On the Anniversary of the US Bombing of Bosnia
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 17 2020 11:17
The demise of the USSR in 1990-1 was quickly followed by the splintering of Yugoslavia as rival imperialisms sought to draw different parts of it in their orbit. The Internationalist Workers’ Group article which follows reminds us of one particular horror of the war that followed.
Silence in the West as Libya falls deeper into the abyss
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 7 2016 15:27
In 2011 Western leaders and the media were celebrating a humanitarian victory for NATO, now the silence is deafening.
Collateral damage in Syria and Iraq
Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Dec 18 2015 18:11
Reported civilian and ‘friendly fire’ deaths from Coalition airstrikes 2015
Sardinia: Demonstration against NATO’s Trident Juncture training
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Nov 21 2015 22:13
On 3 November , Teulada military base in Sardinia was the focus of a demonstration to disrupt the ongoing NATO training and to complain strongly about the continued destruction and poisoning of the island.
Lies, slaughter, capital: The 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, part two
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 13 2014 00:33
As discussed in part 1, the intervention was not undertaken for humanitarian reasons, but then why? Here I will try and explain the purpose of the intervention, how the Great Powers felt there was much to be gained, and only human lives to lose.
Lies, slaughter, capital: The 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, part one
Submitted by Soapy on Dec 18 2013 21:14
There were a lot of interesting factors at play in the 2011 NATO bombings, and I want to start discussing them by first dispelling any idea that the bombings were somehow undertaken for humanitarian purposes. Continued in part 2.
Occupy, Neighborhood Organizing & National Convergences: Race & Class Struggles in Chicago & Beyond
As Occupy activists travel to Chicago for the NATO protests it is important to consider tensions between neighborhood organizing/long term organizing and national campaigns/shorter term actions. James Tracy and Amy Sonnie are authors of “Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times” (Melville House, 2011). It is the story of radical organizing in working-class white neighborhoods, the interracial movement of the poor, and the original (pre-Jessie Jackson) Rainbow Coalitions with the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and others.
