• Defiant Al-Nakba rally and march Defiant Al-Nakba rally and march 17 May, 2012

    Police attempts to 'prohibit' the al-Nakba protest resulted in a bigger and more defiant gathering on May 15.

  • NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May 17 May, 2012

    Joint statement by United National Antiwar Coalition (US) and Stop the War Coalition (UK)

  • Memory and the anti-politics of Anzac Memory and the anti-politics of Anzac 27 April, 2012

    Conservatives, and most liberals, tell us that Anzac Day stands above politics. That’s true, in a fashion. But the event’s not apolitical so much as anti-political.

  • Veterans group condemns hollow remembrance on ANZAC Day Veterans group condemns hollow remembrance on ANZAC Day 24 April, 2012

    'You do not honor the dead through mindless flag waving, rewriting history or promoting new wars... If you are serious about honoring the [veterans'] memory, learn about the real reasons they were sent to war, pledge to stop this from happening again ...'

  • PM must get all troops out of Afghanistan now PM must get all troops out of Afghanistan now 20 April, 2012

    PM Julia Gillard's statement announcing that Australia is partially withdrawing troops – bringing it belatedly into line with the US – is welcome. But it is not enough. All troops must leave, and war reparations paid.

  • A week in Afghanistan A week in Afghanistan 18 April, 2012

    Greens Senator Scott Ludlam spent a week in Afghanistan. His verdict? 'I think we’ve been played. All of us.'

  • NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May 17 May, 2012

    Joint statement by United National Antiwar Coalition (US) and Stop the War Coalition (UK)

  • Syria: No to foreign intervention Syria: No to foreign intervention 26 February, 2012

    Stop the War Coalition opposes sanctions against Syria – steps towards a military intervention – by the United States, Israel, NATO or any other foreign power. We oppose the

  • Syria and those ‘disgusting’ BRICS Syria and those ‘disgusting’ BRICS 8 February, 2012

    A Greek choir of the "disgusted" and the "outraged" predictably greeted BRICS members Russia and China double veto to the United Nations Security Council resolution imposing regime change in Syria. But with "friends" like the US, Britain, France, Israel and GCC members Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Syrian people certainly don't need enemies.

  • Asad’s Lost Chances in Syria Asad’s Lost Chances in Syria 9 May, 2011

    On January 31, the Wall Street Journal printed words that Bashar al-Asad must wince to recall... The Syrian president said that Arab rulers would need to move faster to accommodate the rising political and economic aspirations of Arab peoples. “If you didn’t see the need for reform before what happened in Egypt and Tunisia, it’s too late to do any reform,” he chided his fellow leaders. But Asad went on to assure the interviewer (and perhaps himself): “Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.”

  • SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement? Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO “Humanitarian Intervention” SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement? Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO “Humanitarian Intervention” 5 May, 2011

    There is evidence of gross media manipulation and falsification from the outset of the protest movement in southern Syria on March 17th. The Western media has presented the events in Syria as part of the broader Arab pro-democracy protest movement, spreading spontaneously from Tunisia, to Egypt, and from Libya to Syria. Media coverage has focussed on the Syrian police and armed forces, which are accused of indiscriminately shooting and killing unarmed "pro-democracy" demonstrators. While these police shootings did indeed occur, what the media failed to mention is that among the demonstrators there were armed gunmen as well as snipers who were shooting at both the security forces and the protesters.

  • NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May NO to NATO protests | Chicago & London |19 May 17 May, 2012

    Joint statement by United National Antiwar Coalition (US) and Stop the War Coalition (UK)

  • Obama’s ‘midnight’ deal will stretch Afghan war to 2024 Obama’s ‘midnight’ deal will stretch Afghan war to 2024 4 May, 2012

    One thing crystal clear in secretive US-Afghan 'strategic partnership agreement': the occupation is not even close to ending

  • US poll: Support for war in Afghanistan hits all-time low US poll: Support for war in Afghanistan hits all-time low 3 April, 2012

    Two weeks after an American soldier in Afghanistan allegedly went on a rampage killing 17 Afghan civilians, American confidence in the war is at an all-time low, a new CBS News/New York Times poll suggests.

  • The end in Afghanistan? The end in Afghanistan? 6 March, 2012

    Tom Engelhardt and NIck Turse ask: Is it all over but the (anti-American) shouting -- and the killing? Are the exits finally coming into view? Sometimes, in a moment, the fog lifts, the clouds shift, and you can finally see the landscape ahead with startling clarity. In Afghanistan, Washington may be reaching that moment in a state of panic, horror, and confusion.

  • 450 Bases and It’s Not Over Yet 450 Bases and It’s Not Over Yet 15 February, 2012

    In Afghanistan, "victory" came early - with the U.S. invasion of 2001. Only then did the trouble begin. Nick Turse writes that the U.S. military continues to build in Afghanistan as if limited success was a reality, and outlines the Pentagon’s Afghan basing plans for prisons, drones, and Black Ops.

  • No Wars – No Sanctions – No Intervention in Iran No Wars – No Sanctions – No Intervention in Iran 14 February, 2012

    The Stop the War Coalition opposes the use of sanctions or military action against Iran by the United States or Israel. These are clear violations of international law.

  • ‘Losing’ the World: American decline in perspective ‘Losing’ the World: American decline in perspective 15 February, 2012

    Noam Chomsky writes that the US's presumed right to impose its will on the world, by force if necessary, has not changed. But its capacity to do so has.

  • The violence all around: a brief history of drones The violence all around: a brief history of drones 11 February, 2012

    John Sifton, advocacy director for Asia at Human Rights Watch, writes that with the invention of drones, we crossed into a new frontier: killing that's risk-free, remote, and detached from human cues.

  • America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases 27 October, 2011

    Whether desolate airstrips or sophisticated command and control centers, American drone bases are the backbone of a new robotic way of war and the latest remote-controlled arm of the United States' power projection. Most of the 60 or so facilities that increasingly dot the planet according to "evolving mission needs" have remained uncounted and remarkably anonymous - until now.

  • MI5 told Tony Blair Iraq was no threat MI5 told Tony Blair Iraq was no threat 30 August, 2011

    Tony B.liar was warned by the UK's spy chief that Iraq posed no threat and would make the UK less safe

  • 10 questions British MPs will not ask Murdoch 10 questions British MPs will not ask Murdoch 20 July, 2011

    What was it about the relationship with Murdoch that made Tony Blair feel it was appropriate to take a phone call from a newspaper proprietor just hours prior to the most momentous decision a prime minister can make: ordering the country's armed forces to war?

  • Bradley Manning: American hero Bradley Manning: American hero 11 July, 2011

    Here are four compelling reasons why, if he did what the government accuses him of doing, he deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom, not jail time.

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Leave Afghanistan, urges Malalai Joya

17 April, 2012

Joya said that life in Afghanistan will be ‘no picnic’ when the occupying forces finally leave. But she insists that this is the first and necessary step towards justice.

Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy: Christine Assange

28 March, 2012

Christine Assange speaks at Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy forum, on 17th February 2012. Over 400 people attended.

Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy: Jennifer Robinson

28 March, 2012

London-based human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson speaks at Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy forum, on 17th February 2012. Over 400 people attended.

Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy: Scott Ludlam

28 March, 2012

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam speaks at Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy forum, on 17th February 2012. Over 400 people attended.

Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy: Humphrey McQueen

28 March, 2012

Socialist historian Humphrey McQueens speaks at Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy forum, on 17th February 2012. Over 400 people attended.

Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy: Mary Kostakidis

28 March, 2012

Journalist Mary Kostakidis speaks at Wikileaks, Assange and Democracy forum, on 17th February 2012. Over 400 people attended.

Christine Assange speaks about her son Julian

17 November, 2011

Recorded during protest of Obama’s visit to Australia, Canberra Nov 17 2011, Christine Assange speaks about her son Julian Assange & Wikileaks and the failure of

Get on the bus to protest Australia-US war alliance Nov 17

1 November, 2011

Obama’s visit provides us with an opportunity to make our voices heard, and to join with the movement of the 99% opposing wars for the 1%. We plan to hire a bus that will leave Sydney approximately 7am to arrive in Canberra at 10am and return in the evening of the same day. Will you join us?

America and oil: declining together?

16 September, 2011

America’s rise to economic and military supremacy was fueled in no small measure by its control over the world’s supply of oil. It should come as no surprise, then, that the country’s current economic and military decline coincides with the relative decline of oil as a major source of energy.

Chomsky: 9/11 – was there an alternative?

11 September, 2011

Osama bin Laden may be dead, but his American legacy lives on fiercely in Washington policy when it comes to surveillance, secrecy, war, and the national security state (as well as economic meltdown at home).

Malalai Joya in Sydney: Marrickville town hall meeting Sept 9 – Book your ticket now!

30 May, 2011

Afghanistan’s renowned peace, democracy and women’s rights activist, Malalai Joya, is coming to Sydney as part of her educational and fundraising tour of Australia in September.