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international / crime and justice Monday May 11, 2009 - 13:57 by insurance scammer
Anyone lucky enough to catch episode 5 of the 13th series of "South Park" will already have digested the idea that Somalian pirates could be directed by a little fat kid with an attitude problem. But now the Spanish radio station "SER", acknowledged through its long list of leaks for its links to the intelligence services, has broadcast fresh claims, it says is based on a leaked briefing from European military intelligence that the pirates are being guided from London. & not just a bedsit in Dalston - but rather insiders in the maritime transport industry and insurance sectors. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Sunday May 10, 2009 - 14:15 by Miriam Cotton
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A Youtube of film-maker Quinn reading his letter on the upcoming occasion of its 40th anniversary - 14th May 2009. Approx 4 mins long. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Saturday May 09, 2009 - 23:47 by indo
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May 9th. "Irish Independent" ........As work/life balances go, he (Martin Sheen) seems to be onto something, looking at least a decade younger than his 68 years. The most recent arrest was less than two years ago, and related to trespassing on a nuclear test facility in Nevada. He has, he says, no plans to add to his impressive tally as he tours around Ireland this weekend with his grandson. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday May 09, 2009 - 23:04 by vendeval
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In the report on the annual police operation in Berlin delivered by local district German Federal Police chief Dieter Glietsch, we may read the usual justification for expenditure on kevlar, praise for "garda management", plea for more than this year's 6000 officer deployment, attention brought to the 450 of them who reported injuries and then one little jewel of intelligence. a 24 year old police officer who is normally stationed in Frankfurt Airport was arrested after not only throwing cobble stones at Berlin plod but then having a fisticuff go at resisting arrest. He is now suspended from duty. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Saturday May 09, 2009 - 22:15 by Joe Higgins
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Joe Higgins presents the animated tale of Mouseland, a politicial satire which looks at the false choices presented to working people in elections, narrated by Tommy Douglas. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 08, 2009 - 16:28 by Socialism or Barbarism!
Review of blasphemy law's implications ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday May 07, 2009 - 21:53 by pat c
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Once again the USAF has slaughtered civilians in Afghanistan. But hey its OK! Hillary says shes sorry! Full story at link. On the eve of a tripartite summit in Washington which the Obama administration has organized with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports from Afghanistan indicate that US air strikes in western Farah province have killed and wounded scores of civilians, many of them women and children. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 21:12 by babycham
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Yesterday the unionist parties of the Spanish state of both ruling leftwing PSOE and rightwing opposition PP, who have never agreed on anything other than pay-rises, united to elect the leader of the Basque branch of the PSOE as first minister of the Euskadi region for their loyalist commitment to the project the PP saw a young up and coming member (before only noteworthy for her thoughts on condoms [she'd never use one]) appointed speaker of the Basque parliamentary house. The Lehendakari (taoiseach) of the last ten years of the PNV majority centre right nationalist party who have always held the post thus passes into history. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 19:36 by Kat
I would just like to forward this article from the Dublin SPCA website. I feel this issue is not getting enough media attention. see story below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 09:02 by Wallshaveears
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HAMAS POLITBURO chief Khaled Meshaal said yesterday the movement was ready to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution. ... read full story / add a comment |
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