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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 19, 2013 17:04 by Brian Clarke
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As a dozen car bombs exploded in Shia districts around Baghdad today, another 50 people are dead and many more injured, on the tenth anniversary of the US-UK invasion of Iraq. Britain's international legacy of hate continues, as yet another result of its poisonous, divide and conquer policies around the world it invaded, with the exception of just 10 countries. Sunni factions linked to al-Qaeda, continue attacks on Shias. A wing of al-Qaeda, has vowed to regain ground lost to the invading US/UK armies.A decade after US and British invaded, Iraq still struggles with fostered sectarian feuding among Shia, Sunni and Kurdish tribes..The cabinet has postponed elections in two provinces, Anbar and Nineve for six months because of violence there, further proof of absurdity of the invasion. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / press release Monday March 18, 2013 10:24 by Climate Space
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Open call to join the Climate Space at the World Social Forum in Tunisia, March 26-30, 2013 read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday March 17, 2013 22:01 by Elric
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An appreciation of the work and legacy of Commandante Chavez by James Petras . Full text at link. President Hugo Chavez was unique in multiple areas of political, social and economic life. He made significant contributions to the advancement of humanity. The depth, scope and popularity of his accomplishments mark President Chavez as the ‘Renaissance President of the 21st Century’. Many writers have noted one or another of his historic contributions highlighting his anti-poverty legislation, his success in winning popular elections with resounding majorities and his promotion of universal free public education and health coverage for all Venezuelans. In this essay we will highlight the unique world-historic contributions that President Chavez made in the spheres of political economy, ethics and international law and in redefining relations between political leaders and citizens. We shall start with his enduring contribution to the development of civic culture in Venezuela and beyond. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday March 15, 2013 19:04 by Ban Hare Coursing in Ireland
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Another Saint Patrick's Day...A Great Day for the Irish...what a pity that the Irish Hare, part of our wonderful wildlife heritage, is still at the mercy of coursing gangs backed by our government... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 15, 2013 17:06 by Cormac Mac Gall
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Over six hundred political prisoners, along with thousands of relatives and friends, are subjected to systematic abuse of human rights within the Spanish and French states. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday March 15, 2013 16:21 by ACHUSLA
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Last year the Tory Mayor of London attacked the Irish community and Saint Patrick's Day celebrations there, describing them as left wing crap.This year a whistleblower inside MI5's multi-million pound palace in Hollywood, has revealed that Martin Corey, who has been locked up for almost three years without trial, charge or explanation of length of sentence, has in fact been indefinitely interned, for wearing a green tie at an Irish parade in Bodenstown. Martin and his family, have for almost three years been totally perplexed and confused, as to why he is imprisoned. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday March 15, 2013 11:48 by Elric
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Weekly Worker issue 953 - March 14 2013 The latest edition of the Weekly Worker is now available on the CPGB website at http://www.cpgb.org.uk/home/weekly-worker/953 In this week's issue: SWP SPECIAL CONFERENCE: APPARATUS USES FAIR MEANS AND FOUL Peter Manson asks what can still be saved from the SWP LETTERS Into the void; Nonsense; Not worth it; Alpha-rule; Off the cuff; Special offer; Unreloaded; Mixed bag; Praise indeed; Reinstate Lee read full story / add a comment 
waterford / animal rights / news report Thursday March 14, 2013 21:53 by Bernie Wright
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WATERFORD : BARBARIC PIG FARMER WHO USED SLEGE-HAMMER ON PIGS NOW ON THE TAX DEFAULTERS LIST. A farmer who single-handedly slaughtered almost 4,000 pigs in a frenzied attack after a banned food additive was discovered on his farm was ordered to pay over €71,000 in fines and legal costs. Pig farmer Thomas Galvin from Ballinamuck, Dungarvan, Co Waterford denied 29 charges brought against him. Galvin was found guilty of a string of offences including the movement of pigs onto and off restricted lands following the discovery of a highly toxic additive, Carbadox, in April 2002. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Wednesday March 13, 2013 21:52 by T
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The Woodland League wish to highlight the fact that Coillte since 2009 have already sold 108 million euros of trees with harvesting rights, to IFUT ( Irish Forestry Unit Trust ) a pension fund company, of which they are partners. In a bizarre situation, Coillte have used these proceeds to pay off some of its own large pension fund debts. The National Pension Reserve Fund has also been used by IFUT to fund these sales and its contribution obscured within IFUT’s bail out of Coillte. This is not how this vital Public NPRF funding should be used, it is supposed to be invested in the peoples future. http://www.nprf.ie/Publications/2011/NPRFReport2010.pdf read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality / news report Wednesday March 13, 2013 10:47 by APL, Akbayan, PM
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Women groups hail ‘triple wins,’ but warn of complacency read full story / add a comment 
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Wednesday March 13, 2013 00:13 by CAHWT
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To defeat the property tax YOU have to get involved Don’t register for the tax – do not return the form which the Revenue Commissioners will send to you in March Go to your local public meeing when it is held and find out how you can become an acive member of the campaign Join any local or naional protests which the campaign organises. read full story / add a comment 
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Tuesday March 12, 2013 23:56 by 1 of Indymedia
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From next week the latest bitter austerity pill will be administered to our hard pressed low and middle income earners as letters arrive in every home from the Revenue Commissioners demanding the new property tax. Although having the Revenue logo, they will arrive by edict of the Troika, the economic dictators who are being allowed to walk with jackboots over the living standards of our people, courtesy of the connivance of gutless politicians who comprise the Fine Gael and Labour parties, and before them, Fianna Fail. And never forget, this is another tribute exacted to bail out the private gambling debts of the bankers and bondholders who wrecked this economy. read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 12, 2013 18:40 by Brian Clarke
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"IMAGINE! THEY DID NOT WANT TO KNOW! THEY LOOKED THE OTHER WAY!". Not many British commoners or citizens of the Irish scum states, want to think about secret courts, secret trials or internment without trial, these days. How often were the German people accused, of reacting to the rise of Hitler and his persecutions in these precise terms. "IMAGINE! THEY DID NOT WANT TO KNOW! THEY LOOKED THE OTHER WAY!" read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday March 12, 2013 16:37 by !
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On 7th February 2013 The Oxford Union held the debate “This House Would Not Fight for Queen and Country”. it was the 80th anniversary of the original debate in 1933 in which The Oxford Union voted in favor of the motion. Speaking for the motion were Ben Sullivan (Christ Church College), Ben Griffin (Former SAS soldier) and Gareth Porter ( US Historian). Speaking against were Rory Stewart (Conservative MP), Nikolai Tolstoy (International Monarchist League) and Malcolm Rifkind (Former Foreign Secretary). On the night the motion was defeated as it has been on every occasion that it has been held since 1937. Below a transcript of the speech given by Ben Griffin of Veterans for Peace. I Will Not Fight for Queen and Country read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / opinion/analysis Monday March 11, 2013 21:55 by End hare coursing shame
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Ireland is one of the last bastions of hare coursing...an "honour it shares with Pakistan. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday March 11, 2013 19:42 by Peter Conway
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A Celebration for Naill Harnett
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming event we are holding for our dear friend Niall Harnett who passed away on 17 January 2013. Niall was a great activist, he was a great musician, a great human being, but most of all a great friend. He is greatly missed by his countless friends. read full story / add a comment 
galway / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 11, 2013 18:45 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
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Galway S2S and Rossport Solidarity Camp members challenged the head of SEPIL, Michael Crothers, to answer for the crimes Shell has commited.
The Managing Director of Shell E&P Ireland, Michael Crothers, came to the NUI Galway Energy Night on the evening of Feb 28th. He was part of a PR delegation that promoted Shell's progress in attempting to bring the Corrib Gas Project on-stream. A group of local Galway Shelltosea activists and Rossport Solidarity Camp members with ethical objections to the Gas Project staged a peaceful protest to express their concerns. Shell has been allowed to remove 125,000 tonnes of peat bog from an area directly including, and surrounded by, EU Special Areas of Conservation. The Irish government has failed in its legal duty to protect the natural habitats upon which Shell are currently working. In relation to the negative environmental consequences of the CGP, Crother's response was to praise Shell's environmental record as "exemplary". read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / feature Sunday March 10, 2013 22:31 by T
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All the worry about Global Warming has tended to focus on carbon dioxide emissions but the real threat may be methane emissions....
In the past 5 years there have been major changes happening up in the Arctic. The annual summer melt of the sea ice floating on the Arctic Ocean has greatly increased, exposing a much larger area to heating during the summer months which in turn has warmed the ocean enough that the frozen methane hydrates on and below the seabed are beginning to melt, causing methane gas to bubble to the surface. The trouble is methane is up to 100 times (over initial 20 year period of release) more effective than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas and the estimated quantity of methane hydrates suggests the amount of carbon contained in them exceeds all the coal, oil and gas burned so far. And should the tundra melt in Siberia then the huge area of peatland will resume decomposing thereby emitting a very large quantity of carbon dioxide. This scenario would take us past extinction danger point which is reckoned for a rise of 6oCelsius or more would be close to certainty. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday March 10, 2013 01:51 by Walden Bello
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I’ll miss Hugo. When I first was introduced to him in Porto Alegre in 2003, he greeted me, “Mi padre,” and said he learned a lot from me. I was dubious about this and thought he was simply buttering me up, like any two-bit politician. Then he started telling me what he learned from Development Debacle, Deglobalization, and Dark Victory. I was stupefied; the guy actually read my stuff! read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday March 08, 2013 23:50 by John Cornford
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Weekly Worker issue 952 - March 07 2013 The latest edition of the Weekly Worker is now available on the CPGBwebsite at http://cpgb.org.uk/home/weekly-worker/952 In this week's issue: ALEX CALLINICOS: HAUNTED BY THE REAL LENIN Ben Lewis observed few signs of ‘revolt’ at last weekend’s SWSS day school LETTERS Alpha-male; Anti-politics; Bacon; Inspiration; Dear respected read full story / add a comment |
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