam et le RAIAL.

Commentaire du Siriel-Media :
Remarquez que quatre sur cinq des membres permanents du ‘Conseil de sécurité’ des Nations Unies sont membres du G8. Remarquons surtout que ces membres permanents du ‘Conseil de sécurité’ sont les plus grands fournisseurs d’armes au monde.

Siriel-Media Comment :
Note that four of the five permanent members of the United Nations ‘Security Council’ are members of the G8. Let us mostly notice that these permanent members of the ‘Security Council’ are the greatest purveyors of weaponry worldwide.

 Sgrena’s Ordeal Highlights World’s Racist View of Iraq

   Submitted by Siriel Admin on 2005 Mar 12 - 10:33pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | Italy | USA | •Crime of War | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Untruthful Propaganda ]

Crimes in Iraq: Sgrena’s Ordeal Highlights World’s Racist View of Iraq [click to read this article]
By Alexander Gainem, Freelance Journalist, March 10, 2005.

Selected excerpts :
Whether you side with Sgrena or want her dead, there is something inescapable about the entire affair. Iraqis have been facing this danger on a daily basis and almost every day there are dead Iraqis brought into morgues after being cut down by US gunfire. 
But no coverage for the Iraqi dead. No public outcry in the world. No debate in the blogs. No mention in FOX or otherwise. No, they don’t have pretty Latin names and dirty-blonde hair. They don’t have their own columns and candlelight vigils held for them on the streets of Europe.

Siriel-Admin :
This article is included to remind us all that, indeed, countless Iraqis have been murdered and are still being gunned down when their cars “stop too late”...
Cet article est inclus pour nous rappeler que d’innombrables Irakien-nes ont été assassinés et se font encore descendre quand leurs voitures «arrêtent trop tard»...

 [Archive] Appel urgent pour la libération de travailleurs humanitaires kidnappés à Baghdad

   Submitted by Siriel Admin on 2004 Sep 8 - 10:59pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | Italy | USA | •Activ. & Actions | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Soc: Associations | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

(document Word, 30K)
Urgent Appeal for the Release of the Abducted Aid Workers

Les quatre personnes (deux italiennes et deux irakiens) ont été libérées saines et sauves...

( Il y avait une lettre-pétition à signer pour leur libération: www.petitionspot.com/petitions/freeourfriends/ )

ELLES NE SONT PAS DES INSTRUMENTS DES FORCES D’OCCUPATION

Nous sommes des individus et des organisations de partout dans le monde. Nous nous sommes opposés et nous continuons de nous opposer à l’occupation de l’Irak et nous plaidons pour la libération des deux travailleuses humanitaires italiennes et des deux travailleurs humanitaires irakiens, qui ont été enlevés en Irak, le 7 septembre 2004.

Simona Pari et Simona Torretta, toutes deux Italiennes, et Ra’ad Ali Abdul Azziz et Mahnoaz Bassam, tous deux Irakiens, sont membres de Un Ponte Per Baghdad ('Un pont vers Baghdad'/Bridges to Baghdad) une organisation humanitaire italienne indépendante qui travaille en Irak depuis 1992. Pendant les sanctions, d’autres organisations humanitaires ont refusé d’opérer en Irak, mais Un Ponte per a persisté, en affirmant que la souffrance des civils ne devait pas être utilisée comme instrument de marchandage politique.

Pour signer cet appel, en tant qu'individu, suivez ce lien : www.petitionspot.com/petitions/freeourfriends/

 [Archive] Appeal for the Release of the Abducted Aid Workers

   Submitted by Siriel Admin on 2004 Sep 8 - 9:23pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | Italy | USA | •Activ. & Actions | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Soc: Associations | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

(document Word, 30K)
Appel urgent pour la libération de travailleurs humanitaires

All four persons have been released (two Italians and two Iraqis) and are well...

( There use to be a letter-petition asking for their release... www.petitionspot.com/petitions/freeourfriends/ )

THEY ARE NOT INSTRUMENTS OF THE OCCUPYING FORCES

We are individuals and organizations from around the world who opposed and continue to oppose the occupation of Iraq and we plead for the release of two Italian and two Iraqi humanitarian workers who were abducted in Iraq last September 7, 2004.

Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both Italians, and Ra'ad Ali Abdul Azziz and Mahnoaz Bassam, both Iraqis, are members of Un Ponter Per Baghdad (Bridges to Baghdad), an independent Italian humanitarian organization that has been working in Iraq since 1992. During the embargo, other humanitarian organizations refused to operate in Iraq, Bridges defied that in the belief that the suffering of civilians should not be used as a political bargaining chip.

 Instant-Mix Imperial Democracy (Buy One, Get One Free)

   Submitted by Siriel Admin on 2003 Jun 6 - 1:19am 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | Italy | South Africa | USA | •Democracy | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Untruthful Propaganda ]

by Arundhati Roy

Presented in New York City at The Riverside Church, May 13, 2003
A conference hosted by the Center for Economic and Social Rights

A strong and truthful speech about the fact that we are facing an empire that cares little about truth. It contains quality information that US news most probably did not tell us.

Excerpt :
I don t care what the facts are. What a perfect maxim for the New American Empire. Perhaps a slight variation on the theme would be more apposite: The facts can be whatever we want them to be.

www.cesr.org/roy/royspeech.htm