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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday August 21, 2013 04:00 by Ciaron
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PHOTO - http://tinyurl.com/mmdbef7 YOUTUBE (3mins 35 secs) - "If I had a Hammer" by David Rovics http://tinyurl.com/l8wxwrg inspired by helicopter gunship ploughshares action undertaken by Graeme Dunstan & Bryan Law Talisman Sabre 2011 Trial began in August 19th 2013 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 18, 2013 01:38 by Turing
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Franklin Lamb gives an eyewitness report on the immediate aftermath of the bombing. Full text at link. I stood for more than an hour just inside a women’s shoe store sometimes moving along the sidewalk, which front had been blown off and wanting to stay out of the way, just watching and grimacing as emergency vehicles began to arrive and thousands, not hundreds, of Hezbollah security and supporters, many armed, arrived and directed the fire trucks and ambulance, helped wounded neighbors among much shouting and emotion. Grown men crying, women praying, and before long a group of young men beating their chests in defiance, chanting “Haidar, Haidar, Haidar’ and Shia ritual meant to identify with the events of Karba in 680 when Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) sacrificed himself in defense of Islam. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday August 16, 2013 20:43 by Galway Alliance Against War
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/galway.antiwar Or join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/312442090965/ The August GAAW Bulletin will be a rather truncated edition as we bring to your attention forthcoming activities by Galway’s local peace group. The U.S. military hub at Shannon airport remains our principal focus. It is through here that Washington ferries its soldiers and its weaponry to kill innocent people in far off lands. This makes us direct accomplices to mass murder. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday August 16, 2013 02:26 by Turing
The despotic House of Saud scatters its money around, causing mayhem throughout the Arab World. Money that is stolen from ordinary Saudis by the parasitic royal family. Finian Cunningham explains what is really going on. Full text at link. If Saudi rulers had more brains, they might be formidably dangerous. Even with lackluster intelligence assets, they are already causing enough havoc and bloodshed across the Middle East and North Africa regions, pouring millions-of-dollars-worth of weaponry into Al Qaeda and other Takfiri networks that are destroying once proud civilizations in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Libya through nihilistic sectarianism. And if the Saudi paymasters of terrorism could have it all their way, they would salivate at the chance of extending this destruction to Iran - the Shia power that they fear as their nemesis. Fortunately, the Saudi rulers’ agenda of covert terrorism - an agenda that serves its Western masters - is not well concealed. This is because “Saudi state intelligence” is something of an oxymoron and leaves a trail of self-incriminating clues wherever it goes read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 15, 2013 13:18 by Turing
This won't please the US, they will now have to find some other ruse to didrupt the UN process. Full text at link. The Syrian government has accepted the ‘essential modalities’ under which the UN was ready to investigate whether chemical weapons had been used in the country, the body has announced, signalling that experts will shortly be travelling to Syria. "The departure of the team is now imminent," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. “As agreed with the Government of Syria, the team will remain in the country to conduct its activities, including on-site visits, for a period of up to 14 days, extendable upon mutual consent.” The Secretary-General has expressed his appreciation to the Syrian government for accepting “the modalities essential for cooperation to ensure the proper, safe and efficient conduct of the Mission.” The statement also reminded that the use of chemical weapons “by any side under any circumstances” would constitute an “outrageous crime. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday August 13, 2013 15:32 by Ciaron
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5 mins 18 secs into this VID - Jello Biafra's statement in support of Bradley Manning & Edward Snowden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAieFnFwMus read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday August 07, 2013 22:13 by GCH np q
Last Sunday, we gathered at Giuseppe Conlon venue, as the sentencing phase for Bradley continues at NSA HQ, Ft. Meade, Maryland, USA. We named our venue after Giuseppe Conlon who left his native Belfast for London as “an act of mercy” to visit his son Gerry who had been fitted up, tortured and jailed. A similar fate was to meet Giuseppe and his in-laws the Maguires who offered him for a bed for the night. Giuseppe was to die in a British jail framed, libelled, tortured. Not even in death was he left alone as his body was flown back and forth over the Irish Sea and stashed at Hereford before eventually being laid to rest. The Maguires too, who were also innocent, suffered long years in British prisons. More on the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven here. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 05, 2013 13:42 by BoS
Sanctions grow more severe, even publication in academic journals isout for Iranians. Yassamine Mather discusses the limitations of Hassan Rowhani. Iran’s new president, Hassan Rowhani, will take office on August 3. He faces major internal as well as international problems. It will be interesting to see how a man who describes himself as a ‘centrist’ will try to reconcile the warring factions of the Islamic Republic, but also the increasing divide between ordinary Iranians - victims of sanctions, poor economic management, as well political repression - with an increasingly paranoid religious dictatorship. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday July 31, 2013 15:17 by Free Brad!
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Three hours before the Bradley Manning verdict was to come down Tuesday (NSA HQ Ft.Meade, Maryland USA 1pm/ London 6pm), supporters of Bradley Manning gathered at the Eros statue in Picadilly Circuls London. The 15 gathered, included folks from Aotearoa, Australia, England, Ireland, Iraq, Italy, United States. They included artists, a boat builder, Catholic Workers fathers, former prisoners, mothers, musicians, priests, & students. They were joined by a Swiss tourist who picked a Bradley Manning placard. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday July 28, 2013 08:32 by Free Brad!
VID ( 5 mins) Free Speech: Use it or Lose it! Sat J27: London Bradley Manning Solidarity Crew joined by NYC's Rev. Billy! http://tinyurl.com/m8779ul read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday July 25, 2013 06:33 by Ciaron
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***Please RSVP asap as it helps us to organise the event Email ciaronx AT yahoo.com or text 07 927 259 363 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday July 24, 2013 23:04 by Paul O'Brien
As part of the International week of events, a rally in support of Bradley Manning, will be held on Friday 26th July 2013 – Bank of Ireland College Green Dublin - 2pm to 4pm. So far, actions are planned in Canada, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, UK, and dozens of major cities in USA. All welcome. payday@paydaynet.org www.refusingtokill.net - Ireland – nowar@eircom.net 0861963134 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday July 15, 2013 08:11 by Solidarity
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ABC Brisbane radio interview Vince Emanuele: veterans and PTSD http://tinyurl.com/o969n9x read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 02, 2013 13:20 by Galway Alliance Against War
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Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/galway.antiwar Or join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/312442090965/ FOR YOUR DIARY SOLIDARITY RALLY AT ENNIS DISTRICT COURT 10th JULY 2013 at 10.30am JOIN US THERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MARGARETTA D’ARCY GAAW SUPPORTED PEACE EVENT Shannon Peace Vigil Sunday, 14th July, 2013 14:00 until 15:00 Meet at small roundabout just before Shannon Airport CONTENTS 1. MARGARETTA’S COURT CASE 2. GAAW PRO TAKEN IN FOR QUESTIONING BY GARDAÍ 3. MEANWHILE AT SHANNON THE WAR GOES ON….. 4. FROM SOLDIER TO RESISTER – JOE GLENTON IN GALWAY 5. THE GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING THEMSELVES read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday June 27, 2013 08:17 by Ciaron
VID (26 mins) East Timor/ Seeds of Hope Ploughshares documentary, 1996 http://tinyurl.com/og2nou9 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday June 17, 2013 20:24 by Robert Long
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“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”
Iraq had WMD’s, Gaddafi was killing his own people, Iran has been six months from having nuclear weapons since 2004 and now Syria has used chemical weapons in its civil war. These are lies purported as truth by the vast majority of the mainstream media. These are four examples from the last decade, but of course lies of this kind have been used throughout history to justify wars of aggression. All of these government sponsored fallacies are inextricably linked in an on-going geo-political chess game. This game is all too real for those living in the “theatres” of conflict, and it shall be so for us few, lucky enough to reside in the still relatively peaceful albeit now austere “western” world. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday June 12, 2013 23:30 by Galway Alliance Against War
CONTENTS 1. FROM SOLDIER TO RESISTER – JOE GLENTON – TO SPEAK IN GALWAY 2. GAAW PAIR CHARGED OVER PEACE ACTION AT SHANNON 3. IRISH BACKING FOR BRITISH NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME 4. IS THE WAR IN SYRIA OVER OR ABOUT TO BEGIN? 5. PEACE PROCESS: COLUMBIA 6. MORE WARS IN AFRICA: SUDAN & SOUTH SUDAN – A (Thomas C.) MOUNTAIN VIEW read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday June 02, 2013 23:49 by Seana Sperling
Group Bullying (Mobbing) and Group Stalking is becoming a problem globally, but because of the U.S. involvement in two wars, some Peace Activists, Leftwing Educators and Writers in the U.S. are being bullied and stalked by groups of people that feel the activists and scholars are un-American. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday May 31, 2013 11:20 by Dave
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'Adana - Adana Security Directorate, which began after the massacre of Reyhanlı connected with the organization Al-Qaeda and detained 12 suspects in the operation against Al Nusra Front, 5 was released. Seized two kilograms of sarin gas in the addresses of the accused. Intelligence and Terrorism Al-Qaeda organization and the follow-up of the Department in connection with the preparation of action was determined that El Nusra Front. Adana and Mersin in the addresses of 12 people alleged to be members of the organization identified, were detained in the operation. Calls made staying at the addresses suspects, lots of information, documents and digital data were seized. Also belonging to the suspects were taken to secure the weapons and bullets for review. In addition, the addresses of the suspects were seized two kilograms of sarin gas on. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday May 29, 2013 15:20 by Kathy Kelly
A few evenings ago, as the sky began to darken here in Kabul, Afghanistan, a small group of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), gathered for an informal presentation about WikiLeaks, its chief editor Julian Assange, and its most prominent contributor, Bradley Manning. Basir Bita, a regular visitor to the APV household, began the evening’s discussion noting that June 1st will mark the beginning of Bradley Manning’s fourth year in prison. Two days later his trial will begin, a trial which could sadly result in his imprisonment for a life sentence. June 1st also begins an international week of support and solidarity, aimed at thanking Bradley Manning. #ThankManning! read full story / add a comment |
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