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Upcoming Troops Out of Iraq events in Glasgow

12-11-2004 14:06

1 Vigil this evening, Friday 12th November
2 CND Demonstration, Saturday 13th November
3 Web forum and email lists
4 Weekly meetings

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Dublin May Day charges thrown out of court.

12-11-2004 13:49

All charges against Polly Murphy and Joe Girardi are dismissed in Dublin trial.

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The end is Nigh for Killer-Cola

12-11-2004 13:30

Coca-Cola is crisis speech to reassure investors, as annual sales figures released.
Fuck-em! Their empire is on the wane, and we're gonna dance on their ashes! Ha-ha-Ha!

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Save The Other Cinema

12-11-2004 13:25

We need your support.

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Support Liverpool Care Workers!

12-11-2004 12:36

In a time where the occupation of Iraq is becoming more and more bloody and
George W Bush the Warmonger in Chief has been returned to office it becomes
more important to remember that while all the money that is needed to
continue the so called "War Against Terror" is made available other areas
suffer.

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Aggregate ship locked into port

12-11-2004 11:57

Ecologists last night used cycle locks to lock shut the Newhaven Swing Bridge on the A259 in East Sussex, blocking the exit of the Hanson ship the ARCO Dart at High Tide. The bridge was due to open at 9pm but the ships crew struggled for two hours to remove the locks before calling the fire services. The action was part of a growing campaign to dissuade companies planning the future destruction of the East Channel eco-systems by marine quarrying.

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Meeting to discuss Aznar visit

12-11-2004 11:55

There will be a meeting to discuss what Oxford people would like to do about the visit of the ex Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Aznar - he is coming to the Oxford Union on December 3rd. The meeting is to be at Friends Meeting House, St Giles, on Wednesday 17th November at 7.30 pm. Come along if you want to plan actions and coordinate response.

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Iraq: Big Business the key to US strategy

12-11-2004 11:51

in case you didn't know ...unlikely
Beyond Halliburton, how the country's banks have been bought up, and the installation of a new regime of low taxes on big business and quick sales of “all state enterprises” to foreign operators
(posted courtesy of someone else, not Greg!)

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Norwich Anti War Protests

12-11-2004 11:45

Protest against Falluja mayhem.

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John Pilger :Iraq: the unthinkable becomes normal

12-11-2004 11:25

The most important evidence to the 9/11 Commission came from General Ralph Eberhart, commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad). "Air force jet fighters could have intercepted hijacked airliners roaring towards the World Trade Center and Pentagon," he said, "if only air traffic controllers had asked for help 13 minutes sooner . . . We would have been able to shoot down all three . . . all four of them."
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Blockade of Israeli Company by anti-wall protestors

12-11-2004 11:06

Yesterday morning, a group of activists have set up a blockade outside the premises of Agrexco-UK. (Carmel House, Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1DQ - Tel: 020-8848 7788). Agrexco Ltd. is Israel’s largest exporter of fresh agricultural produce.

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More on the seizure of the indymedia servers

12-11-2004 09:44

The latest Orwellian developments stateside as activists try to discover why our servers were taken.

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Lobby those responsible for cutting off water in Iraq

12-11-2004 09:18

It is very important that the water supplies in Iraq are safe guarded. A page has been created where people can fax UK ministers with responsibility in this area:
 http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~npg20/iraqwaterfax.html
If people can take a couple of minutes to lobby these politicians, we may succeed in getting this crucial issue a wider airing in the public domain.

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Armistice Day in Iraq

12-11-2004 04:01

Armistice Day was intended to celebrate peace - a remote concept to people victimized by Bush in Iraq.

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Green Councillor demands University Dept Boycott

12-11-2004 02:55

Oxford's Green Party Councillor Matt Sellwood demands that the Oxford University Student Union boycotts the Said Business School over ethical factors regarding the contribution of arms dealer Wafiwq Said.

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Activists Increase Militance in Wake of Bush's Re-election

12-11-2004 01:26

add some life to your town with these stickers!
In the wake of Bush's re-election, a string of militants are rising up and taking direct action against Republican, military, and corporate targets. You are cordially invited.

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Sussex Constabulary keeping the cunts in the cuntryside(Thats countryside allian

12-11-2004 01:15

A report of a hunt sab action in sussex on Saturday 6 November 2004 in which sabs endured constant harrassment from the police forces of two counties but a fox was saved

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torture minister

12-11-2004 00:03

Gonzales was most recently counsel to the president and recipient of the infamous internal White House memo from Aug. 1, 2002, signed by then-Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee which put Bush above the law and "...argued darkly that torturing al-Qaida captives "may be justified" and that international laws against torture "may be unconstitutional if applied to interrogations" conducted under President Bush. The memo then continued for 50 pages to make the case for the use of torture."

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The SHORTWAVE REPORT 11/12/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY!

11-11-2004 23:53

A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Germany, China, and Cuba.

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multinational corporate games in leeds for no shopping day nov 27th

11-11-2004 23:07

bored of consumer society?

then meet a big crowd of folk for leeds' first anti-corporate games in the city centre on saturday november 27th

meet on the corn exchange steps a 1pm

we will be visiting various shops in town for pranks fun and hoots

bring your friends and a sense of humour.....