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international / miscellaneous Friday September 19, 2008 - 12:12 by John Cornford
John Rees, longtime leader of the English SWP has been unceremoniously dumped. Peter Manson analyses this and other developments in the SWP. Article in full at url. Meeting on August 27, the 14-strong central committee voted by 10 to four to remove comrade Rees as CC member responsible for election work, and instructed him, against his wishes, to resign from the Left Alternative national council. Rees has quite rightly been blamed for the Respect/Left List/Left Alternative fiasco, which culminated in the SWP-led slate being wiped out in May’s elections to the London assembly. This humiliation then saw the defection to Labour and the Liberal Democrats of Left List councillors and assembly candidates. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Thursday September 11, 2008 - 17:45 by godzilla
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Speculation is mounting as to why the Asgard II, Ireland's only sailing training Brigantine, sank in French waters this morning and why a salvage pump could not have been used to prevent her loss. She was travelling in the shallow waters of the French Bay of Biscay with 5 crew and 20 trainee sailors who paid between 500€ for youngsters to 600€ to take part in the trip. This fare covered their passage, vitals & in line with statutory requirements full training for ship abandonment which proved useful when skipper Colm Newport ordered her evacuation. She had been due for maintenance in France on September 21 after taking part in this week's commemorative boat show for the 1798 French landing in Mayo. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 08, 2008 - 23:59 by I Witness Video
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A group of videographers bearing witness to the events in Minnesota this week, during the US rnc , lead up to American elections. Some think it is time to request the presence of International election observers. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 06, 2008 - 22:00 by Pagan O'Leary
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Anthony McIntyre, author of 'Good Friday: the death of Irish repubicanism' has been refused permission to travel to the U.S to promote the book. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday September 06, 2008 - 12:25 by Dante getting Dizzy
Berlusconi lost a libel lawsuit against the magazine "The Economist" yesterday in a Milan court which ruled that the the July 2001 issue entitled "Why Silvio Berlusconi is unfit to lead Italy" did not defame him nor was untrue. The minister of the interior in Italy has confirmed that the 3,000 troops stationed on the streets in August to fight migrants will be increased. Below are the key figures so far on how useful Italian paratroop regiments have been in the fight against the gypsy child. Dick Cheney finishes his global tour which has included Georgia and the Ukraine, whipping up votes for a new Cold War led by John Mc Cain this evening with a joint lecture with Aznar in the Foro Ambrosetti on world leadership. The pair have been reported worldwide to have enjoyed key discussions this morning. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday September 05, 2008 - 18:57 by pat c
Amy Goodman outlines the real reasons for her arrest and how it follows a pattern of intimidating independent reporters. Full text at link. Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. I was arrested with my two colleagues, “Democracy Now!” producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, while reporting on the first day of the RNC. I have been wrongly charged with a misdemeanor. My co-workers, who were simply reporting, may be charged with felony riot. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday September 05, 2008 - 18:12 by pat c
Jim Moody of the CPGB writes on the likely effects of a ‘pre-emptive’ strike on Irans Natanz fuel enrichment plant. Full text at link. No nuclear explosion, when delivered by bomb or missile, could be contained underground - especially one so large as to ensure complete destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities within mountain tunnels, as well as its earth and concrete protected structures below ground. This is not akin to an underground nuclear test, where containment can be achieved. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Wednesday September 03, 2008 - 10:35 by Red Banner
Issue 33 of Red Banner is available now at €2 / £1.50 from bookshops or from the address above ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday September 02, 2008 - 22:40 by Fachtna Ahoy.
Manchester Pc Daniel Gaffney was jailed today for 12 weeks for assaulting of 12 year old boy in custody. The kid (who can't be named for "protective" reasons) had been arrested at a children's home where he alledgedly had been drinking vodka. PC Gaffney was bringing him to be strip-searched when feeling "intimidated" he hit the boy so hard that a custody sergeant thought his nose was broken. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Friday August 29, 2008 - 00:48 by nnn
It's now available in a boston newspaper. So everyone can get to bed early. It is a dream and a half. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday August 27, 2008 - 14:03 by tomeile
A senior Russian military analyst warned yesterday that the U.S. and NATO had used the conflict in Georgia as a dress rehearsal for a future military operation in Iran. Col. Gen Leonid Ivashov, president of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Studies, speaking at a news conference told the Russian news and information agency , Novosti : "We are close to a serious conflict - U.S. and NATO preparations on a strategic scale are ongoing. In the operation the West conducted on Georgian soil against Russia - South Ossetians were the victims or hostages of it - we can see a rehearsal for an attack on Iran. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday August 26, 2008 - 12:22 by Bazooka Joe
Boats that last wednesday defied Israels inhuman blocade of the Gaza strip by sailing into Gaza from Cyprus are now planning to smuggle out two students which the State of Israel refers to as 'wanted terrorists'. Israel says it will not try to stop the boats ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday August 25, 2008 - 10:17 by pat c
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Amnesty International documents the 20th anniversary of the massacre of prisoners in Iran. It notes that no one has been held accountable for this atrocity. Full text at link. Twenty years after the then Iranian authorities began a wave of largely secret, summary and mass executions in September 1988, Amnesty International renews its call for those responsible for the “prison massacre” to be held accountable. There should be no impunity for such gross human rights violations, regardless of when they were committed. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday August 24, 2008 - 19:06 by pat c
The Iranian Regime has used riot police to attack telecom workers in Shiraz who were on strike due to unpaid wages. Full text at link. The workers of Iran Telecommunications Industry in Shiraz, in southern Iran, have not been paid for five months. The 1200 workers have gathered in front of the Fars province governor general's office many times but no officials have taken any steps to help them or responded to their demands.THings got so bad a worker hanged himself. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 24, 2008 - 18:24 by pat c
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The ex chief of Mossad gives his opinion of Ahmadinejad. And it aint pretty! Ahmadinejads very existence makes it more difficult to build solidarity against US aggression towards Iran. Full text at link. "Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted ex-Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy as telling the US-sponsored Al-Hurra Arabic satellite channel on Tuesday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday August 20, 2008 - 16:21 by pat c
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The great US liberators are facillitating union busting in Iraq. Military action is being used as a cover to attack workers rights. Full text at link. The administrations of some oil departments backed by the ministry of oil have clearly infringed on our rights.In fact, they have done more than that by excluding, relocating and issuing warrants for union leaders who defended the rights and entitlements of workers. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Tuesday August 19, 2008 - 16:37 by The Bold Collective
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Currently broadcasting from letterfrack: Brian Anson, speaking about the Divis Flats ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 18, 2008 - 18:23 by pat c
Here is the case of Farzad Kamangar. teacher, trade unionist, human rights activist. Sentenced to death by a kangaroo court. You can help to save his life. Full text at link. Farzad Kamangar, a 33-year old teacher and trade unionist from the Kurdistan Province of Iran, is at risk of execution following an unfair trial.In recent weeks, Education InternationaI has written to the Iranian Government to request a fair trial for Farzad Kamangar and other union activists who are under arrest. In spite of joint efforts from various national and international organisations to have death sentence of Farzad Kamangar communted, it was upheld by the Supreme Court on 11 July 2008. In addition, Iranian trade union colleagues and human rights activists who show solidarity with Farzad are being subjected to pervasive intimidation by the Iranian authorities. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / crime and justice Monday August 18, 2008 - 12:56 by Ciaran Gallagher
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Omagh bombings of August 15th 2008 in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, which left 29 people dead and more than 200 injured, a relative of a victim of the bomb has accused that British agents were responsible for carrying out the attacks. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 17, 2008 - 17:55 by Catholic Worker
Catholic Worker, mother of eight, Mary Rider remains in a North Carolina (U.S.A.) Prison for attempting to stop the state execution of Sammy Fippen. The following report in the News Observer descrbes the original anti-death penalty NVDA and is based on an interview with Mary in Raleigh Prison. ... read full story / add a comment |
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