Jules Romains: Fraternization versus fratricide, the forbidden subject of peace
Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Jules Romains
From Verdun: The Prelude (1938)
Translated by Gerard Hopkins
peace
A Terrible Idea: Arming the Syrian Rebels
There are rumors going around that President Obama “is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition,” although he has said no such thing publicly.
Kristol Clear
It has been noted ironically by Justin Raimondo at antiwar and also by Scott McConnell over at The American Conservative how the neoconservative dominated American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus, which sees Chechens and other Central Asian Muslim militants as “freedom fighters” against Russian rule, exists side by side with other organizations like the [...]
Auditing Process Begins in Venezuela amid Opposition Claims of “Lies” and “Persecution”
By Tamara Pearson | Venezuelanalysis | April 30, 2013
Merida – As Venezuela’s electoral organisation begins auditing the 14 April elections, ex-opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has announced his team will not participate, Spain has offered to mediate the “conflict”, and the arrest of retired general Antonio Rivero has been met with accusations of “political persecution”.
Auditing process
Interview: NATO Subjugates Europe, U.S. Duplicitous On Terrorism
Voice of Russia
May 1, 2013
Terrorism: It is a duplicitous game which the US is good at playing – Rozoff
Recorded on April 21, 2013
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Romain Rolland: Reawakening of old instincts of national pride, lapping of blood
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Romain Rolland: Selections on war
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Romain Rolland
From Mother and Son (1926)
Translated by Van Wyck Brooks
Israel in the room? Egypt quits nuke talks over ‘inefficiency’ in Middle East
RT | April 30, 2013
Egypt said it quits Non-Proliferation Treaty talks to protest the failure of the parties involved to implement a resolution aimed to free Middle East from nuclear weapons. Although not articulated, Israel is said to be the reason for the withdrawal.
“We cannot continue waiting forever for the implementation of this resolution,” Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, as talks in Geneva entered second week.
Israel gets fifth ‘nuclear-capable’ sub
RT | April 30, 2013
Israel has inaugurated its fifth Dolphin-class submarine, allegedly capable of launching cruise missiles with nuclear warheads. A German shipyard in Kiel has a contract to build a sixth sub “to ensure the security of Israel’s citizens,” the PM said.
Cynthia McKinney: Israel Lobby shaping US policy
By Cynthia McKinney | April 29, 2013
It is fitting that on the same day as this headline appeared, “Pro-Israeli US lawmakers urge bombing Syria air bases, arming militants, invasion” I delivered the following remarks to the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine:
From Cynthia McKinney: Remarks at the UN International Meeting on Palestine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia