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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday November 09, 2009 - 14:26 by pat c
 2 comments (last - thursday november 12, 2009 - 18:40)
An important study which illustrates the paucity of US media reports of civilian deaths in Iraq. hence it is hardly shocking that US citizens are unaware tof the true extent of civilian casualties. Full story at related link. In February of 2007 Associated Press conducted a survey of 1,002 adults across the United States about their perceptions of the war in Iraq. Whilst the respondents accurately estimated the death toll of U.S. soldiers (the median estimate was 2,974 while the actual toll at the time was 3,100), they grossly underestimated the number of Iraqi civilian casualties (the median answer was 9,890 at a time when several estimates put the toll at least 10 times that number and some as high as 50 times that number). ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday November 09, 2009 - 14:16 by indyjourno
THE HEALTH Service Executive is examining substantial fees paid by dozens of health service bodies and agencies to employer’s body Ibec. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / consumer issues Monday November 09, 2009 - 09:43 by UD
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Last week a consortium of three companies bought a Sellafield site with a view to a 2016 expansion of UK nuclear energy provision, this emanates from the *Entente Formidable* fiscal deal between the Heir to Slitherin' Gordon Brown (pal of Alistair Campbell , currently being investigated for Provence parties and expenses and best matey of Toxic Blair, who really had to go and is not getting Europe BTW) and the Gallic Shrimp Premier Sarkozy. Heres the Contract site which the Irish Times did not make mention of during the sale period : [] http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/10/28/7308....html ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Saturday November 07, 2009 - 20:38 by Socialist
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Leading British Marxist activist and theoretician Chris Harman has passed away. Former editor of Socialist Worker and International Socialism Journal, Chris was a leading member of the SWP. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / worker & community struggles and protests Friday November 06, 2009 - 21:25 by Kevin
3 comments (last - saturday november 07, 2009 - 18:02) 11 images  1 video file
In the region of 20,000 workers march through Cork City centre today to oppose Government cuts and the ongoing attacks on wages and conditions. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / miscellaneous Friday November 06, 2009 - 18:30 by SpunOut.ie Youth Volunteer
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Vibrant rallies were held today in Dublin, Cork, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Tullamore and Waterford to protest against the treatment of workers and the vulnerable in Irish society. It is estimated that over 20,000 marched in Dublin, up to 15,000 marched in Cork and up to 5,000 or more in other cities and towns around Ireland. This is undoubtedly a powerful collective message to our government. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 04, 2009 - 12:27 by tomeile
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Britain:NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear has spoken out against threats to reporters by Islamophobic racists. Dear called for “tough and urgent action” against the EDL and other Islaophobic and racist groups after reporter , Marc Vallée, and video journalist, Jason N. Parkinson, were intimidated verbally and by email for their coverage of an EDL march last weekend. ... read full story / add a comment |
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