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cork / history and heritage Sunday December 24, 2006 - 16:24 by Niall Meehan
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As it is no longer availailable elsewhere online this History Ireland debate is reproduced here - either with a graphic (click to read) or with text. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Saturday December 23, 2006 - 16:50 by Listener
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RTÉ Radio ONE - Just after 6PM on Saturday 23rd. A look at the General Election Constituency of Mayo. This might interest some people from outside Mayo, since the protests against Shell have presumably had an impact on the political landscape. There's always a possibility that RTÉ might not mention the protests of course... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday December 23, 2006 - 09:41 by Paul Doran
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The following is a video made by US Marines and posted on the youtube video sharing website. Parodying the US show "Extreme Makeover" the soldiers set about rigging the home of an innocent Iraqi family with explosives and razing it to the gound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKVwNUzF5kU ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 22, 2006 - 08:45 by peptide
As America faces the most calamitous military misadventure in its history, the administration offers unqualified slogans rather than detailed plans to remedy the horror it created in Iraq. The American mass media is now buzzing with the sound of nothing meaningful. The Bush administration has resorted to contextually meaningless slogans in its efforts to dupe an increasingly sceptical public. The latest inane slogans saturating the airwaves are “win” and “way forward”. Only adolescents and the daft invest meaning in unqualified slogans – shall we test the latest two slogans and attempt to determine the ruse behind the deception? ... read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 22, 2006 - 03:00 by TJ
The New York Times is reporting that : Gazprom, the Russian energy monopoly, bought control of the world’s largest combined oil and natural gas development yesterday after a highly publicized campaign of pressure on its foreign operator, Royal Dutch Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
leitrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 21, 2006 - 22:58 by Sylvia
The Al Jazeera website is reporting that Royal Dutch Shell is evacuating about 400 of the dependants of its expatriate staff from the Niger Delta to Lagos after fighters planted a car bomb in a residential compound earlier in the week. The stimulus to evacuate was engendered by another attack today when armed men stormed Total's Rivers state oil facility killing three police officers. ... read full story / add a comment
As US/UK military build up for attack on Iran continues, Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersch discuss ...
galway / anti-war / imperialism Thursday December 21, 2006 - 22:26 by Dunlo
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The New York Times is currently reporting that the United States and Britain will soon move additional warships and strike aircraft into the Persian Gulf region to be within striking range of Iran. Senior U.S. officers told the paper that the increase in naval power should not be viewed as preparations for any offensive strike against Iran. But they acknowledged that the ability to hit Iran would be increased. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 21, 2006 - 16:20 by OZ
The killing of local aboriginal man Mulruniji by Snr. Sgt. Chris Hurley on Palm Island, Queensland, that resulted in a spontaneous riot and deployment of paramilitary police will not lead to the charging of the police officer concerned. In the history of the state of Queensland that has seen many aboriginal deaths in custody not one police officer has ever faced charges. This killing was captured in the watchhouse CCTV, the coroner put the cause of death squarely on Snr. Sgt. Hurley. The Queenlsland Labor Govt. has decided not to pursue charges. see link for more info http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/12/134272.php ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 21, 2006 - 04:29 by barra
It’s Official, marijuana represents the USA’s most lucrative locally grown product – at $200 billion/annum, corn, wheat and potatoes are chicken feed. While U.S. borders seep various powdered imports it’s good ol’ home grown pot that makes the bankers smile. The USA is drowning in contraband and the negative social ramifications of the neo-PROHIBITION of unenlightened conservative beliefs – when will they ever learn? ... read full story / add a comment |
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