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Fool Us Twice? From Iraq to Iran

15-02-2007 01:10 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

It's déja vu. This time the Bush gang wants war with Iran . Following a carefully orchestrated strategy, they have ratcheted up the "threat" from Iran , designed to mislead us into a new war four years after they misled us into Iraq .

Three women sentenced to death for carrying out Resistance attacks

15-02-2007 00:47 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

In a dispatch posted at 3:33pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam (Islammemo) reported that the puppet "Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court" has ordered the execution of three Iraqi women on charges of involvement in Resistance attacks in Baghdad. The puppet "court" called such Resistance activity "terrorism."

Iran 81mm Mortar Story: Twists, Turns, and Eating Crow

14-02-2007 23:46 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Mike Rivero of the news site What Really Happened has completed a bit of investigative work into the supposed death merchant allegedly responsible for cranking out 81mm mortars, said to be in the arsenal of Iraq’s Shi’a militias.

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Thousands in Germany, Italy are told they will be Deploying in mid-2007

14-02-2007 22:49 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

Some 8,500 soldiers from 43 units in Germany and Italy have received official word that they will be deploying to either Iraq or Afghanistan later this year, U.S. Army Europe officials announced Monday.

Afghanistan under occupation: An assessment—Part 1

14-02-2007 20:57 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Living conditions for Afghanistan’s 7.5 million city dwellers has also deteriorated in the past five years. Most of the urban population (which is estimated to double to around 13 million by 2015) is concentrated in Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kunduz. All six cities have devastated infrastructures from almost three decades of conflict. Pressures on them have been exacerbated over the past few years by the combined influx of returning refugees, impoverished rural migrants and displaced sections of the population, often fleeing the fighting in the south and east of the country.

Basque political prisoner Iñaki de Juana in risk of death

14-02-2007 20:07 | Repression | World

Basque prisoner is in his deathbed after 101 days of hunger strike

Invitation au contre sommet Biovision 2007

14-02-2007 14:59 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Ecology | World

This message is adressed to all people in Europe who want to resist actively GMO’s, cloning, nano-technologies, biometrics, DNA registration, industrial experiments upon animals, BioPatent and more generally agrochemical multinational policy.

Military-Industrial Complex

14-02-2007 13:18 | Anti-militarism | World

The fusion of the new American patriotism with religious fundamentalism developed into the most powerful legitimation resource for continuing the MIC.. Stability and containing conflict in the Middle East are obviously not the goals of the neoconservatives.

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John Howard: Profile of a Coward

14-02-2007 12:15 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has managed to gain some international attention after his hysterical attack on presidential candidate, Barack Obama. The seasoned Australian politician knowingly stated that a victory for Obama OR the Democrats would be a victory for al-Qaeda, “I mean, if I we're running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008 and pray as many times as possible for a victory not only for Obama but also for the Democrats”.

How a Symposium on Iran Cinema Turned into Glorification of Islamic Revolution

14-02-2007 12:13 | Repression | Terror War | World

British universities turned into platforms of propaganda by Islamic Republic embassy in London.

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UK children have the worst lives (Unicef report)

14-02-2007 08:59 | Social Struggles | World

Well whattad'ya know the Phoney Baloney's Neo labour controlled Britain might be top of the pops
for money laundering title buying barons but according to the United Masons it is the pits for children. an I thought is was a left wing Utopia.
The League tables are posted below plus the UN report "An overview of child well-being in rich countries" (PDF 1.5mb)

Australian militants 'prepared' for Afghanistan anti-occupation resistance

14-02-2007 02:05 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Because when you occupy a sovereign nation you have to include your own protection group, that is, if you want to allegedly reconstruct something that you may have destroyed upon arrival?

Stand up against BBC's support for US war propaganda on Iran

14-02-2007 00:45 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

As the US is deploying a massive armada in the Persian Gulf to threaten Iran, the BBC ‘s top in-depth news programme has supported the totally unfounded US propaganda against the five employees of the Iranian consulate in Arbil arrested after the US forces raid last week.

Sen. Hillary Clinton Refuses to Acknowledge Making Mistake Over Voting for Iraq

14-02-2007 00:34 | Analysis | Iraq | Terror War | World

At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire resident Roger Tilton asked Clinton: "I want to know if right here, right now, once and for all and without nuance, you can say that war authorization was a mistake." Anne Miller later asked Clinton about her views on Iran.

"From the Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Iraq"

13-02-2007 21:58 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Craig Unger on How the Neoconservatives Are Pushing For An Attack on Iran

Russian President Putin lambastes US foreign policy

13-02-2007 21:09 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Just a few hours after the opening of this year’s 43rd annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, the organization’s motto of “peace through dialogue” proved to be worth less than the paper it was printed on. Instead, the word “drumbeat” was the one most frequently heard to describe the proceedings, while others spoke of a “fiery speech” and even of a “new Cold War.”

Palestina Oggi 021307

13-02-2007 17:09 | Palestine | World

Palestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per martedì 13 febbraio 2007

Un combattente palestinese è stato ucciso dall’esercito israeliano a est della città di Gaza, mentre truppe israeliane hanno effettuato incursioni in diverse parti della West Bank ed hanno arrestato circa 23 civili. Vi racconteremo queste ed altre storie, rimanete sintonizzati.

Palestine Today 021307

13-02-2007 16:44 | Palestine | World

Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday February 13th, 2007.

One Palestinian fighter is killed by Israeli army gunfire east of Gaza city, while Israeli troops invade several West Bank areas and abduct at least 23 Palestinian civilians. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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5000 Against NATO Conference in Munich

13-02-2007 16:44 | G8 Germany 2007 | Globalisation | World

Seen as a start into the anti-militaristic protest during the G8 in June, 5000 people gathered to protest against the NATO Conference in Munich last Saturday.