Czech hunger strikers try to stop US base

I've just read about the Czech activists Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar, who are currently carrying out a hunger strike in protest against plans for the installation of the US missile defence radar at Brdy - I've emailed my thanks to them for raising this issue.

Photo below: Greens Caroline Lucas MEP and Shahrar Ali at Trident march

It is tragic that the Czech Government is intent on agreeing such a destabilising scheme despite the overwhelming level of popular opposition from the Czech people. It looks like the plan may be pushed through the Chamber of Deputies by the most slender of margins, lacking anything of the consensus essential for such a significant long-term strategic decision.

US missile defence threatens to spark off a new Cold War; one in which the US strives to be able to strike at will, without any fear of retaliation. Given that, it is not surprising that the concerns of the Czech people are also shared by the majority of the UK population: 54% of Britons think that hosting the missile defence system makes Europe less safe, whilst less than a quarter disagree. Read more and send your support from here.