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The Whole World Is Watching: NATO in Chicago
The NATO summit coming to Chicago in May has brought the eyes of the world to the overlap among questions of militarization, poverty and dissent in a globalized society. Truthout has been covering developing plans for the protest on the ground since it was first announced, along with following the larger reach of NATO, from its scandals in Pakistan to the debate over drones.
In Chicago, Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans Put NATO’s Endless War on Trial
Veterans hold court during the NATO demonstrations in Chicago, May 20, 2012. (Photo: peoplesworld) Truthout has been covering the antiwar movement closely for more than ten years. Click here …
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More NATO Summit Activists Charged; Five Linked by Two Informants
Thousands protested in the streets of downtown Chicago on Sunday May 20 while the NATO Summit unfolded at McCormick Place. With most eyes on that, another key development flew …
Thousands March With Veterans for Peace at Chicago NATO Summit; Police Respond With Brute Force
Thousands of protesters marched beside Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans Sunday to accompany the vets as they marched, hoping to return their service medals to NATO's generals.
Veterans Return Their Medals as Marchers Turn Chicago Into Peace Town
A huge crowd gathered for several hours and marched for over two miles in the hot sun to oppose NATO and U.S. wars on Sunday in Chicago.
Congress Cans the Constitution, as Chicago Police Abduct Activists
In the wake of this week’s House votes on the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act — which left the NDAA’s domestic military detention provisions even more noxious than they were before — …
Whose Firebombs? Inside the Alleged “Conspiracy“
The Associated Press has the best report I’ve seen about the alleged firebombing conspiracy in Bridgeport, noting that defense lawyers say there were police infiltrators who stayed in the …
Occupying Different Worlds: NATO and Its Citizens
Author Michael Hastings: The takeaway I got from the protesters was that this money could be better spent at home than on these different foreign policy adventures.
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Terrorism Plot or Entrapment? The Case of the NATO 3
Michael Deutsch of the National Lawyers Guild said: We believe these are fabricated charges that are based on police informants and provocateurs.
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Hundreds of Protesters Head to Chicago Mayor’s House to Oppose Health Clinic Closures
Hosting NATO will cost the city an estimated $55 million, and health advocates claim only $2-3 million is needed to keep these facilities open.
The NATO Raids and Arrests: This Is What Jail Solidarity Looks Like
Truthout has been covering the antiwar movement closely for more than ten years. Click here to help us keep doing this work! (Photo: Zach Roberts / GregPalast.com)Hours before their …