To an Unknown Iraqi
by Hans Christof von Sponeck on 05-01-2013
2013 is the year that accountability and Justice for Iraq should be high on the agenda of the International Human Rights Community. Hans C. von Sponeck, member of the BRussells Tribunal, who resigned as Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq in 2000, wrote a moving apology letter to the Iraqi people in June 2003. We republish this letter again today.
Meer dan Ă©Ă©n op drie slachtoffers van terrorisme is een Irakees
by Dirk Adriaensens on 03-01-2013
Een decennium van 'War on Terror' heeft alleen maar meer terrorisme opgeleverd. Dat is de verbijsterende conclusie van de in december 2012 uitgegeven Global Terrorism Index (GTI), de eerste index die systematisch de impact heeft bestudeerd van het terrorisme in 158 landen tussen 2002 en eind 2011. En Noord-Amerika is de regio waar het minst kans bestaat op een terroristische aanslag.
New Facts Emerge About the 2006 Al-Ishaqi Massacre. Investigation Must Be Reopened
by Mayyasa Abduljabbar and Dirk Adriaensens on 30-12-2012
The Al-Ishaqi incident refers to the reported mass murder of Iraqi civilians committed by US forces in Al-Ishaqi in 15 March 2006. After the incident, US troops rounded up and deliberately shot 11 people, including five children and four women, before blowing up their house.
Climate Change, Economic Crisis and the Violence of War
by William Blum on 11-12-2012
The three greatest problems facing the beleaguered, fragile inhabitants of this lonely planet are climate change, economic crisis, and the violence of war. It is my sad duty to report that the United States of America is the main culprit in each case.
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