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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 17:01 by Maureen
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US Army medic, Joseph Dwyer, famous for the photo that was ruthlessly employed for propaganda, feelgood, purposes has died at the age of thirty-one after overdosing on a computer cleaner aerosol. The Army Specialist had been struggling with post-traumatic stress syndrome. After his return from Iraq, his marriage fell apart, and he spiraled into substance abuse and depression. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Tuesday July 08, 2008 - 15:03 by polly tix
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'Skype or even Firefox might be declared illegal in Europe if they are not certified by an administrative authority', Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure (FFII) ... read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality Monday July 07, 2008 - 21:54 by pat c
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Peter Tatchell takes the mickey out of Iranian "President" Ahmadinejad but also makes it clear that he opposes any attack on Iran. Peter supports the Iranian people not the theocracy. Full text at link. Peter Tatchell marched in the Pride Parade holding a poster placard ridiculing the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It featured a doctored photo of Amhadinejad wearing blue eye shadow, red lipstick, a gold earring and pink nail varnish. The placard was emblazoned with the words: “President of Iran. Murderer.Homophobe.” “I don’t support a military-attack on Iran, but I do urge greater international solidarity with democratic, liberal and progressive Iranians who are struggling to overthrow the clerical dictatorship from within,” Peter Tatchell said. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 07, 2008 - 17:58 by TD
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John Pilger and the Democracy Now website are reporting that the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, the 24 year old Palestinian journalist and photographer from Gaza, Mohammed Omer, was strip searched, beaten by 8 armed Shin Bet officials and hospitalized for a week after being detained at the Allenby Bridge crossing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 07, 2008 - 03:31 by D. Fahey
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The rise of the BNP in Britain is linked to Labour's failure to address social and economic inequality. Fascism is on the rise across Europe. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Sunday July 06, 2008 - 20:09 by justice 4 jean
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Tomorrow July 7 will see the anniversary of a series of Terrorist events which occured in London and the UK in 2005. Apart from the list of dead and wounded the legacy of those events are continuing counter-terrorism laws and powers which were rushed through the UK's parliament at that time. To date there has been no official public inquiry into the Terrorist events from July 7th to July 22nd 2005. The inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes in Stockwell Tube station London on the 22nd of July 2005 has been scheduled for 22nd September 2008 at Southwark Coroner's Court to be presided over by High Court Judge Sir Michael Wright QC. The setting of the inquest date was originally adjourned pending completion of the Health & Safety trial against the Office of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, which concluded in October 2007 with a guilty verdict. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday July 06, 2008 - 18:06 by Michael Gallagher
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Below is the first paragraph of the graphic account -in text and images- of the aftermaths of a suicide bombing in Iraq. The photographer, Zoriah, -who you may be familiar with through earlier posts- has since had his embed assignment cancelled by the Marine Corps for posting the blog on his site, which includes pictures of dead soldiers. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Sunday July 06, 2008 - 17:15 by **
Singer David Gray has spoken out and condemned US interrogators for playing loud music which includes one of his own tracks as a form of "torture". "Only the novelty aspect of this story gets it noticed... Guantanamo greatest hits," he said. "What we're talking about here is people in a darkened room, physically inhibited by handcuffs, bags over their heads and music blaring at them." That is nothing but torture." "It doesn't matter what the music is - it could be Tchaikovsky's finest or it could be Barney the Dinosaur." "It really doesn't matter, it's going to drive you completely nuts." ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Sunday July 06, 2008 - 16:42 by by
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Four years ago on July 7th 2004 at 09:47 an explosion occurred on a No. 30 double-decker bus in Tavistock Square, London. 13 people died. A shudder of terror went through all those who realised that a bus bomb could not be prevented, like perhaps a metro or subway bomb, with metal detectors or sniffer dogs that terror was compounded by the death and casualty figures in comparison to the total of 39 deaths for 3 rush hour underground trains. It was amazing anyone could survive. One did and has written a book which Amazon withdrew from distribution in March 2008. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Friday July 04, 2008 - 18:33 by -
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People either know who Habermas is, or they don't. He's not the type to get quoted a lot, but if you go to university and study marxism, sociology, philosophy or aesthetic criticism - you will be required to read some Habermas and remember how to quote him. He has written an article explaining why he believes the Irish voted "No!" to Lisbon. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 03, 2008 - 13:44 by Plowshares
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Acquitted Plowshares Activist Ciaron O'Reilly www.peaceontrial.com interviewed on Hungarian radio following the acquital of the Raytheon 9 www.raytheon9.org in Belfast and the impending Bush visit to Belfast. Reflects on the significance for Republicans, Socialists and anti-war activists in Ireland of the Raytheon 9 action, Raytheon Corp, the Raytheon 9 trial, the use of anti-terror laws to silence anti-war dissent etc (25 mins) ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 20:54 by Mairead
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Freedom for Ingrid Betancourt ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 12:48 by pat c
This is the July newsletter from the International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI). The full text of the newsletter is available at the link at the end of the page. Background information at: http://www.workers-iran.org. A new wave of protest and strike action at the Iran Khodro Car Plant Thousands of workers at the Iran Khodro Car Manufacturing Company have been on strike. The protest began in a form of hunger strike on June 28, 2008 and since then it expanded across the company and thousands of workers have jointed protests and strike actions since then. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 01:46 by Robert McMillen
Tráth den saol ba ar na poblachtánaigh amháin a bhí an ghráin dhearg ag na haontachtaithe. Ach anois, mar a mhíníonn Robert McMillen, tá siad ag tabhairt faoi naimhde úra – an pobal aerach, lucht na heolaíochta agus lucht labhartha na Gaeilge ina measc. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 02, 2008 - 01:06 by gav
US President George W Bush has signed a bill removing Nelson Mandela and South African leaders from the US terror watch list, officials say. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues Tuesday July 01, 2008 - 09:39 by wageslave
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The sun is shining and the athletic and graceful elite of the tennis world battle it out for glory on the grass of Wimbledon. Perfect role models for your kids it seems; hard working, dedicated, healthy, polite (mostly). But draw the line at letting your kids emulate what they are wearing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 30, 2008 - 12:18 by pat c
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Amjad Al-Jawhary of the Iraq Freedom Congress Working For a Democratic, Secular and Progressive Alternative to both the US Occupation and Political Islam in Iraq speaks on the attached audio file. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday June 29, 2008 - 19:48 by pat c
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Peter Symonds analyses the latest moves by Bush & his cabal in the preparations for war against Iran. In particular Peter looks at the movements of senior US military officers. Full text at link. The visit by US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen to Israel yesterday is one more indication that the two countries are actively discussing a military strike on Iran. Mullen’s trip followed news that the Israeli air force carried out a major exercise earlier this month involving 100 fighter jets, backed by midair fuel tankers and rescue helicopters, flying some 1,500 kilometres westward over the Mediterranean Sea—roughly the same distance as eastward from Israel to Iran’s nuclear facilities. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Sunday June 29, 2008 - 05:29 by Bazooka Joe
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The MEK (The People's Mujahedin of Iran) held a meeting in Paris on Saturday. The MEK who, according to a France24 journalist, usually pay Afghani 'extras' by the day to boost numbers, bussed in Polish students, who were given a trip to Paris for €6, in order that they would attend the MEK propaganda rally. Some students went inside while others enjoyed lying around in Paris. A report published by Human Rights Watch denounced the MEK for poor treatment of dissident members in its camps in Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Saturday June 28, 2008 - 15:44 by -
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Zimbabweans today flocked to the polls. Not to exercise a choice - for there was none. But to make damn sure that after the secret ballot they had a bloody red finger. No bloody red finger tonight means no democratic duty done today. When the flock is shepherded by wolves it seems it prefers a bloody red finger to whatever else is on offer. Tomorrow Dr Richard Mugabe will be sworn in as President of Zimbabe. As one of the most articulate and poshest voices in African post-colonial history he will not feel the need to say fuck when he is sworn in. He will not besmirch democracy by cursing during his oath. ... read full story / add a comment |
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