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international / environment Thursday February 17, 2005 - 17:12 by R. Isible
The floor traders (who are "self-employed") and security guards are reported to have assaulted the non-violent activists pretty severly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Thursday February 17, 2005 - 01:39 by John Meehan
Follow this link for an article by Brendan Young on why the left should oppose the EU Constitution :

http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/article.php3?id_article=555 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 18:00 by Basque Observatory of Human Rights
Dear Friends,

We are getting in touch again to let you know that our Bulletin Nº 18 is available at the usual address. Alternatively, you can access it directly by clicking on this link:
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada180205eng.zip

The bulletin can be found in pdf compressed format in order to make downloading swifter, or you can also find it in word format: ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 13:51 by cleaves   text 1 comment (last - friday february 18, 2005 - 03:26)
There has never been an instance in recorded history when a nation that achieved military superiority did not attempt to dominate other nations. This is the inevitable result of gaining a strategic or technological ‘advantage.’ In view of the historical record, is it unusual that America would abandon its founding principles in favour of despotism and the pursuit of world domination? The path the US has taken is not new; it is a tired well-worn path that leads to certain destruction. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 11:33 by obit   text 17 comments (last - tuesday february 14, 2006 - 09:07)
The Lebanon is familiar to many Irish, the former French posession saw the Irish army serve with the United Nations in peace keeping operations throughout the late XX century.

In that time, one man came to epitomise Lebanese politics and further became the richest man in the state. Rafik al Hariri was assasinated in a car bomb on St Valentine's day 2005. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 09:33 by Sovereign   text 8 comments (last - thursday march 10, 2005 - 22:00)   image 1 image
The Bush crime family is today enjoying the fruits of their blood sacrifice, but tomorrow is another day... ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 08:54 by [email protected]   text 4 comments (last - thursday february 17, 2005 - 18:08)
Colombia and Venezuela promise new initiatives to stop terrorism across their borders. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday February 16, 2005 - 01:13 by Billmon
Xcept he hasn't killed himself crossing the border into canada (Yet) ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Tuesday February 15, 2005 - 13:23 by an admiring mac   text 6 comments (last - tuesday february 14, 2006 - 12:18)
the Mc Libel duo are two of the most significant activists in the development of a movement which grew from a little cupboard office to a global assault on the politics and economics of trans-national malnutrition, exploitation, disregard for the environment, labour abuses, greed and corporate negligence and deceit which was best represented in the 1980s by the Mc Donalds food corp amongst others. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Tuesday February 15, 2005 - 06:15 by Cal Crilly   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 15, 2005 - 13:12)
These are the photos that need to be seen to understand the urgency of changing HIV/AIDS policy. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 14, 2005 - 16:18 by -   text 13 comments (last - monday april 04, 2005 - 00:35)
in 1917 on May 13th some shepherd children reported that the BVM had appeared to them.

And told them some secrets.

1- the end of the first war.
2- the conversion of Russia.
3- the last one, which dealt with an attack on a man in dressed in white.

The last of the Fatima 3, Sister Lucía de Jesús Dos Santos, who lived in a Carmelite convent, died yesterday the 13th of February 2005 at the age of 97.

The front pages of the world media showed other things depending on their point of view, is it not so? ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday February 14, 2005 - 14:30 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 17, 2005 - 19:07)
The SSP have elected Colin Fox as their new leader and have rejected uncritical support for Iraqi Rebels. Instead, the SSP Conference, held in Perth gave a qualified expression of support to the popular resistence. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Sunday February 13, 2005 - 00:26 by nightime   text 10 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 - 09:14)   image 3 images
less than a day since the Spanish state and French state sent the Guardia Civil and Secret police to raid monastries of the benedictine order for presumed coloboration with ETA, and the simultaneous meeting of the President Chirac and President Zapatero of the French Republic and Kingdom of Spain who jointly share the responsibility for the state of Andorra under the treaty of Utrecht just about back then - when we started using this nifty calander and collecting art to put on display, et cetera, et cetera, vote in your referendum, vote, tell us what you think please,

Europe has launched the biggest satelite without a silly name ever ever and only yesterday Chirac and ZP but where was the big man doesn't say much Shroeder? with flu along with burlesconi with flu imagine it. where are we all going?

we have aids and insecurity they have flu and national debt. It is truly the wisdom of God. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 12, 2005 - 18:47 by Keith Harris   text 9 comments (last - friday march 25, 2005 - 06:55)
What is the best way for progress in Northern Ireland? Do you think Northern Ireland should become fully independent as a self-governing country? Should it drop its UK status and fully merge with and become part of the Republic of Ireland, without borders? Or should it continue as part of the UK with its own parliamentary Assembly?
Vote and have your say at http://www.newsmedianews.com/comment.php ... read full story / add a comment
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international / eu Saturday February 12, 2005 - 15:37 by ZERO FIVE Television   image 2 images
they sat on their hands
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday February 12, 2005 - 14:10 by redjade   text 4 comments (last - monday february 14, 2005 - 12:56)   image 2 images
and Bushies claimed they never thought of planes flying into towers.... ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Friday February 11, 2005 - 17:38 by An Informer   text 11 comments (last - thursday september 29, 2005 - 22:24)   image 1 image
Young Fine Gael have launched an new e-zine called the Infomer which is available from the Link below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 11, 2005 - 15:28 by redjade   text 10 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 - 16:50)   image 1 image
''UK airports are believed to be operational bases for two executive jets used by the CIA to carry out 'renditions' of terror suspects.'' ... read full story / add a comment
waterford / politics / elections Friday February 11, 2005 - 12:43 by Rosebud
Waterford is the constituency of Mr Martin Cullen who, as minister for the environment, introduced the aborted e-voting system.
The State's bill for storing e-voting machines in Co Waterford is four times higher on average than anywhere else in the State. ... read full story / add a comment
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