On Saturday, a number of demonstrations were held across Europe to protest against TTIP and other trade agreements (notably the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement [CETA], the Trans-Pacific Partnership [TPP] and the Trade in Services Agreement [TiSA]). Next week, EU and US officials will return to the negotiating table in Miami for the 11th […]
The oldest war crime in the book?
Last Friday, October 3, the US airforce bombed a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz. Bertrand Taithe says such actions are likely to be counter-productive in the long run. The attack in Kunduz destroyed the hospital and killed 12 Médecins sans Frontières staff and about 10 of their patients. The US military soon recognized their responsibility for […]