War is a Lie ( theREALnews Network interview )

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2010 Nov 21 - 7:37pm 

   [Themes:  | Afghanistan | North Korea | South Korea | Great Britain (UK) | Iraq | USA | VietNam | •Democracy | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Untruthful Propaganda ]

Interview on theREALnews Network, Nov. 20, 2010.

David Swanson is the co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, and has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director [...] His latest book is called War is a Lie, published in November 2010.

 Wikileaks Paints Grim Picture of Iraqi Civilian Casualties (Inter Press Service)

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2010 Oct 27 - 8:15pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | USA | •Imperialism & Neocon. | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

By William Fisher

NEW YORK, Oct 25, 2010 (Inter Press Service) – Two revelations await the reader of the Wikileaks section dealing with civilian deaths in the Iraq War: Iraqis are responsible for most of these deaths, and the number of total civilian casualties is substantially higher than has been previously reported. Read article here»»»

Siriel-Media : As already well known and reported, countless civilians have been murdered at US checkpoints and by US snipers. What is underreported is the extent of civilian deaths caused by non-US factions. All in all, these leaks support the evaluation that well over 100,000 civilians have been murdered since the invasion.

We must affirm the fact, not mentioned in this report, that the aftermath of war causes even more deaths from diseases, malnutrition, economic strife, etc. While we try to estimate people killed directly, humanitarian agencies allow us to estimate that hundreds of thousands more have died indirectly (i.e. beyond the normal death rate of course). This was also the case under the blockade imposed upon the entire people of Iraq from 1990 to 2003; lest we forget.

 Iraq war logs : Frago 242 – a licence to torture [2010 leaks]

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2010 Oct 25 - 9:31pm 

   [Themes:  | Great Britain (UK) | Iraq | USA | •Crime of War | •Imperialism & Neocon. ]

Channel4 : Released US military files reveal an instruction to ignore detainee abuse by Iraqi authorities

October 25, 2010 – How the newly released US military files reveal an instruction to ignore detainee abuse by Iraqi authorities; what that meant on the ground; and just how far up the chain of command the order went.

Siriel-Media note : this subject is placed under the topic Urgent-Prevention, since we have no reason whatsoever to believe this horror is not ongoing at the moment.

 Iraq : Stop Blocking Demonstrations ( Human Rights Watch )

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2010 Sep 18 - 4:49pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | •Democracy | •Personal Freedoms ]

Secret Order, Government Regulations a Setback for Freedom of Assembly
— September 17, 2010, from Human Rights Watch

Iraqi authorities should stop blocking peaceful demonstrations and arresting and intimidating organizers, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi security forces should also respect the right of free assembly and use only the minimum necessary force when violence occurs at a protest.

After thousands of Iraqis took to the streets in the summer of 2010 to protest a chronic lack of government services, Iraqi authorities cracked down on demonstrations. The Interior Ministry issued onerous regulations about public protests, and the prime minister’s office apparently issued a secret order instructing the interior minister to refuse permits for demonstrations about power shortages. Read the rest »»

 Interview with the man that "shoed" George W. Bush in Iraq

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2010 May 24 - 4:44pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | USA | •Imperialism & Neocon. | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

Muntadhar al-Zaidi (Arabic: منتظر الزيدي‎ Muntaẓar az-Zaydī) was an Iraqi broadcast journalist who served as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned Al-Baghdadia TV. Al-Zaidi’s reports often focused on the plight of widows, orphans, and children in the Iraq War.

On November 16, 2007, al-Zaidi was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Baghdad. He was also previously twice arrested by the United States armed forces.

On December 14, 2008, al-Zaidi shouted “this is for the widows and orphans” and threw his shoes at then-US president George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference.

Al-Zaidi suffered injuries as he was taken into custody and was tortured during his initial detention.

There were calls throughout the Middle East to place the shoes in an Iraqi museum, but the shoes were later destroyed by American and Iraqi security forces.

Al-Zaidi’s shoeing inspired many similar incidents of political protest around the world. On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. On March 12, 2009, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. On April 7 the sentence was reduced to one year from three years. He was released on 15 September 2009 for good behaviour, after serving nine months of the sentence.

 Torture made in USA, une enquête de Marie-Monique Robin

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2009 Oct 28 - 2:00pm 

   [Themes:  | Afghanistan | Iraq | USA | •Crime a. humanity | •Imperialism & Neocon. | •Untruthful Propaganda ]

À Guantanamo comme en Irak ou en Afghanistan, le gouvernement Bush a institutionnalisé la torture. Aujourd’hui ses représentant-es devraient-ils être poursuivis pour crimes de guerre? C’est à cette question que tente de répondre Torture made in USA (un documentaire en français) qui s’appuie sur des entrevues de témoins-clés et les archives des auditions parlementaires conduites en 2004 et 2008.

Diffusée en ligne par Mediapart du 19 octobre au 19 décembre, en partenariat avec Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch et l’Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture, cette enquête de la journaliste Marie-Monique Robin, auteure du Monde selon Monsanto, décortique la machine qui a conduit les États-Unis à légitimer et utiliser massivement et systématiquement la torture, pourtant aussi inefficace qu’indéfendable d’un point de vue éthique et moral. »»»
 
 
 
 

 6è anniversaire de l'invasion de l'Irak: à quand la fin de la mainmise étrangère

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2009 Mar 20 - 12:01pm 

   [Themes: Canada & Quebec | Iraq | USA | •Crime vs Peace (invasion) | •Untruthful Propaganda | ::Justice & Human Rights:: ]

Six ans après l’invasion illégale des États-Unis en Irak,
à quand la fin de la mainmise étrangère ?

Montréal, 19 mars 2009 — C’est dans la nuit du 19 au 20 mars 2003 que les États-Unis et quelques pays alliés ont lancé leur agression illégale contre l’Irak entraînant un mouvement de protestation mondial sans précédent.  Six ans plus tard, après avoir mis le pays à feu et à sang, voici qu’un nouveau gouvernement à Washington parle de retirer ses troupes et de « laisser l’Irak à son peuple ».  La fin de la mainmise étrangère – étasunienne – sur l’Irak serait-elle en vue ?  Le Collectif Échec à la guerre croit que non.

Rappelons d’abord que les États-Unis ont l’Irak dans leur mire depuis des décennies, soit depuis la nationalisation de l’industrie pétrolière, alors privée et étrangère, au début des années 1970.  Et que depuis 1990, lorsque le Koweït fut envahi par l’Irak, les États-Unis n’ont jamais cessé de déployer contre ce pays leur terrible arsenal de destruction alternant entre guerre, sanctions (que certains ont qualifié de génocidaires) et guerre encore.  L’annonce du retrait de leurs troupes est donc, en soi, une bonne nouvelle !  Mais qu’en est-il au juste ?

 Retour sur dix crises humanitaires en 2008 (Medecins sans frontières)

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2008 Dec 23 - 3:12pm 

   [Themes:  | Burma (Myanmar) | Congo-Kinshasa (RDC) | Ethiopia | Iraq | Pakistan | Somalia | Sudan | Zimbabwe | •Protection Duty | •Collective Rights ]

Déplacements massifs de population, violence et urgences médicales en République Démocratique du Congo, Somalie, Irak, Soudan et Pakistan, situation sanitaire désastreuse au Myanmar et au Zimbabwe, manque d’attention face à la prévalence croissante de la co-infection VIH-tuberculose, indigence de moyens pour prévenir et traiter la malnutrition infantile, malgré l’existence de produits efficaces…

Tels sont dix des contextes ou des problématiques sur lesquelles MSF s’est engagée cette année, et que l’ONG souhaite porter à l’attention du public.

RD Congo, novembre 2008. © Sven Torfinn

www.msf.fr/2008/12/18/1132/retour-sur-dix-crises-humanitaires-en-2008/

 Veterans For Peace: dramatic confrontation on impeachment

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2008 Jul 10 - 6:44pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | USA | •Democracy | •Imperialism & Neocon. ]

 Congressman and Veterans For Peace calls for Bush Impeachment! (theREALnews Network)

  Posted by Siriel Admin 2008 Jun 12 - 12:39pm 

   [Themes:  | Iraq | USA | •Activ. & Actions | •Crime vs Peace (invasion) | •Democracy | •Personal Freedoms ]

June 6, 2008, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, supported by Florida Congressman Robert Wexler, is calling for the impeachment of President Bush. The former presidential candidate and Ohio congressman accuses the president of misleading the American public into the Iraq war. The resolution contains thirty-five articles, including: Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false cause for war against Iraq, providing immunity for criminal contractors in Iraq, imprisoning children, creating secret laws, and spying on American citizens without a court ordered warrant in violation of the law and the 4th amendment. The House voted to refer the matter to the House Judiciary Committee. [ Kucinich’s original speech without commentary: part I part 2 ]

Veterans For Peace presented 22,000 signatures calling for Bush impeachment to Rep. Conyers (D-MI)