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international / miscellaneous Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 21:26 by not 1 of
The Guardian reports it here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/29/wto.eu It didn't require the Irish Government to use their veto as the farmers have been demanding! Larger forces were at work. China and india don't want to be flooded by cheap food imports from the US. In other words they want to maintain their own small scale agriculture and their own food security. This is spelt out by Mandelson in his blog. Walden Bello of Focus on The Global South, and a noted ongoing critic of the WTO and neo-liberalism more generally, sees the re-localisation of agriculture (that such a collapse may make possible) as central to the mitigation of climate change. Extracts from and links to both below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 08:32 by anti-war activist
An interesting story just gone up on Lenin's Tomb. What do people think: are Chomsky and Lenin's Tomb right? Are we too worried about not being seen to be puritanical? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday July 28, 2008 - 15:41 by Recession Diaries
Can it get anymore fun? The Right is turning the screws at every scrap of economic information coming out, ignoring the fact that it is their policies that have landed us in this mess. So the Recession Diaries continues – with comments, critiques and a few proposals. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday July 28, 2008 - 07:43 by Independent Media
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A group of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) are planning to start up a GI coffeehouse near the entrance of the Fort Lewis military base in Washington State. Though the project is still in its planning stages, the idea is that it will be a center for supporting GI rights and war resistance in the region, as well as a place for GIs to get coffee right off the base. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iOSDz6_iww Length - 5.50) ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Sunday July 27, 2008 - 02:20 by anti-war activist
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This story seems to suggest a split between Amnesty and Galway Alliance Against War... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday July 26, 2008 - 18:43 by pat c
Ben Lewis argues that the threat to Iran from Imperialism is still very real. He also analyses developments within various anti-war groups. Full story at link. Within the context of Barack Obama attempting to prove himself a reliable statesman by dropping in on occupying forces in Iraq, and with Gordon Brown’s speech to the knesset underlining his readiness to “stand firmly by Israel’s side” and call for “further sanctions and isolation” if Iran does not halt its alleged nuclear weapons programme, it is quite clear that the Geneva talks have not reduced the threat of a military strike. Things are precariously balanced and even the slightest incident, accident or diplomatic faux pas could trigger another bout of destruction and slaughter. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday July 25, 2008 - 14:23 by antifa
video of anti-Shell demo at Shell HQ London ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 24, 2008 - 14:03 by redjade
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'...Russian military is thinking of flying long-range bombers to Cuba...' I wonder if the Rep of Ireland will allow Russian troops to fly through Shannon on their way to Cuba? Wanna take bets? ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday July 24, 2008 - 10:34 by companero
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Anyone interested in the Left in Ireland and Latin American history generally should check out the nu edition of History Irteland. . ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 15:02 by Darren C
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 12:03 by Darren C
Farzad Kamangar could face execution in the near future, according to the web site Human Rights Activists in Iran. On 11 July, the Iranian Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty against Kamangar, a 33-year-old Kurdish teacher and trade unionist. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 17:19 by Eugene Mc Cartan - Communist Party of Ireland
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international / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 13:03 by Paul Bowman
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The Turbulence crew who put together the best read at last year's G8 blockade in Heiligendamm are back with another thought-provoking and inspiring read. PDF online now. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 09:58 by Paul D
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The recent collapse of 5 housing regeneration schemes in Dublin city has been a massive blow to the communities involved. The group campaigning for regeneration in St Michael’s estate in Inchicore have set up an en excellent website. The site can be found at www.stmichaelsestate.ie. Campaigners are appealing of continued solidarity and support. A petition can be signed on the site. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 09:19 by Mark C
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Having been on the run for over ten years, Radovan Karadzic has been arrested in Serbia. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Saturday July 19, 2008 - 20:26 by Recession Diaries
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What a time we live in - recession time! Economic downturn, the onslaught of the Right, the unsettling quiescence of the Left, the besieging of the trade union movement; it's all coming at us so fast it's difficult to know which uttered untruth to dissect, which unstated truth to promulgate. So here's a diary - a recession diary - to keep up with the rapid-fire events and commentary - as rapid as the downturn itself. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday July 18, 2008 - 14:46 by by
Iñaki de Juana Chaos who is due to be released this Summer has informed both the Basque political prisoner network and the authorities of his prison that he is on hunger strike again. He has offered as reason the concerted media campaign of vilification launched against him in the last days as it was revealed that upon leaving prison and completing his prison sentences he will take up residence in a flat owned by his wife, who he married whilst in prison, on the same street as several victims of ETA. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday July 17, 2008 - 03:58 by .
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This is a frightening report and the 'demand destruction' it describes - due to unprecedentedly high prices of oil - explains the recent fall in oil price. Global misery. http://www.energybulletin.net/node/45911 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 16, 2008 - 11:02 by Sean Crudden
Barack Obama outlines his key foreign policy ideas. Will the present administration adjust its policy in line with what Obama says he wants? Or is Obama merely playing ducks and drakes with the Bush government? ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Monday July 14, 2008 - 14:38 by Laura Broxson
Councillors requested to back animal circus ban http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/councillor....html By Cormac Murphy Monday July 14 2008 ... read full story / add a comment |
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