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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday June 22, 2007 15:08 by Erich Muehsam
Yes, once upon a time there was a Mass Anti-War Movement in Britain but it was destroyed. How did this calamity occur and who was responsible? Torab Saleth of Workers Left Unity Iran points the finger at the SWP for its pro-Tehran apologetics. The full article is available at the url below

Have you ever wondered what happened to the mass anti-war movement which in London alone brought out almost two million people before the invasion of Iraq in February 2003? How come no such huge response is at hand when we are faced with a similar plan for Iran?

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international / arts and media / other press Friday June 22, 2007 14:07 by Dante Algheiro @ the drive by motel with Virgil just outside   text 28 comments (last - friday february 15, 2008 21:24)
About two weeks a book review made its way into the New York Times & then by editorial selection (the universal vagaries and whimsical nature of which we all must agree) into the "best of review" by which the NYT increases newspaper sales by a few kilograms at the weekend. But the reader interest and plugmanship didn't stop there. Within a week the local language issues of the NYT had picked up on the story and translated it into the major European tongues. (but obviously not gaeilge, polish or chinese).

The story is now a pay for view - but it has excited certain interest in the Eastern seaboard US blogosphere & touches on areas of cognitive analysis which I first raised in 2003 - namely "are their rules or ritualised preparations for being a suicide bomber?" So I'm reproducing it here. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Friday June 22, 2007 12:20 by Mick Hall   text 1 comment (last - monday june 25, 2007 20:07)
For a Nation with a population less than that of London, Ireland to its credit has always had a historic, vibrant and rigorous left wing political culture, thus it is impossible to do justice to what constitutes the Irish Left of today in a single article. This piece is far from a complete bibliography and unlike many previous articles on the Left in Ireland, I have included the Irish Republican Movement. Whilst I accept this may not be to the liking of some readers, in my opinion not only do many Republican organizations deserve on merit to be within any serious analysis of the Irish Left, but I believe it would be nonsensical to exclude the Irish Republican Movement, not least because it has acted as the mid-wife to much of today's Irish left. Republicanism has at times also managed, for a host of differing reasons, to divert some of the finest sons and daughters of the Irish working class into the cul-de-sac of nationalism. read full story / add a comment
Guarding Gaza
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday June 22, 2007 10:27 by MichaelY   text 6 comments (last - saturday june 23, 2007 00:38)   image 1 image
I thought MIchael Warschawski's views on the latest development in Gaza, written on June 18 and coming from a Jewish anti-Zionist perspective, may be instructive for some of our local defenders of Israel.....and, of course, an eye-opener for some of our 'left' Islamophobes....

http://www.alternativenews.org/blogs/michael-warschawsk....html

The old dream of Ariel Sharon is becoming a reality: Palestinians are killing Palestinians, and Israel is counting the number of victims with great satisfaction.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday June 22, 2007 00:13 by John McAnulty   text 44 comments (last - tuesday july 17, 2007 10:45)   image 1 image
The Greens go into Government

‘Asking the Green Party to go into office with Fianna Fail really does not take account of the real world,’ Trevor Sargent, Green Party leader, May 22nd
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The Socialist #26  - July 2007
national / miscellaneous / other press Thursday June 21, 2007 19:58 by SP Online   text 26 comments (last - tuesday july 03, 2007 08:30)   image 1 image
The July 2007 issue of The Socialist (#26) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday June 21, 2007 17:35 by Terence   text 3 comments (last - saturday june 23, 2007 17:59)
The Enlish town of Modbury has become the first town in Europe to ban plastic bags outright. This goes a lot further than the plastic bag levy here which did go a long way towards reducing the amount of plastic strewn across our landscape. read full story / add a comment
Did SPC Eli Israel travel through Shannon?
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday June 20, 2007 17:45 by redjade   text 8 comments (last - monday september 03, 2007 18:14)   image 1 image
Eli is taking an incredible risk by refusing orders in Iraq and will most likely be court martialed. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday June 20, 2007 13:12 by newshound   text 59 comments (last - wednesday july 04, 2007 00:02)   image 1 image
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday June 20, 2007 12:58 by David L
Today, both The Washington Post and The New York Times carry op-eds by Ahmed Yousef, a senior advisor to Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the democratically-elected Palestinian Authority cabinet read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 19, 2007 22:20 by Daithi   text 10 comments (last - thursday april 16, 2009 16:42)   image 1 image
Two months ago www.irishrepublican.net was setup on the grounds that it would be a powerhouse of debate between republicans of all political opinions. No other forum exists were like minded republicans can exchange views and opinions. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday June 19, 2007 19:55 by Dante Algheiro @ the drive by motel with Virgil just outside
A great moral victory for anti-car activists such as critical mass types & reclaim the streets sorts has just been reported. The Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People (of the Holy See - Vatican) has issued a 36 page pamphlet entitled "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" which include a dinky ten guidelines already being dubbed "commandments" by cheeky secular cynical men and women of little faith in media organisations such as the BBC & Car magazine.

na lig sinn i gcothú.......I'd just like to highlight the good bits - "We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads" remarks
Cardinal Renato Martino who is the Roman Catholic's man on itinerants and migrants. You'll note that itinerants covers a range of gypsies, travellers, refugees, SUV mothers of 2 and commercial travellers.
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mayo / environment / other press Tuesday June 19, 2007 15:57 by IT reader   text 1 comment (last - wednesday june 20, 2007 13:53)   image 2 images
Two interesting pieces in the Irish Times yesterday, one an article by Lorna Siggins, the other a letter correcting the rather peculiar editorial last week, which likened the dispute in Mayo to an Ealing Comedy film.

Many people inside and outside the campaign are keeping a close eye on Eamon Ryan, and wondering whether he will meet with the Shell to Sea campaign before he meets with Shell.

Ryan has a supporter of Shell to Sea for a long time, and now he finds himself in charge of the project to get gas from the Corrib Field. It will be interesting to see what his reaction will be when the Gardaí use brutal tactics and start arresting protesters against Shell in Erris and in other parts of the country.

The 29th of June is the second anniversary of the imprisonment of the Rossport Five. Perhaps the new minister will mark the occasion by making a statement on the current situation.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday June 19, 2007 13:31 by producer
Max Keiser's awesome satirical film on the glamorous lifestyle of those on the front line of the War on Terrror. From luxury hotels to private jets and champagne, kidnapping and outsourcing torture on the US taxpayer can be a great way to see the world on 50,000 dollars a day.

Part one (13.21): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CVEMysbdOQ
Part two (9.31): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIFJltamP_A read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday June 18, 2007 15:58 by dingo
The person/s (activists, perhaps assassins) the agencies seek in relation to the approaching APEC summit may be known to the activist and broader political community; it is therefore with extreme prejudice that we cite government failures in relation to security and policing matters. The APEC summit may become the greatest security failure in Australian history. Infiltration/undercover operations are a two-edged sword; however, that sword has been broken by anti-corruption zealots in NSW. The State now faces gaping inefficiencies and a lack of urgently required expertise. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Sunday June 17, 2007 16:42 by L.A. Correspondent
Sherman Austin was arrested prior to 9/11 for operating the website RaiseTheFist.com. An anonymous poster had added a link in a comment to commonly availble information on bomb making. While Sherman was in pre-trial custody 9/11 occured and he foolishly struck a 3-month plea bargain with the prosecutor. The judge ignored the prosecutor's recommendation and tripled the sentence.

Now Sherman is released and has returned to direct action activism in downtown LA involving the videotaping of cops. Yahoo!News covers the story with two video clips. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday June 17, 2007 08:30 by nano
As the Middle East explodes in factional and sectarian conflict the neo-cons gloat, John Bolton and Condi Rice revealed U.S. policy during the South Lebanon conflict, their non-interventionist policy encouraged the slaughter of children and civilians by Israeli forces – peace is clearly of no use to American interests! What does it matter if most of the Middle East tears itself apart, America stands to gain from the mayhem and bloodshed. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Friday June 15, 2007 23:20 by Casement Fan   text 16 comments (last - sunday june 17, 2007 23:02)
The Justice section of the new program for government as published by the greens includes some choice encroachments on civil liberties. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Friday June 15, 2007 17:01 by ISNer   text 1 comment (last - monday june 18, 2007 14:21)
Green Fig Leaf: the weakest link. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday June 15, 2007 14:40 by Absalom
The Assyrian International News Agency has produced a deeply troubling Genocide report regarding the Assyrian (Chaldean) Christians of Iraq. The report: Incipient Genocide: The Ethnic Cleansing of the Assyrians of Iraq portrays a systematic campaign of massacre and destruction of this indigenous population of Iraq.

Through intimidation, forced conversions, murder, kidnapping, beheading of Church leaders, rape, and daily threats against their security and lives, the Assyrian Christian population in Baghdad and other major cities has dwindled from a once-thriving community to almost nothing. read full story / add a comment
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