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British company accused of pillage promotion and told to walk the plank

16-12-2004 13:09

Windrush Communications are corporate pirates!
Havoc was created at a British company HQ yesterday when 4 anti-war activists occupied the offices of Windrush Communications Ltd. The protestors asked to see the director of the company and when this was refused, occupied the space outside the offices.

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US: KGB and STASI reinforce Homeland Security. For whom?

16-12-2004 13:06

Why have Soviet secret service 'KGB', General Yevgeni Primakov, as well as Markus Wolfe, the ex-boss of the ''STASI'', the equally feared former East German 'State Security Police' been hired by - and for - the US Gov't.?

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GREECE: Lazaros Petromelidis sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison

16-12-2004 12:50

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2 1/2 years prison for refusing to kill

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Second Mersey Crossing Highly Dubious

16-12-2004 12:24

The consultation process regaridng the second Mersey Crossing seems to be flawed.

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G8 Road Show comes to Nottingham tomorrow! (Friday 17th Dec)

16-12-2004 11:54

Calling all those in Nottingham who want to get clued up about the G8 coming to the UK next year - this is your chance! The G8 Roadshow 'Trapese' comes to the Sumac Social Centre in Forest Fields tomorrow. From 4-6pm, there will be workshops, and from 8-11pm fun, including local band 'The Darlings.' Find out about whats wrong with the G8, how people have protested in the past,and about protests are planned for next year.

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Indymedia cinema in London

16-12-2004 11:36

Colonialism, State-Terrorism and Resistance

Indymedia cinema presents: 'XXI CENTURY' - an independent documentary film by Gabriele Zamparini & Lorenzo Meccoli

Part 5 - 'Civilization'

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Stop the privatisation of Europe

16-12-2004 11:07

A draft European Directive seeks to prevent governments from restricting trade in services. This would force the privatisation of services currently provided by the welfare state, such as education and health care. This would be a European version of the infamous GATS treaty proposed by the WTO.

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Liverpool - MerseyFin Benefit Gig

16-12-2004 00:39



If not You, Who? If not Now, When?
Merseyside Free Information Network is celebrating years of creating alternative media in Liverpool with a party to raise money for printing issue No 8.
The event will be held on Saturday Dec 18th , 8pm til 2am, at Mount Carmel Social Club, High Park St, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8, Admission £3

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Network Rail Stealing Your Taxes

16-12-2004 00:21

On November 2, the FT reported that there was a boost to railways as £20bn borrowing planned. It forgot to tell you that there will be no boost as Network Rail plans to take £20bn of taxpayers money over the next 5 years.
Network Rail is an unprofitable company set up by privatisation Government approved thief Adrian Montague, an ex-City lawyer who specialises in drawing up financial schemes that are called things like we need "£20m using the bond market to invest in the UK rail network and to refinance its existing debt. We need to be backed by a long-term indemnity from the government." FT dum people either do not understand or have been editorially sanctioned to tell you this means you the taxpayer will be paying.

Financial Times. 2 Nov.2004. p.3.

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CROSSRAIL - TAX THEFT ON AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE

15-12-2004 23:25

Crossrail, a rail line to benefit rich City workers get between the City of London and Canary Wharf and Heathrow, is set to cost London taxpayers over £15bn at 2002 prices. The expensive scheme is backed by the Government privatisation architect Adrian Montague, who has cost the taxpayers billions while accumulating mass bonuses and lining the pockets of law firms, banks, accountancy and development companies.
Here's the deal, we do not know how much it will cost, just start the scheme up, oh dear it costs much more than we thought, guess what we gave taxpayers a stake in this for 30 years, to keep it going we need your money for the next 30 years. thank you for being so co-operative each and everytime we do this to you.

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Clarke is Home Secretary

15-12-2004 21:33

Blunkett's replacement.

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A Modest Consumer Activism Proposal

15-12-2004 19:19

With dozens of underground websites recruiting our participation in boycotts against every malign corporation from Coca-cola to Microsoft, what could be more counter-intuitive than the idea of undermining a company by buying its products? It could work if it's done right.

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ss comander blunkett quits

15-12-2004 19:00

yes blunkett has quit. this is a glourious day to be remembered for ever more.......

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CIA Behind Automated Chat Room Spying Scheme

15-12-2004 18:46

No, no, really, this is for catching terrorists. Give me a break. The neo-cons are scared of their own shadows.
Dec 12 - Documents obtained by a public interest research center show that the US Central Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation collaborated to fund researchers developing software to electronically spy on Internet chat rooms.

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Statement to be brought to Paris Forum this 17th December requires endorsement

15-12-2004 18:39

from lowtech.org
Dear friends,

An important statement to be brought to Paris Forum this 17th December requires endorsement

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Blunkett's Gone!

15-12-2004 18:18

The blind thug Blunkett just resigned.

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The army recruits at GMEX Manchester

15-12-2004 18:17

targets that move in a warzone are usually people

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Dissent! Receives Letter From Tony Blair

15-12-2004 17:17

Dissent! receives letter from Tony Blair inviting us to the G8 Summit in Gleneagles July 2005

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Action against Windrush communications. Pictures

15-12-2004 16:18

The missing sign...anyone would think they didnt want us to know where they are?
Windrush it seems have been naughty enough to facilitate the illegal plundering of Iraq by western corporations.

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Attacking Wal-Mart's Supply Chain

15-12-2004 15:24

Wal-Mart's zeal to "hold the lowest feasible [inventory] level while avoiding the risks of 'stock outs,'" its competitive advantage, is also the weak link in its anti-union empire.