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international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday March 15, 2008 - 16:17 by fnord
 11 comments (last - monday march 24, 2008 - 23:35)
Western governments must talk to terror groups including al-Qaida and the Taliban if they hope to secure a long-term halt to their campaigns of violence, according to the man who for more than a decade was Tony Blair's most influential aide and adviser. Jonathan Powell, who served as Blair's chief of staff from 1995 to 2007 and is widely regarded as having been instrumental in negotiating a settlement in Northern Ireland, said his experience in the province convinced him that it was essential to keep a line of communication open even with one's most bitter enemies. Powell said: "There's nothing to say to al-Qaida and they've got nothing to say to us at the moment, but at some stage you're going to have to come to a political solution as well as a security solution. And that means you need the ability to talk." ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Saturday March 15, 2008 - 11:04 by C Murray
6 comments (last - tuesday march 18, 2008 - 19:51)
Both Guardian and London Independent are giving away free poetic booklets in a series, something which I.T has done over years with the 'Saturday Poem': Review section. The Guardian , yesterday published, an opinion piece about poetry and gender by a woman writer which alluded to the fact that only one woman was represented in the Guardian Series. Sylvia Plath. (excellent Poet ,cf embedded video) ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment Friday March 14, 2008 - 20:16 by Rayo
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THERE are now growing concerns that the green area at the racecourse in Sligo will be rezoned and sold off. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday March 14, 2008 - 13:17 by Bazooka Joe
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Hundreds of people joined protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese Communist rule in Tibet today. monks set police cars on fire after a demonstration was stopped by police. Buddhist monks started a hunger strike and two others attempted suicide by slitting their wrists. ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / environment Friday March 14, 2008 - 04:03 by YA BASTA!
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Here's some background info and up-dates on whats happening at Tara! One Love One World Whatever you dream you can do begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it. B Begin it now. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday March 13, 2008 - 21:56 by PEGG
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Over eighty different groups applied for funding from Shell's Local Grants Programme in Erris. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 21:26 by Damien Moran
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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 18:25 by Seán Ryan
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All the interrogations were filmed. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 13, 2008 - 16:56 by Gearóid Ó Loingsigh
The two marches recently held in Colombia to protest on the one hand against the FARC and the second march to protest against State Crimes were treated very differently by the media and the government. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday March 13, 2008 - 16:31 by pat c
There are those who believe that Iran is a paradise. They were outraged recently when an Iranian exile suggested that prostitution was rife under the Iranian Theocracy. Well read this! Hypocrite! Tehran's police chief has resigned following his arrest after being found naked in the company of six nude prostitutes in a local brothel. Reza Zarei stepped down from his post following the raid, reportedly ordered by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, chief of the judicial authorities, Ynetnews reported Wednesday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 13:34 by tomeile
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The resignation of the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, Admiral William J. "Fox" Fallon, on Tuesday has sparked a new round of speculation that President Bush and Vice President Cheney are planning to attack Iran before Bush leaves the Whitehouse. Reports such as the two linked to here suggesting that the Admiral was forced to resign because of his cautious attitude to war with Iran have been denied by the Bush administration and Fallon himself . ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 13, 2008 - 12:18 by pat c
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Peter Tatchell writes below on the case of Yaghub Mehrnehad and others under sentence of death in Iran. An Iranian Baluch journalist and civil rights campaigner, Yaghub Mehrnehad, aged 28, has been sentenced to death for an unknown offence, after torture and an unfair trial conducted behind closed doors, according to Amnesty International. His execution is imminent. He is likely to be hanged in public, using the barbaric slow strangulation method favoured by the Tehran regime. It is deliberately designed to maximise the pain and prolong the suffering of the victim. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday March 13, 2008 - 11:00 by D_D
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This new site compiles the documents and debate around the split in Respect and provides a forum for the politics of non-sectarian left renewal and regroupment. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday March 12, 2008 - 22:49 by redjade
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international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday March 12, 2008 - 18:58 by pat c
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workers in struggle is a new publication which brings together trade unionists, socialists and other activists in solidarity with the workers movement in the Middle East. Articles in this issue include: strike wave rocks egypt On Sunday 16th February, more than 10,000 workers from the Spinning and Weaving Company textile mill in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kubra staged a mass demonstration against low wages, price rises and Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime. ... read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 23:50 by redjade
yes, Nigeria is still an issue... ... read full story / add a comment
galway / consumer issues Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 12:28 by Sarah OWC
The finals of the Galway Fair-trade Committee’s JUST DESSERTS desert making competition attracted over Two Hundred and Fifty people to the Galway City Museum last Friday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday March 11, 2008 - 11:19 by Equalizer1948
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Break the Silence ! Check out this music video by the Palestinian musician Doc Jazz. Contains highly graphic images, so be warned! ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Monday March 10, 2008 - 21:57 by ec
1 comment (last - tuesday march 11, 2008 - 20:30)
Interesting news. This is a first of a kind legal case in Europe. Originally from RTE I think. ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / history and heritage Monday March 10, 2008 - 18:06 by Tom Dick and Harry
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Alternative uses for Tara tunnel system (if the NRA give up on destroying the Tara valley) : Bertie Ahern could stash mooney in the tunnels for a while, until he gets his bank accounts sorted. Dermot Ahern could be looking up the trees. Storage of E-voting machines Carbon Capture Place for the Labour Party to dump the weapons they inherited from the Workers Party Westlife CD's could be buried in the tunnels Paintballing dungeons and dragons style Underground electricity cables natural gas pipeline Westlife could be buried there (that's enough uses for Tara tunnels- Ed) ... read full story / add a comment |
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