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You will find the latest information and some data from our previous website on all matters concerning US bases and in particular the issue of the US Missile Defense system. We are still working on some of the pages so we ask for your patience please. Click on the SITE MAP for a listing of all the pages. We suggest this is checked regularly as the site is updated frequently.
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| Johan Galtung on “The Fall of the US Empire” |
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Although Johann Galtung was interviewed over a year ago we think what he says is as pertinent now as it was then. The amount of money the United States has spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq surpassed the $1 trillion mark last week, according to the National Priorities Project Cost of War counter. To date, over $747 billion has been appropriated for the war in Iraq and $299 billion for the war in Afghanistan. The US is spending over $136 billion on the wars this year. I’m joined now by Johan Galtung, who has spent the past half-century pursuing nonviolent conflict resolution in international relations. He’s known as a founder of the field of peace and conflict studies. Transcript available here: www.democracynow.org/… |
| Row over Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning treatment |
If a detainee is stripped naked and kept in isolation, that’s tortureProfessor Malcolm Evans, chairman of the United Nations subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, was speaking at a conference in Cardiff where he was outlining ways to tackle torture in countries. Manning, a former Pembrokeshire schoolboy, is being detained in a US military prison after being arrested last May for his part in the WikiLeaks saga. The 23-year-old intelligence analyst is reportedly being subject to prolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, and being stripped naked in his cell. He is facing a number of charges in the US for allegedly passing diplomatic cables to the website. The UN has launched an inquiry into whether his alleged conditions amount to torture. Although he refused to comment on Manning’s case specifically, Professor Evans said that leaving an individual in isolation and forcing them to remove their clothes is a form of torture, in his opinion. He said: “One of the ongoing issues is what amounts to torture. I have long taken the view that holding a person in extended periods in types of conditions, particularly if it is in solitary isolation can, in my private, personal view, amount to a form of torture, deliberately to try to extract information. Read More. From: www.walesonline.co.uk |
DOD maps out new command structure for Arctic region
New unified plan redefines the boundaries and missions of the major commands
By Henry Kenyon – Defense Systems – April 11, 2011
The most significant change in the Unified Command Plan 2011 shifts areas of responsibility in the Arctic, with the U.S. European Command and U.S. Northern Command now sharing responsibility for the region. Previously, the two commands and the U.S. Pacific Command covered the region. The plan also empowers the Northern Command to advocate for Arctic capabilities. …
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/04/11/dod-releases-new-strategic-plan.aspx?admgarea=DS
Lindis Percy Acquitted at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court April 5, 2011
At about 12.45 pm Lindis walked into USAF Mildenhall via Gate 1, showed her driving license to US security (Kyler Sherman Brown) at the guard gate. He took it, examined it front and back and said: “O.K Mam – there you go – have a nice day”. She was on the base unchallenged for about an hour and was making her way out when she was recognised by Richard Fryer (RAF Liaison officer at Mildenhall) who alerted Robert Curtis (Ministry of Defence Police Agency officer). She was arrested and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police station …
| The American base at Menwith Hill, North Yorkshire UK |
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This, the second of a series of videos about CAAB, covers detailed information about the US base at Menwith Hill. The first video can be seen below. Produced and directed by Mark Spark (Blackrock productions). |
| Weekly Tuesday Demonstrations at Menwith Hill |
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This is the first of a new series of videos about CAAB. Dr Martin Schweiger tells us why he comes regularly to the weekly Tuesday evening (6pm – 8pm) demonstrations – organised by the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases – outside the main entrance to ‘RAF’ Menwith Hill near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Produced and directed by Mark Spark (Blackrock productions). |
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