London Terror War Newswire Archive

13-09-2008 23:44

13.09.08 'Free the Cuban five' demo images

Images from the demonstration organised by the National Committee to free the 'Cuban Five', on the north pavement of Trafalgar square, London, on 13.09.08.
The 'Cuban Five' are five Cuban nationals, imprisoned in 2001 on much-disputed allegations of spying against the USA. Many Cubans and their supporters believe they were actually gathering intelligence about possible terrorist acts against Cuba. Read more >>

13-09-2008 12:30

9/11, The global Peace Strike, the Peace Plan and Dr Aafia Siddiqui in pictures.

Seven years after the destruction of the World Trade Center complex in the United States, peace campaigners gather in London to mark the event with a series of protests exploring how the event has come to dominate every area of modern-day life here in the UK. Read more >>

12-09-2008 13:38

US embassy tonight, 6-8pm: Justice for Aafia Siddiqui

12/09/2008
Protest: Justice for Aafia Siddiqui (London)

CAGEPRISONERS

JUSTICE FOR AAFIA SIDDIQUI PROTEST

Friday 12th September 2008
6-8pm

Outside the US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London

Speakers include:

Moazzam Begg (Ex-Guantanamo detainee, Cageprisoners)
Lord Nazir Ahmed
Rabia Zia (Tehreek e Insaaf)
Andy Worthington (Author, Reprieve)
Massoud Shadjareh (Islamic Human Rights Commission)
Asim Qureshi (Cageprisoners)

Speeches will commence at 6:30pm. Iftar and Maghrib at 7:30pm.

A petition for Aafia Siddiqui as well as leaflets and postcards will be available. Donations will be collected for Aafia's fund.

Please design and bring your own banners! Read more >>

11-09-2008 07:28

Walk Your Chalk - Chalk The Walk - take chalk with you wherever you go

Its Time To Get Out The Chalk! - Global Chalk4Peace2008 - Sept 13 - 21st
During the week of international peace events
"Our Streets Are OUR Media"
WE have TOTAL access -
"We CAN Make the difference"
Read more >>

08-09-2008 14:58 | 1 addition

Police attack on Parliament Square Peace Campaign.

11 Police have just attacked the Parliament Square Peace Campaigners, fraudulently claiming power under s17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). Read more >>

08-09-2008 08:13

TONIGHT-Filmmakers Against War/Nick Broomfield/Smash Edo/Andy Worthington

Monday 8th September
As part of Portobello Film Festival

http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/2008/09-08_inn.html
at Inn On The Green, 3-5 Thorpe Close, W10 5XL (2min from Ladbroke Grove Tube)
Read more >>

08-09-2008 00:11

Day 1 of "7 Days & 7 Nights for 7 Years" outside the US Embassy

Pictures from day 1 of the week long demonstration outside the United States Embassy, London. Read more >>

07-09-2008 15:12

Thurs 11th September | Demonstrate for Civil Rights

Thursday 11th September
4pm-7pm
Ministry of Justice
Victoria, SW1
(Or wherever else is deemed appropriate) Read more >>

05-09-2008 10:24

Monday Sep. 8th - Filmmakers Against War/Nick Broomfield/Smash Edo/Andy Worthing

Monday 8th September
As part of Portobello Film Festival

http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/2008/09-08_inn.html
at Inn On The Green, 3-5 Thorpe Close, W10 5XL (2min from Ladbroke Grove Tube)

Free Entry All Night Read more >>

01-09-2008 14:10

We Are Change UK - Notting Hill Carnival 2008

Racial profiling at the Notting Hill 'Carnival' Read more >>

31-08-2008 06:42

In 100's of cities around the world Chalk4Peace 2008 Sept13-21

"Our Streets Are OUR Media"
WE have TOTAL access -
"We CAN Make the difference"
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13th - 21st Chalk4Peace!
On the pavements and sidewalks of our towns and cities
Read more >>

30-08-2008 07:07

7 Days & 7 Nights for 7 Years

A week long protest - 24 hours a day for seven days, directly outside the United States Embassy, raising awareness of the key issue of our time. Read more >>

30-08-2008 01:19

Guantánamo torture victim Binyam Mohamed: High Court condemns UK/US policy

Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantánamo Files”, reports on the High Court’s judgment in favour of British resident Binyam Mohamed, in which the judges ruled that the government must hand over evidence relating to his rendition and torture, and the Court’s second judgment on Friday, in which the judges ruled that the government’s attempts to prevent disclosure for reasons of “national security” were insufficient. Read more >>

16-08-2008 07:45

7th Anniversary of 9/11: London Events

Awareness, Activism, Action Read more >>

14-08-2008 00:03

Cannon fodder for the market

The government of Georgia would never have launched its armed forces against the capital of the Autonomous Republic of South Ossetia in the dawn of August 8, engaged in what it called the re-establishing of constitutional order, without previous coordination with Bush... Read more >>

13-08-2008 22:18

Colombia: Help preserve evidence of paramilitary ties

The Uribe and Bush administrations have come to an agreement under
which paramilitary leaders are being extradited to the United States
to stand trial for drug-trafficking. Many of these paramilitaries have
caused hundreds, and even thousands, of deaths through massacres of
civilians.
Read more >>

13-08-2008 21:11

US Armada En Route to Persian Gulf:"Naval Blockade" or All Out War Against Iran?

US sponsored war games have foreseen the possible intervention of Russia and China in the Middle East. World War III has been on the lips of NeoCon architects of US foreign policy from the outset of the Bush regime.

There is a tacit public acceptance of a diabolical and criminal military agenda, which in a very sense threatens "the community of nations" and life on this planet. Read more >>

12-08-2008 18:23

Anthrax Attack Was State-Sponsored Terror (But the State Was America)

They needed a patsy to pin the attacks on and deflect the fact that this was
a false flag operation which also implicated an illegal bioweapons program.
The anthrax attack was a state-sponsored crime in search of a patsy. Read more >>

12-08-2008 17:19

War in the Caucasus: Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation?

Are we dealing with an act of provocation, with a view to triggering a broader
conflict? Supported by media propaganda, the Western military alliance is
intent on using this incident to confront Russia, as evidenced by recent NATO
statements. Read more >>

12-08-2008 09:56

DSEi Downing Street legal observer cleared of obstruction on appeal

A legal observer convicted in February of obstructing a police officer during a stop and search outside Downing Street won his appeal at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday, 8 August following a one-and-a-half-day hearing. The incident occurred during a peaceful vigil and blockade of Downing Street last September in memory of victims of the arms trade. The demonstration took place while arms dealers from around the world congregated in east London for Europe’s biggest arms fair. Read more >>