Jewish peace ship to Gaza intercepted

 Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Global justice movement, Israel and Palestine, Militarism  4 Responses »
Sep 282010
 

A Jewish peace ship heading for Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy today and towed to Ashdod, a cargo port in Israel 40km south of Tel Aviv. The London-based Jews for Justice for Palestinians had organised the aid voyage. Among those on board were Holocaust survivor Reuven Moskovitz, 82, and Rami Elhanan, an Israeli whose daughter was killed in a suicide attack by a Palestinian in 1997. Also on board were American and British peace activists. The Israeli peace group Gush Shalom reports on a demonstration by peace activists at Ashdod Port to protest the capture of the ship:

Woman attempts citizen’s arrest on Blair

 Europe, Iraq, Militarism  18 Responses »
Sep 052010
 

Anti-war protesters gave former British premier Tony Blair a torrid reception when he turned up to sign copies of his autobiography at a book-store in Dublin. One activist, Kate O’Sullivan, who managed to enter the book-store, tried to make a citizen’s arrest on Blair for war crimes in Iraq. Here is her account:

RM1.3b Scorpene support contract

 Accountability, Europe, Malaysian finance/business, Militarism  8 Responses »
Aug 172010
 

Boustead Holdings Bhd has revealed that one of its companies has received a letter of award from the government for a RM1.3 billion ‘in-service support’ contract for the navy’s Scorpene submarines. The total contract sums amount to 193 million euros (RM785 million) and RM532 million, running up to 2015. That adds up to RM1.3 billion. This is different from the RM115 million euro (RM467 million) contract amount with Perimekar Sdn Bhd, which Najib announced in 2008 – something that I don’t understand. The other question is, what kind of expertise does Boustead have in submarine maintenance? “There is talk of transfer of technology, but if you look at what kind of technology has been transferred to Malaysian car manufacturers, you wouldn’t be too optimistic,” said a political economist.

‘Retrocommissions’ for Pakistan subs: Lawyer

 Accountability, Europe, Militarism  4 Responses »
Jul 202010
 

A judge in France investigating a 2002 bombing in Karachi that killed 11 DCN employees has confirmed the existence of “illegal rétrocommissions” linked to the sale of submarines to Pakistan. This was revealed by a lawyer for the victims’ families, according to a French general information magazine. ‘Retrocommissions’ are funds skimmed off ‘commissions’/kickbacks paid which are then illegally remitted to French officials i.e. individuals or entities in both countries get a share of the ‘commissions’. The Paris-based Le Nouvel Observateur (or Le Nouvel Obs), a prominent weekly in terms of audience and circulation, along with AFP reporting, observed on 19 June: Judge Marc Trévidic in charge of the investigation into the bombing of Karachi in 2002, confirmed the existence of “illegal rétrocommissions” outside the contract of sale of submarines to Pakistan, said Friday, June 18 counsel families of victims, Mr. Olivier Morice.

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