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First Abu Hamza - you & I next?

08-02-2006 23:15

HORRIFYING arsenal of terrorist gear
Just what constitutes a terrorist arsenal these days? Pretty mundane objects it seems.

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The approaching war with Iran

08-02-2006 22:56

When bullets become the commodity to secure a currency, it is a clear sign of devastating calamity looming. To ignore the warning signs is to suffer like you have never suffered before, or to die. Harsh words, but true.

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Get Human and Bug me Not

08-02-2006 22:48

Ever get annoyed when you're stuck in a phone tree?

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Animal Rights Update

08-02-2006 21:49

Please read on to see how you can help with active animal rights campaigns in and around the West of England and South Wales.

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Danish Jam and Passports

08-02-2006 16:24

The Danish and generally, Scandinavian Passports were the safest documents to travel with in the world, not any more.

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Rotten judgment in the state of Denmark

08-02-2006 15:29

The Danish paper that printed the cartoons wanted to stir up trouble -- and the government wanted a culture war. They got more than they bargained for.

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Protest the cruel circus!

08-02-2006 15:17

Tiger caged at the 'Great' British Circus
Protests will be held this weekend against the Great British Circus, which arrives shortly at the Japanese Water Gardens in Stapleford.

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Ex-U.N. Inspector: Decision Already Made To Attack Iran

08-02-2006 14:55

Ex-U.N. inspector: Iran's next: Ritter warns that another U.S. invasion in Mideast is imminent

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Latest Corporate Watch newsletter now out

08-02-2006 14:38

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The South is Bled White

08-02-2006 14:34

Since the Asian crisis and the 1980s, we have had massive net capital flows from the South to the North. These flows are much greater than what flows to the South in economic aid.. The South is systematically bled white under the present conditions of the world economy.

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(correction) Peace Not War concert on Friday - activists' discount

08-02-2006 13:47

Make Love Not War
Correct information: activists get in half-price (£3) if they send an email to  office@peace.fm by noon on Friday with a note of what they do in the movement peace/environment/anti-capitalist/gender activism etc). Office volunteers in peace groups get in free.

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Outsiders

08-02-2006 13:30

An important film examining Britain's commitment to freedom and diversity has just become available on www.cultureshop.org.uk

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Impregilo demo'd over Iceland Dam

08-02-2006 13:23

This morning, activists visited the offices of Impregilo New Cross Ltd, part of the company which is building the controversial Karahnjukar Dam in Iceland.

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so who was behind those antimuslim cartoons?

08-02-2006 12:38


As suspected, and claimed on this blog over the weekend, the inflammatory anti-Muslim cartoons published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten were a deliberate provocation designed to outrage and incite Muslims and thus engender support in Europe and America for the manufactured “clash of civilizations” engineered by the Straussian neocons.

same danish paper refused to publish Jesus cartoons for fear of an outcry

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call for papers on visualizations, maps and social transformation

08-02-2006 12:35

Call out proposals on visualizations, maps and social transformation. Please Spread.

Crida a propostes sobre visualitzacions, mapes i transformació social. Si us plau, difondre.

Llamada para propuestas de visualitzaciones, mapas y transformación social. Por favor difundir.

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Camp for Climate Action gathering in Nottingham this weekend

08-02-2006 11:27

Camp for Climate Action gathering in Nottingham this weekend, 11th -12th February. A monthly orgainising meeting to prepare for the Camp for Climate Action, 26th August - 4th September, is been held at the Sumac Centre in Nottingham.

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Samba Band and Bolivian folk act added to Solidarity benefit this Saturday

08-02-2006 11:26

Please downlode and distribute!
'Rhythems of Resistance' and 'Expresion Bolivia' will now play alongside the other acts at this Saturdays Bolivia Solidarity show in Camberwell.

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A Sunny Day in Kabul - Report from Afghanistan

08-02-2006 10:10

7 Feb 06
Lack of time has meant that I have not been able to send any personal reports on Afghanistan and what is happening here. The Danish cartoons and subsequent demonstrations mean that at about 1pm local time ‘white city’ was called by the UN. This means that no movement is allowed.

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2nd Renaissance -4

08-02-2006 09:00

How to live in peace
In due course, there is one achievement of overriding significance that Caral might well provide. One great contribution or lesson that can be applied to the 2nd Renaissance. How to live in peace, with spiritual meaning, and without warfare, for a thousand years.

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Infousurpa n11

08-02-2006 08:43

weekly independent poster of social centres activities