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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 24, 2013 - 12:36 by Brian Clarke
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In 2006, it became public knowledge, that Britain's SS(secret services) helped the IRA organize 'human bomb' attacks, in a tactic involving, forcing civilians, to drive car bombs into British army checkpoints with devastating consequence. This was just one of a series, in an evolution of guerrilla warfare techniques, that left many keen observers scratching their heads wondering, who was friend or foe and whose side, several senior British intelligence operatives were on. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 24, 2013 - 07:59 by M. 0’ hAnluain
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“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” (Abraham Lincoln) ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday May 22, 2013 - 18:03 by Brian Clarke
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Occasionally I find an article in the Irish Times that is worth reading, sometimes written by Vincent Browne, which makes me wonder is Vincent one of us ? What do you think? "Government zealously protects the wealthy in Ireland’s Wild West tax haven Column: There is a determination not to disturb the contentedness of the wealthy by even a modest increase in income tax ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Monday May 20, 2013 - 13:51 by RNU PRO
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Óglaigh na hÉireann yesterday (17th May) claimed responsibility through the media for a gun and bomb attack on British Police operating in the Twinbrook area of West Belfast. An attack which by all accounts forced a panicked PSNI unit to scramble along the ground for cover before retreating from the area altogether, albeit only for a few hours. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday May 19, 2013 - 18:37 by Fionuala Ni Cionnaoith
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First of all i would like to introduce a misson as to what direct democracy would like to achieve: What is direct democracy? Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which the people have the right to: Select their own candidates to represent them. Call a referendum on any topic if a sufficient number of people deem it necessary, by gathering a set number of signatures. Create legislation and put it to a referendum if a sufficient number of people agree with it, by gathering a set number of signatures. Recall, remove from office, any representative deemed to have acted in breach of their terms of employment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Sunday May 19, 2013 - 15:37 by maothail lad
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Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Mick Wallace were on Prime Time last night to talk about the penalty points report and the appearance of Commissioner Martin Callinan at a Public Accounts Committee meeting earlier that day. During the chat, Mr Shatter accused Mr Wallace of having been stopped by the Gardaí last May. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 18, 2013 - 06:40 by Brian Clarke
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A commoner in British Occupied Ireland, can be designated a “terrorist” on the secret, unaccountable dictat of the unelected British Viceroyal Villiers, without notice and without a trial. Under CMPs(Closed Material Procedures) any Irish person may be jailed, simply on vaguely-defined, highly paid “material support,” against any person or group, labeled by the Viceroyal as “terrorist.” Any political dissent, such as wearing green, as in a recent incident, or singing a 'Celtic Song', or holding a piece of paper at an Easter ceremony, can be labeled as “terrorism” or “material support for terrorism,” ... read full story / add a comment |
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