I support and advise several organisations on media strategy and effective political action. These groups share my concerns about government accountability in the area of intelligence and security, human rights and the war on terror.
Make Wars History is a non-profit peace group that aims to end war by upholding the international and national laws that make warfare illegal under any condition except self-defense. It specifically seeks accountability for the illegal and disastrous invasion of Iraq and a formal investigation of the people who were instrumental in starting it. Here's the launch of the campaign in the Houses of Parliament in January 2008.
We Are Change UK is an offshoot of the We Are Change group in the US. These young activists engage directly with the people who could be involved in some of the issues they think need changing. They use video and self-publish on youtube to give the world a direct look into the responses they get when asking difficult questions to people in positions of authority or influence.
The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, which does what it says on the tin!
For the
past few years I have also been involved in the 9/11 Truth Campaign. Before you all run for the hills, I want to
state very clearly that I am not interested in speculating about the wilder
theories about what happened that day. However, I do believe that there is an urgent need for a new and
independent enquiry into these tragic events.
Why do I
think this? Well, even the Chair and
Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission have gone on the record to say that the
Enquiry did not get to the truth. Plus,
many survivors, eyewitnesses and family members all want to give evidence that
directly contradicts the official account. Also, it is now estimated that thousands of first responders at Ground
Zero are dead or dying because the American government, via the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) lied about the safety of the air.
On top of
all this, many scientists, government and
intelligence professionals, whistleblowers, politicians, academics, pilots, architects and engineers question the official explanation.
So why do I still think this is relevant and important? Well, look how 9/11 has been used by our governments. It is the justification for the unending war on terror; for the illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in which at least hundreds of thousands of innocent people have died, and in which toxic weapons such as depleted uranium have been used; and for the wholesale erosion of our civil liberties and traditional freedoms. If we can expose the official version of 9/11 as a lie, then the basis for all these terrible acts disappears.
I have recently been working with campaigners in many countries to organise a European speaking tour for Professor David Ray Griffin, the author of over 30 books, including the acclaimed "The New Pearl Harbour Revisited: 9/11 - The Cover-up and the Expose".
Professor Griffin will be speaking in 11 major cities, and more information can be found at the tour website.
