On Nov. 21 last year, they were fired upon by soldiers just as they were preparing to till a land that had just been awarded to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform. Many of them were killed and eight of those who survived the carnage were hauled off to jail...
By Norman Solomon Truthout.org Posted by Bulatlat.com Wednesday 08 November 2006 Saddam Hussein has received a death sentence for crimes he committed more than a year before Donald Rumsfeld shook his hand in Baghdad. Let's reach back into history and extract these...
Party for Socialism and Liberation Posted by Bulatlat.com Trial a 'mockery of justice' The following statement was released from the defense lawyers’ residence inside the Green Zone in Iraq on Nov. 6. It discusses the Nov. 5 verdicts rendered in the trial of...
Outlaw Empire Meets the Wave 5 Questions for Our Future By Tom Engelhardt TomDispatch.com Posted by Bulatlat.com The wave -- and make no mistake, it's a global one -- has just crashed on our shores, soaking our imperial masters. It's a sight for sore eyes. It's...
By Ehsan Ahrari Asia Times Online Posted by Bulatlat.com The verdict on Saddam Hussein is in. He is guilty of "crimes against humanity" and is sentenced to death by hanging. His trial was generally regarded as devoid of fairness and was highly political. Even the...
By Robert Fisk The Independent UK Truthout.org Posted by Bulatlat.com So America's one-time ally has been sentenced to death for war crimes he committed when he was Washington's best friend in the Arab America knew all about his atrocities and even supplied the gas...
The idea of terrorism is extended to several forms of social fight and protest. Dissident political and trade union opinions become criminalized. An environment movement such as Greenpeace or animal rights activist is even prosecuted as terrorist in some countries....
The coming 12th ASEAN Summit to be held in Cebu this December would continue the neo-liberal liberalization agenda, to the continuing disadvantage of the peoples of Southeast Asia. By IBON Foundation Posted by Bulatlat.com The US and Japan may use the Association...
It’s the school needed for our times and it’s for free, without the exorbitant fees and yearly increases. The only requirement is an open mind and a willing spirit to take on a critical and alternative perspective of society and reality. By KAREN PAPELLERO...
The University of the Philippines (UP) as the premier academic institution in the country remains one of the bulwarks of academic freedom. But its students are being harassed and military and police forces are intensifying surveillance operations inside the campus....
A peasant leader was shot to death in Baggao, Cagayan (500 kms. north of Manila) on November 11, and a Protestant pastor survived an attempt on his life in Vigan City (407 kms. north of Manila) last November 9. By Emily Vital Bulatlat.com Two more cases of...
Both the Democrats and Republicans come from the same corporate elite which exerts a strong influence on U.S. foreign policy. They may differ on some domestic issues but they are of the same mold with regard to America’s global trade, investment and security...
Government authorities appear in a hurry to integrate five public hospitals to promote medical tourism. However, there is as yet no law calling for the integration, health authorities are themselves divided on its wisdom and health workers are in protest. BY AUBREY...
Theresa-Ladeli Jegenstorf, a prestigious Swiss development organization, has protested the abduction of Lourilie Naiz, 22, and Mary Bernadette Solitario, 21, staff workers of the Disaster Response Center, Inc. (DIRECT) last Nov. 4 while on field work in Tulunan,...
Port workers of the Manila North Harbor fear that they will lose their jobs once the port is privatized effective 2007. An executive of the Philippine Ports Authority says about 75 percent of their organic employees will be laid-off once the winning private bidder...
Kung iginagalang itong makulay na mundo ng pagka-Filipino, bakit naghihikahos ang driver at pasahero sa loob nito? Trip down memory lane tayo: magkano ang pamasahe mo noong sumasakay ka ng jeep, at sa ikot noong nag-aaral ka sa UP? Magkano na ang pamasahe ngayon?...
Not only in the Philippines! Even in Australia, Filipino workers could get fired for joining unions as experienced by three welders in Queensland. By CAESAR BEN BASAN BAROÑA Bulatlat Three Filipino welders in Queensland, Australia were fired last week for joining a...
Will Nicole get justice? The U.S. government and the Arroyo administration have done all they can to deny her justice in a court of law. Perhaps only the court of public opinion and the triumph of the Filipino people's struggle against foreign, imperialist...
When a country fails in its obligation to protect the lives of human rights defenders but is elected to such a prestigious UN body, it dishonors the UN as an institution and makes a mockery of its ability to promote and protect human rights. By Asian Human Rights...
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