The Dominion - Foreign Policy

Abousfian Abdelrazik's Statement to the UN 1267 Committee

shainaagbayani — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:02:13 +0000

Abousfian Abdelrazik delivers a message to the UN 1267 list committee about the hardships he endures daily.

Abousfian Abdelrazik's Statement to the UN 1267 Committee

shainaagbayani — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:29:49 +0000

Abousfian Abdelrazik delivers a message to the UN 1267 list committee about the hardships he endures daily.

(video ID here: http://www.vimeo.com/25236316)

Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Global Day of Action in Halifax

Tim McSorley — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:27:26 +0000

Approximately 100 people gathered in Halifax on Saturday to join thousands around the world in a global day of action condemning the Israeli attack on a humanitarian mission on its way to the Gaza strip.

Speakers called for an end to Israeli apartheid and urged people to join the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions for Palestine movement.

Endorsed by:
Canada Palestine Association; Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Independent Jewish Voices; Canadian, Arabs & Jews For A Just Peace;
Organized locally by the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Palestine

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Call for Action by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 1 June 2010

This video originally appeared on the Halifax Media Co-op website.

Demonstrators condemn US relief and reconstruction plans in Haiti

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:12:00 +0000

On Monday January 25, Montreal played host to a major international conference to discuss the continuing relief efforts in Haiti. In attendance were Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive as well as foreign ministers from Canada, US, France, and Brazil, international banks, as well as relief organizations and UN representatives. Demonstrators outside the conference expressed skepticism that the international powers who have coordinated humanitarian efforts will respect Haitian sovereignty and interests during reconstruction.

Honduran election fraud exposed

Van Ferrier — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:36:17 +0000

Honduran coup regime's claims about 60 percent turnout at free and fair elections is revealed as fraud. Also implicated in the video are the wide array of media outlets and governments that have unquestioningly accepted the electoral data of a regime that overthrew the last elected president.

Honduran election fraud exposed

Van Ferrier — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:36:17 +0000

Obama's Afghan plan

Van Ferrier — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:30:06 +0000

Roy Gutman, Foreign Editor of McClatchy Newspapers says Obama's announcement last week of his strategy in Afghanistan is unprecedented and is a "very good start." He says the problem has been that, "the United States has not had an integrated strategy for stabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan."

The rights of women in Afghanistan

Van Ferrier — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:28:31 +0000

Mavis Leno of Feminist Majority on the need for Obama to focus on the rights of Afghan women. Mavis has been the chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation's Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan since 1997.

The secrets of Obama's surge

Van Ferrier — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:27:17 +0000

President Obama's highly anticipated new strategy for what the Pentagon now calls AfPak - Afghanistan and Pakistan - is full of grey areas. Most extra troops will be deployed to poppy-growing areas, not to fight al-Qaeda, the President's stated number one objective. The President talks about building trust - but as the US cannot trust the Pakistani ISI, the Pakistani people don't trust the US or even their own government.

Why are we in Afghanistan?

Van Ferrier — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:26:32 +0000

The Real News Cafe: Recorded live at the Gladstone in Toronto, a Real News panel takes on the Afghan war This is the first segment of a multi-part series on the Afghan war. Other segments will follow throughout the week.

Dangerous decisions in Afghanistan Pt. 1

Van Ferrier — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:22:13 +0000

Sharmini Peries speaks with Senior Analyst Aijaz Ahmad about the dangers of the long-term US involvement in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Ahmad says the only way for Obama to proceed in the region is to withdraw US military presence there and strengthen regional powers for a stable Afghanistan.

Myths for Profit: Canada's Role in Industries of War and Peace

Amy Miller — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:22:02 +0000