Wednesday, 17 April 2013 12:40
The great advantage of drones for western governments is they can be used without domestic casualties and therefore, they hope, without the risk of popular opposition or protest
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Whoever is behind the tragic Boston bombings, such carnage is routine in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East, argues Lindsey German
Margaret Thatcher laid the basis for policies that wrecked the lives of many in Britain. But she should also be remembered as a warmonger
Those of us who protested ten years ago were right to do so and the world would be a much better place if instead of being vilified we had we been listened to
Lindsey German: With Israel's attack on Syria, a key Iranian ally and the West's growing intervention in North Africa, the geographical reach of war is widening dangerously
Stop the War Coalition has released the following statement as British troops are sent to Mali
Decades of continued military intervention across the globe - David Cameron's determination to repeat the failed policies that breed terrorism is nothing short of insanity argues Lindsey German
William Hague and his government know full well that the successive wars engaged in by Britain have increased terrorism across the Middle East and south Asia
In Mali, the West is more a part of the problem than the solution - the present situation is itself is a product of decades of western interference writes Explo Nani-Kof
Britain is speeding up withdrawal from the failed Afghanistan war to support new interventions in Syria and Iran argues Robin Beste
Thousands came to show solidarity with Gaza on Saturday's march from Downing Street to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, Lindsey German reports
Palestinians are celebrating on the streets as Israel is forced to declare a ceasefire - further evidence that the Arab revolutions have drastically changed the political landscape argues John Rees
As bombs rain down on the people of Gaza the BBC has once again transformed itself into a platform for Israeli government spokespeople and apologists
The Israeli government cynically launches military attacks as elections approach, safe in the knowledge that it always gets away with just a caution, at worst, from the 'international community'
Israel has initiated a new war on the Palestinians in the Gaza strip writes Alex Snowdon
Whatever Romney's accusation that Obama is 'soft' on foreign policy, over the past four years he has played the same role as previous presidents, talking of peace but promoting war
If the killings continue at the present rate, another 100 British soldiers and untold Afghans will die in this pointless operation before final withdrawal planned for 2014
The war in Afghanistan will cost £20 billion over the next four years - exactly the amount that the government is trying to cut from the National Health Service through 'savings'
More days of pointless carnage in Afghanistan left nine Nato soldiers dead - four of them green-on-blue attacks - and eight women and girls collecting firewood killed by Nato
Instead of learning the lessons from the last decade of endless war, Barack Obama, David Cameron and their Nato allies are threatening more war against Syria and Iran
The West's entire Afghan strategy has been thrown into chaos as increasing 'green-on-blue' attacks by members of the Afghan military and police cause Nato to suspend training
31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival
In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross
With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...
Saturday 22 June 2013
9:30am – 5pm
Central Hall Westminster
Events
Books
How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham
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