Tag: Cast Lead
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‘We Are The Accusers, Not The Accused’ : EDO Decomissioners victorious in court
Chloe Marsh | Palestine Monitor 3 July 2010 On 16th January 2009 seven U.K. peace activists broke into the premises of EDO MBM, suppliers of weapons components and in the words of one of them, Elijah Smith ’set out to smash it up to the best of our abilities’. It was an entirely accountable action…
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Activists disrupt Caterpillar shareholder meeting
Kristin Szremski | The Electronic Intifada 11 June 2010 While pro-Palestinian activists and supporters of Israel lined opposite sides of South LaSalle Street outside the Northern Trust Building in Chicago on 9 June, James Owens, the outgoing CEO and Chairman of Caterpillar Inc., told a room full of shareholders the company was not responsible for…
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DCI: Child blown to pieces, one maimed and two injured in drone attack
Defense for Children International On 7 January 2009, Husam Sobuh (11) decided to bring more food, blankets and clothes to the UNRWA school in Beit Lahiya, where he was taking refuge with his family. On his way, he met with his uncle Osama (36) and his two children, Huda (11) and Luai (9), who were…