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national / miscellaneous / news report 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 / news report 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 / news report Wednesday April 09, 2003 01:34 by paul
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national / miscellaneous / news report 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 / news report 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 / news report 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
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 22:32 by Deborah Horan
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"We need to make sure that whatever government comes after Saddam is democratic," said Ronald Michael, president of the Assyrian American League in Chicago. "If we don't, we will have no way to protect our rights." History erased from texts Already, Assyrian history and contributions to Iraq have been erased from school textbooks, community leaders say. The Assyrian language is a dying tongue. Iraqi censuses do not count Assyrians as a category, because the government does not consider them a separate ethnicity. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 22:24 by Dearbhla
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Joerg haider speaking in Trinity this thursday evening. Come along early and protest! read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 22:10 by Globalise Resistance
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Globalise Resistance bulletin 1. Meeting Sunday 13th April 2. Postering for public meeting 3. Shannon protest Saturday 12th April 4. Jorg Haider visits Trinity College 5. Minutes of steering committee meeting 6. New website read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 22:08 by Nora Geraghty
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War and democracy: the Evian G8 summit. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 22:07 by Keith
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(i suppose you'll delete this too) read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 21:58 by Shelta Daltun
UTV reports that David Ford, the Alliance Party leader, said that Bush, during his meeting with party leaders, saw a linkage between US efforts toward Ireland and the wider world scene. "There was a very specific and explicit linkage between the Middle East and what is happening here." said Mr. Ford. This is in sharp contrast to Gerry Adams' claim that there is a contradiction between US policy in Ireland and in Iraq. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 21:57 by James Conole
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It appears to me that our peace police have changed. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 20:30 by Bono
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Where's Bono Now? now we know read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 20:07 by Lenny Antonelli
The text begins describing my own experience of the start of the Iraqi war as an intro, then moves on to describing US and UK lies about WMD's, before finishing by asking what people can do to stop this war. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 19:29 by what i would give to kiss Bernadette's hand
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The living legend and miracle that is Bernadette McAliskey attended the Anti war protest in belfast city center today. The very reverred Bernadette McAliskey joined anti-war protestors in Belfast city centre. Bernadette who survived a loyalist murder bid, after being shot and left for dead, knows all about the power of the state. What it can do to those who would dare question its policies. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 18:22 by Rave against the war
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As crowds stopped to watch PSNI peeler brutality, in Belfast city centre today, a near riot situation ensued with shoppers and peaceful protestors standing on the foot paths shouting 'SS PSNI', passing office workers also joined in the chant , disgusted at PSNI brutality. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 18:08 by Conor
People Before Profit. The Tobin Tax & the campaign to end world poverty. A public talk by Donnacha Ó'Briain. Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain st. Cork. Wednesday April 9th, 7:30pm. The Tobin Tax (James Tobin) would put a small levy on every currency transaction engaged in by the big banks. This would raise over € 100 billion per year to be used as part of a Global Humanitarian Fund to eradicate poverty. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session followed by ideas and group participation of how we can get a campaign going. All welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 17:58 by steve
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Tuesday: A protest, low four figure number, outside Belfast City Hall resulted in a number of arrests and injuries as riot police move in to snatch random protesters. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday April 08, 2003 17:51 by Kevin-Scott
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Monday morning outside the Port of Oakland (Calif) protesters were shot by police using wooden dowel bullets. read full story / add a comment |
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