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international / rights, freedoms and repression 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
national / history and heritage Monday January 09, 2006 - 18:29 by JC
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I would like to read a little about the life and politics of James Connolly. I know that there is a book out about him at the moment (see below) – but assume it is but one of many. Has anyone any tips on where to start with Connolly or the content of this latest biography? If so, please share your opinions. They would be much appreciated. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression 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 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
international / politics / elections Monday January 09, 2006 - 13:36 by iosaf
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A group of file sharers, rippers and burners, copier and pasters in Sweden have formed a new political party to stand in Swedish elections and fight intellectual property law. I hope they will be copied. :-)© We know the arguments, becuase we share them. No pun intended. You may not say an idea is your property. & to treat it as such, in a time of starvation and disease is evil. https://www.piratpartiet.se/ ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Sunday January 08, 2006 - 20:35 by Cryptome Reader
7 comments (last - thursday june 25, 2015 - 02:23)
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 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
international / eu Sunday January 08, 2006 - 13:54 by tittle tattle
16 comments (last - thursday march 16, 2006 - 11:43)
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
international / miscellaneous 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 / miscellaneous Saturday January 07, 2006 - 06:39 by John
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"I started this lawsuit because I wanted to deal the final blow against the Church, the bearer of obscurantism and regression" ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression 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 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 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
international / miscellaneous 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
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 06, 2006 - 12:30 by Justin Morahan
9 comments (last - sunday january 08, 2006 - 19:13)
The current global military spending is about $1.8 million per minute. Amount spent since the start of January till now c $1,350,426.750 Watch the figures mount http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/ ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 06, 2006 - 01:03 by redjade
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♣‡ In 1988 Pat Robertson's 'Christian Coalition' controlled 40% of the delegates at the Republican Convention and helped to put George W's father into the White House. Today he continues to represent a genocidal cocktail of American Ultra-Nationalism and Charismatic 'Christian' Fundamentalism in support of extreme elements of Israeli Zionism. He's a whack-job, but too important to ignore. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday January 05, 2006 - 16:28 by nuclear watch
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According to the front page of Daily Ireland today the British government has not ruled out building a nuclear plant on the border. Green activits in the North have raised the issue with Peter Hain and there are fears that it could become a reality in the future. http://dailyireland.televisual.co.uk/home.tvt?_scope=DailyIreland/Content/News&id=17690&opp=1 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 05, 2006 - 03:09 by Anthony G
After the July bombings in London, a number of Pakistani immigrants living in Greece were illegaly detained and tortured by Greek agents working with MI6 agents based in Greece. Despite attempted cover-up and and denials from both the Greek and British government, the MI6 agent who was present at the time has since been recalled to London and the British government has issued a D-notice forbidding the media from naming the lead MI6 agent - though the story has been covered by both The Times and The Guardian. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 04, 2006 - 22:55 by RSF
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IRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 49) Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: [email protected] Date: : 4 Eanáir / January 2006 Internet resources maintained by SAOIRSE-Irish Freedom http://saoirse.rr.nu ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Wednesday January 04, 2006 - 05:32 by R.Isible
BBC makes limited number of news archive clips available under restrictive license misleadingly similarly named to Creative Commons licencse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/news/intro.shtml ... read full story / add a comment |
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