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Cities for Peace: A Project of the Institute for Policy Studies - "We are building a coaltion of local officials and concerned citizens to express the will of our communities through civic actions regarding the war in Iraq."

Coalition to Wage Peace: A Voice Against Violence (University of Colorado)

CodePink

Committee to End the Occupation of Iraq (New Jersey)

CorpWatch: War Profiteers Site

Direct Action to Stop the War (San Francisco)

The Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)

Educators to Stop the War

Greater Lansing [Michigan] Network Against War & Injustice

Harvard Initiative for Peace and Justice

Historians against the War

The Institute for Southern Studies Campaign to Stop the War Profiteers and End the Corporate Invasion of Iraq

International Action Center New York

International Action Center San Francisco Bay Area

International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism!)

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)

Labor for Peace and Justice (Berkeley)

The Lysistrata Project

Michigan Emergency Committee Against War in Iraq (MECAWI)

Michigan Peaceworks (formerly Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace)

Military Families Speak Out

National Network to End the War against Iraq

National Youth and Student Peace Coalition

Neighbors For Peace and Justice - Vecinos Para La Paz y La Justicia (Los Angeles)

New Jersey Coalition against War on Iraq

No Draft, No Way!

North Carolina Peace & Justice Coalition

Not in Our Name (NION)

Not in Our Name (NION) - Seattle

NYC Labor Against the War

Peaceful Tomorrows: September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

Soggy Boot Gang: Snow Shovel Activism in Connecticut

Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (Puget Sound, Washington)

South Bay Labor for Peace and Justice

South Bay Mobilization (San Jose, California)

Taprock Peace Center (Deerfield, Massachusetts)

Think First!: Countering the Military Presence in Our Schools

Truth Justice Peace: Human Shield Action

United for Peace and Justice

United for Peace and Justice in San Jose

United for Peace of Pierce County [Washington]

U.S. Bombing Watch: Archive of U.S. Bombings, Invasions and Occupations of Iraq (Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace)

U.S. Labor Against the War

Vermont Network on Iraq War Resolutions (Town Meetings)

Voices in the Wilderness

VoteNoWar.org - "is an educational campaign of International A.N.S.W.E.R."

War Resisters League

Organizations active against War in the Middle East

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
B'Tselem
Colorado Campaign for Middle East
Courage to Refuse
Grassroots International
Gush Shalom
International Solidarity Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace
Jews for Justice in the Middle East
MADRE
Middle East Children's Alliance
Middle East Research and Information Project
Not in My Name
Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment
Peace Now Israel
Peace Now USA
Tikkun
Voices in the Wilderness
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

1924
UK Muslim community news site on the Iraq conflict.

Active Resistance to the Roots of War
A nonviolent direct action affinity group set up in September 1990. Holds weekly vigils outside the Foreign Office calling for the end of economic sanctions on Iraq.

Bare Witness
Non-affiliated group that holds naked anti-war protests.

Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Group working for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade.

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
A non-violent campaign group working to eliminate nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.

Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases
Campaign raises public awareness, scrutiny and accountability of American bases in the UK and opposes weapons of mass destruction.

Everyone Counts
Mass letter writing campaign against war.

Gloucestershire Weapons Inspectors
Newly formed group trying to eliminate weapons of mass destruction from Gloucestershire.

Iraq Body Count
Project attempting to establish an independent and comprehensive public database of civilian deaths in Iraq resulting directly from military actions by the USA and its allies in 2003.

Labour Against the War
Labour party and trade union campaign for an end to western military action in response to the events of 11th September 2001.

Medical Action for Global Security
A charitable organisation of health professionals concerned with the health impacts of violent conflict, poverty and environmental degradation.

Muslim Association of Britain
Institution that attempts to spread the teachings and culture of Islam within British society. Supports all global anti-war movements.

Network for Peace
Organisation-based network set up to continue the work of the National Peace Council, one of the oldest peace organisations in the UK.

Our World Our Say
Campaign to put pressure on the British government by sending a message to Tony Blair oppposing war on Iraq.

Operation Desert Rescue
Non-affiliated group, set up more than 25 years ago to look at the effects of war on children around the world.

Peace Exchange
Quaker anti-war site.

Peace Pledge Union
Independent organisation, established in 1934, working towards creating a just world free from war.

Reclaim the Bases
Organises protests, direct action and civil disobedience.

Rhythms of Resistance
Activist samba band involved in anti-war protests.

Stop the War Coalition
Developed following September 11 under three slogans: stop the war, no to a racist backlash, and defend civil liberties.

Students against the War
First-hand reports from student and school pupil protests, and calendar of forthcoming actions.

Voices in the Wilderness UK
Organisation concerned with the humanitarian crises in Iraq; breaks the economic sanctions by hand-delivering medical supplies to children's hospitals.

War on Want
Group asking people to sign up to a campaign saying that 'the only war worth fighting is the war on poverty'.

Women praying for peace
A loose organization of women linked by the net, all praying for peace at the same time of day.

Act Together: Women Against Sanctions on Iraq
A group of UK based Iraqi and non-Iraqi women working against war on Iraq.

North American Sites

101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq
List compiled by environmental site EarthFuture.

Americans Against Bombing
Conservative/libertarian coalition opposed to US bombing in the Middle East and Kosovo.

American Friends Service Committee
Multi-faith organisation established by the Quakers in 1917, backing peace building.

Axis of Justice
Us anti-war opinion forum.

Bushwatch
Site devoted to keeping tabs on George Bush.

Citizens for Legitimate Government
A pro-democracy activist group established to 'expose the Bush coup d'etat'.

Cities for Peace
Coalition of local elected officials and citizens in US cities encouraging people to email city councils and pass a resolution against the war.

Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Campaign urging people to sign a statement opposing war on Iraq.

Code pink for peace
Group of women organising vigils for peace and calling for a campaign of civil disobedience if war begins in Iraq.

Direct Action to Stop the War
Nonviolent civil disobedience and direct action against war.

Duct Tape for Peace
A site urging anti-war protesters to express their views with a duct tape ribbon, duct tape bumper sticker, duct tape banner or sign, or by posting a strip or roll of duct tape to George Bush.

Education for Peace in Iraq
Organisation dedicated to improving humanitarian conditions in Iraq and defending the human rights of the Iraqi people.

Food Not Bombs
Volunteer organization dedicated to nonviolence.

Fellowship of Reconciliation USA
Nonviolent interfaith group set up in 1915.

Harrass the Brass
Anti-military newspaper produced byradical US soldiers in Vietnam.

Iraq Peace Pledge
Site to publicly register opposition to war on Iraq.

Michaelmoore.com
Website of the author of Stupid White Men.

MoveOn
A nationwide network of more than 600,000 online activists working to support US citizens in finding their political voice.

Not in Our Name
Group of artists and activists inspiring protest and resistance to the US government's course in the wake of September 11.

Peace Action
Grassroots peace group.

Ploughshares Fund
Group providing resources to stop the weapons of war, from nuclear arms to landmines.

September 11th families for peaceful tomorrows
An advocacy organisation founded by family members of September 11 victims, seeking effective non-violent responses to terrorism.

Sojourners
Anti-war christian ministry.

TrueMajority.com
Grassroots education and advocacy project founded by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's.

United for Justice and Peace
National campaign that brings together a broad range of organisations throughout the US to help coordinate protest against war on Iraq.

VoteNoWar.org
A non-political, educational campaign against war and racism and in support of grassroots democracy, including teach-ins, conferences, local and regional events.

Vote to Impeach
Site calling for people to vote electronically to impeach George Bush.

Win Without War
A coalition of national organisations advocating alternatives to pre-emptive war in Iraq.

Who Dies for Bush Lies?
Created by the Committee to Unsell the War to put the case against war on Iraq.

Rest of the World

Austrian Social Forum
Austrian anti-war websites.

Cultura contra la guerra
Spanish artists against war.

Electronic Iraq
A news portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by anti-war campaigners Voices in the Wilderness and Middle East supplementary news publishers, the Electronic Intifada

Esparmieru
Latvian anti-war group whose name means I am for peace

Greenpeace - Say No War Again
Environmental pressure group's anti-war website.

Green Left Weekly
Australian magazine with anti-war stance.

JustPeace campaign
New Zealand Green party anti-war campaign.

Groupe pour une Suisse Sans Armée
The Movement for the Abolition of the Swiss Army wants to abolish the Swiss army, and replace national service with a voluntary, peaceable alternative. Also opposes war on Iraq.

Human shield mission to Iraq
Convoy of peace campaigners travelling to Baghdad to act as a human shield.

Ingen Krig mot Irak
Norwegian anti-war site.

Keinkrieg
Swiss site (in German) organising anti-war demonstrations and with links to other European anti-war sites.

International Answer (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)
Coalition group calling for worldwide rallies against war and racism.

Irish Anti-War Movement
Anti-war movement supported by Ireland's Green and Socialist parties; also opposes US army presence in Shannon.

Innate
Irish Network for Nonviolent Action Training and Education, an umbrella group supporting people exploring nonviolent approaches to conflict issues.

Military Families Speak Out
Group of families ofmilitary servicepeople taking an anti-war stance.

No to War Against Iraq
German campaign urging people to send one Euro to a special bank account as a vote against a war in Iraq.

Not in our Name Australia
Site asking people to sign a register indicating their opposition to war.

Paremos la guerra
Spanish anti-war site.

Pax Christi
International Catholic Peace Movement with branches throughout the world.

Pax Humana
French anti-war site.

Peace and Progress
Site asking visitors to sign a peace manifesto.

Peace Plan Group
Group dedicated to searching for an apolitical, non-military resolution to the 'war on terrorism'.

Pitstop Ploughshares
Campaign for five Catholic Workers facing court for disarming a US warplane at Shannonairport Ireland and pouring human blood on the runway.

Resistance
Australian anti-war campaign

Scoop
New Zealand-based progressive alternative news site.

StopUSA
Belgian anti-war website.

Stop War Initiative
Polish group opposing war on Iraq and planning protests on the day of any attack.

Victorian Peace Network
Australian-based network of more than 60 organisations opposed to the war on Iraq.

Waging Peace
Website of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

War Resisters International
Movement sent up in 1921 to promote nonviolent action against the causes of war.

Why War
Group trying to organize, inform, and motivate Americans to question and evaluate the 'war on terrorism'.

Women in black
International peace network that holds silent vigils to protest war and human rights abuses.
Women in Black UK

Women's International League for Peace
Women campaigning for peace since the early 1900's.

World Socialist Website
Internet centre of the International Committee of the Fourth International, which opposes war on Iraq, and more generally the capitalist market system.

Anti-War Weblogs

Disturbing trends

HeadBlast

Stand Down

TheQFactor

Common Dreams News Center - breaking news and views for the progressive community

United For Peace - collaboration of national and international peace and social justice organizations and local places of worship, peace centers, and community organizations.

Stop the War Coalition - campaigning against the attacks on Iraq, and for a halt to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Not In Our Name - pledges resist

ance to endless war, detentions and roundups, attacks on civil liberties, and war on Iraq.

TrueMajority - grassroots education and advocacy project of Priorities, Inc. founded by Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben and Jerry's.

Peace Action - promotes grassroots activism for nucle

ar disarmament, an end to weapons trafficking, a just economy, a democratic foreign policy, and an informed electorate.

Poets Against the War - site hosts thousands of poems for peace. Also has information about antiwar poetry readings.

Military Families Speak Out - an organization of people who are opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military.

Electronic Iraq - offers news and analysis of events in Iraq.

Win Without War - mainstream voice advocating alternatives to preemptive war against Iraq.

Iraq Peace Team - nonviolent activists have been on the ground in Iraq working in tandem with those in the United States and the world who seek to prevent a U.S. attack on Iraq.

AlterNet: War on Iraq - offers news and analysis, activism resources, and more about resisting war with Iraq.

National Network to End the War Against Iraq - nationwide coalition of peace and justice, student, and faith-based organizations.

Direct Action to Stop the War - calling for mass non-violent direct action to protest the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

Cities for Peace - national coalition of local officials and concerned citizens working to express the will of their communities through civic resolutions regarding the war in Iraq.

Another Poster for Peace - copyright-free anti-war art for public use.

Active Resistance to the Roots of War (ARROW) - nonviolent direct action affinity group set up in September 1990, opposing sanctions and military action against Iraq.

Baring Witness - group that undertakes nude and clothed protest actions against the war in Iraq.

Iraq Crisis Antiwar Homepage - project of The Nonviolence Web.

Veterans Against The Iraq War - coalition of American veterans who oppose war with Iraq.

Eyes Wide Open - from the American Friends Service Committee. Multimedia companion to the traveling exhibit honoring the victims of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

Patriots for Peace - spreading peace visibly. Features information on volunteering and events.

February 15 and 16 Protest Pictures - includes pictures from over 125 anti-U.S./Iraq war protests from around the world.

War With Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives - report discusses the costs of going to war with Iraq.

Lysistrata Project@

Iraq Action Coalition (IAC) - online media and activists' resource center for groups and activists who are working to end the war against the people of Iraq.

Gold Star Families for Peace - families of soldiers who have died as a result of war working to bring the country's sons and daughters home from Iraq.

No Blood for Oil - opposed to the Bush administration's plans to increase economic, political, and military influence over the Middle East and its oil resources.

Brushstroke Peace Poster Competition - user-submitted posters advocating peace.

Stop the War - Australia-based site promoting the use of boycotts to protest the U.S. war in Iraq.

No War Sign Project: No Iraq War - creating a visible wall of grassroots opposition to Bush's plan for war in Iraq.

Cut it Up - small group of concerned peace activists who are also Labour Party members in the U.K. and oppose military action against Iraq.

Poets Against the War (UK) - features poetry from people opposed to the war on Iraq.

Iraq Photo Project - people throughout the United States hold up signs to show their feelings about the war in Iraq.

Peace Posters - download and print posters, or submit your own design for others to use.

Pacifica Radio Watch on Iraq - calendar of antiwar and antisanction actions and demonstrations across the United States.

RedSweaters.org - art installation inspired by American soldiers lost in the Iraq War.

St. Patrick's Four - campaign to show solidarity for the four parents who are being tried on charges of federal conspiracy due to their civil resistance to the Iraq War.

MeetWithCindy.org - mission is to persuade President Bush to meet with Cindy Sheehan and answer her questions about why the war that took her son's life was started and why it is being continued.

Crawford Peace House - seeks to provide a culturally diverse environment in which to explore peaceful alternatives to war.

End The Iraq War - Tom Laughlin of Billy Jack fame has a plan to end the war in Iraq.

101 Reasons not to Invade Iraq - By the Protestants for the Common Good, Clear list from REAL CHRISTIANS, who oppose the invasion

Americans Against Bombing - Excellent antiwar site by Conservatives opposing the Bush War Machine, Analysis, News, great info

Antiwar Links - An excellent Links List of antiwar sites, Huge Links List of Media Sites, From MultiLingual 'Tower of Babel'

AntiWarMonger.com - News about Human Rights, Environment, US Politics, Top Stories, updated often, search, links

Antiwar Posters - From AdamNieman.com, Free, high quality antiwar posters to download & print

Anti-war.us - Six pages of graphics to download as posters, etc. lots of artists contributing

Artists United WWW - News, Long list of member artists, Good antiwar site, Mission, Political Statements, Links

Axis of Justice - Non-profit organization formed by major musicians, to bring together music fans, grassroots citizens for social justice

Behold the Empire - Antiwar site with viewable photo slide show (Graphic War Photos), Protest photos, articles & links

Bermuda for Peace - Antiwar site from Bermuda, photo gallery, links, What you can do, Media Center

BlackMustache.com - Where has all the power gone? Animations - 'At home and abroad', See 69 photos of antiwar protests

*Boycott This! - Excellent antiwar site, 'Connect the Dots' timeline showing Oil IS the Issue, Four Flash Animations, Links

*Boycott War - Campaign for a Global Boycott for Peace, Activist Resources, Acting against corporations allied with Smirk, Links

Braving America - Good small site with commentaries and news, "Eight reasons why the US invasion of Iraq is flawed"

Britons for peace - Bedford, UK based activist antiwar group, Headlines from The News Insider, Smirk/Hitler facts, Links

California Peace Action - Antiwar Petition, Resources, Nationwide Ad Campaign with photo of Rumsfeld greeting Saddam Hussein

Call to Conscience - To Active Duty Troops & Reservists, A Statement by armed forces veterans, Signatories, Resources, small site

Cities For Peace - A national coalition of local officials & concerned citizens against the war in Iraq, News, Patriot Act 2 Info

Citizens on the Web - Alternative news from Toronto, Canada, Antiwar news, anti-WTO, Web Liberty, Links

Connect the Dots - Three categories of updated News, Who Dies? Who Pays? Who Profits?, Very revealing connections

Cost of the War in Iraq - Over $1000 every SECOND! Compare cost to Kids Health, Public Housing, etc., Free counter for web page

Crimes of War Project - Website in English & Arabic, Very Useful Links, Book is in several languages, human rights, antiwar

Direct Action to Stop the War! - Bechtel fact sheets, Action flyers, targeting corporations who profit from Iraq invasion

Electronic Iraq - Breaking news, Iraq news, Analysis, fact sheets, activism, unique information

Eleventh Hour Stories - A call for Global Action, A call for Peacemaking, read 113 different stories submitted by readers

End the Occupation - US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Photos of the 'apartheid' wall, Action Alerts, Projects

End the War - National Network to End the War Against Iraq, Many Downloads, Petition, Flyer, Smirk Lies, Breaking News, Links

Environmentalists Against War - Stop the War against the Planet & all its Peoples, Info, Action, Media Center, Photos, Many Statements

For Mother Earth - Good antiwar site, Peace, Non-violence, Arms Reduction, Latest News, Action Alerts, Photos, Archives, Links

*Fragments - Excellent non-violence site, antiwar, good links page, personal stories, social change, online 'zine

Global Emergency Alert Response - (GEAR) Is a grassroots campaign to address social emergency, to avert a full scale World War 3

Globalise Resistance - Major UK site bringing together groups & individuals opposed to corporate power, Photos, Big Links List

Groundswell Voters - Opposing the illegal invasion of Iraq, Article Links, Contribute to the PAC

Humanitarian Costs of the Iraq War - Many links to the factual costs, updated often from the UK, cafe-uni.co.uk

International Action Center - Founded by Ramsey Clark, Former US Attorney General, Antiwar site, Activism, Exposing Corporate Greed

International Action Center, Boston - Good antiwar site begun by Ramsey Clark, Activism, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Many photos & articles

International ANSWER - Act Now to Stop War & End Racism, Major Antiwar & Progressive Activist Site, Calendar, Downloads, Links

International Peace Bureau - Great comprehensive calendar of planned Peace Actions globally, Good list of Progressive Links

Iraq War - From the viewpoint of the Russians, in English, different perspectives on breaking news from the Iraq war

Iraq War Forum - Interesting English version from Russia, Iraq War Forum with many postings, often by Americans

Irish Antiwar Movement - Good antiwar site from Ireland, Calendar of Events, News Headlines, Resources, Forum, Links

It's Not Over - Good small German site in English, 9-11 Info, Antiwar, Media Bias, Civil Liberties, Flyers to distribute, Archives

Johnny Peaceseed - Very good unique antiwar site, News, Commentaries, Poetry, Archives, Boycotts, Quotes, Links

Justice not Vengeance - Good antiwar site from the UK, Principles, Links, well organized & good info

Justice Not War Coalition - Good antiwar site from the Philippines, Calendar, Forum, Archives, Links

KryssTal - Why did the USA want "Regime Change" in Iraq?, ALL Phony Reasons itemized & dissected factually, Oil & Economic Control

Kurt Nimmo's Another Day In The Empire - Very Good sma

ll antiwar site, Photos, Good recent comments on News stories, Links

Left Directory - Huge list of Links from the UK separated by category, Progressive, Liberal Sites

Liberal Artists - Site dedicated to the news & views of Liberal Celebrities from all Arts, Articles by Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks, others

LMNOP - Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace, Good antiwar site, Many photos of worldwide demonstrations

March For Justice - Very good site, Calling for Justice & Human Rights for All, Iraq, Afghanistan, Rachel Corrie, Palestinians, Links

Massachusetts MoveOn - Activists & activism, for justice, peace, & a democratic world, Photos, Links,

Media Workers Against War - Top News Stories, Top 40 Smirk Lies about the Iraq war, News the pro-war media ignores, Links

Medical Association for Prevention of War - MAPW Australia, Good antiwar site, very good progressive Links

Metaphoria - An International Newsletter, Excellent Commentaries, Topics of Reflection & Discussion, Links

Military Families Speak Out - Representing the families of military personnel opposed to the illegal Iraq invasion, Photos, Links

My Antiwar.org - Updated Daily with many links to Selected News & Articles especially about Iraq, Archives, Large Site

New Internationalist Magazine - Online version, Large antiwar site, well organized, Good essays on Corporate Fraud, War Issues

NoBloodForOil.org - Antiwar affiliate of Voter March, Animations, Videos, Cartoons, News Links, 8 Animation Links

No Mo Wo (No More War) - Large number of Topics in Very Good and active Forum, many antiwar views & facts

No To War - French antiwar site in English version, Activism, Info, Articles, Contacts, Many Links

No War! - Very good antiwar site from Spain, in English, The Very Best Links to Global Antiwar Website

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Occupation Watch - Ongoing monitoring from Baghdad, Eye on the Occupation, Antiwar site (also in Arabic), Links

One Voice for Peace - Over 38,000 signatures of sponsors to express antiwar concerns, TV actors included

Patriots for Peace - Very good antiwar activism site, Daily News, Photo Albums to view, Commondreams article links, Many Links

PatriotX - Very good antiwar site, Historical Info, Articles, Editorials, Op-Ed Letters, Forums, Images, Satire, Good Links

Peace Action - America's largest long-term established peace organization, Headlines, Take Action, A Few Links

Peace and Security Funders Group - Huge List of Links to Peace & Security Websites, (NGO's, Universities, Govt. Agencies)
Peace Channel - Furthering the cause of World Peace through Music & Information, Interviews with Palast, Chomsky, Essays, Forum

Peace Flags - Good small antiwar site, several Flags for sale, also as T-Shirts, Links to Articles, Links, Message Board

Peace Magazine - Monthly Online Magazine, Focus on Non-Violent Resistance to War & similar policies, Links, Archives

Peace Movement Aotearoa - A New Zealand national antiwar networking site, Activist Alerts, Archives, Links

Peace Protest.net - Best calendar of protests organized by CITY, current future antiwar actions are listed, antiwar NEWS, organizations

People for Peace - Good informational site opposing war, quotes, links to resources for peace, Kidz for Peace

Peoples Video Network - Largest Number of Progressive Videos for sale on the Web, Great progressive links list, Antiwar Videos

Perceval Press - Several good books on progressive & antiwar themes, Many Links, Recommended Book List

*Post 9-11 Timeline - Updated Breaking News, Forum Posts, Many subjects, Dr. Kelley, Antiwar Demonstrations, Patriot Act 2, Great Site!

Professor Marc Herold, Ph.D - A dossier on Civilian Victims of US Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan, Daily Counts, Scenes of Afghanistan

Prop1.org - Anti-nuke and antiwar site, well organized, BEST list of links to ANTI-NUCLEAR SITES, News, Peace Park info & news

Psychoanalysts for Peace and Justice - Member of 'United for Peace and Justice', perspectives, documents, resources,

Resistance Online - Australian antiwar site, Resistance Campaigns, Events, Aceh, Burma, Korea, Links

Saint Louis Instead of War Coalition - Good commentaries, News, Links, Photos, Calendar, Mailing List

Sean Penn - "Kilroy's Still Here" Good personal statement on the bogus War for oil, politics, by the famous actor, in PDF file

sgxlabs.com - :l sgx#06/03 hip hop nowar, Good collection of Antiwar Links, Music, Wallpapers, Signs, MP3 Antiwar Downloads

Shutting Down War Profiteer Bechtel - Photos & info on Bechtel Corp. & mass non-violent direct action to stop the war machine

Sign Project: No Iraq War - Organization that produces & distributes Media to support activist campaigns, CD's, Videos, Yard Signs

Soldiers for the Truth - Defensewatch Magazine, Colonel Hackworth, Military Columnists discuss why Iraq war is a useless hoax

Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War - SNOW, Over 104 member organizations, Neighborhood Groups, Activism, Flyers, Seattle Group, Links

Stand Up Now.org - Produced & aired a commercial for Peace, Streaming Video of the commercial, sign the list

stopsleeping - Very good site, lots of essays, Daily updated breaking news links, photos, Public Debt facts

stop the war - Good Flash Intro, Greek site also in English, Vote Results, Messages, Links
Stop the War (UK) - Very good antiwar site from the UK, Has the BEST Global Antiwar Links list, Graphic photos of Iraqi Children, Victims

Taking Aim - Audio Archives, Exposing the capitalist system addicted to permanent war, Fake Terror, Oil Money Wars, History of Zionism

The 100 Year March - Articles, Letters, Petitions, Links, Plans to publish info on elected officials' voting records, Good antiwar site

The Debate - "Did oil or money influence plans for war with Iraq and Afghanistan, Good small site, Sign the Petition

The Education for Peace in Iraq - EPIC, Working to improve humanitarian conditions & human rights in Iraq, Activism, Campaigns

The Iraq Page - Remembering Those who Lost their Lives in the Iraq War 2003, DOD Press Releases, List of War Dead, Updated & Accurate

The Iraq War Reader - Updated often, good commentary on news items relating to Iraq, Book by same name is available

The Oil Coup: Bush's Master Oil Plan? - Detailed research into the reasons for going after Iraq Oil fields, Article Links

Trouble Tickets - Good antiwar site, Narratives, Blogs, Forums, An Activist Web Project, Excellent Links List, Many Progressive Links

TrueFacts.co.uk - Very good site from the UK, antiwar info, Updated News Articles, Resources, Links

United for Peace and Justice - Good antiwar activism site, Calls to Action, Press Room, Calendar of Upcoming Events, News, Links

US Crusade - Many Links to Articles, Antiwar, Books, Headlines, Editorials, Archives, 9-11 Info, Afghanistan, Iraq, Links

Veterans Against the Iraq War - Coalition of Veterans opposing the Iraq War, Action Page, Chickenhawk Database, Message Board

Veterans for Common Sense - Common Sense from military veterans in debates over war & national security, News Articles, Mailing List

Veterans for Peace - Organization dedicated to the abolishment of war, Non-violence for Peace & Justice, Calendar, Links

Vets for Justice - Working to correct injustices towards US Military, Retirees & Veterans, Hall of Shame, Petition, Links

Victorian Peace Network - Iraq for the Iraqis: End the Occupation, Antiwar group from Australia, Posters, Downloads, Action

Vietnam Veterans Against The War - Struggling for the rights & needs of veterans, Against the Iraq War, For peace & justice, Links

Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Anti-Imperialist - Lots of commentaries, antiwar focus, good Links list,

Voices in the Wilderness - Good antiwar site, Calendar, Photos, Audio & Video files, Good articles & analysis, Links

War + Iraq Poster Exhibition - 15 pages of posters opposing the Iraq invasion, Links to like minded sites

War On Iraq - Lots of good antiwar links, Articles by William Rivers Pitt, Protests & Rallies, T-Shirt Art & Posters, News, Activism

War Report - News updated daily, Iraq, Afghanistan, Many News Stories, by the Project on Defense Alternatives, Documents & Resources

War Tax Resistance - From War Resisters' League, US Military Spending facts, How to Resist, Resources, Organizations, Links

War Times - Compiling information & analysis for the peace & justice movement, Downloadable Flyers & Issues, Links to Resources

Wasted Irony - Good small site, Several very good essays, like Messy Details that led to War, Creator of AntiCoulter.com

Web Tracks - For human rights, compassion, and peace, Daily updated Top News Stories from AP, writers & poets, many links

We Deserve the Truth - Good small site, "When the nation goes to war, the people deserve the truth", Smirk war lies dissected

Who Dies for Bush Lies? - Good antiwar site, Posters to download, Cartoons, Talking Points, Activist Toolkits, The Lies Revealed

Why War? - Antiwar site, Updated News & Analysis, Projects, Pamphlets, Activist Resources, Opinion & Commentary, Non-violent activism

Win Without War - America's wealthiest & largest peace coalition, current actions, Press Room (News)

World Peace Pages - From Cambridge, UK, Good summary and links to 9-11 attacks, how the world views the US & why, Links

Yes! Magazine Online - Good positive publication, very intelligent articles by the Editor & others, read 'Finding Courage'

Active Resistance to the Roots of War / Justice not Vengeance - Nonviolent direct action group opposing the Gulf War. Includes anti-war documents and news; describes core principles and activities.

Alternet: War on Iraq - Includes editorials on recent developments in Iraq as well as analysis of the road leading to war.

American Friends Service Committee: Conflict with Iraq - Reasons to oppose war with Iraq, resources, news, links, and ways to help.

Americas Against Bombing - Conservative/Libertarian coalition who are opposed to the bombing of Iraq and feel that U.S foreign policy is hypocritical.

Another Poster for Peace - Group of designers who are committed to the peaceful and just resolution of the situation by offering their copyright-free art to the public. Includes ideas for using the art and a mailing list.

The Anti-War Tribune - Promotes anti-war activities. Includes links to international news and pro-peace organizations.

Antiwar.com - Includes a daily index of the latest breaking news from a variety of media on the war in Iraq, as well as other conflicts.

Antiwar.com: Iraq Info - News and links for activist organizations and resources.

Arizona Alliance for Peaceful Justice (AAPJ) - Coalition of concerned individuals and organizations working toward peaceful and just solutions to terrorism and violence. Features calendar of events and links to related sites and e-groups.

Austin Pax - Lists Austin, Texas businesses that promote peace and those that support the war.

Barcelona Against War - A collection of pictures documenting the Barcelonan opposition against war.

Bring Them Home Now Tour - A group of military families woth loved ones in present and past wars seek to end the war in Iraq and are holding 3 bus tours from Texas to Washington DC.

Buy French Now - Offers consumers a way to counter boycott efforts by pro-war forces and display appreciation for the French government's insistence.

Call to Conscience - Appeal to active duty troops and reservists by war veterans. Includes list of veteran signatories, resources, contact

addresses of speakers, translations of the call, and comments by users.

Campus Anti-War Network - Network of campus anti-war groups in the

US.

Cities for Peace - Effort to get city councils and other civic bodies to pass resolutions against a war on Iraq. Includes sample resolutions, activist toolkit, and action alerts.

Direct Action to Stop the War - Includes how to get involved, calendar of events, flyers, and a handbook for citizens.

Do You Care? - Anti-war, pro-soldier website announcing future gatherings in support of our soldiers. Includes speeches, photos, and news coverage.

The Education for Peace in Iraq Center - News and events, resources on Iraq, "Advocates' Toolbox", and other resources for people wishing to take action against a war in Iraq.

The Fire This Time - Collaborative audio project aiming to be a "permanent record of the fate of Iraq and a guide to the language of mass media propaganda".

Global Exchange: Iraq Campaign - Includes an activist toolkit, how to get involved, news, and resources.

Gloucestershire Weapons Inspectors - Group who aim to eliminate weapons of mass destruction from Gloucestershire, UK. Includes action reports, news items, information about RAF Fairford, and links.

Gold Star Families For Peace - An organization of families who lost loved ones fighting in Iraq, who seek to have a speedy withdrawal of US military troops and have President Bush explain what "noble cause" they are alledgedly fighting for.

Guardian: The Anti-War Movement - Ongoing coverage, commentary and links for related resources.

Iraq Action Coalition - Resource center for groups and activists who are working to end the war against the people of Iraq. Includes fact sheets, ideas for action, and media coverage.

Iraq Crisis Antiwar Homepage - Overview and analysis of US and Iraq relations, with link to peace pledge to stop the spread of the war to Iraq.

Iraq Occupation and Resistance Report - Information on the US occupation of Iraq and the burgeoning resitance to that occupation.

Iraq Occupation Focus - A UK group campaigning to end the occupation of Iraq by coalition troops through action and media work.

Iraqi Democrats Against Occupation - Campaigns for solidarity with the Iraqi people. Opposes the Anglo-American military occupation of Iraq.

The Irish Anti-War Movement - Includes information about demonstrations and Iraqi sanctions, posters, flyers, factsheets, and discussion forum.

Libertarians for Peace - Libertarians committed to ending to United States military intervention and imperialism which benefits powerful government and corporate special interests at the expense of Americans and of peoples worldwide.

Military Families Speak Out - An organization of people opposed to war in Iraq and who have relatives or loved ones in the military. Gives rejoinder to knee-jerk attacks that anyone opposing the war is unpatriotic, and seeks to avoid US troops dying for Bush's policies.

Move On - Offers information on the anti-war movement and resources for activists.

Network Opposing War and Racism (NOWAR), SA - Collective of organizations and individuals opposed to Australia's involvement in a war on Iraq. Includes songs, articles, event details, merchandise, and press releases.

No to War Against Iraq - Features books, websites, articles and satire in English and Danish.

No War On Iraq - The International Socialist Organization offers advice on building anti-war committees, a petition for download, and an activist calendar. Includes news, analysis, and links for related sites.

Occupation Watch - International coalition of peace and justice groups monitoring the occupation of Iraq. Reports, press releases, and calls to action.

Our World Our Say - British group aiming to put pressure on the Blair government by allowing people to "vote" against war. Includes an overview of the organisation and explains how to support it.

The Peace Pretzel - Counterpropaganda for the People - Peace, freedom of speech, and anti-Bush administration graphics offered for free.

Peaceful Tomorrows - An advocacy organization founded by family members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world.

Pitstop Ploughshares - Five Catholic worker activists to face trial after disarming a US warplane at Shannon Airport, Ireland.

Poets Against the War - Provides a venue for poets to voice their conscience against impending war. Index of poems, searchable schedule of readings, chapbook, resources for organizing readings, and press coverage.

Remind Us ... Why Did We Invade Iraq? - Uses the Bush administration's own words to show they lied about the premise for war, and their guilt in the senseless deaths of American soldiers and Iraqi citizens.

Seattle Anti-War Protest Photos - Photo collection showing the protest rally in Seattle on February 15, 2003 by Sean Cafferky.

Shape Your World - Provides advice and resources for campus teach-ins. Includes contact addresses of student coordinators, promotional materials for download and a list of speakers.

Stop the War Coalition - UK anti-war organisation. Provides news, articles, mailing lists, calendar of peace events, photos, and resources for groups and individuals.

Talking Pictures - Photo gallery of images captured during the antiwar rallies held in San Francisco, CA 2003. Includes purchase information.

Target Oil - Organizes demonstrations for peace by exposing oil consumption as a source of the conflict. Includes action alerts, calendar of events, and a list of endorsing organizations.

United for Peace - News and events, ideas of ways to protest a war against Iraq, resources for organizations, and local and national contacts.

Victorian Peace Network: Iraq - Information on the Australian organization's anti-war campaign: posters and fact sheets, events details, news articles, and commentary on the issues.

Who Dies for Bush Lies? - Details the human cost of the somewhat controversial push for war and suggests methods of opposition.

Win Without War - Coalition of US organizations, advocating alternatives to war. Includes a list of member organizations, press releases, information on current actions and links for related sites.

Znet Anti-War Resources - Znet collects the best progressive content from the left, including regular pieces from the likes of Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky. Anti-War resources are collected in this section.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

What US tax Dollars are Paying for In Gaza Oil Pipeline included

This is what US tax dollars pay for.
This is what US "Weapons of Mass Destruction" are used for.
Israel Genocide in Palestine
January 9 2009

Hamas is a Creation of Mossad
by Hassane Zerouky
Global Outlook, No 2, Summer 2002
March 23 2004

Thanks to the Mossad, Israel's "Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks", the Hamas was allowed to reinforce its presence in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, Arafat's Fatah Movement for National Liberation as well as the Palestinian Left were subjected to the most brutal form of repression and intimidation.

Let us not forget that it was Israel, which in fact created Hamas. According to Zeev Sternell, historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "Israel thought that it was a smart ploy to push the Islamists against the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO)".

Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Islamist movement in Palestine, returning from Cairo in the seventies, established an Islamic charity association. Prime Minister Golda Meir, saw this as a an opportunity to counterbalance the rise of Arafat’s Fatah movement. .According to the Israeli weekly Koteret Rashit (October 1987), "The Islamic associations as well as the university had been supported and encouraged by the Israeli military authority" in charge of the (civilian) administration of the West Bank and Gaza. "They [the Islamic associations and the university] were authorized to receive money payments from abroad."

The Islamists set up orphanages and health clinics, as well as a network of schools, workshops which created employment for women as well as system of financial aid to the poor. And in 1978, they created an "Islamic University" in Gaza. "The military authority was convinced that these activities would weaken both the PLO and the leftist organizations in Gaza." At the end of 1992, there were six hundred mosques in Gaza. Thanks to Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad (Israel’s Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks) , the Islamists were allowed to reinforce their presence in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, the members of Fatah (Movement for the National Liberation of Palestine) and the Palestinian Left were subjected to the most brutal form of repression.

In 1984, Ahmed Yassin was arrested and condemned to twelve years in prison, after the discovery of a hidden arms cache. But one year later, he was set free and resumed his activities. And when the Intifada (‘uprising’) began, in October 1987, which took the Islamists by surprise, Sheik Yassin responded by creating the Hamas (The Islamic Resistance Movement): "God is our beginning, the prophet our model, the Koran our constitution", proclaims article 7 of the charter of the organization.

Ahmed Yassin was in prison when, the Oslo accords (Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government) were signed in September 1993. The Hamas had rejected Oslo outright. But at that time, 70% of Palestinians had condemned the attacks on Israeli civilians. Yassin did everything in his power to undermine the Oslo accords. Even prior to Prime Minister Rabin’s death, he had the support of the Israeli government. The latter was very reluctant to implement the peace agreement.

The Hamas then launched a carefully timed campaign of attacks against civilians, one day before the meeting between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators, regarding the formal recognition of Israel by the National Palestinian Council. These events were largely instrumental in the formation of a Right wing Israeli government following the May 1996 elections.

Quite unexpectedly, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered Sheik Ahmed Yassin to be released from prison ("on humanitarian grounds") where he was serving a life sentence. Meanwhile, Netanyahu, together with President Bill Clinton, was putting pressure on Arafat to control the Hamas. In fact, Netanyahu knew that he could rely, once more, on the Islamists to sabotage the Oslo accords. Worse still: after having expelled Yassin to Jordan, Prime Minister Netanyahu allowed him to return to Gaza, where he was welcomed triumphantly as a hero in October 1997.
Arafat was helpless in the face of these events. Moreover, because he had supported Saddam Hussein during the1991 Gulf war, (while the Hamas had cautiously abstained from taking sides), the Gulf states decided to cut off their financing of the Palestinian Authority.

Meanwhile, between February and April 1998, Sheik Ahmad Yassin was able to raise several hundred million dollars, from those same countries. The the budget of The Hamas was said to be greater than that of the Palestinian Authority. These new sources of funding enabled the Islamists to effectively pursue their various charitable activities. It is estimated that one Palestinian out of three is the recipient of financial aid from the Hamas. And in this regard, Israel has done nothing to curb the inflow of money into the occupied territories.

The Hamas had built its strength through its various acts of sabotage of the peace process, in a way which was compatible with the interests of the Israeli government. In turn, the latter sought in a number of ways, to prevent the application of the Oslo accords. In other words, Hamas was fulfilling the functions for which it was originally created: to prevent the creation of a Palestinian State. And in this regard, Hamas and Ariel Sharon, see eye to eye; they are exactly on the same wave length. Source

Paul: Expect blowback for US weapons killing civilians in Gaza January 09, 2009

Kucinich Documents Israel's War Crimes On The Record! January 09, 2009

Now we've all seen through the Israeli government's excuses
If the Hamas rockets are so lethal, why doesn't Israel swap an F-16 for some?
By Mark Steel
January 21 2009

The worrying part about whether the ceasefire in Gaza can hold together will be whether the international community can stop the flow of arms to the terrorists. Because Israel's getting their planes and tanks and missiles from somewhere and until this supply is cut off there's every chance it could start up again.

The disregard for life from these terrorists and their supporters is shocking. For example Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, wrote that the purpose of the Israeli attack must be to "inflict a heavy death toll and heavy pain on the Gaza population".

Replace "Gaza" with "western", and that could have been written by al-Qa'ida. Maybe this is the problem: the Israelis are writing their policies by downloading statements from an Islamic Jihad website and just changing the place names. Also, if the Israelis think the Hamas rockets are as lethal as they say, why don't they swap their F-16 fighters and Apachehelicopters for a few of them?

These things are capable of terrorising a whole nation for years apparently, yet the Israelis have neglected to buy any, wasting their money on gunboats and stuff. Given that their annual arms budget is $7.2bn plus $2.2 bn in "aid", they'd save enough to buy a selection of banks in every country in the world.

The military advantages would be enormous because the Israelis' complaint about Hamas is the use of tunnels to smuggle arms. But if Israel gave Hamas a few planes and tanks and helicopters, they could probably be persuaded to shut down those tunnels that seem to be the cause of such bad feeling.

Whatever you say about Israel, at least it moves its weapons about legally – except for when it secretly built a nuclear arsenal against an array of international agreements. But they did it above ground and not in a tunnel and that's the main thing.

Watching the reports from Gaza, another reason why the ceasefire may break down becomes apparent. The Israelis might claim that their satellite pictures now show Palestinians in possession of huge mounds of rubble – lethal if thrown over the border. Luckily these weapons are easy to spot. Most of them are next to women howling, "Look what they've done to my house," but perhaps the airforce should bomb them again – just in case. The Israelis say they fear Hamas will once again break the ceasefire by sending over those rockets. But the whole point of the operation was to make that impossible. Because they must have asked themselves the question, "If we slaughter 1,300 people, including 300 children, is that likely to make people: A. less cross or B. more cross?" And presumably they concluded it will make them much less likely to grow up full of hatred and determination to retaliate. Perhaps they saw medical research that shows when someone is suffering from anxiety and bouts of irascible ill-tempered behaviour, the best treatment is to pen them in with no food or medicine and then kill some of them, and that calms them down a threat.

Another way to allay their worries about Hamas breaking the ceasefire is to read the report from their government's own Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre. This states that during the ceasefire "Hamas did not take part in any rocket fire and sometimes prevented other organisations from attacking." Still, with all that's been going on I suppose they haven't had time for reading.

Despite all this there might be one cheery sign, which is that never before have so many people seen through the Israeli government's excuses for handing out mass destruction. The demonstrations in support of Palestinians have been bigger than ever before, and even the United Nations and the Wall Street Journal have suggested Israel has committed war crimes. One poll in America suggested that 60 per cent of people opposed the bombardment, and the change of opinion reached the point that an Israeli diplomat has admitted that "The harm to civilians in Gaza is causing us huge damage."

Maybe, best of all, was genetics expert Steven Rose who appeared on Radio 4's Today programme to talk about a new study that's located "morality spots", the part of the brain that deals with our morality. Asked how we could know whether this was true, he said in a marvellously posh academic Radio 4 voice "Well we could test the brains of the Israeli cabinet and see if they've got no morality spots whatsoever."

And the most immoral part of all is the perfectly cynical timing, as if three weeks ago Bush shouted: "Last orders please. Any last bombing, before time's up? Come along now, haven't you got homes to demolish?"

Source

Gaza Aftermath May Impact Israel Oil Pipe Devt
January 20 2009

LONDON
Israel's offensive in Gaza will certainly have an effect on the country's status as an energy corridor, experts say. But whether it will be positive or negative depends on Israel's ability to prevent further attacks from Gaza and the country's battered relationship with Turkey.

A little-known 254-kilometer Israeli pipeline, from the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon to the Red Sea port of Eilat, could rival the Suez Canal as an oil shipment route between former Soviet Union producers and Asian consumers.

The pipeline has a capacity of 400,000 barrels a day, compared with the 600,000-barrel-a-day traffic southbound.

Israel seeks pipeline for Iraqi oil "Bingo"
US discusses plan to pump fuel to its regional ally and solve energy headache at a stroke

By Ed Vuillamy in Washington
April 20 2003

Plans to build a pipeline to siphon oil from newly conquered Iraq to Israel are being discussed between Washington, Tel Aviv and potential future government figures in Baghdad.

The plan envisages the reconstruction of an old pipeline, inactive since the end of the British mandate in Palestine in 1948, when the flow from Iraq's northern oilfields to Palestine was re-directed to Syria.

Now, its resurrection would transform economic power in the region, bringing revenue to the new US-dominated Iraq, cutting out Syria and solving Israel's energy crisis at a stroke.

It would also create an end less and easily accessible source of cheap Iraqi oil for the US guaranteed by reliable allies other than Saudi Arabia - a keystone of US foreign policy for decades and especially since 11 September 2001.

Until 1948, the pipeline ran from the Kurdish-controlled city of Mosul to the Israeli port of Haifa, on its northern Mediterranean coast.

The revival of the pipeline was first discussed openly by the Israeli Minister for National Infrastructures, Joseph Paritzky, according to the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz .

The paper quotes Paritzky as saying that the pipeline would cut Israel's energy bill drastically - probably by more than 25 per cent - since the country is currently largely dependent on expensive imports from Russia.

US intelligence sources confirmed to The Observer that the project has been discussed. One former senior CIA official said: 'It has long been a dream of a powerful section of the people now driving this administration [of President George W. Bush] and the war in Iraq to safeguard Israel's energy supply as well as that of the United States.

'The Haifa pipeline was something that existed, was resurrected as a dream and is now a viable project - albeit with a lot of building to do.'

The editor-in-chief of the Middle East Economic Review , Walid Khadduri, says in the current issue of Jane's Foreign Report that 'there's not a metre of it left, at least in Arab territory'.

To resurrect the pipeline would need the backing of whatever government the US is to put in place in Iraq, and has been discussed - according to Western diplomatic sources - with the US-sponsored Iraqi National Congress and its leader Ahmed Chalabi, the former banker favoured by the Pentagon for a powerful role in the war's aftermath.

Sources at the State Department said that concluding a peace treaty with Israel is to be 'top of the agenda' for a new Iraqi government, and Chalabi is known to have discussed Iraq's recognition of the state of Israel.

The pipeline would also require permission from Jordan. Paritzky's Ministry is believed to have approached officials in Amman on 9 April this year. Sources told Ha'aretz that the talks left Israel 'optimistic'.

James Akins, a former US ambassador to the region and one of America's leading Arabists, said: 'There would be a fee for transit rights through Jordan, just as there would be fees for Israel from those using what would be the Haifa terminal.

'After all, this is a new world order now. This is what things look like particularly if we wipe out Syria. It just goes to show that it is all about oil, for the United States and its ally.'

Akins was ambassador to Saudi Arabia before he was fired after a series of conflicts with then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, father of the vision to pipe oil west from Iraq. In 1975, Kissinger signed what forms the basis for the Haifa project: a Memorandum of Understanding whereby the US would guarantee Israel's oil reserves and energy supply in times of crisis.

Kissinger was also master of the American plan in the mid-Eighties - when Saddam Hussein was a key US ally - to run an oil pipeline from Iraq to Aqaba in Jordan, opposite the Israeli port of Eilat.

The plan was promoted by the now Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and the pipeline was to be built by the Bechtel company, which the Bush administration last week awarded a multi-billion dollar contract for the reconstruction of Iraq.

The memorandum has been quietly renewed every five years, with special legislation attached whereby the US stocks a strategic oil reserve for Israel even if it entailed domestic shortages - at a cost of $3 billion (£1.9bn) in 2002 to US taxpayers.

This bill would be slashed by a new pipeline, which would have the added advantage of giving the US reliable access to Gulf oil other than from Saudi Arabia. Source

Connecting the DOTS

The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil

By Michel Chossudovsky
July 26 2006

Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration of the World's largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more than a million barrels of oil a day to Western markets?

Virtually unnoticed, the inauguration of the Ceyhan-Tblisi-Baku (BTC) oil pipeline, which links the Caspian sea to the Eastern Mediterranean, took place on the 13th of July, at the very outset of the Israeli sponsored bombings of Lebanon.

One day before the Israeli air strikes, the main partners and shareholders of the BTC pipeline project, including several heads of State and oil company executives were in attendance at the port of Ceyhan. They were then rushed off for an inauguration reception in Istanbul, hosted by Turkey's President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in the plush surroundings of the Çýraðan Palace.

Also in attendance was British Petroleum's (BP) CEO, Lord Browne together with senior government officials from Britain, the US and Israel. BP leads the BTC pipeline consortium. Other major Western shareholders include Chevron, Conoco-Phillips, France's Total and Italy's ENI. (see Annex)

Israel's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Binyamin Ben-Eliezer was present at the venue together with a delegation of top Israeli oil officials.

The BTC pipeline totally bypasses the territory of the Russian Federation. It transits through the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia, both of which have become US "protectorates", firmly integrated into a military alliance with the US and NATO. Moreover, both Azerbaijan and Georgia have longstanding military cooperation agreements with Israel.

Israel has a stake in the Azeri oil fields, from which it imports some twenty percent of its oil. The opening of the pipeline will substantially enhance Israeli oil imports from the Caspian sea basin.

But there is another dimension which directly relates to the war on Lebanon. Whereas Russia has been weakened, Israel is slated to play a major strategic role in "protecting" the Eastern Mediterranean transport and pipeline corridors out of Ceyhan.

Militarization of the Eastern Mediterranean

The bombing of Lebanon is part of a carefully planned and coordinated military road map. The extension of the war into Syria and Iran has already been contemplated by US and Israeli military planners. This broader military agenda is intimately related to strategic oil and oil pipelines. It is supported by the Western oil giants which control the pipeline corridors. In the context of the war on Lebanon, it seeks Israeli territorial control over the East Mediterranean coastline.

In this context, the BTC pipeline dominated by British Petroleum, has dramatically changed the geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean, which is now linked , through an energy corridor, to the Caspian sea basin:

"[The BTC pipeline] considerably changes the status of the region's countries and cements a new pro-West alliance. Having taken the pipeline to the Mediterranean, Washington has practically set up a new bloc with Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Israel, " (Komerzant, Moscow, 14 July 2006)

Israel is now part of the Anglo-American military axis, which serves the interests of the Western oil giants in the Middle East and Central Asia.

While the official reports state that the BTC pipeline will "channel oil to Western markets", what is rarely acknowledged is that part of the oil from the Caspian sea would be directly channeled towards Israel. In this regard, an underwater Israeli-Turkish pipeline project has been envisaged which would link Ceyhan to the Israeli port of Ashkelon and from there through Israel's main pipeline system, to the Red Sea.

The objective of Israel is not only to acquire Caspian sea oil for its own consumption needs but also to play a key role in re-exporting Caspian sea oil back to the Asian markets through the Red Sea port of Eilat. The strategic implications of this re-routing of Caspian sea oil are farreaching.

What is envisaged is to link the BTC pipeline to the Trans-Israel Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline, also known as Israel's Tipline, from Ceyhan to the Israeli port of Ashkelon. In April 2006, Israel and Turkey announced plans for four underwater pipelines, which would bypass Syrian and Lebanese territory.

"Turkey and Israel are negotiating the construction of a multi-million-dollar energy and water project that will transport water, electricity, natural gas and oil by pipelines to Israel, with the oil to be sent onward from Israel to the Far East,

The new Turkish-Israeli proposal under discussion would see the transfer of water, electricity, natural gas and oil to Israel via four underwater pipelines.
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“Baku oil can be transported to Ashkelon via this new pipeline and to India and the Far East.[via the Red sea]"

"Ceyhan and the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon are situated only 400 km apart. Oil can be transported to the city in tankers or via specially constructed under-water pipeline. From Ashkelon the oil can be pumped through already existing pipeline to the port of Eilat at the Red Sea; and from there it can be transported to India and other Asian countries in tankers. (REGNUM )

Water for Israel

Also involved in this project is a pipeline to bring water to Israel, pumping water from upstream resources of the Tigris and Euphrates river system in Anatolia. This has been a long-run strategic objective of Israel to the detriment of Syria and Iraq. Israel's agenda with regard to water is supported by the military cooperation agreement between Tel Aviv and Ankara.

The Strategic Re-routing of Central Asian Oil

Diverting Central Asian oil and gas to the Eastern Mediterranean (under Israeli military protection), for re-export back to Asia, serves to undermine the inter-Asian energy market, which is based on the development of direct pipeline corridors linking Central Asia and Russia to South Asia, China and the Far East.

Ultimately, this design is intended to weaken Russia's role in Central Asia and cut off China from Central Asian oil resources. It is also intended to isolate Iran.

Meanwhile, Israel has emerged as a new powerful player in the global energy market.

Russia's Military Presence in the Middle East

Meanwhile, Moscow has responded to the US-Israeli-Turkish design to militarize the East Mediterranean coastline with plans to establish a Russian naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus:

"Defense Ministry sources point out that a naval base in Tartus will enable Russia to solidify its positions in the Middle East and ensure security of Syria. Moscow intends to deploy an air defense system around the base - to provide air cover for the base itself and a substantial part of Syrian territory. (S-300PMU-2 Favorit systems will not be turned over to the Syrians. They will be manned and serviced by Russian personnel.)

(Kommerzant, 2 June 2006, http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=IVA20060728&articleId=2847

Tartus is strategically located within 30 km. of the Lebanese border.

Moreover, Moscow and Damascus have reached an agreement on the modernization of Syria's air defenses as well as a program in support to its ground forces, the modernization of its MIG-29 fighters as well as its submarines. (Kommerzant, 2 June 2006). In the context of an escalating conflict, these developments have farreaching implications.

War and Oil Pipelines

Prior to the bombing of Lebanon, Israel and Turkey had announced the underwater pipeline routes, which bypassed Syria and Lebanon. These underwater pipeline routes do not overtly encroach on the territorial sovereignty of Lebanon and Syria.

On the other hand, the development of alternative land based corridors (for oil and water) through Lebanon and Syria would require Israeli-Turkish territorial control over the Eastern Mediterranean coastline through Lebanon and Syria.

The implementation of a land-based corridor, as opposed to the underwater pipeline project, would require the militarisation of the East Mediterranean coastline, extending from the port of Ceyhan across Syria and Lebanon to the Lebanese-Israeli border.

Is this not one of the hidden objectives of the war on Lebanon? Open up a space which enables Israel to control a vast territory extending from the Lebanese border through Syria to Turkey.

It is worth noting that the US War Academy had already contemplated the formation of a "Greater Lebanon" which would extend along the coastline from Israel to Turkey. In this scenario, the entire Syrian coastline would be annexed to an Anglo-American Israeli protectorate.(See Map of The New Middle East below).

Israeli Prime minister Ehud Olmert has stated that the Israeli offensive against Lebanon would "last a very long time". Meanwhile, the US has speeded up weapons shipments to Israel.

There are strategic objectives underlying the "Long War" which are tied to oil and oil pipelines.

The air campaign against Lebanon is inextricably related to US-Israeli strategic objectives in the broader Middle East including Syria and Iran. In recent developments, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice stated that the main purpose of her mission to the Middle East was not to push for a ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather to isolate Syria and Iran. (Daily Telegraph, 22 July 2006)

At this particular juncture, the replenishing of Israeli stockpiles of US produced WMDs points to an escalation of the war both within and beyond the borders of Lebanon.
Source

War in Afghanistan, Pipeline, Gas, Oil
War in Iraq,:Oil, Pipeline
War in Haiti: Gas , Oil Reserves,Mining
War in Lebanon: Pipeline, Oil, Gas
War in Gaza: Natural Gas,Oil, Pipeline

Is anyone getting a clear Picture Yet?

Video History: Gaza Occupation

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Video History: Gaza Occupation

A story to ponder before you watch these Videos
I know a man, who for many years thought he was something, he in fact was not.
He was in very sense of the word a Bigot.
He like many loves to hate.
He thought he was better then others simply because he was White.
Many times I heard him talk about Jews as Hitler had done.
I heard him talk about Aboriginal Indians and how awful they were.
Each time he spewed his hate and rhetoric, I of course had to giggle to myself.
I listened to his propaganda, his ignorance and his messages of hate.

I however was rather amused by all of this.
Why you ask?
I knew his true heritage and ancestry.
He however, never knew his heritage or the ancestry of his family.
He was raised, believing he was White and Pure as the Driven Snow.
He lived through out his life assuming, he was something he was not.

Not that his parents ever told him this.
His parents for the sake of survival never proclaimed their heritage or ancestry.

In those days to be an Indian or even Métis would mean you were treated much like the Palestinians have been treated. Being Jewish of course could also mean persecution.
A double edge sword of hate and lies would fall upon you.

You may never get a job or if you did it would for a pitons, of what you were really worth. You were by all standards would have been treated badly.

His parents for the sake of survival denied their heritage, their ancestry was left a mystery. Simply by never mentioning it.

They never condemned or promoted hate, to the contrary they were accepting of all races, or religions. They believed everyone could and should live together in peace in spite of their differences. They did not teach hate to their children.

So as this man, would spew his hate or his beliefs which were build on a foundation of falsities, I was amused at his foolish pandering of White Supremacy beliefs. Even his extended family aunts, uncles, cousins, etc never knew the truth of their heritage or ancestry. Some of them were as bad as he was.

There did however come a day when the "truth" was told.
Oh to have been a fly on the wall, of each and ever one, of their homes, who thought they were so Superior. To see the dismay of it all. To relish in the revelation, of enlightenment, that they were in fact, the people they had hated and condemned.
I still have to smile, to this day, as I remember that moment of “Truth” being “Unveiled”
So the next time you look in the "Mirror" ask yourself "Who am I really"?

Occupation 101 Part 1

Occupation 101 Part 2

Occupation 101 part 3

Occupation 101 Part 4

Occupation 101 Part 5 : Why Hamas won the election.

Occupation 101 Part 6 Aphartide and US Supporting it. Media manipulation on the facts.

Occupation 101 Part 7 : Israel breaking International Law :Geneva Convention :US funding to Israel

Occupation 101 Part 8 Israel Weapons : Check Points : Schools: Unemployment : People Die at Check Points

Occupation 101 Part 9 The New Berlin Wall: Propaganda (brainwashing):

Occupation 101 Part 10 wrong part ten

Occupation 101 Part 11

Rachel Corrie - Interview: Rachel Died at the hands of an Israeli Bulldozer driver. She was trying to protect a Palestinian Doctors home from being Destroyed.

Rachel Corrie Memorial in Gaza - Days After Her Murder

Friends of Rachel and supporters attempted to erect a memorial and plant flowers where Rachel was killed days before, and were met by the Israeli Defense Force armored personnel carries, tear gas, and bullets.

In Memoriam
~ Rachel Corrie ~
1979 - 2003

In 2009 Israel continues to Destroy the Lives of those in Gaza.

Gaza (6) A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

US Dropped Nuke on Iraq

The Depleted Uranium Threat

By Thomas D. Williams

August 15, 2008

"The DoD, the nation's biggest polluter, is now cleaning up 29,500 currently or formerly contaminated sites in every state and territory. California alone has 3,912 contaminated sites on 441 current and former DoD installations. Many of DoD's facilities have already contaminated groundwater sources of drinking water.... The cost to clean up toxic munitions contamination and unexploded ordnance at active and former military installations around the country may reach $200 billion." - The National Resources Defense Council, April 21, 2004.

"The Defense Department is refusing to comply with orders or sign contracts to clean up 11 hazardous waste sites, including one in Hawaii, and has asked the White House and Justice Department to intervene on its behalf." - The Associated Press, July 1, 2008
While attempting to act as the planet's nuclear watchdogs, the United States and Great Britain have become two of the world's largest, cancer-causing radiated dust and rusty depleted uranium projectile polluters.

Using tanks and planes, the US and British military have fired hundreds of tons of radioactive depleted uranium munitions (DU) while fighting the first Gulf War, the Balkans War, and the more recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. For two decades, successive US and British government leadership has done little overall to clean up the hazardous war waste. And, when repeatedly asked questions about it, spokespersons for Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President George W. Bush, as well as the two presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) and Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), didn't respond to a large number of e-mails and telephone calls over a month's time.

Ironically, while firing this nuclear by-product all over Iraq, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia, both Britain and the US regularly criticized and put financial or political pressure on Iran, Syria, North Korea and Pakistan for developing nuclear weapons. Of those four countries, only Pakistan is said to possess depleted uranium munitions, but their military forces have not been notorious for using them.

Depleted uranium is a by-product of the enrichment of natural uranium for nuclear reactor-grade or nuclear weapons-grade uranium. It is additionally used as an armor to protect tanks. Its metallic density is ideal for manufacturing munitions that readily pierce tank and other armor by burning and burrowing through it. But, while doing so, the munition creates large quantities of radioactive dust that the wind can carry for 20 to 30 miles. Sometimes the projectiles didn't explode. Instead, they buried themselves and degraded. Now they pollute or threaten water supplies, soil, plants, birds and animals in war-torn regions.

Potentially Serious Health Impacts

Dangerous DU debris is credited by some with creating higher child cancer and other illness rates in Europe and the Middle East. DU's fine particles can be harmful as well to the kidneys, skin and the lenses of the eyes. And, when inhaled or swallowed by humans, animals or fish, that dust can create serious and permanent health hazards. Expended DU is a permanent terrain contaminant with a half-life of 4.5 billion years. Uranium dust can linger in the lungs, the blood and other organs for years. It is reported to have caused some of the so-called mysterious ailments among the more than 350,000 US service members, many of whom unsuccessfully sought medical treatment after the first Gulf War.
At least four states - New York, California, Louisiana and Connecticut - passed bills in an unsuccessful attempt to force the Department of Defense to better test and care for war veterans for DU exposures. Their legislatures and governors were all concerned about sick service members exposed to DU wartime dust.
"Large numbers of corroding depleted uranium penetrators embedded in the ground might pose a long-term threat if the uranium leaches into water supplies," a British Royal Society scientific study says. After shell firings, the ground becomes polluted with depleted uranium particulate waste and some parts of the munitions themselves. DU contamination should be removed from areas around known penetrator impact sites," says the Royal Society. "Long-term environmental sampling, particularly of water and milk, is required and provides a cost-effective method of monitoring sensitive components of the environment, and of providing information about uranium levels to concerned local populations. Monitoring may need to be enhanced in some areas, by site-specific risk assessment, if the situation warrants further consideration."

Although the Royal Society insists threats of health damage to those inhaling depleted uranium dust is remote and limited to those who took in large quantities, a study of Iraqi children, exposed to wartime DU dust, contradicts that assessment. Dr. Souad N. Al-Azzawi, a member of the Brussels Tribunal Advisory Committee, says that children breathing or swallowing those radiated particles in areas of intense United States DU munitions firings "offer strong evidence of the correlation between low level radiation exposure and result(ing) health damages." DU exposures created "a shift of leukemia incidence rates towards younger children during the recent years," said the doctor. Another inquiry by three professors at the University of Massachusetts and Tufts University concludes: "In aggregate the human epidemiological evidence is consistent with increased risk of birth defects in offspring of persons exposed to DU."

Four years ago, Iraq's provisional government sought help from the United Nations in cleaning up wide swaths of its country, littered with expended munitions projectiles, DU destroyed equipment, broken random particles and wind showers of DU dust. The United Nations, without effective result, urged the British and U.S. military to clear many of the DU hazards they had created. In fact, United Nations environmental cleanup specialists asked U.S. and British officials for locations where the munitions were fired in Iraq, but they only reported receiving DU firing coordinates from Britain.
DU Cleanup Required But Ignored

Neither British nor U.S. authorities have offered to augment the $4.7 million donated mainly by Japan to the United Nations to evaluate sites of wartime contamination that health experts say threaten the well-being of millions of Iraqi civilians. But, contrary to scientific evidence, in late October 2004, Army Lt. Col. Mark Melanson said a five-year, $6 million Defense Department experiment with a simulated DU tank explosion shows "the chemical risks of breathing in uranium dust are so low that it won't cause any long-term health risks," even for the tank crew.
However, U.S. Army regulation 700-48 and its Technical Bulletin 9-1300-278 have for years required cleanups of the residue of depleted uranium firings and destruction. "Radioactive material and waste will not be locally disposed of through burial, submersion, incineration, destruction in place, or abandonment without approval from overall commander," says the regulation. "If local disposal is approved, the responsible commander must document the general nature of the disposed material and the exact location of the disposal." Radioactive equipment under that same regulation must be cleaned up and disposed of as soon as practicable. Other crucial military regulations call for DU tank drivers to be medically examined if they are exposed to dust or other radioactive debris. Similar British requirements prohibit unauthorized collection of radioactive waste.

One of the most salient examples of the problems with depleted uranium munitions and their dangers to the public recently opened a new chapter in the munition's long, nagging history. In the face of the Pentagon's and the Army's repeated denials of the need to follow their own regulations, that very same leadership was involved this spring in one final large and expensive DU munitions cleanup of Camp Doha, a 500-acre base in Kuwait.

Despite the potential health dangers to anyone walking close to the area, most of the particulate hazards remained right there in the soil above and below ground at this active military camp for more than a decade and a half. In the years since 1991, the site's larger waste hazards have been cleaned up in varying incomplete manners. This sloppiness caused health issues for all living nearby or stationed there. The military camp is on a peninsula relatively close to Kuwait City, holding the capital's government offices. Its population was about 191,000 people when a depleted uranium munitions accident occurred. Right around the corner is Kuwait City International Airport.
Seventeen years ago, during the first Gulf War, Doha was the site of one of the largest fires and explosions of a depleted uranium munitions and tank storage area ever. On July 11, 1991, at about 10:20 a.m., says a Pentagon inquiry, a defective heater in an M992 ammunition carrier loaded with 155mm artillery shells caught fire and set off a sustained series of explosions and fires. The blaze and blasts sent chemicals and radiation dust from munitions and tanks into the air for miles, as the black hazardous smoke rose high into the sky. Tanks, other equipment, vehicles and a huge store of munitions were scorched. Fifty American and six British soldiers were injured. Two American soldiers' injuries were serious. It took many months and hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild this significant military base. "The destruction was overwhelming," said a Pentagon inquiry. "The fire and explosions damaged or destroyed 102 vehicles, including four M1A1 tanks and numerous other combat vehicles. More than two dozen buildings sustained damage as well. Among the estimated almost $15 million in damaged or destroyed ammunition were 660 M829 120mm DU sabot rounds."

Initially, the Army worked for months on a major cleanup. Then in late 1991, the second and final phase of hazardous equipment removal was assigned to the Environmental Chemical Corporation. And the Pentagon's investigation report said: "Personnel packing the drums with DU penetrators wore surgeon's caps, safety glasses, half face protective masks, coveralls, butyl rubber aprons, rubber surgeon's gloves with cotton inserts, and rubber 'booties' over their normal work boots. A total of eight drums were filled with about 250 DU penetrators."

The Kuwaiti government hired its own U.S. private contractor, the Halliburton Corporation, to move most of the burned-out hulks in the vicinity of Kuwait City to a dump in the western desert. But, not until three years ago, when the U.S. planned to stop using the base, did the Army dispose of additional shell fragments. And, it was just in April of this year that the rest of this gigantic mess was finally neutralized on site. The cleanup, accomplished by MKM Engineers, headquartered in Stafford, Texas, was financed by the Kuwaiti government.

David Foster, an Army public affairs spokesman, said "under the circumstances, the Army had no legal obligation to clean up the (particulate) material" at Camp Doha. The Army originally brought the munitions and equipment to protect Kuwait, so it was now Kuwait's responsibility to pay for the cleanup, transportation of the hazards and final, safe burial, he said.

A total of 6,700 tons of contaminated sand with particles of depleted uranium and lead from Kuwait was shipped in April to the Port of Longview in Washington. The barrels were then transferred to railway cars for final delivery to the American Ecology Corporation's Idaho's Grand View low-level radiation waste facility, 70 miles southeast of Boise in the Owyhee Desert.

"Based on the very low levels of contamination present," American Ecology spokesman Chad Hyslop, "the soil is not regulated as 'radioactive material' by the US Department of Transportation." Damaged depleted uranium penetrators were separated out by MKM and sent separately to the United States for disposal, said Army spokesman Foster. Both the Department of Environmental Protection and the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, accepting the Army's tests and descriptions of the hazards of the dust, allowed this form of disposal.

EPA and NRC Leave Cleanup and Burial to the Army

Those two agencies' officials took the Army's word that these shipments of depleted uranium dust did not pose a threat to humans or the environment while in transit or stored away in its final Idaho waste site. Mark MacIntyre, an EPA spokesman, said: "The Army is responsible for characterizing the material for the purposes of complying with transportation and disposal requirements.... The EPA does not have a specific standard related to depleted uranium. For the purposes of disposal, depleted uranium is considered a low level radioactive waste and is subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations." Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the NRC, explained: "The sand - with small amounts of depleted uranium being sent to the U.S. Ecology Idaho facility for disposal - contains 'exempt' concentrations of uranium, less than 0.5-percent weight. If the concentrations were greater than this, we would have oversight."

Retired Army Maj. Doug Rokke, who has a Ph.D. in education - physics and technology - from the University of Illinois, fought the use of DU for years through the Internet and other means. He believes this current Doha DU waste-disposal operation violates safe guidelines. He worked with the special operations team, the 3rd U.S. Army captured equipment project team, and with the 3rd U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Assessment team during Gulf War One. As a result of his DU cleanup work, Rokke says he is ill with radiation damage to his lungs and kidneys. He also has radiation cataracts, fibromyalgia, rash, hearing loss, diarrhea, reactive airway disease, brain lesions, teeth breaking off and falling out, and neurological abnormalities.

It is ludicrous, said Rokke, for the NRC, the EPA and the Army to deny the Doha depleted uranium's dangers. They are doing this, he said, even as the U.S. government is mandating a huge cleanup of the Concord, Massachusetts, depleted uranium munitions manufacturer Starmet's Superfund site, and is indeed taking those pains to ship DU from Camp Doha, Kuwait, to the United States while endangering the environment and all persons who come anywhere near that shipment.

Health Destroyed by DU

Former First Lt. Todd Lightfoot is one of many Army veterans who believes he became sick from the aftermath of the fire while stationed at Camp Doha in 1991. He explains at his Internet web site that: "During my entire tour; one could say that, 'I was in the loop' (in the know about operations)." Lightfoot added that he has reviewed "my notes from all of the meetings we had ... and we had meetings twice a day every day ... and many times having a meeting or two in between. I can still not find one mention of potential health hazards from depleted uranium or the possible contamination of any area at Camp Doha." and "I've been sick now since about 1995," said Lightfoot. "I have what they call IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), but they've not been able to treat it with any success. (It creates constant) bad, bad cramping in the lower abdomen, severe fatigue, bad joint pain, all of the norms rolled up into the 'Gulf War Illness' tag!"

"As for what I believe is the cause of my declining health," said Lightfoot, "there were three constants when I arrived a DOHA. There were the burning oil well fires. There was a constant presence of insects/pesticides. And then there was the DU. I've always believed that there is more to the DU than the US government and DoD would like us to believe." Army spokesman Foster did not answer queries about Lightfoot.

International Calls to Ban and Clean Up DU

Back as far as 1999, a United Nations committee called for a DU munitions ban worldwide because its long-term adverse health impact on civilians violates international law. More recently, in January, the United Nations voted to approve an inquiry among member nations to determine the harmful impacts of depleted uranium munitions. Three years later, the World Health Organization recommended that "young children's exposure to depleted uranium must be monitored and preventive measures taken, and heavily affected impact zones for depleted uranium munitions should be cordoned off and cleaned up." United States officials failed to effectively warn the government of Afghanistan about that very danger. BBC News reported in April: "Doctors in Afghanistan say rates of some health problems affecting children have doubled in the last two years. Some scientists say the rise is linked to use of weapons containing depleted uranium (DU) by the U.S.-led coalition that invaded the country in 2001. A Canadian research group found very high levels of uranium in Afghans during tests just after the invasion. A U.S. forces spokesman denied its weapons were affecting the health of Afghans or the country's environment."

Some cleanups were conducted in the Balkans, but otherwise the recommendations found little cooperation. Finally, in late May, the European Parliament passed a global ban on such weapons with a landslide approval vote. The rationale: "Ever since its use by the allied forces in the first war against Iraq, there have been serious concerns about the radiological and chemical toxicity of the fine uranium particles produced when such weapons impact on hard targets. Concerns have also been expressed about the contamination of soil and groundwater by expended rounds that have missed their targets and their implications for civilian populations. Despite the fact that scientific research has so far been unable to find conclusive evidence of harm, there are numerous testimonies as to the harmful and often deadly effects on both military personnel and civilians. The last few years have seen great advances in terms of understanding the environmental and health hazards posed by depleted uranium, and whereas it is high time that this was reflected in international military standards, as they develop. The use of depleted uranium in warfare runs counter to the basic rules and principles enshrined in written and customary international, humanitarian and environmental law."

Press spokespersons for both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have told this reporter in the past they rely upon the Pentagon for advice about the use of depleted uranium munitions, their health impacts and cleanups. Neither British Prime Minister Gordon Brown nor the British Environment Agency specifically answered this reporter's repeated queries about their policies toward DU munitions and cleanups.

The British Ministry of Defense says on its Internet site: "There is no reliable scientific or medical evidence to link DU with the ill health of either Gulf or Balkans veterans or people living in these regions. Many independent reports have been produced and researchers continue to consider the battlefield effects of using DU munitions. These reports include work by the Royal Society, the European Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). None of these organizations has found a connection between DU exposure and illness, and none has found widespread DU contamination sufficient to impact the health of the general population or deployed personnel."

Jasem Al-Budaiwi, first secretary of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington, sent this reporter's inquiries to his government, but no reply came back. Repeated inquiries to presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) and Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) over a month's time netted no answer to phone calls or e-mails.

It was not until October 2006, after decades of complaints about the hazards that President Bush signed into law a Congressional bill calling for a study of the health effects of depleted uranium munitions' firings on American troops, but not on the millions of foreign civilians exposed. As a result, a legislative committee is expected to ask the Army to review the accuracy of acute exposures and the cancer risks posed by them.

This summer, a Canadian Member of Parliament, Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP) called on his government "to undertake every measure possible to ensure that depleted uranium weapons of mass destruction are banned forever." Atamanenko continued: "Belgium has banned the use of uranium in all conventional weapon systems. However, at least 18 countries, including the U.S., use depleted uranium in their arsenals. They are considered weapons of mass destruction under international law. According to a Canada-U.S. agreement, Canadian uranium exports may only be used for peaceful purposes." Nonetheless, he said, Canada provides raw uranium to the United States and other countries for processing and the resulting depleted uranium is then used in weapons.

DU Munitions Abandoned by Some

Now says Dai Williams, a British uranium expert, who posts on www.eoslifework.co.uk, most DU munitions are becoming pass, but in their wake, undepleted uranium shells made of natural uranium have been fired and are being manufactured by arms makers worldwide. "Why is this a problem?" asks Williams. "Because natural uranium in the general environment is mostly in large particles created from natural weathering processes. The body seems to be able to eject these. But weapons uranium dust is formed at very high temperature into ultra-fine particles described as aerosols that can pass through cell walls etc. In the lungs these will go into soft tissue and stay there, rather than being coughed out," Williams explains. In the meantime, he says, tons of the old DU munitions are still in storage for potential firing by countries including the Great Britain and the United States. The British, he said, are now using the hard metal tungsten to manufacture munitions formerly made of uranium. Even the U.S. Navy and Marines have abandoned depleted uranium munitions in light of their potential health hazards.

A Government Accountability Office investigation two years ago found the military's and the Department of Energy's handling of depleted uranium and other nuclear waste a fiscal quagmire to clean up. In the United States, DU munitions manufacturing operations have created numerous hazardous-waste concerns. The military has had to deal with firing range cleanups of DU, while the Energy Department is responsible for oversight of nuclear installations. "The nation's military installations and nuclear weapons production facilities," said the GAO, "have accumulated many types of waste and contamination over the years. The federal government estimated its environmental liability to clean up this waste at $249 billion in fiscal year 2004, representing the federal government's third-largest reported liability. It represents a significant future outflow of funds at the same time as many other competing demands for federal dollars, but is currently not auditable," the GAO said.

Thomas "Dennie" Williams is a former state and federal court reporter, specializing in investigations, for the Hartford Courant. Since the 1970s, he has written extensively about irregularities in the Connecticut Superior Court, Probate Court systems for disciplining both judges and lawyers for misconduct and the failures of the Pentagon and the VA to assist sick veterans returning from war. He can be reached at denniew@optonline.net.

In the investigative report an American veteran who participated in Desert Storm accuses the US Administration of having used a small nuclear penetration bomb with an energy of 5 kilotons between the Iraqi town of Basra and the border with Iran.
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US dropped Nuke on Iraq Part 1

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbjx3EPwsM

US dropped Nuke on Iraq Part 2

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh3vs0bQvq4

This was done in Afghanistan as well.

US dropped Nuke on Iraq Part 3

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DLdgAMfu2Ao

These are pictures from the Iraq war.
So What might be the Cause of this type unspeakable Demise.
The US knows. This was caused by their "Weapons of Mass Destruction".

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