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Gregory Elich comments on his July 7 article, "North Korea’s Fast-Track Missile Development: How Far It’s Come and Why It Has the U.S. on Edge." He explains the logic behind the DPRK's nuclear weapons program: U.S. invasions of non-nuclear states provide targeted countries with the incentive to build nuclear weapons.

Host Brendan Stone and journalist Ann Garrison reflect on the growth of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn.

From the standpoint of North Americans interested in progressive change, it is notable that Corbyn revitalized the Labour Party by rejecting the imperial agenda of war and corporate globalization, and speaking directly to working-class voters who had been abandoned by their supposed representatives.

Please note the following correction. Ann Garrison has noted:

R2P was not added to the UN Charter. Instead member nations passed a resolution committing to join in actions organized by the UNSC to prevent genocide and mass atrocities committed by a government against its own people.

This account of how the resolution has been invoked notes the failure to agree on Syria:

"The Security Council, however, has not always found room for agreement in response to responsibility to protect situations. In the case of Syria, on 4 February 2012 the Security Council voted on a draft resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in the country, where UN officials estimated that security forces had killed well over 7,500 people since the popular uprising began in March 2011. The draft resolution called on the Syrian Government to cease violence against civilians and withdraw its armed forces. Thirteen of the Council's 15 members voted in favour of the text, but China and Russia exercised their vetoes and therefore blocked the

adoption of the resolution."

http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/pdf/bgresponsibility.pdf

Zafar Bangash reports on the conflict in Kashmir, and also developments in the heated dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Brendan interviews Prof. Tim Anderson about a recent anti-war conference in Sydney.

Organized by the Center for Counter Hegemonic Studies, conference presenters discussed "self-determination and imperialism in Syria and the wider region, corporate media presentations of the war, the ‘humanitarian war’ narrative, the geopolitical repercussions and the roots of the war on Syria."

Brendan and Stephen discuss themes in Gowans' new book, "Washington's Long War on Syria."

Robin Philpot describes Stephen Gowans' important new book, and why producing readable research is still important even in this age of new media.

Details here:

http://hamiltoncoalitiontostopthewar.ca/2017/03/26/washingtons-long-war-on-syria/

They lied about Iraq, they lied about Libya, but at least you can learn about what is going on in Syria with the help of people like Mark Taliano.

Mark, a retired Ontario teacher, visited Syria as part of the Third Tour of Peace. Through the contacts he made, he was able to write a booklet about the perspectives of Syrians under siege by the NATO/GCC assault on their country.

He discusses his booklet, and also the news about a team of Swedish doctors refuting the White Helmets' pretensions of being first responders.

On Wednesday, March 1, Unusual Sources featured an interview with Diana Ralph of Independent Jewish Voices on the tour of Russian/Israeli filmmaker Lia Tarachansky.

Lia Tarachansky was born in the former USSR, and her family emigrated to the Israel and subsequently became settlers on occupied land. After moving to Canada, Tia learned of the impact of the Israeli occupation and the displacement of Palestinians from her Palestinian acquaintances.

Her movie, "On the Side of the Road" looks at the impact of the 1948 occupation of Palestinian lands, the destruction of hundreds of villages and the expulsion of Palestinian residents. This film will be shown on Friday, March 3, 7:00pm at the Barton Stone United Church (located at the corner of Upper James and Stonechurch Road).

After the film, there will be a discussion with the director.

Ten days later, Lia Tarachansky will be back in Hamilton speaking at McMaster (room TBA) on The Rise of Fascism: Israel in the Age of Trump on Monday, March 13, at 6 pm at McMaster University during Israel Apartheid Week.

Brendan describes the upcoming Hamilton tour stop of Lia Tarachansky's "On the Side of the Road" Film Screening & Discussion.

The Hamilton event takes place on March 3rd, at the Barton Stone United Church at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30).

Syrians have endured and resisted for six years in the face of a concerted regime-change campaign, driven by NATO and Gulf monarchs, that punishes civilians for supporting their elected government.

Eva Bartlett, who is coming to Hamilton on January 24-25, reports on her first-hand encounters with civilians and the war zones. We need to pressure our governments to stop fueling the conflict in Syria so that civilians can rebuild on their own terms.

Click on "Buy" [above] for event details.