By John Pilger - August 07, 2008

Since 1945, the United States is believed to have been on the brink of using nuclear weapons at least three times. In waging their bogus "war on terror", the present governments in Washington and London have declared they are prepared to make "pre-emptive" nuclear strikes against non-nuclear states. With each stroke toward the midnight of a nuclear Armageddon, the lies of justification grow more outrageous. Iran is the current "threat".

By Toni Solo - July, 16 2008

It may well be time to start taking NATO's role as an aspiring global enforcer of Western Bloc economic strategy more seriously. However true it may be to argue that it is still the United States government that makes the running, the US is less and less able to do so without the willing support of its allies. Their joint global military activity can well be interpreted as an effort to compensate for the growing discomfort they feel at the increasing power and influence of other countries like China and Russia, globally, and Iran and Venezuela regionally.

I've put together a list of articles related to G8 demonstrations currently happening in Japan. The list will be updated as new material becomes available.

Updated July 10
Includes:

• Indigenous Peoples' Declaration on G8 Summit
• G8 Accused of ‘Failing the World’ on Carbon Cuts

So yea want to do something for the suffering of Burma. Like I said, the most powerful tool we have is the all mighty dollar. This is only a small list but as you soon will see, it has many strange bedfellows. List provided by Burma: On line News and Analysis. Comentaries by moi.

Paul Watson Takes a BulletCaptain Paul Watson Shot in Chest; Cameraman and Crewmember Injured by Flash Grenades

At 1545 hours (0445 GMT), a clash between the crew of the Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin and the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru turned violent when the Japanese Coast Guard began to throw flash grenades at the crew of the Steve Irwin.

I know there are differing opinions out there on whaling but this story caught my attention as one to watch. Two members of Paul Watson's Sea Shepherd crew recently boarded a Japanese whaling ship. The crew of the whaling ship responded by tying them up and taking off, beginning what may now be an international incident. -ron

We appeal to you, all the people struggling in different regions of the world, to join No! G8 Japan in July 2008 in Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan. We consider our project a continuation of the planetary anti-G8 struggles...[L]et the G8 know that a world that is totally different from the one driven by capitalist principles, a world that is based upon the principles of autonomy, mutual aid, and bottom-up decision-making, is possible.