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Current News
Canada blocks torture charges
against Bush
Dec 6, 2004
Hearing Dec. 6th in torture charges against Bush
Dec 2, 2004
LAWs charges Bush with torture
Nov 30, 2004
LAW attempts to bar Bush from
Canada: Letter to Sgro
Nov 25, 2004
LAW attempts to bar Bush from
Canada: Letter to PM
Nov 19, 2004
Citizens find Bush guilty of Afghan war crimes
Nao Shimoyachi
Mar 14, 2004
U.K. should face court for crimes in Iraq, say jurists
Ewen MacAskill
Jan 21, 2004
Don't tread on me: Act Now to Save the Constitution
(*)Brian
Foley
Dec 27, 2003
Anti-war MPs Give Blair No Respite Over WMD Hunt
Russell and Grice
Dec 16, 2003
U.S. fires Guantanamo
defence team
James Meek
Dec 3, 2003
Guantanamo treatment is 'monstrous', says law lord
Robert Verkaik
Nov 26, 2003
Guantanamo Condemned
Alex Thomson
Nov 25, 2003
U.S. releases 20 detainees, transfers 20 more to Cuba
Charlie Savage
Nov 25, 2003
U.S. releases Canadian detained in Guantanamo
Freeze and
Abbate
Nov 25, 2003
War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal
Burkeman and Borger
Nov 20, 2003
U.N. pullout from Baghdad threatens to undermine U.S.
Thalif Deen
Oct 31, 2003
U.S. Military Trials of Terror Suspects 'Imminent'
Will Dunham
Oct 30, 2003
Red Cross blasts Guantanamo
BBC News
Oct 10, 2003
Lies, Mischief and the Myth of Western Intelligence Services
Robert Fisk
Sept 28, 2003
Cuban Foreign Minister Speech to UN
Felipe
Pérez Roque
Sept 26, 2003
Amnesty Int'l report denounces US treatment of war prisoners
Ruby Rankin
Sept 25, 2003
Journo claims proof of WMD lies
Paul Mulvey
Sept 23, 2003
Lies and more lies
John Pilger
Sept 23, 2003
Americans draw a veil of secrecy as casualties grow
Robert Fisk
Sept 20, 2003
Power to the Purse!
(*)Brian
Foley
Sept 18, 2003
This War on Terrorism is Bogus
Michael Meacher
Sept 6, 2003
Another U.S. war crime?
Sara Flounders
Aug 18, 2003
America's Gulag for Iraq's
VIP Prisoners
Gordon Thomas
Aug 14, 2003
Preventive War 'the Supreme Crime'
(*)Noam
Chomsky
Aug 11, 2003
War on Truth
John Pilger
Aug 4, 2003
US launched air war against Iraq in 2002
James Conachy
July 24, 2003
"Depleted uranium use is a war crime"
James Patton
July 23, 2003
Bush, Media, and the Bill of Rights
Jennifer Van Bergen
(LAW
Member)
July 9, 2003
U.S. forces change in
Belgian War Crimes Law
Reuters
June 22, 2003
"I just pulled the trigger"
London Evening Standard
June 19, 2003
Legality of War to be
argued in Court
June 18, 2003
Iraq war could have been "illegal"
BBC
June 9, 2003
U.S. faces growing charges of
War Crimes
Thalif Deen
May 30, 2003
Red Cross denied access to POWs
The Observer
May 25, 2003
War on Iraq was illegal,
say top lawyers
Independent
May 25, 2003
German Attorneys Sue Bush for Iraqi War
Pravda
May 20, 2003
High Court Declines
Terror Detainee Case
The Associated Press
May 19, 2003
War Over?
Robert Fisk, The
Independent
May 6, 2003
US:
"Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction
Neil Mackay, Sunday
Herald
May 4, 2003
Did the US Murder Journalists?
Robert Fisk,
Counterpunch
April
29,
2003
Intelligence agencies accuse Bush and Blair of distorting and
fabricating evidence in rush to war
Raymond Whitaker
April
27,
2003
America's war of "liberation"
may be over. But Iraq's war of liberation from the American's is just
about to begin
Robert Fisk
April
17,
2003
Prove Iraqi guilt, MPs tell Blair
The Guardian
April
19,
2003
Embedded Photographer: "I
saw Marines Kill Civilians"
Michel Guerrin, Le
Monde
April
12,
2003
Crime Against Humanity
John Pilger
April
10,
2003
Irregular Weapons used against Iraq
Simon Helwig-Larsen
April
7, 2003
UN
spokesman in Iraq described the war against Iraq as illegitimate
April 8,
2003
The Official Spokesman of the United Nations in Amman Najib Frygi
stressed that the American-British aggression on Iraq is considered
illegitimate and a violation of the international resolutions.
In a press statement he asserted that the killing of civilians and
demolishing the infrastructures are violation of the international
laws.
Frygi called for respecting the sovereignty and unity of the Iraq
territories and the Iraqi people's right to self-determination
stressing that the UN will not admit any government imposed by
America.
We will handle trials, say Americans
David Rennie
April
8, 2003
Belgium amends law to avoid prosecuting President Bush
Pakistan Daily Times
March
30, 2003
Canada's "secret"
contribution to the War in Iraq
Richard Sanders, COAT
March
29, 2003
Blair the war criminal
Tam Dalywell Comment
March
27, 2003
Defence Department
confirms Canadian personnel active in war on Iraq
Dennis Bueckert, CP
Wire
March
27, 2003
It was an outrage, an obscenity
Robert Fisk,
Independent
March
27, 2003
Belgium rethinks war crimes law
BBC News
March
26, 2003
One Rule for Them
George Monbiot,
Guardian
March
25, 2003
Canada (Saint John): Hot Cargo Edict For Iraqi War Cargo
International Longshoremen's Association
March
17, 2003
Saint John Longshoremen have declared a “hot cargo” edict for military
cargo destined for the Iraqi war. Unless the United Nations gives its
approval, the port workers have voted to support that position and
intend to request other Saint John workers and citizens to adopt the
same stance.
Conflict could spill over to other regions: Putin
Agencies Arab News
March
22, 2003
Advisor quits Foreign Office over legality of war
Ewan MacAskill, The
Guardian
March
22, 2003
Us Launches Preemptive Attack Against Un General Assembly
Jeremy Brecher
March
20, 2003
Attack illegal, experts say
Jeff Sallot
March
20, 2003
Sweden Could Take an
Initiative Against the War
Jan Myrdal
Why I Had to Leave Blair's Cabinet
Robin Cook
March 18, 2003
Hitler explains his attack
on Poland
David Morgan
March 18, 2003
The Empire is not Invincible
Justin
Podur
March 18, 2003
PM says Canada will not fight in Iraq
Prime Minister Jean
Chrétien
March 17, 2003
Law unto themselves
Richard Norton-Taylor
March 14, 2003
Military action against Iraq under existing UN resolutions would be
unlawful despite claims to the contrary by ministers - this is the
near-unanimous view of international lawyers on an issue which has
profound implications for future relations between sovereign states.
The UNs Crucial Role
Michael Mandel
March 10, 2003
An immoral and
unjust war on Iraq is no less one because the Security Council caves
in to pressure from the U.S.
Afghan prisoners beaten to death at US military interrogation base
Duncan Campbell
March 7, 2003
Two prisoners who died while being held for interrogation at the US
military base in Afghanistan had apparently been beaten, according to
a military pathologist's report. A criminal investigation is now under
way into the deaths which have both been classified as homicides.
Home Front Battle
Penney Kome
March 4, 2003
“Article 20 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political
Rights states that, any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
Therefore, Canada has an obligation to make war propaganda illegal, as
hate literature is.” So says neuroscientist Dr. Arthur Clark.
Vote to Impeach Bush
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General during the Johnson
Administration has drafted articles of impeachment setting forth high
crimes and misdemeanors by President Bush and other civil officers of
his administration.
Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war
March 2, 2003
The United States is conducting a secret 'dirty tricks' campaign
against UN Security Council delegations in New York as part of its
battle to win votes in favour of war against Iraq.
Star Witness on Iraq Said Weapons Were Destroyed
FAIR
February 27, 2003
In a revelation that "raises questions about whether the WMD
[weapons of mass destruction] stockpiles attributed to Iraq still
exist," Newsweek's issue dated March 3 reported that the Iraqi weapons
chief who defected from the regime in 1995 told U.N. inspectors that
Iraq had destroyed its entire stockpile of chemical and biological
weapons and banned missiles, as Iraq claims.
101 Ways to Stop the War
Earth Future
Peace is a City Issue
February 27, 2003
Ottawa And Montreal City Councils Vote No To War
A threat on eve of U.N. vote
Dafna Linzer
February 24, 2003
United Nations- Senior U.S. officials have been quietly dispatched
in recent days to the capitals of key Security Council countries where
they are warning leaders to vote with the United States on Iraq or
risk "paying a heavy price."
International Weapons Inspections Team Refused Access to U.S. Army
Biological Weapons Site
February 23, 2003
A 13-member delegation of parliamentarians, scientists, academics,
faith and union leaders from Canada, the U.K., Italy, Denmark and the
United States have been refused access to inspect the Edgewood
Chemical Biological Center in Maryland.
Inspectors call U.S. tips 'Garbage'
February 20, 2003
While diplomatic maneuvering continues over Turkish bases and a
new United Nations resolution, inside Iraq, U.N. arms inspectors are
privately complaining about the quality of U.S. intelligence and
accusing the United States of sending them on wild-goose chases.
Coming Soon to Baghdad - The Preview of the E-Bomb
Phil Brennan
February 17, 2003
It will begin with a sharp crack, like the sound of a bolt of
lightning hitting its target. In an instant, Baghdad and its environs
will go dark.
US Plans to Use Illegal Weapons
Severin Carrell
February 16, 2003
While American forces invading Iraq face the threat of chemical
attack, they could themselves be using biochemical agents which are
banned under international law.
Millions March Worldwide To Denounce Bush's War Plans
IndyMedia
February 15, 2003
Call to Arms
Allan Thompson
February 15, 2003
OTTAWA—After months of playing a diplomatic
game of Connect The Dots, there is now a clearer picture of the
supporting role Canada would likely play in a U.S.-led campaign
against Iraq.
Liberal MPs split on troops in Iraq
Tonda MacCharles
February 12, 2003
OTTAWA—A
series of parliamentary votes yesterday indicated divisions within the
government over whether Ottawa should send troops for a war with Iraq
without another United Nations resolution expressly approving it.
Press Release from TFF
Lund, Sweden
February 5, 2003
Christian Harleman and Jan Oberg recently returned from their
second two-week fact-finding mission to Iraq.
Blix Says He Saw Nothing to Prompt a War
By Judith Miller and Julia
Preston
January 30, 2003
In a two-hour interview in his United Nations offices overlooking
Midtown Manhattan, Mr. Blix, the chief chemical and biological weapons
inspector, seemed determined to dispel any impression that his report
was intended to support the administration's campaign to build world
support for a war to disarm Saddam Hussein.
Vancouver City Council passes resolution opposing war against Iraq
January 30, 2003
Vancouver becomes the first Canadian city to oppose war against Iraq
France & Russia warned support US war on Iraq or no Iraqi oil
January 27, 2003
France and Russia have been warned they must support the US
military invasion and occupation of Iraq if they want access to Iraqi
oilfields in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq.
Lies, damned lies and more damned lies
by Jon Carroll
January 27, 2003
There is a staggering chutzpah to the Bush administration's approach
to public relations. They don't bother to deal with facts already in
evidence; they just say whatever they want us to believe and deflect
all questions and contradictions.
U.S. - IRAQ INVASION LIKELY TO BEGIN WITH STATE of the UNION, Tuesday
by Michael C.
Ruppert
January 24, 2003
Serious international developments are indicating that the first
stages of the U.S. invasion of Iraq will begin unilaterally no later
than next Wednesday and most likely as the President delivers his
State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night.
US Lawyers Warn Bush On War Crimes
By Grant McCool
January 24, 2003
A group of U.S. law
professors opposed to a possible war on Iraq warned U.S.
President George W. Bush on Friday that he and senior
government officials could be prosecuted for war crimes if
military tactics violated international humanitarian law.
Chrétien could face investigation for War Crimes
January 23, 2003
The Canadian-based international organization of jurists
Lawyers Against the War (LAW)
today wrote to the Prime Minister of Canada warning him that
he and his colleagues would face prosecution for war crimes
should Canada join in an American war against Iraq without a
fresh, explicit and legally valid Security Council resolution.
EU allies unite against Iraq war
Wednesday, 22 January, 2003
The leaders of France and Germany have pledged to intensify
their co-operation against a US-led war against Iraq.
North rallies for peaceful resolution to Iraq crisis
WebPosted Jan 20 2003
07:48 AM MST
Despite frigid temperatures in some locations, hundreds made
known their opposition to U.S. sabre-rattling and Canada's
involvement in the conflict.
Liberal MP says she will resign if Canada joins war against
Iraq
By Tim Harper
A Liberal MP from the GTA says she will resign from caucus if
her government joins any U.S.-led strike against Iraq that
does not have United Nations approval.
Graham opens door wider for joining war on Sadaam
Just when Blair is urging
patience, Canada's Defence Minister McCallum is threatened to
contribute to military action against Iraq whether authorized
by the UN or not. Please flood his office with your
response.
Email:
McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca
Tel: 1 613 996
3374
California orders mass arrests of Muslim foreigners
By Andrew
Gumbel in Los Angeles
20 December 2002
Hundreds of Middle Eastern and North African men, some just
16, have been hauled into custody across southern California
in the past few days, enraging civil liberties groups and
drawing comparisons with the internment of tens of thousands
of Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
Gaps in Iraq's Statement created by
US-Censors/UN-Security Council is Insecurity Council
The US-Administration critizices the "gaps" in the Iraqi
report and wants to use this as an excuse to attac Iraq. The
"World Women´s Security Council in Formation" wants to point
out politely that these "gaps" are self-produced by the Bush-Administeration.
Leaked report says German and US firms supplied arms to Saddam
By Tony Paterson in Berlin
18 December 2002
Iraq's 11,000-page report to the UN Security Council lists 150
foreign companies, including some from America, Britain,
Germany and France, that supported Saddam Hussein's weapons of
mass destruction programme, a German newspaper said yesterday.
US upsets Security Council by seizing Iraq's arms declaration
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
The United States upset other Security Council members by
removing the only complete copy of Iraq's declaration of its
weapons of mass destruction from UN headquarters soon after it
arrived, diplomats said Monday.
The Canadian Peace Team leaves for Iraq
Irene MacInnes, Linda
Morgan, Irene Vandas and Jen Ziemann from Vancouver met in
Jordan December 8 2002 and to travel into Iraq together where
they will join two other Canadians, Drs David Swann and Amir
Khadir. These Canadians, part of the Chicago based peace group
Voices in the Wilderness, will attempt to protect the
people of Iraq against military attacks by acting as human
shields.
IRAQ: THE FIRE THIS TIME by Ramsey Clark
Read former U.S. Attorney
General, Ramsey Clark's amazing exposé that details the damage
done to civilian targets across Iraq.
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