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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday August 23, 2007 - 23:49 by Anthony G
All right-thinking people who support basic human rights unequivocally condemn the attacks on the Iranian people currently being perpetrated by the government of Iran. However we also condemn potential future attacks on the people of Iran being carried out by any other regime. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday August 23, 2007 - 18:57 by SP Online
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The August 2007 issue of The Socialist (#27) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / crime and justice Thursday August 23, 2007 - 18:04 by Chris Murray
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Six named Feminist Activist Writers received custodial sentences in the last few months in Iran, since that time three web designers and activists have also received sentences. The original report was on the Manila based Isis women Site:- Iran:- Women's Rights Continue to Plunge- http://www.isiswomen.org The charges against the six included "Acting against National Security by participating in an illegal gathering" and "Collusion and assembly to endanger National Security". ... read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections Thursday August 23, 2007 - 16:02 by Pobail
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Pobail The resignation of Pat Rabbitte should be welcomed by those on the left in Ireland, both inside and outside the Labour party. Rabbitte’s record has shown him to be a corrosive element on the Irish left, bitterly opposed to Sinn Féin, the largest political force on the left in Ireland, and all too willing to move the Labour Party to the centre-right and align with Fine Gael, adopting many of their policies wholesale. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday August 23, 2007 - 11:35 by Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather
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In this article Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather examine the underpinnings of Political Islam, they show how it is fundamentally anti-democratic and how it is hostile to the Enlightenment and the interests of the Working Class. The full text is at the link. The last three decades have witnessed a relentless growth of Islamic movements, so that, today political Islam is an undeniable reality on the world scene. The events of September 11, 2001 and since have given it further prominence. From the Middle East to North Africa and South Asia, it has, in its various manifestations, become a major player that needs to be analysed both politically and theoretically. The contradictory nature of political Islam means that such analyses must deal with it not only in relation to the interests of capital, but also in relation to the challenge it poses to socialist ideas. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday August 23, 2007 - 10:38 by indyjourno
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A video has surfaced on YouTube indicating that the police used provocateurs at the summit in Montebello. Canadian Union of Public Employees or CUPE, has uploaded pictures of the altercation that show the arrested “protesters” have the same footwear as the police. The video and photos show that the protesters are moving into the police line as a union leader challenges their actions and tries to expose them as police officers. ... read full story / add a comment |
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