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international / arts and media Thursday February 02, 2006 - 10:46 by iosaf
 63 comments (last - wednesday february 15, 2006 - 14:28)  6 images
This story began (for some) on the 30th of Sept. 2005 when a Danish newspaper published a series of cartoons depicting Muhummad PBUH the prophet of Islam. For others this story began on the 14th of February 1989 when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini then supreme leader of Iran issued a "fatwa" calling for the execution of Salman Rushdie on Tehran radio. & for yet others more, this story began with the Quran and that no visual images or depictions of God exist because such artistic depictions may lead to idolatry and are thus disdained. A similar position in Christian theology is termed iconoclasm. Moreover, most Muslims believe that God is incorporeal, making any two- or three- dimensional depictions impossible. This prohibition is extended to the prophets of God. (peace be upon them). ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Thursday February 02, 2006 - 07:23 by GPSEA
Greenpeace, along with Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Humane Society, revealed the link between the whaling in the Southern Ocean and Gortons. We revealed that the Japanese parent company that wholly owns Gortons, Nippon Suissan, also partly owns the whaling fleet whose boats depart every year to hunt whales in Antarctica. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 19:51 by SAOIRSE
IRISH REPUBLICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (no. 52) Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland Phone: +353-1-872 9747; FAX: +353-1-872 9757; e-mail: [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 17:28 by grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
1 comment (last - saturday june 18, 2016 - 02:17)
the 1st of April has been marked in Switzerland since 1891 as a national holiday and since 1994 as an official holiday to celebrate Swiss unity and the modern Swiss state. Every year a celebration is organised on the hill of Grütli, where legend has it, a defensive pact was made in 1291 amongst the representatives of 'Uri, Schwytz and Unterwald, three of the Swiss cantons who later led the formation of the modern state in 1848. for at least a dozen years, extreme right groups have attended the celebrations, and their presence prompted a "back-lash" from extreme left groups in 2005. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 11:37 by Coyote
12 comments (last - thursday february 02, 2006 - 14:34)
Platoon Sergeant Jim Massey said he used the substance, which becomes hazardous when fired, while serving in Iraq. He said supplies for the US military had been coming through Shannon since the first Gulf War ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 11:36 by aunty Beeb
Every now and then the BBC news site produces little gems which either hint at a sparkling sardonic wit or a completely inept team of hacks who don't get out of the newsroom enough. Today's "europe feature" looks at how Ireland and Dublin have celebrated the arrival of Eastern Europeans, bending over backwards to offer them hospitality (the céad mile fáilte) well paid jobs, equality, and a venue for their garage bands to play. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 10:32 by cousin georgie
2 comments (last - wednesday february 01, 2006 - 14:52)
Bush junior, the wicked and foolish, puppet of an even older generation of imperialists and cold war warriors, will be remembered as the most unpopular US president both for Americans and those who live under US hegemony in the wider world. His is the name which history will credit with the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan and the non-existent WMD. His is the name which history will attach to the response to the Tsunami, and the natural disasters of 2005 ; the awful yet predicted consequences of Climate Change, "the extreme storms". In his 2006 "state of the Union" address, Bush Junior, the Supreme Wookie, 43rd president of the USA deals with such themes as :- Leadership, "No Surrender", Troop Levels, "Never Falter", Compassion, Vigilance at Home, Strong Economy, Baby Boomers, Oil Addiction, Human Resources, Hopeful Society, Cloning Ban and the subjunctive "god bless america" thing. It is important and of Irish interest for several reasons, which can be summarised thusly- the USA is an important trade partner of the EU and Ireland. We do a lot of business with them. Most of the citizens of the USA speak a dialect of English which we can readily misunderstand. __________________________________________________________________________________ the full and unexpurgated text :- ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Tuesday January 31, 2006 - 18:21 by R. Isible
1 comment (last - tuesday january 31, 2006 - 20:55)
Employees of members of the US Congress have been revealed to have been engaging in unethical behaviour on the collaborative online encylopedia "Wikipedia". ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday January 31, 2006 - 14:22 by green greenie
5 comments (last - saturday march 11, 2006 - 18:17)
“Our only litmus test for joining is that you’re serious about it. If you’ve party politics, you leave them at the door,” said Ms Sinnott, adding that she was only a ‘midwife’ to the birth of the forum. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday January 31, 2006 - 14:08 by W. Finnerty
31 comments (last - saturday december 23, 2006 - 12:32)
"To me, it feels as though I am being put through years, and years, of mental torture - with no sign of a let up - because certain cliques of public officials are putting themselves above the law: and, far more importantly, that they being allowed to get away with it indefinitely - simply because there is nobody in the legal profession willing to challenge them." ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Tuesday January 31, 2006 - 12:17 by pat c
16 comments (last - tuesday october 31, 2006 - 13:04) 2 images
Its good to see an animal fighting back for a change. Not just that, the bull headed for the most expensive seats. A Class-Based response! ólé! pat ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 30, 2006 - 03:36 by Tommy Donnellan
1 comment (last - thursday february 02, 2006 - 01:33)
Hopefully, better late than never with this one but with the release of Spielberg's controversial "Munich," Neal Ascherson has painted a fair historical backdrop to the events loosely depicted in this film in an article entitled; "A master and the myths of Munich" in The Observer (Sun. Jan 15th, '06) - the documentary that he lauds in his article; MacDonalds "One Day in September" is available for purchase on Amazon.com and Amazon.UK (Region 1 only) ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 29, 2006 - 14:12 by Justin Morahan
Mairead Corrigan Maguire talks about the Holocaust, the horror of Auschwitz, the world's silence, the importance of remembrance, the sanctity of life, justice, fear, the building of trust, nuclear weapons, Mordechai Vanunu's 20 year ordeal within Israel - and the new silence surrounding Vanunu ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday January 27, 2006 - 15:42 by freek
6 comments (last - tuesday february 07, 2006 - 21:39)
The proposed five-year "field trial" experiment would take place from April 2006 to October 2010. The plan is to grow potatoes which are resistant to blight and won't have to be sprayed with large quantities of pesticides. The last time a company, Monsanto, carried out genetically modified (GM) sugar beet trials in Wexford and Cork it sparked a wave of protests and sabotage. The EPA says it will consider any submissions made to it within the next 28 days about risks to human health and the environment by the release of the GM potatoes. It appears that no environmental or health impact studies are planned. Following a public announcement in the Irish Independent on 26 January 2006, the deadline for related public submissions to the EPA is 5pm on 22 February 2006. http://www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net/papers/article.php?sid=8495 ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday January 27, 2006 - 10:50 by iosaf
1 comment (last - friday march 24, 2006 - 16:52)
The members of the association of mothers of the disappeared "plaza Mayo" of Argentina held their last march of resistance yesterday. In a statement to press their president Hebe de Bonafini, affirmed :- "We no longer have an enemy in the houses of government"...."with the changes in South America [the elections of / governments of] Fidel, Chávez, Lula, Tabaré, Bachelet. If we do not see that we are blind, we must defend them" She expressed the opinion that Kirchner's government has offered them the fullest redress possible for the crimes comitted during the Argentine dictatorship(1976-1983) and the near "cover up" in the folowing regime (1983-1989). _______________________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 26, 2006 - 17:45 by peptide
3 comments (last - friday january 27, 2006 - 15:18)
Today’s right-wing political strategists have developed an effective technique to manage or direct the public’s attention. They have adopted Straussian methods of political deception. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 26, 2006 - 05:35 by RSF
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Irish Republican Information Service
(no. 51) 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: 25 Eanáir / January 2006 ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 26, 2006 - 02:37 by R. Isible
3 comments (last - sunday january 29, 2006 - 19:59)
"To tell you the truth, I’d never heard of Bertie Ahern , but I didn’t want to say that, to be impolite" -- Chomsky In this interview Chomsky is questioned about his possible misrepresentation in the Irish press just before his speaking tour. Coilín OhAiseadha tracked down the story of Chomsky's misrepresentation by contacing both the journalist and Chomsky to clear up the matter: http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=73602 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday January 25, 2006 - 20:33 by Leon
22 comments (last - thursday january 26, 2006 - 18:16)
Cut and pasted review under an assumed name of the movie "Munich". Some good peer-review of this pretty bad review is the reason the story is retained on indymedia.ie. Thanks to "Tracker" for pointing out the source of this story. Don't cut-and-paste articles on indymedia.ie -- Thanks 1 of IMC Editorial ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 25, 2006 - 15:53 by belladonna
2 comments (last - sunday march 23, 2008 - 20:02)
Dignitas was set up in 1998 by Swiss lawyer, Ludwig Minelli, who runs it as a non-profit organisation to assist people whose paliative care is felt to be too ardous and who rather favour euthnasia as an option. ["Dr Michael Irwin said he had provided "advice and encouragement" to five Britons about visiting the Dignitas clinic in Zurich during the past two years. The 74-year-old, who was struck off the medical register last year for obtaining drugs to help a friend die on the Isle of Man, also insisted he was willing to face jail over the issue. Dr Irwin told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "In the past two years I have given advice and counsel and encouragement to five terminally ill people to go from England over to Dignitas."] ... read full story / add a comment |
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