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national / environment / opinion/analysis Sunday July 30, 2006 21:46 by Dolours
The train's rolling stock and interior :dated. The exterior: over the carriage couplings, new paint-work, inside each one had a leak, which wet all luggage of passengers. The Bathrooms: smelly and small. No trolley, food car or facilities to heat bottles, change diapers, breast feed. No facilities for disposing hygenically of sanitary equipment. Exacberated by a 25 minute delay outside Heuston. Intending greeting parties waited and left, as the board lit up 'on time' and then the Castlebar train vanished off the board. This is travelling, Celtic Tiger style. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday July 30, 2006 21:11 by John Kelly
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Persons who damage "protected property" of the U S military will become liable to indefenite periods of imprisonment under the terms of a new draft law currently being formulated in Washington. Military Commissions will try suspects. Evidence to be used against any suspect need not be shown to the accused person. The accused does not require to be present and the trial can be postponed for years according to last friday's Washington Post. The accused will have the services a U S military lawyer. Hearsay evidence will be admissible, including hearsay evidence of those "rendered" to secret prisons for torture under the terms of the proposed law. The Militiary Commissions can also give life sentences or pass the death sentence. The law, if passed, will be aimed at those the Bush administration regards as "engaged in hostilities" and it applys to acts from killing to damaging "protected property" read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday July 30, 2006 20:32 by iosaf
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"what if everyone who opposed the USA united?" That has been a question for a very long time, it has found a few answers through the end of the war & immediate post war period (1944-1950) when it first became apparant that the US led recipe for neo-liberal imperialist and globalised hegemony just might turn out worse than the 19th century European imperialist order. It brought the world through the cold war superpower camps, to then be countered by the Sino-Soviet split, It brought a young and charismatic Fidel Castro to the UN to appeal for a non-aligned block to then be countered by time. But the question has never really resolved and is being asked again, most recently in Tehran this weekend where the President of Oil producing Venezuela is meeting with the prime minister of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They share much in common - they've both written open letters to Bush. They're both into sport, Chavez favours baseball whereas Mahmoud is a soccer fan. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday July 30, 2006 19:52 by Revolt Video
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Filmed Saturday 29th July - Dublin read full story / add a comment 
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday July 30, 2006 18:56 by Arise!
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North Antrim Ógra Shinn Féin held a successful white line picket in the centre of Ballycastle earlier today to protest at the Israeli aggression and onslaught against Lebanon and Lebanese civilians, over 400 of whom have been killed in the past couple of weeks. read full story / add a comment 
antrim / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday July 30, 2006 18:06 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
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A large crowd turned out in Belfast on Saturday despite poor weather to march to the City Hall and protest the continuing slaughter and destruction being carried out in Palestine and Lebanon. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday July 30, 2006 16:57 by A
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The Pitstop Ploughshares have never had an easy ride with the mainstream media. From the lies broadcast about the nonexistant assault on the Garda in the hangar. To the oft reported fabrication that the Irish taxpayer was picking up the "US2.5 million for repairs to the warplane. The powerful defense testimony was largely censored form the Irish media. Now the battle of the myths rages post-trial Alos a frightening repsonse form the White House to the jury's acquittal in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday July 30, 2006 14:50 by Tommy Donnellan
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More than 50 Lebanese civilians - some news reports say 54 - sheltering in the basement of a three storey block in Qana have been murdered by the IDF, rescue workers are digging out their bodies by hand, severely hampered by the lack of heavy moving equipment. Angry Lebanese have invaded the UN compound in Beirut and the impending visit of Condoleeza Rice has been cancelled, in revulsion, by the Lebanese government - however, the US spin machine is in overdrive as RTE's Radio 1 is now reporting that Condi called of her empty shuttle efforts herself. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Sunday July 30, 2006 00:56 by Niall Harnett
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Minister Dempsey, Following the publication of Peter Cassells' report and your subsequent question and answer sessions with journalists and news crews, I'm hoping you might take some more time to answer a few more questions and elaborate a bit on what you talked about yesterday. I look forward to hearing from you, please use the 'add your comments' link at bottom right to publish your answers here. Please be honest and don't worry about causing offence with frank answers. Thank you, Niall Harnett. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday July 30, 2006 00:40 by Seán Ryan
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Bush apologises to Tony for shipping Bunker Busters through Britain without permission last week. This week he ships more munitions through Britain having received permission. read full story / add a comment |
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