Green war

We already have such ilogical concepts like “green coal” and “green cars”, I guess that it’s about time we start talking about “green wars”. After the Pentagon announced its intent to go “green”, the EU will give away huge subsidies to arms manufacturers, through the  ”Clean Sky” project, which aims to reduce emissions by aircrafts in [...]

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The end of the nuclear nightmare? Not even close

The Nuclear Security Summit was largely portrayed in the media as a step towards nuclear disarmament. In reality, once again, Obama pulled the stunt of appearing to do one thing while doing the opposite. First, the Obama administration negotiated with Russia the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), promising to reduce the nuclear arsenal. The [...]

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The disgusting war for oil

Yesterday, Wikileaks revealed a video obtained from the US military. The video shows US troops killing unarmed civilians, two of which were reporters, and joking about it, as if they were playing a videogame (link). These events took place two years ago. When the army opened fire on the civilians, a man can be seen [...]

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Let the massacre begin… again

Even when the NATO troops were gathering in Afghanistan and ordering civilians to flee their homes in order to survive the attack, another massacre for the sake of oil was predictable. While the citizens of Fallujah, Iraq, died as a result of a war for the control of oil wells, the citizens of Marjah, Afghanistan, [...]

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Mass murder in Iraq: not only bombs kill people

The constant war on Iraq has left its trace of environmental degradation. Radiation from depleted uranium and dioxins from bombs combine with the degradation of sewage and health systems to create a scenario of high rates of cancer and birth defects (Common Dreams). These are the findings of an Iraqi government report, another piece of [...]

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