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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
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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
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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
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 13:17 by Maria
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The IDF leave unexploded bombs in Lebanon that civilians are now finding upon their return to their homes. Taken from Al Jazeera news. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday August 15, 2006 - 08:53 by Count me in!
Activists’ announce action plan Growing support for anti-war group BY DAVID LYNCH / Daily Ireland 14/08/2006 ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday August 14, 2006 - 22:07 by ban on Republican thought next?
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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday August 14, 2006 - 19:34 by R. Isible
3 comments (last - tuesday august 15, 2006 - 13:30)
Sy Hersh (widely speculated to have lots of good CIA informants) writes in the New Yorker that the Bush administration needed the Israelis to invade Lebanon so that Hezbollah's long-range missiles could be removed (so that when the USA attacks Iran there won't be any possibility for retaliatory strikes Israeli intelligence estimated at the outset of the air war that Hezbollah had roughly five hundred medium-range Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rockets and a few dozen long-range Zelzal rockets; the Zelzals, with a range of about two hundred kilometres, could reach Tel Aviv. (One rocket hit Haifa the day after the kidnappings.) It also has more than twelve thousand shorter-range rockets. Since the conflict began, more than three thousand of these have been fired at Israel. [...] “The Israelis told us it would be a cheap war with many benefits,” a U.S. government consultant with close ties to Israel said. “Why oppose it? We’ll be able to hunt down and bomb missiles, tunnels, and bunkers from the air. It would be a demo for Iran.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday August 14, 2006 - 16:10 by Kingfisher
Consider the war in Lebanon a test scenario, a ‘dry run’ to test the international response to flagrant criminal actions. Now recall Russia’s failure to support Yugoslavia in the Balkans. Russia stalled and now Yugoslavia is no more, just a number of fragmented pseudo States overseen by NATO and the largest U.S. base of occupation in Europe, camp Bondsteel. It is well known today that the USA wouldn’t have dared if Russia had supported its traditional ally, but a drunken fool, Boris Yeltsin, was in command at the time, the rest is history. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday August 14, 2006 - 14:58 by John Meehan
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Helena Heloisa, a Senator in Brazil, is running for President next October against the current office-holder, the "Tropical Blairist" Lula. A number of internationally known activists, including Noam Chomsky, have signed an online petition endorsing Heloisa, who is the candidate of a left wing coalition including her own party, the PSOL. Irish supporters include the TD's Tony Gregory and Finian McGrath, and Dublin City Councillors Joan Collins and Mick Rafferty. For more information follow he link below, and sign if you wish. http://www.socialistresistance.net/heloisapetition.htm ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday August 14, 2006 - 11:52 by blanketeer
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The new issue of The Blanket includes articles by Willie Gallagher, Martin Galvin, the family of Patsy O'Hara, Liam O Comain, David Adams, Davy Carlin and more. http://lark.phoblacht.net/currentissue.html ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Sunday August 13, 2006 - 23:01 by Brian Mac Grath
Recent reports, indicating a huge oil spill into the Alaskan Prudhoe Bay in March 2006, and the recent shut-down of production, highlight the dangers of allowing transnational energy corporations access to pristine areas such as Alaska or Corrib. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Sunday August 13, 2006 - 15:01 by iosaf = sofia
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Fidel has published a letter to his people and well wishers worldwide in the Cuban youth communist paper "rebellious youth". He speaks of his real happiness to have reached his 80th birthday and promises he will fight for his health. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / anti-war / imperialism Sunday August 13, 2006 - 01:34 by DT
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"Israel continued its military offensive in Lebanon today (Saturday), killing at least 19 people, despite a United Nations resolution for a ceasefire, passed unanimously last night. The deadliest attack was on homes in the village of Rachaf, in the south of the country, just four miles from the Israeli border, where at least 15 civilians were killed by air strikes, security officials said" ... ... read full story / add a comment |
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