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international / crime and justice Wednesday March 04, 2009 - 02:57 by zola
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Sarkozy; his former minister of Justice (& ex girlfriend) Rachida Dati, whose recent baby had been rumoured to have been fathered by the former Spanish prime minister Aznar, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Christine Albanel and former leader of the Spanish "labour" opposition Alain Juppé got death threats today in the forms of nasty letters accompanied with 9mm bullets. & then to top it off two lesser well known french parliamentarians of the right wing UMP Frédéric Lefebvre and Christian Vanneste also got some lead high velocity alloy. That leave's 2 in the cartridge. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 03, 2009 - 17:09 by Peter Tatchell
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Peter Tatchell writes on the need for principled solidarity with Iran: Support the People of Iran against US Imperialism. But also against the Theocratic Regime. Full text at link. Principled, consistent left-wingers do not base their politics on the unprincipled, inconsistent geo-political manoeuvres of western powers. We stand with the oppressed against their oppressors, regardless of what the west (or anyone else) demands or threatens. US sabre-rattling against Iran is worrying. A military attack must be resisted. However, opposition to Washington’s war-mongering and neo-imperial designs is no reason for socialists, greens and other progressives to go soft on Tehran. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday March 03, 2009 - 14:49 by Susana Lee
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THE 11th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems will begin at 3:00 p.m. today, March 2, at the International Convention Center, and its first session is to feature Honduran President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, who will give a master lecture on "Required Adjustments to Globalization." ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday March 03, 2009 - 10:47 by Brickie
éirígí activists in conjunction with members of the construction branch of SIPTU picketed the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis on Saturday (January 28) in protest against that party’s continued attacks on workers’ pay and conditions. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections Tuesday March 03, 2009 - 02:07 by RTÉ
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Tony Gregory's election agent, Maureen O'Sullivan, has announced her intention to run in the by-election in the Dublin Central Constituency, following Mr Gregory's death in January. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Monday March 02, 2009 - 16:27 by dunk
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Discussion chaired by Frank McDonald, journalist with The Irish Times, on a broad range of architectural and developmental issues that have become apparent in Celtic Tiger Dublin. Contributors include Dr. Gary Boyd, Ciarán Cuffe TD, Robert Ballagh and Siobhain Ní Éanaigh. The majority of the speakers were very critical of Celtic Tiger Ireland, a change from previous "architectural discussion". The talk happened in Docklands "white elephant", CHQ, aka: Stack A. Sunday August 10 2008 was the day of the discussion, day after the worst rainfall that Ireland had ever seen in the month of august, a wake up call if ever there was one of how we have to adress climate chaos...http://radio.indymedia.org/es/node/17169 ... read full story / add a comment 
national / education Sunday March 01, 2009 - 13:34 by Sharon.
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A Fine Gael Councillor and State Senator has suggested that a "national collection" should be done in order to fund the education of children with general learning disabilities. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday March 01, 2009 - 00:25 by Anne Mc Shane
The recent change in Irish society from `get rich quick' to working class struggle has been unprecedented. The economy is sinking fast and the predictions are that things can only get worse. European Commission president José Manuel Barroso has made the point that Ireland would be in the same situation as Iceland if it were not in the euro zone. But maybe even this cannot save the country from plunging into bankruptcy, as banks and businesses collapse and unemployment soars. ... read full story / add a comment |
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