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international / gender and sexuality Sunday October 08, 2006 - 22:04 by Houzan Mahmoud
 49 comments (last - thursday june 12, 2008 - 23:18)  2 images
The veil is not merely a piece of "cloth", but a sign of the oppression of women, control over their sexuality, submissiveness to the will of God or a man. The veil is a banner of political Islam used, to segregate women born by historical accident in the so-called "Islamic World" from other women in the rest of the world. Full story at the link. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Sunday October 08, 2006 - 17:14 by nano
Think of the final refuge for religious extremists (fanatical Christian cults) from Europe; and later, the sexual undertone of the Salem witch trials and you stare homosexual congressman, Mark Foley, ‘straight’ in the American sexual obsession. It seems that puritanism is alive and well in the good ol’ U.S of A! Amazing as the over-reactive American response may seem to Europeans and those of other nations, the news of a homosexual’s exploits with a boy has pushed all other news aside – incredible! The Mayflower continues to sail the waters of conservative America. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday October 07, 2006 - 15:29 by Ignazio Albore'
The “New Democracy”. The capital as means of the proletarian revolution ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 06, 2006 - 06:17 by jalal'udin
Would someone care to guess the historical age of the well-known adage, “A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND” notwithstanding this particular quote is sourced from theological material? Regardless of age or source the above maxim expresses a universal truth in relation to social affairs. Recent history reminds us of the fragmentation and demise of a once independent Balkan nation. Yugoslavia now hosts the largest military occupation base (Bondsteel) in Europe. The Balkan conflict was a perfect example of divisionism leading to ruin – as it always does! [In contrast fragmented, warlord-torn China overcame its long history of internal conflict to become one of the most powerful nations on the planet.] ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 06, 2006 - 00:24 by redjade
18 comments (last - thursday october 12, 2006 - 14:27) 10 images
been distracted by too many silly threads and other riots new edition of NotLW starts today.... ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday October 04, 2006 - 20:02 by Terence
1 comment (last - wednesday october 18, 2006 - 15:45)
This is an interesting development considering the recent moves by Russia to effectively try and boot Shell out of Sakhalin-1 over concerns about the environment. And while environmental damage is likely to have been done, it is very unlikely really the concern of the Russian government. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday October 04, 2006 - 18:45 by non-payer
A brief report of the successful members meeting of the We Won't Pay Campaign can now be viwed at the website below. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Tuesday October 03, 2006 - 19:51 by Qasim Rajpar
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The Government of Pakistan has made a contract with UAE based construction firm regarding construction of a new city of international standard on the threshold of Port Qasim. It is planned that the new city of international standards will be built on the twin islands of Bundar and Buddo, located close to the port Qasim and the design of the proposed city will be prepared on the pattern of that of Dubai. The estimated cost of the mega project has been put at $.43 billion. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday October 03, 2006 - 16:15 by barra
The Australian Attorney General, Philip Ruddock, once again demonstrates who and what he is; not content with making a thorough ass of himself in the recent past [link below] Ruddock now attempts to redeem himself by making a grab for the title of totalitarian buffoon of the new century. Australia now holds the dubious distinction of being the first developed (first world) ‘democratic’ nation in the new century to ban books! These blatant totalitarian tactics place Ruddock in interesting company; Chinese Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot year zero, Nazi book burnings, etc; Hello, Mr. Orwell! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Tuesday October 03, 2006 - 10:40 by Liam O'Donogue
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Bad ideas are like starfish: You can cut them up, but unless you squash them into jelly and incinerate the remains, they will multiply. I’m not really saying that we should go around murdering idiots . . . but this week’s “news” certainly made me want to beat a few people mercilessly. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media Tuesday October 03, 2006 - 04:35 by d'other
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Jim Cusack, a man hilariously described as something of a Walter Mitty figure by a DGN organiser on the Late Late Show back in 2004, was back in the SIndo this week, with his ramshackle journalistic style to expose the lack of investigative merit behind Village journalist Scott Millar's recent contribution to Searchlight on clerical fascist Gerry McKeough. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Monday October 02, 2006 - 19:33 by nancy davis
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September 30, 2006 - The below is from Nancy Davies, who is based in Oaxaca and writes frequently on the situation there for Narco News. While the threat of a mass attack has seemed to always be in the air, the situation in recent days has really escalated. Now an attack by police and military forces seems imminent. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday September 30, 2006 - 17:13 by Kingfisher
1 comment (last - tuesday october 03, 2006 - 14:56)
What consistencies, common elements and patterns are identifiable in the following events: the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the attack on the USS Liberty and 9/11? Although time, geographic location and historical context separate these events they nevertheless share remarkably similar aims, objectives and characteristics. All these orchestrated events provided an excuse for the USA to engage in what would have otherwise been blatantly illegal warfare. The Tonkin incident ‘justified’ American miliary aggression against Vietnam; the USS Liberty incident would have provided an ideal excuse for U.S. involvement in the six-day war; the 9/11 attack has been utilised as the primary justification for America’s military expansionism and the implementation of draconian laws on the home front. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Friday September 29, 2006 - 16:37 by No Fortress Europe
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EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN FOR THE SHUTTING DOWN OF ALL DETENTION CENTRES FOR MIGRANTS IN EUROPE "NO FORTRESS EUROPE" www.no-fortress-europe.eu ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday September 29, 2006 - 11:07 by Lumsk
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Water levels rise, wildlife is drowned and the irreversible ill effects on the environment and climate change stare us in the face as The Icelandic Goverment plans its next environmental catastrophe. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday September 29, 2006 - 10:42 by Rogue
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The south Korean government are in the process of a butal crack down on the Korean Government Employee's Union. KGEU ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday September 29, 2006 - 05:57 by Ezra Niesen
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I’ve been invited to give a lecture at Arizona State University (USA) this fall on evolutionary science and its uses in progressive activism. The version of the lecture I wanted to give turned out to be 4 hours long, so I recorded that version in 13 tracks and posted it on my website for free download at www.newbookforanewworld.com/lecture. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday September 28, 2006 - 18:33 by Pray for Peace
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Olin Eugene Armstrong, Jr., (June 5, 1953 - September 20, 2004) an American contractor working in Iraq for the construction firm Gulf Energy Company of the United Arab Emirates, was beheaded on September 20, 2004 by the Tawhid and Jihad, a militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is believed to have personally beheaded Armstrong. The following day, the group beheaded another hostage, American Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill their third hostage, Briton Kenneth Bigley, unless the United States met their demands to free all women prisoners in Iraqi jails. Armstrong, also known by his nickname "Jack", grew up in the south-central Michigan community of Hillsdale, where he lived until 1990. This is how he died on September 20, 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncdyBjd1Csw ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Thursday September 28, 2006 - 13:40 by seedot
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US magazine Newsweek has front cover story about US losing in Afghanistan - everywhere except in its US edition ... read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 28, 2006 - 01:19 by TD
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John Dugard, the UN Special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territory has charged that Israel’s security measures are in violation of international humanitarian law and amount to "collective punishment." ... read full story / add a comment |
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