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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday December 16, 2004 - 11:47 by pat c
A former technician who was jailed for 18 years for leaking Israel's nuclear secrets has been elected rector of Glasgow University. Mordechai Vanunu, 50, will hold the post for three years. Students said they voted for him to show their support for human rights and opposition to nuclear weapons. Previous incumbents include Winnie Mandela, Benjamin Disraeli and TV presenter Johnny Ball. The current rector is comedian Greg Hemphill. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday December 16, 2004 - 11:36 by pat c
16 December: Sir William Petty, an eminent political economist, died in 1687. He was the first to demonstrate the labour theory of value. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 16, 2004 - 08:02 by Qnas
by Robert Fisk The Independent [UK] December 15, 2004 Baha Mousa, 26, was working as a hotel receptionist in Basra 14 months ago when British troops surrounded the building and arrested seven men. They were taken to a British base and were reportedly hooded and beaten. Two days later, Mousa was dead. His family was given $3,000 in compensation and rejected a further $5,000. What they wanted was justice. Yesterday, after more than a year of official stonewalling, his relatives won a 'historic' ruling to force the MoD to hold an independent inquiry. Will the truth now be known? ... read full story / add a comment
louth / miscellaneous Thursday December 16, 2004 - 06:39 by Brian Vernon
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British Home Sec. Blunkett has "resigned" after an enquiry found that he had illegally fast-tracked a visa application for his childs nanny. He spotted(?) a way out [without too much long term personal or political damage] of the Lying Duplicitious War Criminal British Government and he took it!! ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 19:50 by chat cat
1 comment (last - saturday december 18, 2004 - 16:01)
No, no, really, this is for catching terrorists. Give me a break. The neo-cons are scared of their own shadows. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 13:29 by cleaves
The model of rule (government in the hands of the few) hasn’t changed since the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt! Eliminating the voice of the people at the community level is a mistake. If community leaders – elected by the people and representing the people at all times – were able to keep our leaders in check and in accord with the wishes of the majority we would prevent government taking a course that nearly half the population oppose. In this way government’s actions would truly reflect the wishes of the majority or be adjusted in a balanced compromise when necessary. To allow a government to rule unchecked for a number of years is the height of folly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 13:11 by cleaves
1 comment (last - monday december 20, 2004 - 15:48)
The observations and re-actions of various ‘experts’ to events in the Ukraine amuse some analysts. Did anyone expect the US not to intervene, do leopards change their spots? Have we all forgotten that the US government is merely a pawn of Corporate Capitalism? If it wasn’t an orange scarf it may just as well have been pink – let’s not miss the ‘forest for the trees’ (and in some cases the veins of the leaves.) ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 12:25 by iosaf
5 comments (last - thursday december 23, 2004 - 14:57)
France has ordered the TV station which is closely associated with terror groups to stop broadcasting to France tomorrow by tomorrow morning. The decision has been made after continuous abuse of satelite communication and trans-national media rules, norms and values. The decision follows an earlier confiscation of their hardware by the US security forces. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 11:57 by pat c
The Irish Football Association has said that it is "stepping up" the fight against racism in football. It is holding a training day for players, coaches and referees. IFA community relations officer, Michael Boyd, said the association was committed to fighting racism and other problems in the sport. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 11:15 by Astrid Essed
With this article I want to express my worriness about the recent violation of the rights of Mohammed B, the suspect of the murder on the Dutch cineaste van Gogh, which is not only an attack on his rights, but can also lead to a further erosion of the Dutch judicial system, which is based on the protection of the rights of a defendant and a fair trial. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 15, 2004 - 04:44 by Stephen Peacock
7 comments (last - wednesday april 06, 2005 - 23:08)
The U.S. Dept. of Defense plans to have 10,000 Bibles published that will contain military photos and text inserts. Click on the below link to access the article, which appears in the current issue of SoJo Mail, the online, biweekly news update of Sojourners magazine (Sojourners retains all rights to this article by former Washington, DC reporter Steve Peacock, who is seeking feedback from his Irish brothers and sisters across the Atlantic.) ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday December 14, 2004 - 17:14 by Chesley Hicks
2 comments (last - wednesday january 26, 2005 - 17:01)
Donald Rumsfeld and several other high-ranking US officials could be tried in Germany for war crimes committed in Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 14, 2004 - 17:01 by Mumia Abu-Jamal e-mail: [email protected]
Under the emergency law the US Patriot Act, what were illegal measures of oppression under the secret service program have been legalized. Persons opposing the Iraqwar or other decisions of the administration were beaten up, attacked with pepper spray, arrested under false charges. ... read full story / add a comment
louth / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 14, 2004 - 06:43 by Brian Vernon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait of President Bush using monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday over freedom of expression. "Bush Monkeys," a small acrylic on canvas by Chris Savido, created the stir at the Chelsea Market public space, leading the market's managers to close down the 60-piece show that was scheduled to stay up for the next month. ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Monday December 13, 2004 - 22:08 by io
all those years of careful economic management, the UNION with Europe, the cetlic tiger, the equal pay for men and women, the great education opportunities, the Piggies back of Ansbacher, the glory of the outer Blaskets, the death of Veronica, the epitaph. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday December 13, 2004 - 21:13 by Simon
Arthur may have had views on these worldly things; I don’t know he never said, too late now I guess, because he’s dead. In the inner city west, just a park bench when wet or under a tree when fine a homeless man without a postal address. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday December 13, 2004 - 13:17 by DG
Iraq Instant Weight Loss™ Program U.S. Soldiers have lost thousands of pounds overnight using this proven system! ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Monday December 13, 2004 - 12:33 by pat c
14 comments (last - wednesday december 15, 2004 - 14:15)
George Galloway's decision to stand for election in east London has been criticised by Ken Livingstone. Mr Galloway, who was expelled from Labour for comments about the Iraq war, is to contest the seat in Bethnal Green and Bow for the Respect coalition. The mayor said by standing against sitting politician Oona King he was simply targeting the wrong politician. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday December 13, 2004 - 11:52 by iosaf with one of his little hats on, hurling in the ditch.
1 comment (last - thursday december 23, 2004 - 16:50)
a reminder that the exploitation of children by using them as workers, is ILLEGAL not only in Ireland but in Holy Ulster as well, (where until only thirty years ago they weren't even allowed use a public park on sunday) but throughout the European Union and the world at large. Millions of children around the world miss out on their childhood as a result of poverty. Poverty deprives them of the capabilities needed to survive, develop and thrive. It prevents them from enjoying equal opportunities. It makes children more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, violence, discrimination and stigmatization. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday December 13, 2004 - 05:17 by Stefan Christoff
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