Category Archives: Human Rights & Justice

My Grandmother Didn’t Die to Provide Cover for Israelis Killing Palestinian Grandmothers

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Keld Bach

Sir Gerald Kaufman, British MP, believes only an international boycott campaign supported by governments will stop Israel from taking the Middle East into yet more wars. The culpability of the Israelis was demonstrated in the report to the UN by … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn: The Problem is Civil Obedience

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Keld Bach

Matt Damon, a lifelong friend of Howard Zinn and his family, read excerpts from a speech Howard Zinn gave in 1970 as part of a debate on civil disobedience. This performance was part of “The People Speak, Live!” with Matt … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Stone Cold Justice

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Keld Bach

The Israeli army is both respected and feared as a fighting force. But now the country’s military is facing a backlash at home and abroad for its treatment of children in the West Bank, occupied territory. Coming up, a joint … Continue reading →

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Russia: Sochi Games Highlight Homophobic Violence

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Keld Bach

The Russian authorities need to address a deteriorating situation of widespread and concerted abuse against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and activists. The authorities’ failure to act and some officials’ homophobic comments expose LGBT people to further harassment … Continue reading →

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UK Veteran: I Will Not Fight for Queen and Country

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Keld Bach

On 7th February 2013 The Oxford Union held the debate “This House Would Not Fight for Queen and Country”. it was the 80th anniversary of the original debate in 1933 in which The Oxford Union voted in favor of the … Continue reading →

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Is Syrian “Peace” Conference Laying the Foundation for War?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Keld Bach

The Geneva II “peace” conference has all the indicia of a sham. Those opposed to war in Syria better get ready to prevent war again. The Geneva II conference, which claims to be seeking to end the war in Syria, … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden Interview with German Television

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Keld Bach

The former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden appeared Sunday night in his first extended television interview. Citing published statements by unnamed US intelligence and military operatives calling for his assassination, he warned that he faces “significant threats” to his … Continue reading →

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Bouthaina Shaaban: You Think the U.S. is Any More Democratic than Syria?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Keld Bach

President Assad’s media advisor Bouthaina Shaaban appeared on CNN and asked where John Kerry gets the right to tell the Syrian people who can and cannot be their leader. She suggested the shoe would never be on the other foot, … Continue reading →

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America on MLK’s Birthday: The Trifecta of Evils

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Keld Bach

By Glen Ford The people of the world think the U.S. is the most significant threat to peace.” When Dr. Martin Luther King died at the age of 39, he was quite clear about who and what was at the … Continue reading →

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Cops War on American Citizens Deadlier than Iraq War

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Keld Bach

Over 5,000 people have been killed in the US by police than US soldiers have fallen during the Iraq war over the last 10 years. The figure seems to reflect the increased militarization of police and, shockingly, means that you … Continue reading →

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