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The "war games" or "U.S.-Philippine joint military exercises" (code-named
Kalayaan-Aguila 2002 or Balikatan 02-1) being held in Basilan and Zamboanga
are nothing but an outright military operation by U.S. military forces led
by the Special Operations Forces (SOFs). For the record, Kalayaan-Aguila
2002 marks the largest U.S. military intervention engaged in actual combat
against "real, actual targets" on Philippine soil since the
Philippine-American War (189...
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 11:31pm PST
My comments were OBLITERATED by the FASCIST DICTATORS who run this site....
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 11:12pm PST
The arrival of U.S. special forces in southern Mindanao ostensibly for
‘war games’ is just the start of a long-term, permanent presence in the
Philippines. Making this scenario possible is the controversial
Visiting Forces Agreement which, since 1999, is giving the Americans a bridge
for increased deployments, a permanent stay and actual combat
operations in the country....
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 4:55pm PST
What is the difference between a treaty and an agreement, or an
agreement and an arrangement? What does military exercise mean? Does the
ongoing Balikatan 02-1 conjure subservience to US interest? It is time to
analyze the phraseology of government pronouncements as regards the
controversial Balikatan 02-1....
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 3:46pm PST
With all the new movies glorifying past wars in preparation of future ones one military hero is never mentioned....
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 3:46am PST
There are several ongoing antiwar events in the East Bay...
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 12:41am PST
Why I Quit the Livermore Nuclear Labs. A Lecture on US Foreign Policy Leading up to 9-11 and its Effects on Global Security...
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2002 11:39pm PST
My wild prediction:...
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2002 8:58pm PST
launching of a broad coalition of various groups and
personalities critical of Balikatan 02-01 and similar
“exercises.” This will be on Wednesday, February 6,
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Balay Kalinaw, UP
Diliman Campus, Q.C. Philippines...
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2002 5:48pm PST
My favorite anti-WEF photos are of the unholy trinity of characters I believe are Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld, representing Enron-Oil-War against Afghanistan. See:
In Color:
http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=7628&group=webcast
In black and white:
http://nyc-cache.phillyimc.org/front.php3?article_id=18527&group=webcast...
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2002 2:52pm PST
On January 29, 2002 President George W. Bush gave his first "official" State of the Union Address since taking office. As an opposition party in the United States, the Socialist Party USA offers this response to the President's speech, and to the Democratic response....
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2002 6:44am PST
Bill introduced that would modify the Draft into compulsory military training in the US and US territories....
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 10:34pm PST
"Operation Northwoods":
The actual registered aircraft would be converted to a drone [a remotely controlled unmanned aircraft]”… “the destruction of (that) aircraft will be triggered by radio signal.”...
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 12:32pm PST
The straight-up non-corporate dope on the peace movement in Oregon. Ongoing coverage....
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 9:01am PST
BAYAN International-USA holds US-wide protest actions against US military intervention...
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 8:09am PST
Protest Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, avid supporter of
U.S Military Intervention in the Philippines, the next target of
the supposed "War on Terrorism"...
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 8:05am PST
HMMMMM!........Let's get this straight, they are worried about a possible nuclear (or some other catastrophic "terrorist attack") by Al Qaeda (or some other "terrorist" group) and they initial response IS TO LIMIT THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO 9/11!?!?!?!?!...
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 8:20pm PST
A break-in at the Youth Empowerment Center in Oakland exhibits possible signs of government involvement....
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 4:50pm PST
Evidence that Israeli politicians are manipulating the American press & govt into supporting an Israeli military capture of Iraqi oil fields. US-backed claims of Saddam's crimes against the Kurds were lies!...
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 1:41pm PST