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international / crime and justice Wednesday March 19, 2008 - 20:35 by shapeshiftin reptile
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"............Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting … whether the fight is worth winning … and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision – and this is a fight America can and must win… Over the past five years, we have seen moments of triumph and moments of tragedy. We have watched in admiration as 12 million Iraqis defied the terrorists, went to the polls, and chose their leaders in free elections. ........" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/19_03_08_bus...h.pdf ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday March 19, 2008 - 01:59 by shapeshiftin reptile
The BBC radio 4 "today" program is continuing a "countdown to war" series, in an edition focussing on the Azores Summit "one more day" ultimatum given by Bush, Blair & Aznar to Iraq to surrender its WMD, Aznar has spoken of his "clear conscience", "a safe Iraq", "not idyllic but positive", "a more secure world" Commercial Spanish language media titles are being put under copyright pressure to remove out-takes of the interview. You can hear the Aznar interview in its context at this link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/rams/20080316_countdo...r.ram ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday March 19, 2008 - 01:17 by shapeshiftin reptile
"........She is one of the faces symbolizing the Iraq war. Pictures showing her abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Graib prison brought her notorious fame throughout the world. In her first interview in three years Lynndie England talks about Abu Ghraib, about Charles Graner, about guilt, her current life - and the role of the Bush administration........" The German current affairs magazine "Stern" publishes the Lynndie England interview Wednesday in its European print edition, but online versions are already available. It may be remembered that when the photos and scandal broke, Rumsfeld pleading ignorance asked how was he supposed to know what happened during the night shift in a prison on the other side of the world. As details of the abuse of extreme sexual nature were partially revealed he made a statement which is partially appended below. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 18, 2008 - 20:29 by Cian Prendiville
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April 7th to 13th is Latin America Week – a week full of opportunities to learn about, discuss and experience different elements of Latin American culture, history and politics. It is organised nationally by the Latin America Solidarity Campaign, and this year UL Socialist Youth is adding our support to others in UL to make this the best one yet. This year there will be movie showings on Tuesday and Thursday, a music workshop and play on Wednesday, a salsa night in the sports bar on the Thursday and Latin American food on Friday. Full details will be posted up soon. As well as all this UL Socialist Youth are hosting a public talk on the Monday with Enrique Galan, a Colombian activist, and Dave Convery, an Irish socialist just back from 6 months in Latin America. In preparation for Latin America Week I interviewed Dave about his time in Latin America: ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 16, 2008 - 21:22 by Anon
Olivier Besancourt the thirty year old mousturizer using Trotskyist who championed radical left hopes in the General Election last year & who did surprisingly well and winning 4.08% or 1,498,581 votes, & thus came fifth in Presidential candidates just behind Le Pen, & then rousingly called on French people to vote for Segolene Royal, has this evening called on French workers to a "General Strike". The call has been made as the Socialist lead of the first round of local elections at 47% has risen to a victory of 49.5% when all candidates of the left are put in one category just as if they are, which of course they aren't. Less than twenty five minutes this brave & rousing call was made - your indymedia ireland site reports it to you. Which just goes to show how au fait the modern lefty of either Trotskyist or non-mousturizer variety is with new technology. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Sunday March 16, 2008 - 04:10 by fancy that
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Tonight the BBC will air the first part of their 2008 "Passion" drama in which Simon Elliott the production designer has chosen to depict a "historically accurate" crucifixion as possible. ""He was probably put on a crude wooden gibbet and made to stand in a loose, foetal position. It was fiendishly designed."" says Mr Elliott who admits his work might offend Christians who like the traditional nails through the hands & feet image of a muscular sort of chap who manages to just hang there without suffocation or his hands being ripped apart. Pretty gruesome stuff you'll agree. You might even believe in it. In which case you ought jam the BBC switchboard tonight & write letters using the trusty name "disgusted". ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Sunday March 16, 2008 - 02:22 by clstrfck
Concern is also growing that, after Northern Rock and Bear Stearns, another bank casualty is looming on this side of the Atlantic. Many are now focusing on Irish banks, which have lent aggressively during the property boom. Irish Nationwide, which was recently given a 'C' rating from Moody's - not a ringing endorsement - is at the centre of rumours. The bank, with assets of €16bn, had a reputation for offering 100 per cent loans on property, and took equity stakes in many deals. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday March 15, 2008 - 16:17 by fnord
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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 |
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