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cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 08, 2008 - 10:46 by Michael Cronin 4 images
On the 15th November 2008, a conference was organised by the Irish National Forestry Foundation and held at the Silversprings Hotel, Cork. A protest by forestry contractors was present at the conference, claiming pollution of Irish rivers from harvesting of timber, also another peaceful protest was held at the National Ploughing Championships on the 23rd September 2008 (Photos of which are attached). ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday November 07, 2008 - 15:30 by Stephen Boyd 57 comments (last - wednesday november 19, 2008 - 17:52)
Socialist Party publishes new critique of the SWP ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 06, 2008 - 17:47 by Terry 1 comment (last - friday november 07, 2008 - 11:37) 1 image
Electronic Intifada is reporting : "Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post" whilst Haaratz describing the the choosing as: "Obama kick-starts transition, picks Israeli Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff" http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1034635.html As Ali Abunimah puts it in his EI article: "During the United States election campaign, racists and pro-Israel hardliners tried to make an issue out of President-elect Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein. Such people might take comfort in another middle name, that of Obama's pick for White House Chief of Staff: Rahm Israel Emanuel ... Rahm Emanuel was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1959, the son of Benjamin Emanuel, a pediatrician who helped smuggle weapons to the Irgun, the Zionist militia of former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, in the 1940s. The Irgun carried out numerous terrorist attacks on Palestinian civilians including the bombing of Jerusalem's King David Hotel in 1946. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday November 04, 2008 - 16:22 by Ronnie 4 comments (last - sunday january 17, 2010 - 02:46)
Indymedia users will be aware of the longrunning dispute between the trade union UNITE (formerly ATGWU) and a number of Shop Stewards sacked by ICTS in Belfast in2002. . ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 03, 2008 - 16:35 by Gruffalo 4 comments (last - wednesday november 12, 2008 - 13:17)
The Guardian today published a review of Hunger, which not only spouts Anti-Irish Sentiment but also encourages the mistreatment of political prisoners. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday November 03, 2008 - 15:12 by pat c 1 comment (last - monday november 03, 2008 - 15:25) 3 images
The Iraq Freed om Conference provide a report on how Iraqi workers are fighting back against Iraqs puppet givernment. Full text at link. US Troops and National Guards Surrounded the Event While the Labor Leaders Delivered Their Speeches In a series of demonstrations led by workers of the Ministry of Industry against the Minister of Finance and government decisions that intend workers salaries cut back under terms of the International Monetary Fund, a massive demonstration was organized on October 19, 2008 in Firdaus Square in Baghdad, where thousands of workers have participated. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday November 03, 2008 - 10:24 by Jim 12 comments (last - tuesday november 11, 2008 - 20:53) 1 image 2 video files
In a speech in July, Barack Obama stated that he wants to "re-deploy" American troops in Iraq "carefully" with their safety in mind and "responsibly" leaving behind a "sovereign" Iraqi government that can "take responsibility for its own future." In doublespeak that means Barack Obama is as committed as George W. Bush was to the imperialist American project in the Middle East - toppling anti-American elites and replacing them with pro-American elites to administer the American agenda. Obama is a wolf in sheeps clothing. ... read full story / add a comment |
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