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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 13, 2005 - 22:34 by D O Briain
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A May 31 report in the highly respected Mexican daily La Jornada stated that in late May 2005 Paraguay’s Congress rushed through a law “that will permit United States troops to enter this South American country for 18 months, with immunity for all personnel that participate in activities of training and advising, including civilian personnel.” Paraguay and Bolivia share a border. Given recent negative US government statements re Bolivia and its social movements – which are demanding complete nationalisation of country’s oil, gas and water – this is an ominous development. Sources: Narco-Sphere ( English) http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/6/9/84257/46598 (6th paragraph from end) Original Story in La Jornada (Spanish) http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/may05/050531/027n2mun.php ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Monday June 13, 2005 - 22:03 by carme
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Charges were brought against members of the main Opposition party the PP today, after a demonstration organised by the second largest political organisation in Spain saw numerous banners calling for the death of the leader of the Catalan ERC party, Josep Lluis Carod Rovira who is the leader of one of the coalition parties in Catalonia. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday June 13, 2005 - 18:40 by too good to be true
Campaigners focusing on debt relief welcomed the move. But the finance ministers' agreement contains a provision on privatisation that has the potential to deliver to them more money than they wrote off. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Monday June 13, 2005 - 17:00 by Observer
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international / miscellaneous Monday June 13, 2005 - 16:51 by Rickets
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Increasing numbers of young American children are showing signs of serious malnourishment, fueled by a greater prevalence of hunger in the United States, while, paradoxically, two-thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese. Some pediatricians worry that cuts in welfare aid proposed in President George W. Bush's 2006 budget will only exacerbate the situation. By contrast Bush plans to keep tax cuts for more affluent sectors of the population, they note. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / arts and media Monday June 13, 2005 - 15:45 by redjade
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www.tv3.ie down at the time of this post (14:43) ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 13, 2005 - 06:24 by observer
The Alley Oop comic strip which continues to be distributed in hundreds of newspapers in the hinterland of the USA is daring to attack the Bush Regime (albeit without using the name). Alley Oop has gone political and poor Dr. Wonmug is under arrest as a terrorist by a "future" police state! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday June 11, 2005 - 20:10 by redjade
8 comments (last - friday june 17, 2005 - 14:46) 7 images
"If you plant false stories, how can you control where that story goes? You can't." ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice Saturday June 11, 2005 - 13:41 by me moby
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'...a company Global Mobile Vision that “has been accused of intimidating staff and of failing to pay wages due. And its work practices are bizarre”, according to Village Magazine.' ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Saturday June 11, 2005 - 12:57 by iosaf
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Carcavelos beach is just outside of Lisbon the capital of Portugal, where the EU deal on good times for poor people was made. Yesterday during the national holiday, Carcavelos beach filled up with happy Lisbonites relaxing from the worst inflation in the EU, and probably rubbing shoulders with the cheery types who fly in from the north and buy flats in the picturesque city to recover from the strain of being on the pigs back. This is modern tourism. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Saturday June 11, 2005 - 12:02 by iosaf
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For the last 48 hours, the situation in Manila, Philippines has worsened... Campesinos in their thousands have marched to the presidential palace demanding that the president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign (she was elected in may 2004). They have been water cannon-ed by the police and many are injured. They have not left the city. There have been reports of a "coup d'etat" in the last week, which set against a history of over 20 military interventions, merely signals that certain military officers are "taking an interest". Today's national day is thought tosee tensions peak. This follows consistent allegations of c-o-r-r-u-p-t-i-o-n, which have at all levels dogged the Pacific republic, made up of 7000 islands and counting on a population of roughly 85 million. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Saturday June 11, 2005 - 10:56 by SP reader
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For those looking for some news and for the assorted sectarians looking for something to complain about, here is the June edition of the Socialist, the SP paper. Some good stuff on Gama, G8 protests, industrial reports, etc. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment Saturday June 11, 2005 - 06:56 by son of beach
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international / miscellaneous Saturday June 11, 2005 - 01:15 by Bliss
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Democrats Eye Unfolding Ohio Coin Scandal By JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press Writer TOLEDO, Ohio - A disastrous investment by the state in rare coins has erupted into both a financial and political scandal, with Ohio's Republicans running for cover and the Democrats seeing great opportunity. At least $10 million is feared missing from a $55 million fund that the Ohio Workers' Compensation Bureau set up in a risky and highly unorthodox foray into the buying and selling of coins. The investment was managed by coin dealer Tom Noe, a prodigious fundraiser who has showered contributions on Republicans in Ohio and beyond. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Saturday June 11, 2005 - 00:56 by Elmer
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"Americans overwhelmingly see public broadcasting as an unbiased information source," Rep. David Obey (news, bio, voting record) (Wis.), the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, said in a statement. "Perhaps that's what the GOP finds so offensive about it. Republican leaders are trying to bring every facet of the federal government under their control. . . . Now they are trying to put their ideological stamp on public broadcasting." ... read full story / add a comment
international / housing Friday June 10, 2005 - 13:48 by C&P reading material
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2nd day of a strike against Mugabe in Zimbabwe sees people up north claim he's finally gone bonkers. *finally*? Oh dear, Mugabe has been around as long as any other 80+year old leader, he's up there with paisley and fraga. you can't teach old dogs new tricks & generally everyone has their own nichname for them. You could learn a lot by comparing and contrasting them, their pals and foes indeed. Mugabe has knocked down houses all over the shop, you know that, but his reasons are very very Western capitalist, he's combatting the "informal sector", these people were fueling the black market, living in non-council approved houses, you'd never get that in ireland... ... read full story / add a comment
waterford / bin tax / household tax / water tax Friday June 10, 2005 - 10:58 by ABTA
By Neans McSweeney, South-East Correspondent ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday June 09, 2005 - 23:14 by The Academy
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Anyone can nominate for the upcoming "Oscars of Idiocy" the World Stupidity Awards which take place every year at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Thursday June 09, 2005 - 22:33 by mms
On June 11th 2005 over 54 cities across the world will experience the naked joy of the world's largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity. Many cities will also ride again on the weekend closest to Valentine's Day 2006. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday June 09, 2005 - 22:00 by ryan
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Please follow my blog and enlighten the world. ha ... read full story / add a comment |
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