Iraq:  Ignoring the Expert Weapons Inspectors Proved to Be a Fatal Mistake

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This account of the build-up to the Iraq war by Robert Kelley is a superb succinct summary. Still, to this day, no one has been held accountable for this devastating illegal invasion.  Instead, as Kelley says, it’s passed off as  ‘a story of faulty and inadequate intelligence, rather than robust and reliable intelligence information ignored.’  … Continue reading Iraq:  Ignoring the Expert Weapons Inspectors Proved to Be a Fatal Mistake

TPNS at XR’S THE BIG ONE 

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Friday 21st April was an amazing day of XR organised activity. Day one of four days was dedicated to pickets of every major government department. Under the banner Unite to Survive more than 200 organisations came together to form a ‘movement of movements’. The demand was for elected representatives do all and everything necessary to … Continue reading TPNS at XR’S THE BIG ONE 

IPCC – We need to talk about the military

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The IPCC final synthesis report of this AR6 cycle tells us we are overshooting 1.5 degrees. Governments know what this means. Our home planet is nearing 2 degrees of warming. From there, all bets are off. When people and planet desperately need urgent 21st century answers to a 20th century made catastrophe, with Code Red warnings … Continue reading IPCC – We need to talk about the military

COP27 IPB webinar: Observations from the Blue Zone – military emissions and spending

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Video: watch here. Transcript: Sean  We will start today with Deborah Burton giving us a summary of her experiences at COP27. And then open up the floor to questions both for those who are with us on Zoom, and those who are watching the live stream. So without further ado, I will turn the floor … Continue reading COP27 IPB webinar: Observations from the Blue Zone – military emissions and spending