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international / history and heritage Wednesday January 11, 2006 - 12:25 by :-)
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Irish commercial media (with the exception of the Belfast Telegraph) seem to have snubbed him. So a brief reminder that today sees Albert Hofman celebrate his 100th birthday. Who is Hofman I hear the indymedia regular ask? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 10, 2006 - 22:21 by Prisoner Solidarity
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Anarchists and Prison Struggle A while ago I was irritated to see a well-known Anarchist magazine use prisoner support work as an example of "single-issue" politics. The comment may have been merely thoughtless, rather than anything else, but the fact that it appears to have gone unnoticed, and certainly unchallenged, reflects the poverty of current Anarchist thought in relation to the prison struggle, and the marginalization of what was once very much a central issue for revolutionaries in general, and for Anarchists in particular. While some Anarchists may regard the prison struggle as just another single-issue, for increasing numbers of working-class people, prison is a central part of their lives ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 10, 2006 - 13:38 by Kingfisher
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The “New American Century” (PNAC) and the “Thousand Year Reich”, shared a similar preposterous vision; a crude blend of wishful thinking, fantasy and religiosity. However, the chronologically modest American ‘vision’ is no less dangerous and destructive a model; in fact, the potential for destruction on a scale never before seen is inherent is the ‘New American (graveyard) Century’. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 10, 2006 - 12:57 by Insurrection
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Arsonists threw a petrol bomb at a branch office of the ruling New Democracy party in Exarchia in central Athens, few blocks away from the local Police Department, early yesterday, causing minor damage, police said. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday January 10, 2006 - 12:43 by iosaf
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General Sir Michael Rose (1940–) is a British soldier born in what was then British India. Rose was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the Sorbonne. He joined the Coldstream Guards later serving with the Parachute Regiment. He was Commander of 22 SAS in 1980 and took control of the operation to free the hostages during the Iranian Embassy Siege. After returning to the regular army, his best-known appointment was as Commander UNPROFOR Bosnia 1994-95 during the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars. On January 9, 2006, Rose called for Tony Blair to be impeached over the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme "To go to war on what turns out to be false grounds is something that no one should be allowed to walk away from." He then followed up the BBC radio 4 interview with an opinion piece in The Guardian:- ___________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 10, 2006 - 07:23 by R. Isible
Slavoj Žižek analyses the US propganda machine's attempt to make torture acceptable in the series "24", which takes up the Alan Dershowitz "ticking terrorist bomb" scenario and decides that torturing will work. It's interesting that Hollywood is still seen as "liberal" and "anti-patriotic" when it performs such a vital role in spreading propaganda to the citizens of the US. Žižek discusses the method in which Himmler's subordinates were able to carry out their vile work and suggests that the same process is at work in US culture. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Monday January 09, 2006 - 18:29 by JC
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I would like to read a little about the life and politics of James Connolly. I know that there is a book out about him at the moment (see below) – but assume it is but one of many. Has anyone any tips on where to start with Connolly or the content of this latest biography? If so, please share your opinions. They would be much appreciated. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 09, 2006 - 17:18 by Gay Geori
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SEANAD leader Mary O'Rourke was last night in hot water after saying some of her campaign helpers had worked "like blacks". On the otherhand, there have been few Dail or Seanad politicians as critical of Irish racism and indeed, State immigration policies, as Mary O'Rourke. Surely it was an unfortunate gaffe. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 09, 2006 - 17:05 by Israel
The Irish company "Daniel Technologies" was gloating about it's role in a contract signed between the Irish military and an Israeli manufacturer of helmuts yesterday. In a "puff" piece, free of any political or social context in the Sunday Business Post yesterday Stephen Roe, managing director of Daniel Technologies, said the awarding of the contract last month followed a “tough and lengthy'‘ test and evaluation period. No mention was made of the fact that the Israeli company in question calls the IDF its most important customer. Or no reference of course to the IDF occupation of Palestine. http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=DONE%20DEAL-qqqs=themarket-qqqid=10821-qqqx=1.asp ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Monday January 09, 2006 - 13:36 by iosaf
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A group of file sharers, rippers and burners, copier and pasters in Sweden have formed a new political party to stand in Swedish elections and fight intellectual property law. I hope they will be copied. :-)© We know the arguments, becuase we share them. No pun intended. You may not say an idea is your property. & to treat it as such, in a time of starvation and disease is evil. https://www.piratpartiet.se/ ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Sunday January 08, 2006 - 20:35 by Cryptome Reader
7 comments (last - thursday june 25, 2015 - 02:23)
Martin Ingram, a pseudonym, was a British Army (Force Research Unit) covert agent in Northern Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday January 08, 2006 - 16:27 by hs
Abortion has become a central issue in the forthcoming general election in Italy. Berlusconi’s government has set up a review into the application of the present law, which allows abortion within the first three months of pregnancy. If unchallenged the results will be deeply damaging for Italian women. Anne Mc Shane reports from the struggle over abortion rights in Italy http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/606/italy.htm ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Sunday January 08, 2006 - 13:54 by tittle tattle
16 comments (last - thursday march 16, 2006 - 11:43)
Less than 24 hours after making a key note speech to a meeting of Spain's armed forces, Lt. General Jose Mena Aguado has been placed under house arrest for 8 days as a "first measure" for suggesting armed action against Catalonia. He thus overstepped his position as a member of the military, and now enjoying support from the right wing opposition (PP) the incident takes on worrying implications for European Democracy. ____________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Sunday January 08, 2006 - 01:44 by VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM
The forthcoming Indian visit of Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, might be a good time to look at both the island country's dramatic transformation — from poverty to the celebrated status as Celtic tiger — and the problems attendant with growth. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday January 07, 2006 - 06:39 by John
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"I started this lawsuit because I wanted to deal the final blow against the Church, the bearer of obscurantism and regression" ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 07, 2006 - 06:00 by D. Wolf
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Web site carried politically sensitive content Friday, January 6, 2006; Posted: 11:35 p.m. EST (04:35 GMT) BEIJING, China (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has shut down the Internet journal of a Chinese blogger that discussed politically sensitive issues, including a recent strike at a Beijing newspaper. The action came amid criticism by free-speech activists of foreign technology companies that help the communist government enforce censorship or silence dissent in order to be allowed into China's market. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday January 07, 2006 - 05:02 by cleaves
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Pat Robertson, noted American Christian fundamentalist and mental deficient, claims that Ariel Sharon is being punished by God for “dividing” Israel. Pat Robertson remains in ‘care’ and is happy to reside in the most affluent psychiatric institution in the world, the USA! ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday January 06, 2006 - 22:47 by reader
When more than four years ago police detained a woman protesting against transportation of nuclear waste for more than 22 hours, they were breaking the law, Germany’s supreme court has ruled.... ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday January 06, 2006 - 16:56 by d
With Chomsky on his way to Dublin I thought I’d put together a digest of Chomsky related stuff on the net. Obviously this is not exhaustive or even representative of everything out there so it’d be great if people added there own links below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 06, 2006 - 12:30 by Justin Morahan
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The current global military spending is about $1.8 million per minute. Amount spent since the start of January till now c $1,350,426.750 Watch the figures mount http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/ ... read full story / add a comment |
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