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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Category Archives: International cooperation
Warsaw Ghetto 1941, Gaza 2008
A short and succinct letter to the editor in today’s Sydney Morning Herald from Zaid Khan puts things into perspective: Nearly 70 years ago, in a small eastern European city, an oppressed and occupied people were under siege, living under … Continue reading
On This Day in Peace History: the Greenham Common Women and other inspiring people power episodes
A very Happy New Year to you and yours. May 2008 be a good one for you personally and a more peaceful one for the world. We remember that these are sometimes quite politically grim times for a good slice … Continue reading
Posted in Agency, Boycotts, Civil disobedience, Dissent, History, International cooperation, Israel, Israel Watch, Palestine, Peace and Justice, Peace education, People, People power, Politics
Tagged David Hicks, EZLN, Greenham Common, Greenham Common Women, Gulf of Tonkin, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, NAFTA, Nevada Test Site, Peace History, William Lloyd Garrison, Zapatistas
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From the Iraqi Resistance, video
UPDATED LINKS A compelling video reportedly from the Iraqi Resistance group 1920, inasmuch as anyone can vouch for the veracity of its provenance. Entitled Hidden Facts, it is produced by the Media Bureau of the 1920 Revolution Brigades كتائب ثورة … Continue reading
Ban the Bomblets
From the Australian Dateline program, an excellent segment on cluster bombs that aired in April this year, with a focus on Lebanon. Unexploded Israeli-launched bomblets continue to litter the Lebanese countryside and endanger playing children and farming families, responsible for … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Afghanistan, Geopolitics, Hegemon-watch, International cooperation, Israel, Lebanon, People, Politics, Politics and Psychology, UN, Video, War, War crimes, Weapons
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