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national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 11:45 by kokomero
 13 comments (last - wednesday april 09, 2003 - 18:49)
Before the Iraq war began, there were widespread fears that the Israeli army would take advantage of a time when international attention was elsewhere and step up its campaign in the occupied territories. These fears seem to have been well founded given the increasing toll of deaths, injuries and human-rights violations in occupied Palestine this week as Israel takes advantage of the war in Iraq to avoid the glare of publicity on its butchery of Palestinian civilians. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 11:17 by Damien
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Sky News just showed raw uncut footage of an older man with glasses overwhelmed with joy in front of a government building in Baghdad. He was holding a banner of Saddam's face that had been ripped down and was beating the picture of Saddam in his face with his shoe. Sky had Iraqi analyst Hamid Ali Alikfay in the studio and he did free translation of what this man was yelling. "Saddam has killed millions of us....this is the day we have been waiting for. We are Iraqis, but we are with the United States. We are Americans." ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 11:17 by Davy Carlin
Tonight - co ordinating meeting to discuss march and actions planned in Belfast for international day of action April 12th. Meet 5.30pm at Unemployment centre, Next door to John Hewitt Bar. Discussions will also take place on Tactics, giving the PSNI/RUC's increasing brutality towards peaceful protesters as witnessed yesterday which seen attacks and arrests of peace activists including schoolstudents from SAW. All are welcome to attend to have their imput. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 11:05 by Shane
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Report: Israel, Jordan to talk on Iraq pipeline By Reuters ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 10:39 by pat c
Dublin meeting on Anti-Terrorism legislation postponed. The Fourthwrite/ Working Class Action meeting on anti-terrorism legislation in Ireland, Britain and the US, which was planned for Wynns Hotel in Dublin on Saturday 12th April, has been postponed due to two of the speakers being unable to attend. ... read full story / add a comment 
IMC NEWSBLAST / BELFAST / HILLSBOROUGH / NO RING OF STEEL / PSNI RETREAT / 14 ARRESTS / BRUTALITY A9
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 10:31 by bloomer investigations
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Pic 1 - Caoimhe Butterly in front line immediately before she was dragged away by the hair - Pic 2 - This man was beaten while lying on the ground and then arrested and charged with assaulting PSNI officer - Pic 3 - a new low - manhandling the blind - Pic 4 - Beaten man charged with assault is dragged away - a head on a plate for Bush Bertie and Blair - Pic 5 - The ring of steel is breached numerous times - here is one such time - gawd bless tatty dandelion / Giros / Front Page / Rockin Kids / northern visions - maybe they can save us from our 'elders and betters' ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 10:28 by Dominic Carroll
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Below, reprint of an excellent article by Harry Browne on the counterpunch.org Website. An accurate summation of the Hillsborough demo. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 07:46 by ANTIWAR INTERNATIONALIST MOVEMENT Greece
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The following document is an antiwar declaration of Greek conscripts from 31 units of the Greek army, navy and air force. We call all soldiers conscripts and proffessionals from all Europe to follow their example. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 04:56 by db
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Ali Ismaeel Abbas lies in a Baghdad hospital - an innocent victim of the Iraq war. The 12-year-old lost both arms when a bomb hit his home, killing his family. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 04:22 by Fintan
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What motivates these dickheads apart from rage? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 02:59 by protestor
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As a few hundred people gathered to take part in a peaceful protest - the police where gathering to instigate a riot. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 02:55 by Ciaron
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3 Dominican nuns in U.S. jails since their October plowshares disarmamanet action on an ICBM missile silo have been convicted of sabotage. The nuns have been denied a fair trial in which they coould defend themselves under international law and the Nuremburg Principles. IN previous cases U.S. plowshares activists have received 8 & 18 year sentences when convicted of sabotage. The nuns face a max of 30 years. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 02:51 by direct action against apathy
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Inside the 'ring of steel' and the 5 mile exclusion zone around Hillsborough, protestors managed to stage a die-in in front of the entrance to Hillsborough castle yesterday where Bush and Blair met for their 2 day War Summit.... ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 02:50 by Ciaron
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During the last Gulf War over 400 members of the U.S. military were courtmartialledfor refusing to kill and received between 6 months and 6 years for their nonviolent resistance. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 01:34 by paul
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 01:05 by direct action against apathy
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George Bush announces that 'Saddam's grip on the throat's of the Iraqi people is loosening finger by finger'. PSNI obviously confused by this message tighten their grip on the throat of peaceful protestor in Belfast. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday April 09, 2003 - 00:56 by direct action against apathy
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Photos from today's anti-war demo in Belfast city centre. Report to follow. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday April 08, 2003 - 23:50 by Anna-Stina NykA¤nen
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After the outbreak of the war, SMS messages were sent around Finland calling on people to light candles in windows, sign petitions, or boycott US goods. A number of different kinds of commercial boycotts are being planned. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday April 08, 2003 - 23:26 by Avi H
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Even now, as the troops move softly into Baghdad, the humanitarian cost of this invasion remains incalculable By Deborah Orr in the London Independent ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday April 08, 2003 - 22:46 by The Unquiet American
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Listening to the NPR (National Public Radio) in the US there was mention that Blair and Bush had held their peace summit. There was no mention of the demonstrations reported here on indymedia. ... read full story / add a comment |
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