Video Gallery 8
Ron Paul, “Close all foreign US Military Bases”
“Yes, all of them.”
Czech Out: US missile shield plans shot down by Prague
Russia Today
June 15, 2011
U.S. missile defence plans for Europe have suffered a setback – Prague is now refusing to take part in the system. Czech officials say they’re not happy with Washington’s offer.
Toxic chemicals in US drone strikes
Press TV
June 10, 2011
Pakistani physicians and experts say the US uses chemical munitions in its non-UN-sanctioned drone strikes on Pakistan’s tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
Experts revealed that those Pakistani civilians who have come under the unauthorized drone airstrike in Pakistan’s troubled northwest have been afflicted with complicated skin, eye and respiratory diseases due to the deadly chemical materials used in the missiles …
According to journalists and experts from Waziristan that is a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan which has often been the focal point of US drone attacks, they have received numerous reports from several people and local doctors pointing at the hazardous effects of the ongoing drone attacks on the entire population.
Read in full: www.presstv.ir/detail/183994.html
S Koreans protest US base pollution
Press TV
By Frank Smith
May 30, 2011
Hundreds of South Koreans gathered in a small southern town to protest the dumping of Agent Orange on a nearby U.S. military base.
Former U.S. servicemen seeking medical support said they dumped the toxic chemicals in 1978 – leftovers of those American forces used to kill and maim hundreds of thousands in Vietnam. Local leaders suggest the U.S. is dragging its feet in investigating the site. …
The town near the base is divided on the issue, as banners ask residents not to demonstrate and discourage press coverage.
Read in full: www.presstv.ir/detail/182390.html
Prospects for Sino-US military ties
Click Play button to watch videoThree issues have strained Sino-US military ties over the years: US arms
sales to Taiwan, reconnaissance by US military surveillance in China’s waters and airspace, and US restrictions on exchanges and technical cooperation. …
http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20110515/103015.shtml
Read more.
U.S. missile defense GEO-1 launched into space
The launch was delayed because of the weather! Read more.
| Amazing Speech by Iraq War Veteran |
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Watch this amazing speech given by a US soldier about his experiences in Iraq. |
| What’s Really Been Happening in Iraq |
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Caution: Due to the graphic nature of the video, viewer discretion is advised.
The extent of censorship of the Iraq war coverage is astounding. As a result, very few people are able to comprehend what is actually happening in Iraq. See: www.thelibertyunderground.net/2011/02/what-is-really-happening-in-iraq.html |
| Johan Galtung on “The Fall of the US Empire” |
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Although Johann Galtung was interviewed over a year ago we think what he says is as pertinent now as it was then. The amount of money the United States has spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq surpassed the $1 trillion mark last week, according to the National Priorities Project Cost of War counter. To date, over $747 billion has been appropriated for the war in Iraq and $299 billion for the war in Afghanistan. The US is spending over $136 billion on the wars this year. I’m joined now by Johan Galtung, who has spent the past half-century pursuing nonviolent conflict resolution in international relations. He’s known as a founder of the field of peace and conflict studies. Transcript available here: www.democracynow.org/… |
| Afghans against permanent US bases |
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People in Afghanistan have staged protests to voice their opposition to plans for permanent US bases in their country. The US has held talks with Afghan President Karzai to set up permanent military bases in Afghanistan amid widespread public opposition and protests against the move. The first round of the talks ended in Kabul this week with no major breakthrough … |
