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9/11 in Context: The Strategy of Tension Gone Global

27-01-2007 23:21

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Attached is an mp3 of an interview with Tod Fletcher, covering the protests at the G8 in Genoa in 2001, 9/11, the 'strategy of tension' (Gladio) and it's morphing into the 'war on terror', which was brodcast by Guns and Butter on 24th January 2007.

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Davos

27-01-2007 22:19

Blairs speech,verbatim

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Noborders night Sat. 3rd February

27-01-2007 22:12

One week before the demonstration against detention Harmondsworth and Conbrook. Meet @ the Vortex Social Centre, Stoke Newington Church Street
from 6.30pm: ex-detinees speaking, film, discussion, workshops
from 9.30pm: bands and DJs, 52 Commercial Raod + others TBC,
veggie food, late bar
£ 5/3 donation

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TAG Aviation caught rigging on-line poll

27-01-2007 21:08

TAG Aviation have been caught red-handed rigging an on-line poll to support their plans for a doubling of weekend and bank holiday flights at Farnborough Airport.

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3 protesters arrested at supermaket blockade

27-01-2007 20:12

A Morrisons supermaket was blockaded by over 80 people and three protesters were arrested today (Saturday 27 January) as part of the continuing campaign for a law ensuring rights to use Welsh language.

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Germany/Switzerland: protests against the visit of mexican president Calderón

27-01-2007 19:37

german protester hunted by cop
Germany. Protesters managed to get into the park of Castle Belvedere, the place where german Bundespräsident Köhler welcomed mexican president Calderon, who got into office by election fraud and who brutally surpresses the social movement in Oaxaca.

Switzerland.
protesters show Calderón he is not welcome. They managed to protest directly in fron of the Hotel Belvedere.

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Happy Days In Brecon Beacons

27-01-2007 19:30

The tree camp site in Brecon is gaining a LOT of local support. It's in a beautiful setting, and is quite sheltered!

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Trafficking in Persons - MODERN DAY SLAVERY

27-01-2007 19:22

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Trafficking in Persons
MODERN DAY SLAVERY

Today, trafficking is a trul global industry.

During the 1980s alone, more women and children were enslaved by trafficking from Aisia than all the people sold into slavery from Africa during 400 years of the slave trade.

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East Oxford Stop the War

27-01-2007 18:09

Organising meeting 7.30 Monday 29th Jan, Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way

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Holocaust Memorial Day in Nottingham

27-01-2007 18:01

Holocaust Memorial Day in Nottingham

Saturday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day. An event marked widely. Here in Nottingham

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Nottingham Fur Protests

27-01-2007 17:53

Nottingham Fur Protests

Saturday 27th January from 12.00 onwards

Kurt Geiger have been selling real rabbit fur boots and whilst they have taken the fur off the shelves for now, they are UNWILLING to provide CAFT with a fur free policy. This reluctance to provide anything concrete in writing confirming they will not stock fur in the future speaks volumes and makes their position clear: they will be selling real fur again in the future!

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Video: 24/01/07 - Shell blockades London

27-01-2007 17:40

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Video of an evening of Shell garage blockades in London.

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Video of Critical Mass London January ride

27-01-2007 17:38

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This time the cops decided to get tough with riders without lights and those who go through red lights and also with sound systems in the SOCPA zone.

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Bush Is About to Attack Iran

27-01-2007 17:30

Raising awareness about new coming wars in the middle-east

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The New Borders Bill: A More Fortress Britain

27-01-2007 15:21

The new Borders Bill, the fifth on immigration in eight years, was published on 26 January, 2007 (see Home Office's press release). It will equip the new Border and Immigration Agency with a wide range of new powers to "deter, detect and deport those breaking the rules and ensure that those foreign nationals legally in the UK play their part in upholding the rules."

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Palestine Reportback and films-Cardiff, 5th Feb

27-01-2007 15:00

Reports from occupied Palestine, with films and food

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British Muslims See the Media as Exclusionary and Discriminatory

27-01-2007 14:05

Islamic Human Rights Commission’s forthcoming report "The British Media and Muslim Representation: The Ideology of Demonisation" examines how persistent categorization of Muslims into narrow terms of (negative) discussion inheres in the British media. The report advocates a freer and fairer media that includes marginal and minority voices.

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Leeds Critical Mass a success

27-01-2007 13:29

45 people rode around Leeds for just under an hour last night, with no police interventions. The largest ride for some years, its hoped that this is the beginning of reversal in the downward trend of recent times.

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Is The Independent for or against a military attack on Iran?

27-01-2007 13:07

The Independent's leading article is a perfect example of subtle propaganda by the liberal press.The contrast of tone between the first parargraph and the rest of this
'anti-war' article is rather schizophrenic.

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Blockade Aldermaston - 12 February

27-01-2007 12:57

Previoulsy on Block the Builders...
Block the Builders are calling for a special effort for this last announced blockade before MPs vote in mid-March on Trident replacement