Blogposts tagged 'War'

Wikileaks reveals Arctic could be the new cold war

Posted by jamess - 12 May 2011 at 2:35pm - 90 Comments

The Arctic resource scramble is sparking military tension

UPDATE: Watch BBC Newsnight's feature on the Wikileaks Arctic files

Submarine explorers planting Russian flags under the North Pole. Military tension between Nato and Russia. US diplomats manoeuvring in the wings. Aircraft carriers lurking and strike fighters changing hands.

Sound like something from a James Bond plot? Unfortunately it’s not.

New Wikileaks releases today have shown the Arctic oil rush is not just a threat to the environment and our climate, but also to peace.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, go beyond oil, oil, oil drilling, peace, war, wikileaks

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Going beyond oil is also about peace

Posted by jamess - 2 October 2010 at 3:11pm - 7 Comments

Everyone’s got their personal reasons for taking action. For me, deciding to jump in front of a moving drill ship was not only about protecting the environment and stopping climate change, it was also about peace. Our addiction to oil fuels conflict, corrupts governments and destroys lives.

Article tagged as: BP, climate change, go beyond oil, oil spill, peace, war

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Fake triggers to start real wars

Posted by saunvedan - 4 August 2008 at 4:47pm - 0 Comments

We're called Greenpeace for a reason. Not only do we defend the natural world but also promote world peace. Hence, the Bush administration is a major cause for concern; it clashes with both of our objectives by trashing the environment and warmongering.

As if the wars on Afghanistan and invasion of Iraq weren't enough, the bloodthirsty US government looks desperate to wage war on Iran - even if that means staging an incident to start it, as you'll see from this video.

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh reveals one disturbing proposal, discussed in Vice President Dick Cheney's office, that might make you question the Bush administration's credibility (if you haven't already).

Article tagged as: george bush, iran, peace, USA, war