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international / arts and media Saturday October 02, 2004 - 18:35 by redjade
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national / miscellaneous Saturday October 02, 2004 - 08:23 by Jerusalem Growth: 1838-
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The truth and other facts you can find (and we will teach at New board http://p214.ezboard.com/bproisraelforum ) ask for me.. 'abu afak' ... [email protected] http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08364a.htm (Catholic Encyclopedia) ""...Jerusalem (El Quds) is the capital of a sanjak and the seat of a mutasarrif directly dependent on the Sublime Porte. In the administration of the sanjak the mutasarrif is assisted by a council called majlis ida ra; the city has a municipal government (majlis baladiye) presided over by a mayor. The total population is estimated at 66,000. [b]The Turkish census of 1905,[/b] which counts only Ottoman subjects, gives these figures: Jews, 45,000; Moslems, 8,000; Orthodox Christians, 6000; Latins, 2500; Armenians, 950; Protestants, 800; Melkites, 250; Copts, 150; Abyssinians, 100; Jacobites, 100 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 01, 2004 - 14:05 by Ezetz
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The ex-general of the Civil Guard, Galindo, who was condemned to 75 years of prison for the apalling torture and murder of the Basques Joxean Lasa and Joxi Zabala (of the many that were committed under his responsibility in the infamous barricks of Intxaurrondo, in Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria) has been released under home arrest after spending only 4 years in prison. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 01, 2004 - 10:55 by Dez Wildwood
"Civil society and people in Timor-Leste continue to follow the negotiations between our government and Australia with great interest. We believe that the issues being discussed in Darwin this week are among the most important for the future of our nation." East Timor NGO Forum ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 30, 2004 - 18:25 by - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -
if you're gay or lesbian or maybe if you aren't and would just like to be married officially to someone of your own sex you can now in Spain, or Nederlands or Sweden or Massacheussets. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday September 30, 2004 - 17:33 by redjade
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and they call this a debate.... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday September 30, 2004 - 16:11 by Paul F. Heller
A little humility can go a long way, unless it's too little... and too late. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 29, 2004 - 23:58 by redjade
Soldier speaks out, is threatened with court martial ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 29, 2004 - 21:16 by Guardian
Orginally reported by the london Guardian today (September 29th) ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Wednesday September 29, 2004 - 17:46 by Considering emigration
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Harney gets health (the rest of us will get poor health), Cullen gets Transport (should have been the sack) and Brennan get Social and Family Affairs (and yis thought Coughlan was a snipper) Heaven help us all!!! ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday September 29, 2004 - 16:06 by iosaf
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He survived the Holocaust, his family didn't. He went on to be one of the richest people alive, and as a maverick philanthropist began to fund "liberty" and "democracy" and "open government campaigns" the world over. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 18:05 by Slarti
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"Fast food giant McDonald's profits have plunged in Britain to the worst level since they launched 30 years ago, as it continues to battle the war on junk food. The burger chain's pre-tax profits tumbled by nearly three-quarters in the UK last year, falling to £23.6m from £83.8m." ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 17:22 by Slarti
"The insistence by interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and many U.S. officials that foreign fighters are streaming into Iraq to battle American troops runs counter to the U.S. military's own assessment that the Iraqi insurgency remains primarily a home-grown problem." ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 15:48 by redjade
no big surprise here, but it is now in the mainstream US press... ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 28, 2004 - 14:50 by digital dissent
Ian Clarke is right but Ireland could also be a refuse for programmers - might even revive the software side of teh celtic tiger ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 27, 2004 - 23:43 by Slarti
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"Links have been discovered between senior American military officials and the failed coup plot in Equatorial Guinea that has left Sir Mark Thatcher facing trial in South Africa." ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday September 27, 2004 - 22:48 by dirty type
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one weekend recently this appeared in print version on sale in Ireland and her next door neighbour. ... read full story / add a comment
25 September 2004 - 29 September 2004 Dublin is currently hosting the 16th European Union Contest for Young Scientists. The contest and exhibition featuring 25 European Young Scientist Contest national winners is being held in O'Reilly Hall, UCD. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Monday September 27, 2004 - 20:58 by moonwolf
Victoria Hale is a rare breed: a drug company chief on a mission to vanquish diseases of the developing world. In 2000, disillusioned with the pharmaceutical industry, she launched America's first non-profit drug company. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Monday September 27, 2004 - 12:13 by pat c
Venezuela's opposition alliance is continuing to unravel as a third political party, Primero Justicia, has announced it is pulling out. One of the party's leaders, Julio Borges, said the country needed to bridge the divide between supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez. ... read full story / add a comment |
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