President Barrack Obama

🍁 CDN: Justin, Barack And Enrique Work Towards A Better Everything!

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, (centre), Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, (left), and U.S.President Barack Obama, (right). (Photo: CBC).

Today, Canada is hosting the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa, in order to take coordinated action that will create sustainable economic growth, help transition to a low carbon economy, and provide better opportunities for Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans alike. [continue reading].

USA: ENOUGH is ENOUGH – Weapons Equal Crimes Against Humanity

Codepink protesters outside the NRA headquarters, Fairfax, Virginia June 19, 2016. (Photo: CODEPINK).

Last week the activist organization CODEPINK announced that, in a close 204-216 vote, the House of Representatives blocked an amendment that would have halted the sale of U.S. made cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, which has used the munitions as part of their devastating military [continue reading].

USA: Congress Votes on Cluster Bombs Today – Have Your Say

The U.S. has spent over $8 trillion on military forces in the Persian Gulf in the last four decades, supposedly protecting the Gulf from the then-Soviet Union and Iran. The effect has been to give backing to an absolute monarchy that opposes religious freedom, female equality and humane treatment of migrant workers–– the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The hereditary despots of Saudi Arabia are infamous for beheading and/or and floggings political dissidents. In January 2016 alone, the Saudi government beheaded 47 people, some of whom were guilty of such “crimes” as political activism. Between March 2015-2016, Saudi Arabia massacred over 6,000 people in a war of aggression against Yemen, and at least half of them were civilians. It’s time for the US to reevaluate the toxic relationship with Saudi Arabia!

Good news: Congressman Conyers has an amendment on the defense appropriation which would permanently ban the US transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. This amendment is expected to be voted on the House floor TODAY! Call the Congressional switchboard now (202-224-3121) and [continue reading].

Take Our Poll: Who Faked It Best?

On the stage of the world’s most awkward public kisses – who wins the “Best Ever Diss-Kiss” [continue reading].

🍁 CDN: Barack And Justin Talk Climate, Energy And Arctic Leadership

The two leaders listen to the Canadian national anthem during a state arrival ceremony on the Whitehouse lawn. March 10, 2016.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth. They emphasize and embrace the special relationship between the two countries and [continue reading].

Washington: Doctors Without Borders Marches on Capital Hill Today

Doctors Without Borders nurse Lajos Zoltan Jecs, pictured in 2013, was sleeping when the airstrike pounded the Kunduz hospital. (Photo: MSF)

On Wednesday, December 9th, MSF staff and supporters will march on Capital Hill in DC to demand that President Barrack Obama allow the independent investigation of the US-led Coalition airstrike that took place on October 3, 2015, targeting a Medecins Sans Frontieres [continue reading].

Yemen: HRW Says US-Coalition Fails To Investigate Airstrikes

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US Could Share Responsibility for Indiscriminate Attacks. The Saudi Arabia-led coalition carrying out attacks against the Houthis in Yemen has failed to investigate its apparently unlawful airstrikes that have killed hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report [continue reading].

PARIS: French Jets Strike Islamic State – Britain Offers Help

(FILES) Britain has sent six RAF Typhoon jets to its Akrotiri base in Cyprus

French jets from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base in Cyprus to hit the militants behind the Paris attacks. French President Francois Hollande met British Prime Minister David [continue reading].

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World: Thailand indicts 72 Human Trafficking Suspects

A cage made of barbed wire and bamboo sticks that Malaysian police said was used to hold migrants is seen at the abandoned human trafficking camp in the jungle close the Thailand border at Bukit Wang Burma in northern Malaysia. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Mass graves found at trafficking camps at Thailand-Malaysia border in May Thailand on Friday indicted 72 people suspected of involvement in human trafficking, just days before the United States issues its latest assessment of the country’s anti-trafficking efforts next [continue reading].