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international / crime and justice Tuesday June 07, 2005 - 17:14 by Charles
It’s Sunni vs. Shi’ite in northern Nigeria, where the two main sects of the Religion of Peace™ are battling for dominion: Armed police patrol northern city after violence by Muslim groups. (Hat tip: Ringo.) ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday June 07, 2005 - 16:27 by The UB   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 07, 2005 - 17:34)
Ten day strike forced the Government to retreat – Pakistan Telecommunications privatisation postponed for an indefinite period ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday June 07, 2005 - 12:35 by i   text 3 comments (last - friday june 17, 2005 - 06:57)
the 4th Global Forum to combat "-" has opened in Brazilia, Brazil.

The event will bring together important actors in the fight against corruption from Brazil and abroad. A series of panels, lectures, and workshops will be offered to discuss issues such as money laundering, conflicts of interest, and public procurement under the overarching theme “From Words to Deeds.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday June 06, 2005 - 21:07 by €/$   text 5 comments (last - friday december 09, 2005 - 18:39)
The International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, was established by European nations of the €U under the Rome Statute as the last court of international crime.

It is the only international court which is permenant and ratified and stablished to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished.

It is not completely recognised by the USA which resents its "inteference".

It has opened investigations into Darfur-
“The investigation will require sustained cooperation from national and international authorities. It will form part of a collective effort, complementing African Union and other initiatives to end the violence in Darfur and to promote justice. Traditional African mechanisms can be an important tool to complement these efforts and achieve local reconciliation.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday June 06, 2005 - 18:26 by Archie Kennedy
Unfortunately, the mindset and the mass media fall heavily under the spell of the wolves that prey upon the innocent. Roy the Wolf terrorized Cape Bretoners in the 1920's and now Paul the Wolf is doing the same thing on a much larger scale. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday June 06, 2005 - 17:02 by -   text 1 comment (last - monday june 06, 2005 - 21:24)
The USA has proposed at the Fort Lauderdale, in the presence of Jeb Bush and Con Rice in Florida, the 35th meeting of "the Organisation of American States" meeting the right for it, "to intervene but not punish" the other 31 states of the organisation as part of measures to "monitor democracy".

Not surprisingly Mexico and all of South America have joined together to say "¡q t jodas!" ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday June 06, 2005 - 12:28 by €   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 10, 2006 - 13:34)   image 1 image
François Chérèque the leader of the largest French trade union has just finished the first round of discussions with the new French Prime minister aimed at reducing unemployment.

He has proposed a social pact on four priorities-

employment
combatting precarity.
prospects for youth.
social security.

«et enfin. la lutte contre la pauvreté »,
"& finally the struggle against poverty" ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism Sunday June 05, 2005 - 19:42 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - sunday june 05, 2005 - 19:45)   image 3 images
''The scheme, devised by one of America's biggest banks and used by two billionaire donors to George Bush's election campaign among others, is being probed for possible breaches of securities and anti-money-laundering rules.'' ... read full story / add a comment
Forgotten Fallujah
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 04, 2005 - 13:42 by redjade   text 13 comments (last - tuesday june 21, 2005 - 17:04)   image 1 image
Juan Cole: ''....figures suggest that in US-dominated Iraq, people are dying so far at about the same rate as they did under Baath rule...' ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 04, 2005 - 10:32 by unslaver.com
As the war drums of the Bush Administration drone into background noise, a growing number across the globe turn their eyes to the USA itself. The view becomes a prelude to the upcoming horror feature of this planets history - the Day America Turns on Herself!

The Heartland of Liberty is being shaken to its very core by the growing disquiet in its People, and as the onlookers stand appalled, the very foundations of this planets concept of Liberty are eroded and turned to shifting sands of displaced freedom.

As a planet, The People heard the lies told to cause War. As a Planet, The People heard the changing tales as justification to cause War. As a Planet, we stand helpless and watch the internal and deliberate destruction of the single heartplace of Liberty for all men, America. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 02, 2005 - 22:43 by Michelle Clarke   text 6 comments (last - friday june 03, 2011 - 14:57)
The French have excelled. People started reading books, thinking, and voting.

The Dutch followed on.

What will happen in Ireland? Will there be another No vote election not be acceptable to Govt . Let us recall, the 'machinery' kicked in another strategic vote....and apathy and people beckoned to the call of the Master!!!

Will it be the same this time....Do we really need to waste money on holding an 'Election' as a form of token gesture.


Where are the Watchdogs? Who has the teeth? Why aren't Corrupt Practices not made a criminal offence? What about the scandalous loopholes in those who pay tax and more importantly the Equitable Amount.

I ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 02, 2005 - 22:05 by Jay shaft
Interview with a soldier deploying to Iraq for the second time. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday June 02, 2005 - 17:49 by Dusty
- Revenue Commissioners take very few prosecutions against serious tax evaders.
- It also found that the SSIA scheme is costing the government nearly €300m more than expected.
- PAC urges return of Gaeltacht grant ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Thursday June 02, 2005 - 16:36 by notagain   text 139 comments (last - friday june 10, 2005 - 14:08)   image 4 images
A seven-year-old boy has been left behind in Tralee, Co Kerry, after his parents and four-year-old brother were sent back to Romania as part of a mass deportation late last night.

Full story on RTE ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Thursday June 02, 2005 - 16:07 by A. Niall Retentive   text 2 comments (last - thursday june 02, 2005 - 20:52)   image 2 images
''If all the traffic data covered by the proposal did indeed have to be stored, the network of a large Internet provider would, even at today's traffic levels, accumulate a data volume of
20 - 40 000 terabytes. This is the equivalent of roughly four million kilometres' worth of full files, which, in turn, is equivalent to 10 stacks of files each reaching from Earth to the moon.'' ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Thursday June 02, 2005 - 11:36 by Betty   text 1 comment (last - thursday june 02, 2005 - 11:42)
'The report also found that the system for reporting major incidents through Garda Headquarters to the Department of Justice is unsatisfactory.' ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday June 02, 2005 - 05:59 by Steve Peacock
The U.S. Special Operations Command will spend up to a half-billion dollars over the next five years to develop pre-packaged media products for distribution to foreign news organizations and audiences, according to government planning documents obtained by IMC-Binghamton. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Thursday June 02, 2005 - 02:19 by knowing my ancestor was a pirate & so Too am I.   text 10 comments (last - sunday june 19, 2005 - 22:46)   image 2 images
The Centre for Sociological Studies is one of those institutes of influence in the democratic systems which we have evolved in the European tradition since mostly embracing peace and putting aside our most ancient animosities to each other.

It does opinion polls.
In any society where the percentage of abstentionist votes is as pivotal to the security of centre parties who rule by little more wit than chasing economic indicators in the globalised free market post thatcher/reagan neo-liberal U$ project,

Opinion Polls Count.
Polling opinion pays.
1,594 completed interviews between 29/4/05 and 11/5/05. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 21:59 by eeekkk
FALLUJA-THE DAY AFTER (ENGLISH)
This video has been recorded in Falluja in early Janury, 2005, when the city was reopened to civilians after the American attack of November 8th, 2004 (“Operation Al-Fajr”, i. e. “the dawn”).

It’s an important document since the city was closed to reporters at that moment. This video was handed over to the Italian weekly magazine Diario by the Studies Center of Human Rights and Democracy of Falluja. Diario issued a broad enquire on Falluja battle on May 27th, 2005.

“Falluja-The day After” shows the total devastation of the Iraqi town, the corpses of the victims, the mass graves, the exhumation of many corpses by local rescue teams in order to try to recognize some of the victims. The last corpse shown in this video belongs to a 14 year old girl.

The video lasts 18 minutes and 20 seconds. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday June 01, 2005 - 18:06 by Siun - IPSC
At the following link you can send an 'e-wish' to the Irish team or individual team members:

http://home.eircom.net/javascript/Ewishes/Ir_vs_Isr/form.jsp

Ask them to express their opposition to Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands.

Thanks. ... read full story / add a comment
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