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CIA's Top Muslim-Getter Outs Himself: Jose Rodriguez
[Aug. 10, 2007] With little fanfare, Jose A. Rodriguez Jr, who heads the National Clandestine Service -- the spies, torturers, and terrorists of the CIA -- had his cover lifted about a month ago. CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield said the driving factor was his interest in publicly participating in minority recruitment events. He's also retiring later this year after more than three decades with the agency.Ayr Sheriff Acquits Seven Prestwick Protesters
War crime was an issue, claims expert witnessFollowing the acquittal of seven of the eight Prestwick protesters at Ayr Sheriff Court due to inadequacies in the Crown case a prominent expert witness testified that collusion in war crime was relevant to the context of the trial.
Death row conviction overturned
Death row Scot Kenny Richey has had his conviction overturned on appeal for the second time by a US court.all credits: BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/
Jessica & Favour Edebiri -another attempt to remove them
Jessica at the moment is spiraling into despair, unable despite many attempts, to find a solicitor who will try to reopen her case.Using wi-fi has cost me my life:
Sunday Express August 5th 2007 pp50-51FAISAL KHAWAJA, 28, above, trained in photography and had been assisting a professional advertising photographer -working for clients such as Mercedes, BT and Starbucks -for only a year when he says he began to feel III using mobiles and wireless laptops
Ancient Irish site Threatened
This is a message for activists who are up for helping the Irishprotesters
>in their fight to avert the new M3 motorway away from an extremely
ancient
>site, far predating Stonhenge.
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Dispatch - new workers' bulletin on the public pay dispute - distro help request
We are a group of workers mostly in the public sector, who met via the libcom.org website who are putting together a bulletin called Dispatch - Public sector pay dispute—information for action. An ad hoc newsletter for the ongoing struggles, mainly in the post office at present, against sub-inflation pay offers.War on Terror - Solidarity against poverty needed
It is a slide show broadcast then banned by the US government, depicting graphically the horrors of HIV/AIDs, poverty, homelessness etc. While the twin towers were hit and the US pushes the "War on terror",it reminds us of the many more people who have been killed or affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, homelessness etc and reminds us that solidarity with these p0eple is vital.Extreme weather puts spotlight on climate crisis
More extreme weather events are being reported around the globe, killing many thousands and making millions homeless. Simon Hardy argues that capitalism, a root cause of climate change, cannot even handle the misery and suffering which results.US Presidential Candidate: Free Education is Possible
As millions of college students begin preparing to enter college this fall, many have become accustom to increased tuitions year after year. Nationwide college tuitions are climbing and in some states the increase is 10 percent or more going into the fall semester. Stewart A. Alexander, a Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for President, says free education is possible through university level; a position the PFP, Peace and Freedom Party, has supported for 40 years.Real Reason for Haiti raid
Guy Philippe, the target of the raid, avoided capture and is now in hiding. He has since been heard on Haitian radio claiming his attempted arrest was for political reasons.Urgent Action Needed for Ikram Family
The Ikram Family - Mohammed Kashif, his wife Ansa Kashif and their three children, Farid Ali, Abdul Rehman and Abdul Momin - were detained on Tuesday 31st July at the Home Office in Glasgow when they went to sign on.The Family were taken to Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre. On Wednesday, after a check up by the doctor at Dungavel, Mohammed was transferred to hospital. Mohammed suffers from high blood pressure and in the past has had to be admitted into hospital in emergencies as a result. They're due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Saturday 4th July at 20:30hrs on a Gulf Air flight number GF006 to Pakistan.
Wildcat Posties in West of Scotland
In amongst the planned strikes in Royal Mail this week, posties in & around Glasgow have been taking spontaneous (“wildcat”) action over the last few days. Things are apparently hotting up, with one source saying that management are “stirring things up a bit to divide the workforce”.Nine Arrested in International Teachers Blockade of Faslane Nuclear Base
Nine people were arrested early this morning during a Teachers blockade of the Faslane Naval Base in Scotland, home to Britain's Trident Nuclear-Armed Submarines. Six of those arrested had sat down across one of the main accesses to Faslane, to take a peaceful stand against the bullying approach of the nuclear weapons states. Three supporters were also arrested.UK Greens Back British Environmental Activist Imprisoned in Iceland
31 July 2007Twenty three year old British Saving Iceland activist Miriam R. has been arrested by the Icelandic police. She was protesting against the Icelandic government's support for heavy industry, in particular Rio Tinto Alcan's Straumsvik smelter in South-West Iceland. Reports suggest she is still being held by the police. (1)
State Harassment of Saving Iceland Activists
Saving Iceland demands that:*The activist currently in prison is either moved to a womens prison with a full apology or released immediately for lack of state resources.
*All stolen passports must be released immediately, according to international law.
*An end to the criminalisation and state harassment of environmental activists.
Icelandic Media Lie that No SI Prisoner is Being Held!
Both National Broadcaster RUV and TV station Stod 2 claim that no SIprisoner is being held. Both news departments quote the police as a
source for this.
This is typical of the kind of massaging of the truth that both the
Icelandic police and media are used to getting away with.