Hossam el-Hamalawy
… only when they shoot their colleagues:
A US soldier has shot dead five of his colleagues at a base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Pentagon says.
It is not the first time a US soldier has opened fire on comrades in recent years.
One soldier was sentenced to death in 2005 after killing two officers and wounding 14 other personnel with grenades and a rifle at a camp in Kuwait.
Mansoura-España workers on strike.
Following the police ban of the 7th Cairo Anti-War Conference (which was scheduled from 14 to 17 May), the Center for Socialists Studies will be holding an alternative one-day event, this Friday 15 May, with the participation of activists from Denmark, Britain, Iraq and Italy.
The Sessions:
11am to 1pm: Presentations and exchanging experiences about the solidarity movement with the Arab resistance, and obstacles facing the movement
2pm to 4pm: The future of the solidarity movement with the resistance
5pm to 7pm: Linking the struggles: The social questions and the struggle against imperialism
The Center is located 7 Murad Street, Giza.