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international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday January 10, 2006 12:43 by iosaf
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General Sir Michael Rose (1940–) is a British soldier born in what was then British India. Rose was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the Sorbonne. He joined the Coldstream Guards later serving with the Parachute Regiment. He was Commander of 22 SAS in 1980 and took control of the operation to free the hostages during the Iranian Embassy Siege. After returning to the regular army, his best-known appointment was as Commander UNPROFOR Bosnia 1994-95 during the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars. On January 9, 2006, Rose called for Tony Blair to be impeached over the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme "To go to war on what turns out to be false grounds is something that no one should be allowed to walk away from." He then followed up the BBC radio 4 interview with an opinion piece in The Guardian:- ___________________________________ read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday January 10, 2006 07:23 by R. Isible
Slavoj Žižek analyses the US propganda machine's attempt to make torture acceptable in the series "24", which takes up the Alan Dershowitz "ticking terrorist bomb" scenario and decides that torturing will work. It's interesting that Hollywood is still seen as "liberal" and "anti-patriotic" when it performs such a vital role in spreading propaganda to the citizens of the US. Žižek discusses the method in which Himmler's subordinates were able to carry out their vile work and suggests that the same process is at work in US culture. read full story / add a comment
louth / environment / event notice Tuesday January 10, 2006 00:50 by eoghan
The plans for incineration at Duleek, Co. Meath. Hosted by burner-builders Invader, oops Indaver. A good opportunity for concerned citizens to vent and to promise effective direct action. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Monday January 09, 2006 23:18 by Ciarán
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The James Connolly Debating Society is a forum for republicans and socialists to meet, discuss and debate the works of some of Ireland's greatest political thinkers, from the United Irishmen to Connolly and Pearse, right up to the present. This second meeting of the society will be taking place in the Felons' Club, Falls Road, Belfast on Thursday 19th January at 7.30pm read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday January 09, 2006 17:18 by Gay Geori
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SEANAD leader Mary O'Rourke was last night in hot water after saying some of her campaign helpers had worked "like blacks". On the otherhand, there have been few Dail or Seanad politicians as critical of Irish racism and indeed, State immigration policies, as Mary O'Rourke. Surely it was an unfortunate gaffe. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday January 09, 2006 17:14 by Justin Morahan
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We continue to kowtow to the present incumbent of the White House using all kinds of lame excuses for so doing. Enough! Let us end the empty charade of "friendship" with this man now and demand that our leaders present him with no more bowls of shamrock, an idea already tainted by the events surrounding 17 March 2003. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday January 09, 2006 17:05 by Israel
The Irish company "Daniel Technologies" was gloating about it's role in a contract signed between the Irish military and an Israeli manufacturer of helmuts yesterday. In a "puff" piece, free of any political or social context in the Sunday Business Post yesterday Stephen Roe, managing director of Daniel Technologies, said the awarding of the contract last month followed a “tough and lengthy'‘ test and evaluation period. No mention was made of the fact that the Israeli company in question calls the IDF its most important customer. Or no reference of course to the IDF occupation of Palestine. http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=DONE%20DEAL-qqqs=themarket-qqqid=10821-qqqx=1.asp read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday January 09, 2006 15:32 by Graham O Maonaigh
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Labour Youth has called on Dublin City Council to reverse the ban on postering that has been imposed on advertising public demonstrations in the city centre. Labour Youth believes the ban limits the rights of groups that wish to advertise public gatherings and demonstrations. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Sunday January 08, 2006 20:35 by Cryptome Reader
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Martin Ingram, a pseudonym, was a British Army (Force Research Unit) covert agent in Northern Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday January 08, 2006 16:27 by hs
Abortion has become a central issue in the forthcoming general election in Italy. Berlusconi’s government has set up a review into the application of the present law, which allows abortion within the first three months of pregnancy. If unchallenged the results will be deeply damaging for Italian women. Anne Mc Shane reports from the struggle over abortion rights in Italy http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/606/italy.htm read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday January 08, 2006 15:37 by anarchist youth
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In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats, and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - The Take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Occupy - Resist - Produce! read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Sunday January 08, 2006 13:54 by tittle tattle
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Less than 24 hours after making a key note speech to a meeting of Spain's armed forces, Lt. General Jose Mena Aguado has been placed under house arrest for 8 days as a "first measure" for suggesting armed action against Catalonia. He thus overstepped his position as a member of the military, and now enjoying support from the right wing opposition (PP) the incident takes on worrying implications for European Democracy. ____________________________________ read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / event notice Sunday January 08, 2006 12:27 by .
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People before profit: Privatisation, poverty and people power (conference January 13-14, Dublin) Weekend discussion and information sessions on Friday 13th January, 7.30pm, at Cassidy's Hotel, Cavendish Row, Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin. and read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Sunday January 08, 2006 01:44 by VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM
The forthcoming Indian visit of Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, might be a good time to look at both the island country's dramatic transformation — from poverty to the celebrated status as Celtic tiger — and the problems attendant with growth. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday January 07, 2006 16:50 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
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In one of his daily letters to Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and foreign minister Per Stig Møller, prize-winning journalist Bo Elkjær refers to a statement by a State Department official that the United States will conduct future wars through the deployment of ad-hoc coalitions of the willing, similar to that which invaded Iraq in March 2003, rather than relying on established institutions such as NATO or the United Nations to resolve conflicts. Bo Elkjær shared the prestigious Cavling prize for the year 2003 for his work in publishing meticulously detailed documentation for the falsification of the basis for Danish participation in the invasion of Iraq. Contrary to Danish principles of transparency, the prime minister and foreign minister are refusing to grant Elkjær an interview in which they might reply to his many pointed questions. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday January 07, 2006 06:00 by D. Wolf
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Web site carried politically sensitive content Friday, January 6, 2006; Posted: 11:35 p.m. EST (04:35 GMT) BEIJING, China (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has shut down the Internet journal of a Chinese blogger that discussed politically sensitive issues, including a recent strike at a Beijing newspaper. The action came amid criticism by free-speech activists of foreign technology companies that help the communist government enforce censorship or silence dissent in order to be allowed into China's market. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Saturday January 07, 2006 05:02 by cleaves
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Pat Robertson, noted American Christian fundamentalist and mental deficient, claims that Ariel Sharon is being punished by God for “dividing” Israel. Pat Robertson remains in ‘care’ and is happy to reside in the most affluent psychiatric institution in the world, the USA! read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday January 06, 2006 22:47 by reader
When more than four years ago police detained a woman protesting against transportation of nuclear waste for more than 22 hours, they were breaking the law, Germany’s supreme court has ruled.... read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday January 06, 2006 18:29 by John McGowan
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The call for US army planes using Shannon airport to be inspected was strengthened today when the Council for Europe welcomed the proposal made by the Irish Human Rights Commission. In a letter to the president of the IHRC, Maurice Manning, the Council supported the need for the planes to be inspected and said that it shared the concerns over the use of Shannon by planes that may be carrying prisoners destined for illegal torture camps. Alvaro Gil-Robles, Council for Europe Human Rights Commissioner, said states had a responsibility to ensure that their territories are not used for illicit purposes. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday January 06, 2006 16:56 by d
With Chomsky on his way to Dublin I thought I’d put together a digest of Chomsky related stuff on the net. Obviously this is not exhaustive or even representative of everything out there so it’d be great if people added there own links below. read full story / add a comment |
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