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offsite link Starmer Hands Prisoners 6.6% Pay Rise at Cost of ?4.4 Million Tue Feb 04, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer has handed prisoners a 6.6% pay rise at a cost of ?4.4 million despite depriving 10 million pensioners of their winter fuel allowance because money is so tight.
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offsite link EU Plans to Let States Deport Failed Asylum Seekers and Criminals in Reform to Refugee Convention Tue Feb 04, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
The EU is drawing up a plan to overhaul its 1951 Refugee Convention that prevents countries from rejecting asylum seekers at their borders in a belated effort to address Europe's exploding migrant crisis.
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offsite link How Afraid Should we be About the Government?s Plan to Come up With a Legal Definition of ?Islamopho... Tue Feb 04, 2025 15:00 | Sam Bidwell
The prosecution of a man for burning the Qur'an shows how Islamic blasphemy codes are becoming embedded in criminal law. Coming up with a legal definition of 'Islamophobia' will accelerate this process, says Sam Bidwell.
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offsite link US to Stop UNRWA Funding and Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council Tue Feb 04, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order today withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council and removing all US funding for the Gaza agency UNRWA.
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All the babies that Lucy Letby was convicted of killing actually died of natural causes, often due to poor medical care, and were not murdered, a panel of 14 medical experts has concluded.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 14:35 by No to Nice campaigner   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 - 17:36)
It's interesting that the SIPTU leadership and De Rossa who both were condescending to NO campaigners in recent referendum have awoken to the threat in light of the Irish Ferries rubicon. If it wasn't so sad we'd laugh and tell you we told you so. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 14:28 by Tom Chelston
New Song/WMV "BushWhacked" run time 3:48 ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 05:19 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 17, 2005 - 12:35)
A physics professor at a university in Utah has written a scientific paper that undermines the hypothesis that fires caused the collapse of three buildings in the World Trade Center on 11 September, 2001. He lists many indicators of pre-positioned explosives as a more plausible hypothesis. This would neatly account for discrepancies, including the rapid, symmetrical and total collapse of building WTC-7, which was not struck by an aeroplane.

Jones’ analysis raises the level of scepticism about the official explanation for the events of 9/11 into the scientific domain. Jones’ distinguished academic career includes a PhD from Vanderbilt University, post-doctoral research at Cornell University and research for the US Department of Energy.

In his paper, Jones points out that the explosive demolition hypothesis cannot be dismissed out of hand as a “conspiracy theory”. Such thinking “departs from good science as well as from numerous historical precedents of empirical conspiracies”. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday December 05, 2005 - 15:48 by siptu member   text 12 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 - 11:51)
SIPTU are currently entering into negotiations based on the recommendations of the National Implementation Body for ending the Irish Ferries dispute. Please see below, statement of National Implementation Body. ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Monday December 05, 2005 - 01:54 by Alliance for Animal rights
A FROG exporter in Meath is closing down his business following an
attack on his property by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), a violent
international group. Acid was thrown on the businessman’s car and
slogans daubed on buildings located around his farm.

Denis McCarthy, who runs the Kells-based Frog Farm, which is Europe’s
sole exporter of common frogs for medical research, had originally told
the group he would retire at the end of this month, in order to
forestall further attacks. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Sunday December 04, 2005 - 19:15 by R. Isible   text 1 comment (last - monday december 05, 2005 - 12:50)
The text of Condoleeza Rice and Gutierrez's letter to Jack Straw (while he was acting president of the EU) is apparently written in unusually strong language for a diplomatic missive. It's published in full on The Register along with a brief commentary. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Sunday December 04, 2005 - 17:37 by FFS
One of Ireland most infamous paramilitaries has become a born-again Christian.
Belfast man Bobby Tohill, who was at the centre of an alleged IRA kidnap storm which rocked in the peace process in February 2004, says he is now dedicating his life to helping the poor and homeless. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday December 02, 2005 - 17:03 by Melcan
Cap relief for artists at €20,000-a-year, urges anti-poverty champion

HIGH-earning artists such as Bono, Enya, the Corrs and Westlife should be forced to pay tax to help bridge the gap between the rich and poor in our society, it was claimed yesterday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Friday December 02, 2005 - 01:09 by John Meehan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 02, 2005 - 14:52)
“Welcome” ... Trotsky

Celia Hart

Celia Hart is the daughter of two historic leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Armando Hart and the late Haydée Santamaria. A physicist, writer and member of the Cuban Communist Party, she describes herself as a “freelance Trotskyist”. She has published many articles on Trotsky and on the Permanent Revolution. The article that published at the link below, written on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Trotsky by the Stalinist agent Ramon Mercader, was first published on the web site Rebelion.

http://212.67.202.147/%7Eivnet05/article.php3?id_article=898&var_recherche=Celia+Hart ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday December 01, 2005 - 18:39 by Hal_aloo_eea   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 13, 2005 - 01:57)
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Limbo -- the place where the Catholic Church teaches that babies go if they die before being baptized -- may have its days numbered. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 01, 2005 - 17:46 by An bata   text 6 comments (last - sunday may 21, 2006 - 11:29)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Sean Garland, the President of the Workers' Party, after he failed to appear in a Belfast court today to face possible extradition to the US.
He appeared in court on foot of an arrest warrant alleging that he had been involved in counterfeiting large quantities of $100 bills.
He was subsequently released on bail, on the condition that he resided with a friend in Co Down.
Last month his bail was varied to allow him to return home to Navan to undergo medical treatment. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday December 01, 2005 - 13:25 by Terry
This story neatly illustrates something that doesn't get the attention it deserves and that is how increasingly pollution threatens millions and is likely to become a bigger and bigger burden on humanity as we push the environment to it's limits. ... read full story / add a comment
The Day After Tomorrow?
international / environment Thursday December 01, 2005 - 12:26 by redjade   text 5 comments (last - tuesday march 14, 2006 - 20:46)   image 4 images
'We are writing to you as part of a global group of climate
and media activists establishing a topical indymedia site on climate.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 01, 2005 - 10:48 by anon   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 01, 2005 - 15:58)   image 2 images
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern will seek assurances from Washington that US planes using Shannon airport have not been carrying CIA terror suspects when he meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday.

Germany, Ireland and Switzerland have joined nearly a dozen European countries that are probing US spy agency flights for prisoners reportedly subjected to extra-judicial detention and possibly torture.

"The Minister will seek assurances from Condoleezza Rice that Shannon was not used for the rendition of prisoners or anything of that nature," a spokesman for Mr Ahern said on Sunday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday November 30, 2005 - 10:41 by saoririseoir   text 1 comment (last - friday december 02, 2005 - 01:05)
Nov 25th: Police diver finding mutilated bodies in Tigris River. (podcast will probably expire on Friday December 2nd), but will try to put up mp3 link in comments.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/outlook.shtml#Fri
This BBC World Service magazine programme called Outlook, is soft news normally, but at the end of this interview, the police diver lets it be known that he has lately been finding many mutilated corpses in the River Tigris.

NYT Report, November 27th.
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/ZNYT03/511290451
Sunnis say that hundreds go missing.

A prominent incident on November 24th.
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m18184&date=26-nov-2005_22:24_ECT
Sunni clan leader and three sons openly assassinated in baghdad by uniformed police. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday November 29, 2005 - 16:20 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - wednesday november 30, 2005 - 00:01)
Its good to see that the spirit of Christ is alive and well in the US Catholic Church. These are the same goons who are trying to avoid claims from abuse victims and are refusing the sacrements to Pro-Choice politicians.

Jesus Wept!

Full story at the link.

Pat C ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Tuesday November 29, 2005 - 12:59 by iosaf mac diarmada
This week sees yet another international government conference on "Climate change". The event being held in Montreal Quebec is seeing over 160 countries attempt yet again to cobble together a solution on "reduction of emissions" to "fix our weather".

We all know its broken. Huricane Delta has just hit the Canary islands, with 7 islander deaths confirmed and unknown numbers of dead migrants in the seas between the archipelago and Africa. a quarter of a million people left without power. ... read full story / add a comment
An Iraqi child flashes a victory sign as a U.S. Bradley fighting vehicle is seen burning in Baghdad, Iraq (Monday, Nov. 28, 2005)
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 29, 2005 - 00:26 by redjade   text 25 comments (last - friday december 09, 2005 - 15:58)   image 9 images
“I said to the President, ‘We’re not winning the war.’ And he asked, ‘Are we losing?’ I said, ‘Not yet.’ ” The President, he said, “appeared displeased” with that answer.

“I tried to tell him,” the former senior official said. “And he couldn’t hear it.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Monday November 28, 2005 - 21:29 by Upstart Radio America
Al-Jazeera must be doing something right for Dictator Bush to want to bomb them. That is, if he hadn't bombed them in 2001 and 2003 already. George McGovern talks about Poppy Bush's opposition to the war. Jody Paulson compares GWB to Tricky Dick. An awesome speech by NBA Star Eaton Thomas of the Washington Wizzards and finally, Ward Churchill brings it home. ... read full story / add a comment
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