Category Archives: Anti-War & Non-Violence

Italian Girl ‘Sexually Assaulted’ Riot Cop With a Kiss

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Keld Bach

An Italian student protester may end up in court after a photograph of her kissing a riot police officer started making the rounds and became hailed as a symbol of peaceful protest. She may now face sexual assault charges. The … Continue reading →

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Roger Waters Compares Israeli Policy to Nazi Germany

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Keld Bach

Excerpt from an interview with Roger Waters: Frank Barat: You’re talking about yourself being one of the only one, in your position, taking radical political positions. When it comes to Palestine, you are very open about your support for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-War & Non-Violence, Human Rights & Justice, Music & Performance, War & Terror | Tagged genocide, Israel, occupation, Palestine, Roger Waters, Zionism | Leave a comment

Mandela in 2002: ‘America is a Threat to World Peace’

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Keld Bach

Nelson Mandela, 84, may be the world’s most respected statesman. Sentenced to life in prison on desolate Robben Island in 1964 for advocating armed resistance to apartheid in South Africa, the African National Congress leader emerged in 1990 to lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-War & Non-Violence, Culture, Society & Humanity, Human Rights & Justice, War & Terror | Tagged Nelson Mandela, South Africa, USA | Leave a comment

Mother Agnes Mariam: In Her Own Words

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Keld Bach

By Sharmine Narwani American national security journalist Jeremy Scahill and leftist British columnist Owen Jones announced recently that they would not share a platform with a Palestinian-Lebanese nun at the Stop The War Coalition’s November 30 UK conference. Neither Scahill … Continue reading →

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George Galloway Talks to Syrian Nun, Mother Agnes

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Keld Bach

Mother Agnes Mariam el-Salib was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in London on November 30. However after hearing that two other speakers scheduled to speak at the event – Owen Jones and Jeremy Scahill – were … Continue reading →

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US Peace Activist and Iraq War Veteran Speaks Out

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Keld Bach

US Iraq war veteran Vince Emanuele speaks out against the US war machine, blowing the whistle on the United States culture of warfare. Vince Emanuele is a former US Marine of two tours to Iraq who refused to go again … Continue reading →

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Marwan Barghouti: Palestine’s Mandela

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Keld Bach

By Shannon Ebrahim On Sunday, October 27, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launched an international campaign from the infamous Robben Island – where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years – for the release of Marwan Barghouti and all Palestinian political … Continue reading →