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Militant demo in Argentina in Solidarity with those facing trial in Genoa
16-03-2004 16:23
Translated from the German Indymedia siteA martyr for $1
16-03-2004 15:31
Palestinians have used ambulances, women and foreigners to carry out terror attacks but the cynical use of a 12 year old schoolboy yesterday, which would have been claimed as a suicide bombing, is a new low in the methods of the extremists.Caterpillar plant shut down in Shrewsbury
16-03-2004 15:26
Shrewsbury, Northwest of Birmingham, 3:12 pm12-14 protesters have shut down the Caterpillar plant in Shrewsbury on the first anniversary of Rachel Corrie's death. Plant management have closed the plant completely by triggering the fire alarm. Police, fire engines and a helicopter are on the scene. The protesters walked in calmly through the front gate, and occupied parts of the plant. At least 2 locked themselves onto factory fixtures using bicycle locks, one to the central power controls for the factory.
the Wicked Witch of the East is Dead a Kasa fell on his Head
16-03-2004 14:58
By the end of the month of June, which is for Irish readers notable as
it marks the end of the Irish Presidency of the European Union,
if the United Nations the agreed, legal and proper institution of
international arbitration is not completely charged with the task of
Iraqi reconstruction the Spanish Armed Forces will leave that country
and that people.
I repeat :-
Without the UN the war on terror may not be prosecuted, this is
something I and my peers in the international community have
consistently written, said, shouted and proclaimed.
I repeat:-
No UN - No troops in Iraq.
I repeat:-
The wicked witch of the East is Dead.
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This is newsworthy for several reasons. It is a clear sign that the
wicked witch of the West is still over there. But we must no longer be
swayed in our resolute belief in the proper institutions of
international co-operation, conflict resolution and arbitration. We must
never again, be turned on the product of our collective history, the
fruit of our collective past, the institutions we created and formed and
have thoughtfully paid all our dues to.
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¿How did this come about?
Well, there was a big storm almost like a twister, a little girl and a
little dog called Toto.
There was a Scarecrow who found his courage, there was Tinman who found
his heart, there was a Lion who remembered his brains. And faith and
truth and wisdom. And certain mythical powers ascribed to a perfectly
ordinary man in exile. and those shoes which were made for walking.
and walking they did go.
with TOTO.
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¿does this mean Peace in our Time?
Well, no not exactly, we are still targetted by enemies, and we are
still greedy, exploitative, unwise and harsh in our dealings with the
world and our neighbours, but we have learnt that neither appeasement
nor offence will protect us. We have started the return to the balance
established between civilised nations which the founding mammies and
daddies of our little constitutions really really wanted.
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¿will this effect my social security entitlement?
Well we as of yet can not say, but a small indication from Spain and
Catalonia was the reduced vote 95,000 for the parties of the right and
the increased vote 200,000 for the tripartitie candidates. The
application of simple mathematics (math in american english) means 105,000
people voted who normally _do not vote_. If these people are on the
dole, they ought be remembered, if these people make your TV you maybe
should watch it, if these people write books, you really ought to make a
mental note to buy a copy sometime. If these people use their walking
shoes and go out with TOTO again, you pay attention to them.
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Meanwhile Life goes on as usual.
repeat:-
LIFE goes on as usual.
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thank you for the space.
moltes gracies per l'espai.
iosaf ipsiphi O as if.
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it's great to be literate.
Tariq Ali meeting 17/3
16-03-2004 14:37
Tariq Ali & chris nineham anti-war meeting 17/3The ESF soap opera continues
16-03-2004 14:37
The London organising process has been a battle ground of different world views and organising techniques. The ESF process was brought to the UK by a small un-representative group, who then finding that they couldn’t, contradictable, keep control of the ESF in line with the principals that underline it closed the process to all but this small group by traditional authoritarian hard left strategies. In doing this they nearly destroyed the London ESF, it was only saved at the Europe wide meeting when they completely backed down and let lose all the techniques of exclusion that they had built up on paper. Though this paper change has not yet grown into an open cultural change.Road to Ruin - Film Screening on Sunday March 21
16-03-2004 13:52
"water dangerous"
16-03-2004 13:50
The New Zealand green party fell for this one will you?Full article | 1 addition | 49 comments
Caterpillar Targeted in Memory of Rachel Corrie
16-03-2004 13:45
To honour Rachel Corrie, the US activist crushed to death by a D9 Caterpillar-made Israeli military bulldozer a year ago today, protesters intend to occupy Caterpillar Defence Industries in Shrewsbury, leaflet and dialogue with workers on the impact of their work, and grind production lines to a halt for a 3 minute silence in honour of Rachel’s life and the 2,859 Palestinians killed by the Israeli occupation since the 28th of September 2000.Another GM crop dropped from UK national list application process
16-03-2004 13:01
Syngenta/Monsanto withdraw GM sugarbeet variety leaving only 4 (of the original 58) GM crop varieties left in the UK national seed list application processMarchwood 14 case- outcome.
16-03-2004 12:54
The trial today of the 14 Greenpeace activists concluded with fines and sentences handed out by Southampton Magistrates Court. The 14 defendants were charged with aggravated trepass and criminal damage in relation to an action at marchwood Military base on the 4th of February 2003.Bayer CropScience going blue in the face over GM crops
16-03-2004 12:45
Paul Rylott's replacement as head of Bayer BioScience and acting chair of the ABC lobby group says of GM crop commercialisation "I've stopped holding my breath because I keep going blue"The defeat of the grey men: Spanish elections
16-03-2004 12:34
Last days have been very intense for everyone here. We wentthrough the worst nightmare ever in Europe. An attack of fundamentalist
islamic group that has killed many and injured more and hurted everyone
with sensibility. But the story about the following elections and results
I've been reading in some media can lead to a somehow biased image.
Chumbawamba's Alice Nutter reports on Mexican Sweatshops
16-03-2004 12:03
Alice Nutter from the pop band Chumbawamba will report back to the local group of the UK anti-sweatshop campaign No Sweat on her recent visit to Mexico at a public meeting in Leeds on 22nd March. Alice will be joined on the platform by Chinese trades unionist Wendelin,c.w.huang and local No Sweat activist Kate BuckellBlood donors told not to give blood.
16-03-2004 09:46
Blood donors told they can no longer give blood.Blunkett to charge wrongfully convicted for time spent at her majestys pleasure
16-03-2004 09:00
What do you give someone who's been proved innocent after spending the best part of their life behind bars, wrongfully convicted of a crime they didn't commit?An apology, maybe? Counselling? Champagne? Compensation? Well, if you're David Blunkett, the Labour Home Secretary, the choice is simple: you give them a big, fat bill for the cost of board and lodgings
KILLER COKE WORKERS GO ON HUNGER STRIKE
16-03-2004 01:45
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30 Coca Cola workers start hunger strike at 8 bottling plants in Colombia