The information in this post was compiled by activists from Edinburgh Stop the War for use as a presentation to a discussion at the 2019 Edinburgh World Justice Festival. The largest polluter The largest industrial military in the history of the world, the US military is also the single biggest polluter on the planet. If the Pentagon were a country, it would be the … Continue reading War and the Environment
Summerhall Arts Centre partnered with the British Army at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a series of events under the banner Army @ the Fringe. In August Edinburgh Stop the War and a number of other individuals and organisations wrote to Summerhall asking them to reconsider the partnership. Summerhall’s response was: ‘For Summerhall, the initiative is an opportunity to reach new audiences and to … Continue reading Army @ The Fringe
Each day is helping to reveal the brutal, extremist nature of Trump’s presidency. It has now been revealed that Trump persistently expressed an interest in invading Venezuela and confronted his top aides many times over this issue. Furthermore, a recently declassified report has revealed that, in just one year of Trump’s presidency, the US dropped more than half the number of bombs that have been … Continue reading Just a week until Trump arrives in Britain
Trump’s visit to the UK on July 13th and 14th follows on from his attendance at the 2018 NATO summit in Brussels. Earlier this year NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg laid out the five key objectives for the summit: further strengthen the transatlantic bond, build on NATO’s work with partner nations to fight terrorism, strengthen NATO’s Black Sea presence and step up efforts against cyberattacks and … Continue reading Trump’s Visit and the Nato Summit
Essential reading in the build up to Trump’s visit – new briefing from the Stop the War Coalition – email edinburghstw@tiscali.co.uk to order a copy (Price £4) Continue reading Trump, War and the Special Relationship
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