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international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday June 24, 2003 - 12:19 by FEIC
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Following the Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign's (FEIC's) success is getting Derry City Council to hold a special session at which FEIC and Raytheon would present their case, it has emerged that Raytheon have refused to come. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday June 24, 2003 - 11:22 by Mark Hewitt
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This month is the centenary of the birth of George Orwell, author of 1984, Animal Farm and other books like Homage To Catalonia. Orwell had a passion for socialism and a revulsion against authoritarianism which drew him to fighting the fascists in spain and write in the most articulate way his ideas about the world. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday June 24, 2003 - 11:11 by James McKenna
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US forces in Afghanistan will not disclose the results of an inquiry into the death of two prisoners in their custody last December. Now a third prisoner has mysteriously died during interrogation. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday June 24, 2003 - 00:51 by Silvia Cattori
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"The reality is that the process of Apartheid they sat up and that consists in asphyxiating the whole population , is far more sophisticated and far more atrocious than what has been described to us until now" ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday June 23, 2003 - 16:32 by Declan
4 comments (last - tuesday june 24, 2003 - 16:30)
Hatch Takes Aim at Illegal Downloading ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Monday June 23, 2003 - 16:11 by former Green member
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Cork city is to introduce transport using a clean fuel, Bio diesel. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday June 23, 2003 - 14:11 by iosaf ipsiphi o' as if
4 comments (last - sunday february 15, 2004 - 23:33)
José Bové is an ecologist and anti-capitalist/anti-globalist activist. This is a "genetix snowball" type problem with a "French" twist. read on.... ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday June 23, 2003 - 12:42 by bAL4 the Magnanimous
4 comments (last - tuesday june 24, 2003 - 14:48)
This was sent to me today and I thought that it may interest some of you. It is a webcast debate around the issue of e-voting, something that will no doubt become more prevalent in this corrupt little country of ours. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Monday June 23, 2003 - 12:37 by Justin Moran
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Following the Trade Justice lobby last month the Government agreed to set aside time for a debate ahead of the World Trade Organisation talks in Cancun before the end of this Dáil session. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday June 23, 2003 - 11:46 by pat c
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Next Alliance For Choice meeting (open to all) Tue July 1 in the Teachers Club, Parnell Sq. 7.30 - 9.30. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 23, 2003 - 11:11 by James McKenna
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Former South African Prime Minister Nelson Mandela departed from his prepared text at NUI Galway on Friday 20th June to deliver a strong condemnation of the US invasion of Iraq and their sidelining of the United Nations. He urges us all to speak out against ,"what is wrong", even if we are afraid of the US ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday June 22, 2003 - 17:48 by joe ranii
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Those people in Ireland who think that Colombia's FARC aaare the local equivalent of the Red Cross might do well do to try to learn more about the reality of the FARC murder/kidnap campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday June 22, 2003 - 17:45 by Fintan Lane
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Ten people arrested at Shannon demonstration during sit-down protest ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Sunday June 22, 2003 - 16:01 by paul cummins
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When Audioslave (previous Rage Against The Machine + Chris Cornell) were at the point on Wednesday 18th of June they contacted Irish action groups to have stalls at their concert to promote peace. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Sunday June 22, 2003 - 09:30 by James McKenna
Independents close to the Hashemite royal court secured most of the votes in this weeks elections in Jordan. However the Islamic Action Front have taken 15 percent of the seats in the lower house. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday June 22, 2003 - 00:17 by Cleo
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Israeli Marxist politician who rejected Zionism and championed Palestinian rights, Meir Vilner has died aged 84. Meir was the youngest and last surviving of the 37 signatories to Israel's 1948, declaration of independence. As the Jewish leader of the Communist party of Israel, Meir eventually rejected zionism, publicised his country's nuclear weapons programme, and was the ONLY member of the Israeli knesset to protest at the official wining and dinning of the then governor of the West German Central bank, a convicted ex-nazi. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 21, 2003 - 19:08 by mikey v.
12 comments (last - sunday june 22, 2003 - 23:24)
6 people have been arrested at the anti-war demo in shannon. Cops, including some in riot gear, blocked access to the airport, a sit down protest ensued, leading to the arrests, which were quite forceful. Included among the arrestees are one minor (aged 13) and 2 or 3 parents, leaving some toddlers on their own. The main body of the protest is now outside Shannon Garda Station, 1 man has been released and the police say that the rest will be released by 6.30pm ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 21, 2003 - 03:07 by Mandela Fan
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela said Friday the United States posed a danger to the world for sidelining the United Nations to make war on Iraq ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday June 20, 2003 - 20:21 by Dorothy Gale
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The Commission On Standards In Public Office Report For 2002 brings up some surprises, one being Joe Higgins only gave €6,000 to the SP in 2002. ( This is what Joe declared to the Commission. It is reported in todays Irish Times.) ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday June 20, 2003 - 16:06 by anti caca pipi lala
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Ciaran Cuffe TD, the Green party's environmentalspokesperson, who admitted holding shares in companies linked to chemical dumping and arms was criticised by a colleague, but only for his political naivety. ... read full story / add a comment |
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