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13-09-2007 22:16

Anti-Trident Activist Acquitted

The photograph submitted by Larkin, clearly showing that he is not in the road Anti-Trident activist Brian Larkin was today acquitted of breaching the peace during a nonviolent blockade of Faslane, home port for Britain's nuclear weapon submarines.

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13-09-2007 22:05

Faslane Activist Acquitted

An activist was acquitted today on a charge of Breach of the Peace arising from blockading Faslane in opposition to the deployment of and plans to upgrade Trident. Brian argued that the Crown had a particular obligation in this case to demonstrate the facts given that 950 people have been arrested at Faslane since 1st October, with most held overnight for up to 36 hours and then released with a letter from the Procurator Fiscal stating that no charges would be brought. The Fiscal is prosecuting in only 51 cases of the 950 arrests. Brian said that the overnight detention of more than 500 people without trial constitutes a denial of their civil liberties.

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12-09-2007 10:28

John Bowden – Support For A Prisoner Under Attack

Solidarity demo at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh From the latest issue of 'Class War'.

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11-09-2007 11:16

Scottish Judicial Meltdown

In October of 1977 two young women were murdered in Edinburgh. This week their murderer, Angus Sinclair, was cleared of killing them. Evidence that strongly linking him to the murders of four other women wasn't presented in court. This is a clear sign of high-level interference to avoid embarrassing the Scottish judiciary before the Lockerbie retrial.

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10-09-2007 15:08

Socialist Presidential Candidates at America’s Crossroads

Today Americans are faced with a broad range of complex issues not seen since the American Civil War; a war that divided America and created a clash of ideologies. Now, more than 140 years since the end of Civil War, Americans are faced with greater challenges and 11 socialist presidential candidates with Socialist Party USA and Peace and Freedom Party believe a new direction for the nation is critical.

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10-09-2007 15:08

PETITION IN SUPPORT OF LEONARD PELTIER:

Leonard Peltier Please sign this! He's been in for thirty years now!

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08-09-2007 13:55

Glasgow Employers Getting Away With Murder?

GMMC Banner at Glasgow Sheriff Court Two recent court cases in Glasgow have highlighted weaknesses in the protection offered to employees. As the family of one of the victims' asks: Who says hard work never killed anyone?

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08-09-2007 12:14

"Not Guilty" in Brutal Glasgow Dawn Raid Case

The African woman who found herself charged with 7 counts of police assault after a brutal and humiliating dawn raid on her home was acquitted yesterday. The jury trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court lasted the whole week and represented a further ordeal for a severely traumatised woman.

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07-09-2007 15:26

Statement from John Bowden

After an international campaign in support of John Bowden and in defence of the Anarchist Black Coss, John is to be returned to open conditions.

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06-09-2007 17:39

Protesters Strip Trident Bare!

Nudes Against Nukes On Wednesday afternoon a group of cheeky protesters demonstrated the naked truth about Trident by stripping off outside the gates of Faslane naval base in Scotland.

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05-09-2007 18:05

Tara Tara Tara- 'avinit new film on schmovies.

A film of recent Tara activity from an activist recently returned-WATCH IT NOW.

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05-09-2007 10:05

Protest at Dawn Raid on Tyneside 05.09.07

This morning a Sri Lankan family was snatched by immigration from their home in Benwell, Newcastle. They have been active with TCAR standing up for the rights of all against the Home Office. TCAR members mobilised through the Pledge of Resistance to protest against the dawn raid, but regular cops were already on the scene and prevented other members of TCAR from even entering the street.

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05-09-2007 07:48

Two Pensioners Spend Two Hours Inside Nuclear Weapons Storage Base

Two pensioners this morning spent over two hours inside RNAD Coulport, where Britain's Trident nuclear warheads are stored. Joan Meredith, who will be 78 next week, and Irene Willis, 62, entered Coulport shortly after midnight and were only arrested at 0230 when they approached police on the main gate from the inside.

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04-09-2007 11:19

Second wave at Faslane - 3 more arrested for cycling in to nuclear base

At 11.00a.m. today, 3 more peace protesters breached security at the North gate of the Faslane nuclear submarine base, entering on bicycles. This second team from the ‘Faslane 365 Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Prevention Team’ follows the earlier arrest of 3 women inside the base. It is understood that they are being charged under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA). The total number of Scottish SOCRAP arrests is now 6.

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04-09-2007 10:17

Scotland's first SOCRAP charges - 3 arrested inside Faslane high security area


Faslane Naval Base, Scotland, September 4, 2007, 06.30 a.m.
Police say 3 women have been arrested inside the high security fences at the Trident nuclear submarine base after entering the base to get further information on the weapons of mass destruction deployed by the UK government in contravention of Scottish and International Law. According to the police, the women, who were acting to uphold the law, are being charged under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which is increasingly being used to prevent peaceful protests at sensitive sites, including Britain’s nuclear bases.

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03-09-2007 12:13

Independent report into ICL plastics disaster finds health and safety regime 'da

On 11 May 2004, nine workers were killed and more than thirty-three injured in an explosion at the ICL Plastics plant of Grovepark Mills in Maryhill, Glasgow. This was the worst health and safety incident in Scotland since 1988. An independent study into the health and safety regime at the factory before the explosion has now been released.

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01-09-2007 13:38

(funny video) Inspector G8

(funny video) Inspector G8

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01-09-2007 11:40

Syria, Rome and American Empire

Tidbit message on where America's heading...

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30-08-2007 23:56

Lockerbie - a confession

This is a copy of an an anonymous email I just found at  http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=86409
I personally have tried to correct the text for spelling mistakes and to make it more readable but I haven't deliberately interfered with the text.

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