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Glentaggart Coalmine Sabotaged; Police leave cancelled across the region

06-08-2009 11:59

The Camp for Climate Action Scotland has been informed off that anonymous activists have successfully sabotaged the Glentaggart opencast coal mine in South Lanarkshire. The unknown individuals have disabled the conveyor belt that moves coal from the mine to Ravenstruther rail terminal where the coal is then sent to Drax power station in Yorkshire.

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Contra-fascist reminder: Birmingham, this Saturday.

06-08-2009 11:02

A reminder of the need this Saturday to oppose fascists marching in Birmingham, with meet-up advert.

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Foie gras hell holes in the North

06-08-2009 10:55

These are a selection of places that are currently selling foie gras, please contact them and inform them about the barbarity involved in producing this 'food'

 http://www.viva.org.uk/campaigns/foiegras/index.html

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The Elite and Community Protests in South Africa

06-08-2009 10:17

Shawn Hatting reflects on the rebellions sweeping South Africa. Abahlali baseMjondolo, a mass movement entirely independent of political party or NGO control, emerged out of the last series of local revolts in 2004. What will come out of this series of local rebellions?

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Closed doors at the Council

06-08-2009 09:06

Parliament has been under attack lately (not literally, unfortunately) for its lack of ‘transparency’. It took a plucky mole to steal the documents, and public spiritedly flog them for £300,000 to the Telegraph to find out how much of our money was being spent on crystal grapefruit bowls and £200 pens (stand up Gorton MP Gerald Kaufman).

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Website online for Gathering Against The Prison Society (Oct09)

06-08-2009 08:38

Blog now up for 31st Oct/1st Nov anarchist/autonomous anti-prison event in Brighton.

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The Obama opiate: Crisis deepens, crowds cheer

06-08-2009 08:18

Six months since taking the reins, the Barack Obama administration has met its primary objective. It has swiftly ramped up the murderous imperial agenda inherited from Bush-Cheney while the masses, pacified and deceived by the appeal of the Obama image, pay no attention to realities.

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Woodstock 2009: A Slow Learning Curve?

06-08-2009 01:03

One generalization, that unfortunately holds true for “many” musicians and rock bands is, despite the fact they often have potentially huge audiences (the marketer’s dream), is that they often have little, if anything, intelligent and insightful to say about social and political issues. But more specifically, they will not likely assert the likelihood—that U.S. sponsored torture of Islamic prisoners has probably rendered “zero” results of quality or worthwhile intelligence (save perhaps what “Israeli” objectives might have wanted).

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Jewish Civil War: Secular U.S. Jews Use Obama Adm;n to Bring Down Netanyahu Gov'

06-08-2009 00:01

The Brooklyn/New Jersey rabbi money laundering prosecutions seek to turn the rabbis into witnesses against Irving Moskowitz, shut down his bingo empire, cut off funding for the Likud and religious parties, and bring down the Netanyahu government.

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How Independent is the Independent Police Complaints Commission?

05-08-2009 22:51

Public confidence in the police took a knock after the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April. As videos of police violence spread like wildfire on YouTube, their actions were roundly condemned by politicians and the media. Things have died down for the moment. With the MPs’ expenses scandal and Westminster going into meltdown police chiefs must have been quietly relieved when the public’s attention shifted elsewhere. Investigations into police misconduct continue at the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). But what exactly does the IPCC do? Is it effective? And who does it serve?

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Israeli general: Israel-Lebanon border could explode at any minute

05-08-2009 22:19

map of the Israeli bombardment during the July 2006 War on Lebanon
Speaking at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in July, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman slammed Israel’s daily violations of Lebanese territorial sovereignty.

President Suleiman asked for the full and unconditional implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, for the preservation of Lebanon’s "right to defend itself and liberate its land by all legitimate and available means”.

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loan sharks

05-08-2009 22:11

a man was prosecuted fo being a loan shark today

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Should we be worried about the BNP?

05-08-2009 22:02

In years gone by, there’s been more interest amongst the British public in the Eurovision Song Contest than the European Parliamentary Elections. The election of Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons, leaders of the British National Party (BNP), has changed all that. How are these racist loons representing us? And how worried should we be?

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Iran at the crossroads: Revolution or Bargaining?

05-08-2009 21:40

Street Protests in 7th weeks in Iran
The “family fight” between the so called reformists and hardliners is not our fight. People’s demands go beyond what the reformists who believe in the system can possibly deliver. The masses have shown that “the game of powerful” is not their game. If the middle classes succeed in bringing the working classes to it side and turn on the engine of the revolution and only then all these political flirting will go to its rightful place; the trash can of history. This is what happened during the 1979 revolution and will inevitably happen again in a “revolutionary situation”.

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MFAH destroy Novartis CEO's hunting lodge, ALF paint subsidiary

05-08-2009 20:30

NOVARTIS CEO'S HUNTING LODGE DESTROYED (Austria)
August 5, 2009 - Austria
NOVARTIS CEO'S HUNTING LODGE DESTROYED

August 4, 2009 - UK
WARNING PAINTED AT NOVARTIS SUBSIDIARY

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Vestas action video - Fish and Chips Day 11

05-08-2009 19:56

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A video - Activist collaborate with local supporters to get the Vestas occupiers a hot meal.

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Is your electricity generated from meat?

05-08-2009 16:52

Tesco has admitted that it sells 5,000 tonnes of meat for the national grid to turn into electricity.

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Government Plans to Stop Paying Disability Benefits!

05-08-2009 16:26

No More Benefits Cuts Campaign
A government green paper has revealed plans to stop paying disability benefits and hand the cash over to social services instead.

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Coup regime in Honduras seeks to close media that report it’s activities

05-08-2009 14:56

"This morning’s televised threat by coup General Romeo Vásquez Velásquez to “go after them” – the leaders of the civil resistance to the coup – also included broadcasters and journalists.
Radio Globo, after its first shutdown at the hands of military soldiers, won a court order to reopen and has broadcasted constantly since June 29. If not for its news team and conductors and the thousands of calls they have received live on the air from Honduran citizens, the nationwide public would not know the real facts about what has been happening to their country."

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"Now you will die!": Coast Guard attempt to drown asylum-seekers in Lesbos - Gre

05-08-2009 14:31

tied their hands to their necks, beat them, and put them back in the inflatable boat before piercing its sides with knives. Then they let the boat go to the open sea telling the asylum seekers in English: "Now you will die!".
 http://garizo.blogspot.com/2009/08/now-you-will-die-coast-guard-attempt-to.html