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international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday November 18, 2004 23:18 by XBrain
 32 comments (last - tuesday november 23, 2004 17:21)  8 images
At first I didn't notice, the spots of pinky red on the photo were enough to say "blood" and that these kids were shot or killed by conventional weapons. I was more revulsed by the casualness of the "trophy-kill" snap. It suddenly hit me, what I was looking at was the result of a Chemical Attack of some sort. There are no wounds on any of the bodies. No pools of blood. No shattered frames hit by high calibre guns. I'm not a forensic toxicologist but the demeanour of the bodies suggests death by asphyxiation. They all choked to death. Remember the images from Halabja? No they didn't die somewhere else and were moved, they died right there. How do I know? Third in we see a little girl who kicked off her pink slippers as she writhed in agony on the ground gasping for a breath. The boy furthest away in close up reveals him in a convulsed state, a death-throe similar to the gas victims from ww2. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday November 18, 2004 21:41 by Paul Kinsella
29 comments (last - thursday may 24, 2007 12:43)
Lies! Damned Lies! And Statistics! This certainly applies to this survey that claims that Ireland is the best country in the world to live in. Ireland the best country in the world to live in! Come on get a grip! Are these people for real? What planet are they living on? Are these economists, businesspeople and their rich friends so detacthed from the stark reality of daily life for most people that they believe such stuff? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 18, 2004 21:03 by Rob Chapman
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Department of Eduaction and Science pay salaries of teachers, teaching in fee-paying schools - diverting much needed resources from state-supported schools. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 18, 2004 19:38 by Court Reporter
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Presiding Judge: Joseph Mangan Prosecution : Inspector Kennedy Defendants: Conor Cregan, Owen Rice, Elaine O'Sullivan, Zelda Jeffers. Today in Ennis Court House, the sitting of Shannon District Court (long story) was expected to be fairly routine, even for the four peace activists facing charges before judge Mangan. As it turned out, the Judge was in no humour for routine. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / housing / feature Thursday November 18, 2004 01:52 by DIT SU Press Release / Indymedia Editorial
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Ten students were evicted from their house last night, with four hours notice, following a request for their washing machine to be fixed. read full story / add a comment |
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