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Chicago Activists Denounce Massive Security Apparatus at NATO Summit Amid Cuts to Social Services
Hundreds of protesters marched to the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff, on Saturday to oppose Emanuel's cutting of social services while funding a massive security operation during the NATO summit. The day earlier, a group of nurses led a march in downtown Chicago to protest austerity cuts. "They say cut back, we say fight back," the protesters chanted. "We need to come together," says retired nurse Kay McVay. "When you cut, you bleed blood. Not gold. Blood." [includes rush transcript]
In Lead-Up to Mass Protests in Chicago, Illinois Ban on Recording Police Challenged
As Chicago prepares for thousands of protesters and journalists for the G8 and NATO summits this May, an Illinois law declaring a felony the audio recording of police officers is coming under the microscope. One representative has filed an amendment to...
Working Together for Arctic Security
Lede: The collaboration around Arctic security should serve as an example of international cooperation for areas rich with natural resources. ...
Despite Pakistan’s NATO Cutoff The Drone War Carries On
WASHINGTON — The US military will press ahead with its war effort in Afghanistan despite Pakistan's decision to cut off supplies to NATO-led forces after lethal air strikes, the Pentagon said Monday. Pakistan promptly sealed its border with A...
NATO Ignored Pleas to Hold Off Airstrikes That Killed 24 Soldiers: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD—The NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers lasted almost two hours and continued even after Pakistani commanders had pleaded with coalition forces to stop, the army claimed Monday in charges that could further inflame anger i...
NATO Kills 24 Pakistani Troops in 2-Hour Assault on Pakistani Base, Tensions Flare in Region
NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two remote Pakistani military outposts on Saturday killing at least 24 Pakistani soldiers. The air strike took place along the Afghanistan border in Pakistan's tribal district of Mohmand. Pakistan has said the attack was unprovoked, but a senior Kabul-based Western official claims NATO and Afghan forces came under fire and responded in self defense. Pakistan responded Saturday by blocking vital supply routes for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, and demanded the United States vacate a base used to launch drone attacks. We speak with Glenn Greenwald, constitutional law attorney and political and legal blogger for Salon.com. “We may never know what happened here. ... But what is clear is that the endless war that the United States has been engaged in since 9/11 does not seem to be in sight of ending. Quite the contrary, it seems to be escalating by the week,” Greenwald says. [Includes rush transcript]
