Recent Posts Tagged With 'great britain'

• Nick Griffin

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 08:19 in bbc, british national party, racism, great britain

  One-fifth of Britain would vote for ‘racist’ Nick Griffin (full article…) I watched the BBC appearance – it was quite boring and silly. Besides the ridiculous posturing over who Winston Churchill “belongs to”, the ...

• The Big Question

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 07:23 in United States, afghanistan, the independent, great britain

  So are British troops in Afghanistan there to defend the UK from al-Qa’ida attack, as Gordon Brown says? No, we are there because the priority of British foreign policy is to stick close to the Americans. The Americans are still trying to work ...

• Coverup

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 07:01 in iraq, great britain, gulf war ii

  The British military’s chain of command has instructed the country’s top investigators not to examine hundreds of incidents involving Iraqi deaths and serious injury, a former British military police officer told the BBC Sunday. (full art...

• Diplomatic Immunity For War Crimes

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 09:31 in Israel, human rights, palestine, justice, war crimes, great britain, barak

  “No arrest warrant has been issued, and in any event, he has immunity due to his being a minister in the government,” the bureau said in a statement. “Therefore, his program will continue without disturbance.” (full article&#...

• The Value of an Afghan Life

  Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 07:51 in United States, afghanistan, taliban, great britain, military occupation

  The two were immediately taken into custody and for four days whisked from hideout to hideout, in an effort to avoid detection. However, coalition forces were monitoring their cell-phone conversations and a helicopter-borne rescue operation was soon ...

• Boycott

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 17:11 in Israel, labor, Boycott, great britain

  In a landmark decision, Britain’s trade unions have voted overwhelmingly to commit to build a mass boycott movement, disinvestment and sanctions on Israel for a negotiated settlement based on justice for Palestinians. (full article…)...

• My Lords…

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 21:28 in Israel, palestine, war crimes, Gaza, great britain, military occupation

  My Lords, I think it is important and is a reflection of the fact that there are people of good will on all sides of this who, whatever their views about the conflict and its origins or long-term peace, recognise that in today%u2019s world these kind...