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national / environment Saturday February 07, 2009 - 10:51 by kermit
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It seems that the Galway by-pass may not now go ahead as planned after a dramatic eleventh-hour realisation by the Minister of the Environment that he is a member of the Green Party. "I had no idea I had these sort of powers, to stop developments that threaten the country's environmental heritage and prevent loss of habitat, until one of my civil servants (who I was making tea for at the time) pointed out that the Galway by-Pass is not sponsored by Shell, and although the Corrib bridge has a confusing name, it actually has nothing to do with the Corrib natural gas (eight billion euro giveaway) scheme in Mayo!" the Minister is not reported to have said. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 06, 2009 - 20:50 by C.D. Stelzer
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times reported that executive orders signed by Obama approve the continued use of "extraordinary renditions" as a tool in the so-called "war on terror." ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 06, 2009 - 02:45 by Aragon
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Gilomre to kick the workers and unions off the ladder behind him, put a rose between his teeth and flutter his eyelids flirtatiously at whoever will have Labour for a cheap bed partner in government. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday February 05, 2009 - 22:23 by C.D. Stelzer
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Marathon Oil Co., which holds an 18.5 percent stake in the controversial Shell Corrib natural gas pipeline off the west coast of Ireland, also has an interest in off-shore oil wells within the territorial waters of the tiny African nation of Equatorial Guinea. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday February 05, 2009 - 03:52 by Blacbloc
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A lot of people have probably wondered whether the government were planning to strong arm strikers and resort to dirty measures to intimidate workers. Looks like that option may not be available to them. Soldiers are saying they support the opposition to the pension levy. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday February 04, 2009 - 14:36 by C.D. Stelzer
It wasn't Goldman Sachs or Microsoft that topped the Obama campaign contribution list. They were numbers two and three, respectively. It was higher education, specifically the University of California system that ranked numero uno. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 04, 2009 - 11:13 by Brian Covert / Independent Journalist
Allen Nelson, Vietnam war veteran and peace activist from the U.S., shares his extraordinary experience in war, his personal transformation, his work for peace in and outside Japan, and his hopes for the future at a time when U.S. militarism shows no sign of slowing down. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 03, 2009 - 12:06 by Blacbloc
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Today's Irish Examiner effectively sets out the FG stall. The IE is a firmly pro Fine Gael paper and though its editorial makes no mention of Fine Gael, it's a safe bet that it reflects current thinking at FG HQ. http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story....1.asp ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday February 03, 2009 - 09:34 by gazasympathiser
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Four-year-old Samar Abed Rabbu is a little girl with a captivating smile to melt the heart of the most hardened correspondent. Samar had been shot in the back at close range. The bullet damaged her spine, and she is unlikely to walk again. At her bedside, her uncle Hassan told us the family had been ordered out of their home by Israeli soldiers who were shelling the neighbourhood. A tank had parked in front of the house, where around 30 people were taking shelter. The women and children - mother, grandmother and three little girls - came out waving a white flag and then, he said, an Israeli soldier came out of the tank and opened fire on the terrified procession. Samar's two sisters, aged seven and two, were shot dead. The grandmother was hit in the arm and in the side, but has survived. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday February 03, 2009 - 01:26 by Green Gobshite
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Oh Shell, how often must I venture into the wilds of Erris??? ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Monday February 02, 2009 - 19:11 by El Libertario, Venezuela
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* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 02, 2009 - 13:09 by gazasympathiser
Israel has paid £1.5m in damages to the family of James Miller, the British cameraman murdered by an Israeli officer while waving a white flag in Rafah (Gaza) 2003. At first the Israelis had claimed he was shot by Palestinian gunmen but this false allegation was disproved by ballistics tests ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 02, 2009 - 12:42 by gazasympathiser
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I was amazed to hear that Joe the plumber is now for pyjama TV (http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=page&page-id=111) "reporting" from Sderot on Newstalk yesterday. I wondered what qualified him so uniquely for this position? Perhaps its his unique skills acquired over many years as a plumber in dealing with large quantities of shit? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/11/joe-the-plumbe....html According to Joe "I don't think journalists should be anywhere around war. I mean you guys report where our troops are at you report what's happening day-to-day you make a big deal out of it I think it's assinine I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting" ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Monday February 02, 2009 - 11:47 by Steerpike
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With increasing numbers choosing not to buy new cars here, or going north in search of second-hand bargains, there has been much discussion in the Irish motoring industry as to how a moribund market might be revived. The obvioius option: scrapping excise duty on cars (or Vehicle Registration Tax) is the elephant in the room that has been studiously ignored. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 01, 2009 - 02:23 by repost
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"I wish I'd done something bigger"..."death is always in the air." With his release from prison months away, anarchist eco-terrorist Jeff "free" Luers talks about torching SUVs, remains unrepentant and discusses daily violence in maximum security prison. ... read full story / add a comment |
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