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Saddam calls for regime change in U.S.

24-07-2002 18:40

American President George Bush has been demanding a "regime change" in "evil" Iraq, which he plans to invade. Saddam Hussein's possible reply, from Baghdad:

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Impending disaster as drought destroys Agriculture on three continents

24-07-2002 17:51

Impending disaster as drought destroys Agriculture on three continents
India the latest to be hit by devestating drought, as monsoon rains fail over the bread basket of the subcontinent and crops face disaster in the next couple of weeks

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Latest from Strasbourg, Wednesday 24

24-07-2002 17:50

After two days of peaceful and festive demonstrations,actions, street theatre and performances in Strasbourg, today police have attacked a demonstration agains a migrant`s dtention centre in Strasbourg city centre.

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ZAC IN THE BUSH (July 23, 2002 version)

24-07-2002 17:44

I explain why, arguably, 911 mastermind George Bush & his co-terrorists U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI director Robert Mueller and his predecessors Thomas Pickard and Louis Freeh ought to be shackled and goggled and flown to Guantanamo.

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StopE$$o: uncensored site moves to Exxon's back yard

24-07-2002 16:42

In the wake of Esso's injunction stopping Greenpeace France from using the StopE$$0 dollar signs on its website, StopEsso has moved the site out of France, and into Texas, home of ExxonMobil.

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THE REGIME DISAPPEARS WEBMASTER OF HTTP://WWW.STOPAMERICA.ORG

24-07-2002 15:52

THE REGIME DISAPPEARS WEBMASTER OF HTTP://WWW.STOPAMERICA.ORG
The regime is probing James Ujaama's work on a Web site called  http://www.stopamerica.org and the regime has spirited him away to an undisclosed location to become another one of the disappeared.

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Strasbourg: Pink-Silver and Black Block

24-07-2002 14:27

The Strasbourg border-cazmp has seen some successful collaboration between the pink-silver samba band and the so-called 'black block'. A common demonstration followed a street theatre action on Tuesday 23 July.

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War in October - please read

24-07-2002 14:17

Please circulate this transcipt of a speech given by former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter. It appears that war will be declared in Sept/Oct.

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Rabbi pronounces religious 'fatwa' against IDF-Refuseniks

24-07-2002 14:09

A radical West-Bank Rabbi, Shlomo Aviner, has publicly justified his call for IDF-Refusniks to be killed. This reminds very much of the religious death- warrant or 'fatwa' issued by top Iranian Mullahs against Salman Rushdie.

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Fire Brigade Union goes Continental

24-07-2002 13:45

Fire Brigade Union goes Continental
Report of Firefighters National demonstration in Glasgow UK. (article 1)

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for sport without sweatshops:(anti)commonwealth games briefing :nosweat.org.uk

24-07-2002 13:29

Sport has become big business and events such as the Commonwealth Games provide an opportunity for companies to gain publicity and push their products. Among those companies are those that - directly or indirectly - employ sweatshop labour or abuse labour rights.

No Sweat has four particular areas of concern as far as the Commonwealth Games are concerned. In this paper we provide examples of each of these aspects of the Games.

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once again,justice denied

24-07-2002 13:17

once again,justice denied
CHRISTOPHER ALDER:DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY,HULL POLICE Stn,1989.............. NO JUSTICE,NO PEACE !!

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Independent Media Center in Salzburg during the World Economic Forum

24-07-2002 12:41

Independent Media Center in Salzburg during the World Economic Forum...

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Starbucks recruits

24-07-2002 12:24

Starbucks recruits

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Jeb Bush is in London!

24-07-2002 12:05

Jeb Bush visits 10 Downing street!

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Democracy, Israel and torture

24-07-2002 12:04

Today in Global Observer  http://globalobserver.blogspot.com you can find articles about a UN report on human development, Israel's strike in Gaza and Us position on torture's treaty.

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ISRAEL: Update on jailed refuseniks

24-07-2002 11:46

ISRAEL: Update on jailed refuseniks
Six refuseniks were sentenced recently in Israel.

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Support corp. media, BOYCOTT Stella Artois

24-07-2002 11:27

Looking for information on groups organising a boycott of Stella Artois, of Interbrew, as a response to the corp's harrassment of the Guardian. (See link for more info.)

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Nigeria: women storm oil platform

24-07-2002 11:08

Check it out:

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New on http://www.workersliberty.org.uk

24-07-2002 10:34

This is a selection of new articles from "Solidarity", available online at  http://www.workersliberty.org.uk

Public sector strike: reports and analysis; Ideas for freedom; Capitalism after WorldCom; Livingstone and Labour - should he be let back in; Boycotts of Israel; Civil liberties under attack; IRA apologises - why now? Israel-Palestine - Hijacked history; Picasso/Matisse at the Tate Modern; Put socialism back on the agenda; Colombia: 100 years of corruption and violence / Coca-Cola action day; SWP backs "2 states"?