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international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 01, 2004 - 14:05 by Ezetz
 1 comment (last - monday october 04, 2004 - 18:21)
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
3 comments (last - tuesday october 05, 2004 - 18:56)
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
1 comment (last - friday march 18, 2005 - 22:25)
"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
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday September 27, 2004 - 01:39 by Moonwolf
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I.O.F continues it's reign of terror against the Palestinian citizens of the West Bank and Gaza. In a number of attacks on Saturday an elderly man was murdered, a number of children wounded, a hospital sprayed with gunfire and more homes and stores demolished as Israel continues to act in defiance of U.N resolutions and International law These acts of international terrorism are carried out with the full support of the Bush regime in Washington. Through it's economic aid and supply of military hardware and intelligence sharing the United States of America continue to be a major sponsor of International terrorism. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday September 26, 2004 - 21:20 by wikipedia
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Stanislav Petrov (born c. 1939) is a retired Russian Army colonel who, on September 26, 1983, averted a potential nuclear war by refusing to accept that missiles had been launched against the USSR by the United States, despite the indication given by his computerised early warning systems. The Soviet computer reports were later shown to have been in error, and Petrov is credited with preventing Thermonuclear World War and the devastation of much of the Earth by nuclear weapons. Because of military secrecy and political and international differences, Petrov's actions were kept secret until 1998, and most of the world has not heard of this man who saved the lives of millions. ... read full story / add a comment |
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