This is the first in a series of book reviews on militarism by Midge Quandt. Jean Bricmont, Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War, Monthly Review Press, 2006, 183 pp. Since the end of the Cold War, the doctrine of humanitarian intervention — which asserts that severe human rights violations justify the abrogation of…
Anti-War
Anti-War, Colombia, News
Colombia’s National Encounter for the Land and Peace: Is a Political Solution Possible?
by James Jordan The popular movement for a political solution in Colombia has taken a big step forward with the recent National Encounter for the Land and Peace. The August 12-15th gathering in Barrancabermeja was attended by more than 20,000 persons, bringing together peasant, indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities,
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Congress is voting TODAY on the war in Afghanistan! Call NOW!
1) Call now and urge your Representative to vote for the Lee, McGovern-Jones, and Garamendi amendments to the Defense Authorization Act. (See details at the end of this message.) You can call toll-free, 1-888-231-9276, thanks to the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
