US group Iraq Veterans Against War used the ninth anniversary of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan to launch “Operation Recovery”, a campaign to stop the deployment of traumatised troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. www.ivaw.org
Peace activists in Canada narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have stopped the deportation of US soldiers seeking sanctuary (bill C-440 failed its second reading on 29 September by 7 votes). Websites have been launched to support US war resisters Kyle Weslowski and Nasser Abdo:
www.tinyurl.com/peacenews314
www.freenasserabdo.org
Finally, UK war resister Joe Glenton (see PN 2516-17) will be speaking in Bristol on 9 November, at 7.30pm, Malcolm X Centre, 141 City Road, St Pauls, BS2 8YH.
Topics: War resisters