Wednesday September 8, 2010
Category >> Foreign Policy
They got lies so big
Russ Conway |  July 15, 2010
How strange it must be to live in a country that actually believes in holding their leaders accountable. In America we look forward (and get busy ginning up the case for the next war), but in the UK some uncomfortable questions are getting asked. This week, former UK diplomat Carne Ross testified that…

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War is a Racket
Russ Conway |  July 08, 2010
It always has been, and guess who pays the bills? Butler was right, it's the soldiers who pay the most. But this racket is making you poor as well, and there are those who want to keep it that way. Tea-o-cons like Palin think wrapping themselves in Gadsden flag and pandering to American nationalism will…
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What it takes to put that phone in your pocket
RIFUTURE |  June 27, 2010
Remember blood diamonds?  What about Blood phones?  That's what Nicholas Kristof asked in his weekly column the the New York Times today, which pointed to the Raise Hope for Congo campaign and this eye opening video.

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JUN 2- Protest Israel’s lethal raid on Gaza aid ships!
Shaun Joseph |  May 31, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 5-6PMFederal Building at Kennedy Plaza, Providence RIFor more info, visit www.RIStopWar.org or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Israeli military has attacked unarmed Palestine solidarity activists bringing aid to…
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Three short phone calls to help end the war in Afghanistan
Brian Hull |  May 10, 2010
It’s long past time to end the war in Afghanistan. As President Obama commits more and more troops and resources to this war, our fellow Americans are realizing this too. With nearly every state and most major cities in fiscal crisis, the president is asking Congress to authorize another $33 billion…
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Noam Chomsky at Brown University on April 20
Robert Malin |  April 29, 2010
Grab your popcorn. For more than half a century Professor Noam Chopsky has captivate audiences with his challenging Grassroots based analysis coupled with an implied or stated call to action. Chomsky is a World renown Linguistics professor from MIT. His clear and concise use of language delivered in…

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Bridging The Divide - Palestinian and Israeli Peace Builders
Robert Malin |  April 21, 2010
Last week on Tuesday night at Temple Beth El in Providence about 100 people came to hear Kobi and Aziz talk about their efforts to break the cycle of hatred today by involving both sides in joint humanitarian ventures and dialogue. "To meet Kobi and Aziz is to believe that anything is possible. Both…
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Noam Chomsky @ Brown University - April 20
Brian Hull |  April 19, 2010
Noam Chomsky will be speaking at Brown University on the Middle East (specifically, Israel and Palestine) on Tuesday, April 20, at 5pm in Salomon 101 on Brown's Main Green.  Doors open at 4:30.  Seating is first-come, first-served.  The discussion is hosted by Common Ground:…
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The Suicide Terrorism Fallacy
Alan Mendelsohn |  April 13, 2010
     I applaud the Obama administration’s decision to avoid the term “Islamic extremism” in discussion of national security matters because it demonstrates that the White House understands that it is not religious ideology that is driving suicide terrorism, but rather the opposition…
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Murder In Our Name. Warning: Adult content.
Bruce Reilly |  April 07, 2010
In case you missed it, over 4 million people have seen this video of what happens from time to time in an imperial occupation.  How many mistakes in the "fog of war" does it take before it becomes something else? Read More...

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Ramping Up of the Disinformation War
Russ Conway |  March 25, 2010
Wow, it’s that time already:  elections in Venezuela with the requisite ramping up of the disinformation war in the so-called liberal media. Yours and my favorite militarists are ahead of the curve this time, pronouncing Chávez “an all-out dictator” and calling for “targeted economic action,”…
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FEB 3- "US and Yemen: What's Behind the Crisis?"
Shaun Joseph |  February 01, 2010
3 Feb 2010 – 7:00PM Social Room at Beneficent Church 300 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI For more info, visit RIStopWar.com Special educational forum featuring Dr. Hany Alashwal With a Saudi military intervention, a US-led missile strike, and the abortive “underwear bomb” plot of a Nigerian man…
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Regime Change You Can Believe In?
Russ Conway |  January 29, 2010
I suppose it’s no surprise to see extremist mainstream media publications fanning the flames of regime change in Iran. Project for a New American Century cofounder, Robert Kagan, writes that Obama can secure “his place in history as a transformational world leader,” while waxing hysterical about…
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JAN 30- New England Antiwar Conference
Shaun Joseph |  January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 10:30AM-6:15PM MIT Building 34-101 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA Sponsored by New England United Download the flyer (Half-sheet/2-up version) Panel 1: The Drive Towards Empire and Endless War (10:30 AM to Noon) Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report & Black is Back Saadia Toor, Action…
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Haiti and America's Enlightened Self-Interest
Russ Conway |  January 15, 2010
The Projo today offers up a predictable prescription for the Haitian people, continued and expanded UN occupation “in collaboration with assorted international nongovernmental organizations”. You got it! More neo-liberal medicine for this stubborn patient. The clear assumption is that the Haitian…
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J Street To Open RI Chapter
David Segal |  January 11, 2010
I recently received an email from J Street, announcing the opening of their RI Chapter.  The group, on whose advisory board Lincoln Chafee serves, identifies as pro-Israel and pro-peace, and was caught up in a bit of an imbroglio as the Israeli ambassador refused to attend their first national…
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Chomsky on Honduras - December 15
Brian Hull |  December 06, 2009
Professor Noam Chomsky will speak on the crisis in Honduras on Tuesday, December 15th at 6:30pm at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lecture Hall 26-100 (77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139).  There will be an introduction by Professor Rodolfo Pastor, Minister of Culture of Zelaya's…

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Projo Editors Embarrassed Again
Pat Crowley |  December 05, 2009
The Projo editorial page is absolutely useless.  It is so devoid of fact that if it were an advertisement people would be able to sue for malpractice.  Take today’s simple example, and we don’t even have to get into the merits of the so-called argument they are making (which is bizarre…
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Winning the Battles; Losing the War
Russ Conway |  October 19, 2009
So what’s wrong with “going big” to win in Afghanistan? Gareth Porter this week highlights an interesting analysis “now circulating in Washington” of the flawed McChrystal plan for troop escalation, which calls for a “go deep” strategy that would primarily rely on Special Forces and that…
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Obama Reappoints Afghan Viceroy
Russ Conway |  September 29, 2009
Update:  How many more lives will we spend continuing this farce? And why is no one asking what role the Obama administration played in all this? The top American in the UN mission in Afghanistan was fired yesterday after refusing to take part in what he called "a cover-up" of fraud in the Afghan…
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