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offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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offsite link Humza Yousaf Accuses David Lammy of Racism Thu Jan 16, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Humza Yousaf has accused Foreign Secretary David Lammy of racism for meeting with an Israeli minister as part of efforts to?secure a ceasefire in Gaza, saying he must deem Arab lives of lower value.
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offsite link German Political Insanity Update: Ban on ?Unfiltered Opinions? Announced Thu Jan 16, 2025 17:00 | Eugyppius
German political elites are freaking out as the AfD continues to poll high, boosted by the perfidious Musk. Clamping down on "unfiltered opinions" that undermine "democracy" has become the latest obsession, says Eugyppius.
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offsite link Richard Tice Demands Apology From Matt Hancock Over Covid Vaccines: ?Horrendous at Every Level? Thu Jan 16, 2025 15:38 | Will Jones
Reform Party leader Richard Tice has called for former Health Secretary Matt Hancock to apologise over his handling of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, calling it "horrendous at every level".
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offsite link Keir Starmer?s Human Rights Lawyer Chum is Shipwrecking His Government Thu Jan 16, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
From handing over the Chagos Islands to compensating Gerry Adams, Starmer's decisions owe more to human rights lawyers than sound politics. He needs to sack his chum Lord Hermer before he shipwrecks his Government.
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offsite link Why the ?1 in 73 Muslims in Rotherham? Statistic Is Misleading Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:00 | Noah Carl
One figure that has been repeatedly cited in the grooming gangs debate is that 1 in 73 Muslim men in the town of Rotherham has been prosecuted for grooming gang offences. However, this figure is slightly misleading.
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Iraq Descends into Chaos

category national | anti-war / imperialism | feature author Tuesday October 28, 2003 19:01author by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group - Indymedia Ireland Report this post to the editors

Irish Anti-War Movement plans Blockade of Shannon Airport

soldiercross.gifAs the US/UK occupation of Iraq descends further into chaos, the recently reorganised Irish Anti-War Movement has announced a blockade of Shannon Airport to take place on Saturday 6th December. The Blockade is in protest at the ongoing use of the airport by the US Military. Almost 100,000 US Troops have passed through the airport on their way to the Middle-East since the beginning of the year.

Other Developments:

A group of peace activists have called a meeting in Limerick on Saturday 1st November aimed at establishing a non-party political group focusing on the use of non-violent direct action tactics to halt the use of the Airport by the US Military.

The IAWM have also issued an invitation to Legal Professionals to attend a meeting on 8th November in Dublin with a view to establishing an expert legal committee.

The Catholic Worker Five are due to appear in court in the very near future and activists in Galway and elsewhere are preparing solidarity actions for the occasion.

Useful Offsite Links:
Global Indymedia Feature on Iraq
Iraq Occupation Watch
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq
Human Rights Watch on situation for civilians in Iraq

Mainstream News Commentary:
Robert Fisk in Counterpunch notes the high suicide rate among the troops, lack of official investigations and body counts of murdered Iraqi civilians, the sustained level of attacks and the schizophrenic perception of the situation by US officers. George Monbiot in the Guardian dismisses the three ostensible reasons for which Bliar and Co. went to war and points out the especial hypocrisy of US support for Uzbekistan's current regime. Meanwhile Bush is quoted on CNN as inadvertently linking "our progress" with civilian deaths:

"`There are terrorists in Iraq who are willing to kill anybody in order to stop our progress,' Bush said. `The more success we have on the ground, the more these killers will react -- and our job is to find them and bring them to justice.'"

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Horrible     Drbinoche    Tue Oct 28, 2003 20:32 
   UN..     David    Tue Oct 28, 2003 20:54 
   Re. BUSH on CNN     mr. bunker    Tue Oct 28, 2003 21:34 
   Westerners     Drbinoche    Tue Oct 28, 2003 22:50 
   I'm not sure..     David    Wed Oct 29, 2003 00:00 
   Update on Nov 3 Solidarity with Ploughshares 5 Vigils     Ciaron    Wed Oct 29, 2003 01:48 
   Here's what's offensive to the US Military families     redjade    Wed Oct 29, 2003 02:54 
   Iraq is not "in chaos", don't be silly.     Bunjubar    Wed Oct 29, 2003 03:23 
   Gulf War 1 and nonviolent resistance!     Ciaron    Wed Oct 29, 2003 07:58 
 10   Imperialism     Cabhog    Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:16 
 11   scorched earth policy to come?     ec    Wed Oct 29, 2003 13:54 
 12   More american troops killed since end of war than during     Phuq Hedd    Wed Oct 29, 2003 18:01 
 13   the costs of war     redjade    Wed Oct 29, 2003 20:27 
 14   Reality check for Cabhog     reality checker    Wed Oct 29, 2003 23:23 
 15   US Media & Sick Soldiers     redjade    Thu Oct 30, 2003 13:56 
 16   Sick Soldier Cover-Up - Photog Detained     redjade    Thu Oct 30, 2003 14:53 
 17   Pull out the imperialists from Iraq     jams    Thu Oct 30, 2003 16:54 
 18   N1 Solidarity Action Raytheon, Derry     FEIC    Fri Oct 31, 2003 17:28 
 19   N3 Solidarity Vigil in Seattle- Office of the Dead     William, Seattle, USA    Fri Oct 31, 2003 17:32 
 20   Thanks William     Deirdre    Fri Oct 31, 2003 22:51 
 21   Yes     Fintan Lane    Fri Oct 31, 2003 22:58 
 22   USA nation-building a century ago     j.p. morgan    Fri Oct 31, 2003 23:12 
 23   George's Mom     redjade    Sun Nov 02, 2003 03:10 
 24   Pentagon keeps dead out of sight     redjade    Tue Nov 04, 2003 16:37 
 25   Let us pray ...     the wolfman    Tue Nov 04, 2003 19:19 
 26   Hearts and Mines: Images from Northern Iraq     redjade    Fri Nov 07, 2003 16:36 
 27   Iraq is Not America's to Sell     redjade    Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:31 
 28   Sun Tzu & Falluja     redjade    Mon Nov 10, 2003 00:06 
 29   Maher Arar complete statement to media     redjade    Mon Nov 10, 2003 00:34 
 30   'transfer tubes'     redjade    Mon Nov 10, 2003 02:53 
 31   Comparison of Iraq with Vietnam is Inane     Righteous Pragmatist    Mon Nov 10, 2003 20:00 
 32   Righteous Absurdist     redjade    Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:46 
 33   Overlook morality and look at reality.     Righteous Pragmatist    Tue Nov 11, 2003 17:03 
 34   Families of US military dead speak out     Phuq Hedd    Tue Nov 11, 2003 18:35 
 35   Another "intelligence professional" speaks out     Phuq Hedd    Tue Nov 11, 2003 18:49 
 36   Veterans do not matter in the scheme of things.     Righteous Pragmatist.    Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:21 
 37   Pentagon harassment of media in Iraq     redjade    Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:43 
 38   Invisible Casualties of War     redjade    Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:59 
 39   Through the lens of a soldier.     redjade    Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:20 
 40   Through the lens of a soldier.     redjade    Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:20 
 41   US Army destroys guerrillas' homes     redjade    Wed Nov 19, 2003 14:26 
 42   Irony is Dead: 'illegal border crossing'     redjade    Wed Nov 19, 2003 14:36 


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