The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) is planning to stage a national protest at Shannon Airport over the continuing military use of the airport.

Veterans For Peace is urgently calling on the United States and NATO to cease all military activity in Syria, halt all U.S. and NATO shipments of weapons, and abandon all threats to further escalate the violence under which the people of Syria are suffering.

On Friday November 30th, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a new round of sanctions against Iran as an amendment to the so-called Defense Authorization Act. This amendment, sponsored by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), broadens the scope of current sanctions on Iran to include Iran's shipping industry and ports. According to Menendez, "By passing these additional measures ending sales to and transactions with Iranian sectors that support proliferation—energy, shipping, ship-building and port sectors as well as with anyone on our specially designed national list—we will send a message to Iran that they can't just try to wait us out."

By David Swanson
Some friends of mine have gotten arrested more times than I can count now for the offense of protesting drone use outside Hancock Air Field near Syracuse, N.Y. Sometimes they've blocked the gates to the base. Often they've been aware of the risk of being arrested. But they've gone into court and argued that the larger crime is being committed inside the base by drone pilots.

Non-violent protesters of U.S. drone wars have again been arrested at the gates of Hancock Air Field in New York State. Thursday morning, 19 people blocked the three gates to the base for a period of hours beginning at 8 a.m. Eventually, the front gate was opened after 11 people were arrested, including Elliott Adams of Veterans For Peace, as well as James Ricks, Bonny Mahoney, Paul Frazier, Ed Kinane, Mike Perry, Judy Bello, Andrea Levine, Dan Vergevin, Paki Weiland, and one other.