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national / anti-capitalism Monday August 21, 2006 - 01:04 by Dublin Dave
 3 comments (last - wednesday august 23, 2006 - 03:32)
Two long-standing members of the tiny Irish Trotskyist grouping 'Workers Power' have been expelled from their international the 'League for a Fifth International', following allegations that they were part of a plot to split the organisation in advance of a congress, which was to debate the sharply divergant views withing the group on the world economy and political perspectives. ... read full story / add a comment
wexford / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday August 20, 2006 - 22:40 by Michael K.
3 comments (last - wednesday august 23, 2006 - 15:35)
"There’s, as you've reported, no sign that the people had plane tickets. It's very difficult to bomb a plane without a plane ticket, no sign that they’d actually made any bombs yet. And the evidence is that these people had been under surveillance for quite a long time by the British Security Services, who hadn't seen any need of the early arrests ... ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous Sunday August 20, 2006 - 21:43 by Cormac Ryan PRO éirígí
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Make the éirígí website your homepage. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 20, 2006 - 15:08 by gan
Most people are familiar with the popular tales of the half-dead venomous snake that bit the man who saved its life and the scorpion that stung the frog that ferried it (on its back) away from floodwaters that threatened to drown it. Both stories share a similar moral; the beast remains true to its nature regardless of noble, humanitarian, mitigating factors – serpents will always strike and scorpions will always sting, regardless! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 20, 2006 - 14:57 by glenda cimino
2 comments (last - sunday august 20, 2006 - 19:14)
John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence for the United States, announced on Friday, August 18, 2006, the creation of a new special CIA mission to oversee intelligence activities in Venezuela and Cuba. Patrick Maher will be responsible for integrating collection and analysis on Cuba and Venezuela across the Intelligence Community, identifying and filling gaps in intelligence, and ensuring the implementation of strategies, among other duties. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / sci-tech Sunday August 20, 2006 - 02:13 by Ezra Niesen
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Scientists who study human evolution have made great discoveries into the origins of human emotions and how they affect people and interpersonal relationships. People can put these discoveries to use in their everyday lives—if they learn about them. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Saturday August 19, 2006 - 09:33 by d'other
2 comments (last - sunday august 20, 2006 - 21:16)
There were some disturbing reports circulating on the net last year from the Workers Communist Party of Iraq on attacks on women by political Islamists. Now it seems in Baghdad Islamists are deepening their imposition of social morals on women. Anyone who has ever read Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, with its account of the slow disintegration of female autonomy in Iran will notice the striking similarity with the blog account below. Its by an Iraqi woman and is an award winning blog.. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 18, 2006 - 17:50 by finch
1 comment (last - saturday august 19, 2006 - 13:17)
FAILURE is emblazoned on the foreheads of all those involved. The VICTORY of the day is for PEACE and there is nothing any power, state, or group could do to prevent the (future) peaceful intentions of the people. Human civilisation and the blood of innocents demand it! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday August 18, 2006 - 17:43 by esperanza
6 comments (last - friday august 18, 2006 - 21:55) 5 images
Mexico, Oaxaca. Since a few months the people stand up to fight the corrupt government of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. Since june the repression against the movement has grown. Activists were kidnapped, tortured and killed by police and paramilitairs. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / history and heritage Friday August 18, 2006 - 15:58 by admin
4 comments (last - saturday august 26, 2006 - 22:28) 1 image
National Public Radio, http://www.npr.org in the US, broadcast a feature on the Hill of Tara / M3 issue, to over 700 stations nationwide yesterday. International attention is still growing. Rais TV (RTV) filmed a special last week, which will be broadcast across Europe shortly. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday August 18, 2006 - 08:18 by anon
4 comments (last - thursday august 24, 2006 - 22:37)
Defence Minister Willie O'Dea has criticised the outcome of the recent trial involving the five anti-war activists who damaged a US military aircraft at Shannon Airport more than three years ago. The five admitted attacking the plane, but said they did so to prevent greater crimes from being committed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were all acquitted last month after a jury at Dublin Circuit Court agreed that they had a lawful excuse for their actions. However, Mr O'Dea, who is a trained barrister, claimed today that the jury was wrong in its decision. "I don't think this defence should have been allowed to go to the jury in the first place and secondly, I don't think the jury should have found as they did," he said. "But, as you know, the courts are independent and the Government can't over-rule or interfere in the operation of the courts. "That's essential in a democracy, but a democracy also has the right to protect itself against terror." ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Friday August 18, 2006 - 01:58 by Anti-Nazi
55 comments (last - tuesday october 10, 2006 - 23:56)
This looks fairly sinister... from Searchlight Mag ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday August 17, 2006 - 16:47 by R. Isible
A YouTube hosted video commenting on the "special relationship" between Bush and Blair using "Endless Love" synced with publically available footage. Funny. http://youtube.com/watch?v=nupdcGwIG-g ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 17, 2006 - 15:12 by Terence
13 comments (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 - 11:56)
We were told last week that the 'Terror Plot' was only days away from being implemented. Now it turns out there were no bombs made, they had NOT bought any airline tickets and that some of the so-called plotters didn't even have a passport. That would mean they would not even get pass the check-in desk. In other words there was no plot. So it is just like all the other scares that had no substance to them and it was purely designed to hype the fear and ratchet up further police state measures and basically intimidate the population. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday August 17, 2006 - 06:20 by mary La Rosa
All Children ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 16:03 by Solidarity
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Ching Cheong has gone on trial according to today's times , there is an international campaign of solidarity organised by family and journalists: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-79414964993100...en-GB ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / crime and justice Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 15:23 by Tadhg McGrath
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28 year-old Celine Conroy from Dublin's North Inner City was brutally killed in Spain in August 2005. Her family wish to be represented at the trial later this year of the man alleged to have been her killer, and under Spanish law, they can be. However, court costs will amount to €10,000. Since this is a huge amount for the Conroy family, many people have called for the Department of Foreign Affairs to intervene, and make a grant to the family so that they can be present and fully informed of what is happening at the inquiry into their Celine's death. However the government has refused, forcing the family to try to raise funds locally, with a major benefit night on the 15th September at the Roayl Dublin Hotel. The Northside People article below gives some background to the case. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 15:38 by iosaf = sofia
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Most Irish readers will probably not recognise the name Alfredo Stroessner, nor upon learning he was the military dictator of Paraguay (one of the smallest least productive or even individually characteristic states of South America) think him significant. Many Irish readers will wonder why I even both bringing their attention to his imminent death at 93 years in Brasilia where he has lived in exile since 1989. Alfredo Stroessner as dictator of Paraguay (1954-1989) offered exile to the World War 2 Nazi leadership, working closely with the group "ODESSA", his regime facilitated the proven flight & indentity changes of individuals such as Josef Mengele and is still suspected by some as organising the escape from justice of Martin Bormann and even more historically perversive - Adolf Hitler himself. As such an instrumental character in the post war flight of Nazi's and SS, many readers might be surprised to know Stroessner enjoyed in his time excellent relations with the USA. & as such played a key role in "operation Condor" that installed right wing fascistic dictatorships throughout the continent. & even murkier, saw ex-officers of the SS return to work for the CIA and local intelligence services of the dictatorships of Chile, Argentina & Brazil. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 14:34 by dingo
David Hicks, good, bad or just plain stupid remains an Australian son. Democratic nations have a responsibility to protect their citizens in times of need; a number of democratic nations have already successfully repatriated their citizens from the illegal torture centre of Guantanamo Bay; however, after a period of four years the Howard government has been unable or unwilling to effect the repatriation of David Hicks. If a truly strong case against Hicks existed it surely would have been prosecuted to the full advantage of the terrorist scare campaign that Bush constantly wages on the American people. The fact that the USA is loath to give Hicks a fair and open trial, and in view of the obvious manipulative tactics utilised by corrupt U.S. ‘legal’ officers to delay proceedings, it would appear that the grounds upon which the U.S. military have based their ‘case’ are extremely flimsy and/or could attract litigation for illegal detention, torture and human rights abuses! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 14:31 by pat c
The Venezuelan Revolution is not built on oil alone, there is also choclate. Organic chocolate on that. Read about one of Veneuelas healthier exports and how it helps local communities. Full story at the link. pat c ... read full story / add a comment |
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