Posts tagged: war crimes

Bert Sacks vs. the U.S. government: Reflections, a guest blog by Bert Sacks

(Seattle activist Bert Sacks defied the draconian sanctions against Iraq, for which the U.S. government fined him $16,000. But he refused to pay despite years of government threats and court actions.) Friends: Those who’ve followed these postings know that my legal battle with the federal government over a $16,000 fine (for traveling to Iraq to […]

Sunday May 20th, 2012 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Reflections on the past 21 years, a guest blog by Bert Sacks

(Seattle activist Bert Sacks defied the draconian sanctions against Iraq, for which the U.S. government fined him $16,000. But he refused to pay despite years of government threats and court actions.) Welcome to the sixteenth monthly posting: Those who’ve followed these postings know that my legal battle with the federal government over a $16,000 fine […]

Thursday May 3rd, 2012 in , , , | No Comments »

Seattle media campaign, vigil remember and protest Israel’s assault on Gaza

(The following is from a Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign press release.) On Dec. 27, the second anniversary of Israel’s three-week assault on Gaza, Seattle-area activists are launching a Metro bus ad campaign to expose the use of U.S. taxpayer money to support Israel’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people. Inspired by similar public advertising campaigns […]

Monday December 20th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

UN passes new resolution on depleted uranium

Good news from the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons: The United Nations First Committee has voted, by an overwhelming margin, for state users of depleted uranium weapons to release data on where the weapons have been used to governments of states affected by their use. 136 states last night voted in favor of a […]

Friday October 29th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Iraq’s deadly legacy

Seven years after the invasion of Baghdad, the Iraqi people are experiencing a devastating legacy. Babies are being born with severe deformities and the cancer rate is skyrocketing. The following video from Australian Special Broadcasting Service’s Dateline program offers a visually disturbing look at this legacy. Please be warned, journalist Fouad Hady, an Iraqi who […]

Monday August 30th, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »

Mideast peace efforts take another hit

More bad news came today for peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. The Israeli foreign minister, just hours before meeting with President Obama’s special envoy on Mideast peace, George Mitchell, said there is no chance of reaching a final agreement with the Palestinians in the near future. “Anyone who says that within the next […]

Thursday October 8th, 2009 in , , , , | No Comments »

White House pressured to end probe

President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are coming under pressure to kill the investigation of torture and other war crimes that involve CIA officials and former White House officials. Recently, seven CIA directors, including three who are subjects of the probe, asked the president to reign in the attorney general, telling Obama that, “public […]

Monday September 21st, 2009 in , , , , , | No Comments »