Cardiff CAAT: Politics of cluster bombs

Monday, May 5, 2008

Politics of cluster bombs

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The politics of cluster bombsAsia Times Online - Kowloon,Hong Kong
Guarantees of low failure rates given by big cluster munitions manufacturers, including the US's Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Textron, Gen Corp, ...

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On the People's Treaty website - The Cluster Munitions Convention's signing ceremony will take place in Oslo, Norway, from 2-3 December 2008. That is only six months to ensure that countries – your country – will be ready to sign the treaty! To keep pressure on governments, sign the People's Treaty now. Cluster Munition Coalition, in collaboration with Mines Action Canada and Handicap International, re-launched the People’s Treaty on 30 May 2008 – the final day of the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions.

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Vigils outside offices of arms company Raytheon Every Friday, 8am on the UWE/Bristol Business Park roundabout, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol. For more information see here or contact jandamarra@riseup.net

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Corporate Watch's excellent account of Raytheon's activities:
Raytheon to run mega PFI?PPP military academy at St Athan blog
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BBC coverage of protests at Prestwick Airport:
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A new Bristol blog about Raytheon:
"Durham University Peace Festival" on Saturday, June 14 at 10:00am. info
Cardiff and the Vale pension fund investments in arms trade here

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Close the US Army School of the Americas

1.St Athan move ‘may take eight years’ Jun 21 2008 by Nick Machin, Western Mail here
2. 20th June Military transfer 'delay' worry here
The planned switch of military training to Wales to set up a £11bn new facility could be put back eight years, an e-mail obtained by BBC Wales suggests.

US cluster bombs to be banned from UK 29 May 2008 The US will no longer be able to stockpile cluster bombs at its military bases in Britain under government proposals for an international ban on the controversial weapons, it emerged last night.
Weapons firm’s role in St Athan academy condemned - WalesOnline But an anti-military group called the Cluster Munition Coalition says that one of the major companies involved in the academy, Raytheon, has been involved ...

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Politics of cluster bombs

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