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America’s Terror

07-01-2010 09:26 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

The U.S. assigns to itself the right to slaughter civilians and children wherever it chooses on the planet, yet howls in outrage when its protégés on the other side assert the same murderous privileges. “In the same week that Americans wrung their hands over Mutallab’s holiday season threat, soldiers from their country murdered Afghan children.”

Are we in the UK all equal or are some more equal than others?

07-01-2010 08:42 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Do you think, those seeking/refused asylum, those without papers and those destitute in the UK, have 'Equality & Human Rights' comparable with UK Nationals?

Sea Shepherd vows to continue campaign after whalers destroy Ady Gil

07-01-2010 04:14 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

Yesterday was a hectic day in Commonwealth Bay, near Antarctica, in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Ady Gil, while stationary, was puposefully rammed at speed by the Japanese whaling security vessel, the Shonan Maru 2. And the Japanese whaling fleet, and the world discovered Sea Shepherds surprise new conservation ship, the Bob Baker, an ex-Norwegian Antarctic ice-class whaling vessel that was bought in 2009 and secretly refitted in South Africa.

petition against body scanners

06-01-2010 20:01 | Terror War | World

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to halt the installment of body scanners in airports.

Islam4UK Off!

06-01-2010 14:28 | Anti-racism | South Coast | World

The recent announcement by Islam4UK for a demonstration at Wootton Bassett has caused the intended media flap and reactions from many sides and the far right are about to capitalise on it.

Profiting From the Occupation: An Open Letter to Fyffes

The Christmas period is one of the busiest times of the year for date importers. Tonnes of dates are imported into the UK from illegal Israeli agricultural settlements on Palestinian land. Campaigners have been focusing on Israeli companies, such as Carmel Agrexco, importing these dates into the UK but little is known about Fyffes, a transnational company that has also sourced dates from Israeli settlements.

Riot Police attack UK humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza

05-01-2010 23:10 | Palestine | Sheffield | World

2000 riot cops battle over Gaza aid

Under 2 weeks to Smash EDO's J18: Remember Gaza

With just under two weeks to go to Smash EDO's Remember Gaza mass event this is a short message to keep you all in the loop.

Welcome to Orwell’s World 2010

05-01-2010 20:35 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate called Oceania, whose language of war inverted lies that “passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past’, ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’.”

In Oceania, truth and lies are indivisible. According to Obama, the American attack on Afghanistan in 2001 was authorised by the United Nations Security Council. There was no UN authority. He said the “the world” supported the invasion in the wake of 9/11 when, in truth, all but three of 37 countries surveyed by Gallup expressed overwhelming opposition.

Heads in the Sand? Or, Why Don’t Governments Talk about Peak Oil?

05-01-2010 18:07 | Energy Crisis | Terror War | Sheffield | World

There is a train crash about to happen from an energy point of view. But politicians everywhere seem to have entirely missed the scale of the problem… [G]overnments and multilateral agencies have failed to recognize the imminence and scale of the global oil supply crunch, and most of them remain completely unprepared for its consequences.¹

Climate Protestors in Court Following Defacing of Canadian Flag

Three climate activists are this morning due in Westminster Magistrate’s
Court charged with criminal damage against the Canadian High Commission in
London following an action to stop the Tar Sands..

L'Adamsgate Child Sexual Abuse Affair

05-01-2010 13:44 | World

Fresh claims against Gerry Adams in the L'Adamsgate Affair is putting
further pressure on Gerry Adams to resign as President of his party
and as a Westminster MP from Ireland. Anger is mounting in West
Belfast and across Ireland at an alleged cover up by Adams, of his
brother's alleged sexual abuse of his daughter Aine, who reported him
to the RUC/PSNI as far back as 1987.

Gaza Freedom March Marches in Cairo Against Egyptian Blockade

05-01-2010 11:04 | Palestine | Repression | World

On the first anniversary of the Israeli military assault on Gaza, the Gaza Freedom March, trapped in Cairo, marched not only against the Israeli siege on Gaza, but on the Egyptian blockade as well. On New Year’s Day 2010, GFM delegates ratified the historic Cairo Declaration, launching a globally-unified boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israeli apartheid.

U.S. to subject foreign air travellers from 14 countries to full body search

05-01-2010 09:20 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

"The Transportation Security Administration is mandating that every individual flying into the U.S. from anywhere in the world traveling from or through nations that are state sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest will be required to go through enhanced screening." (*)

Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees, December 2009

05-01-2010 07:16 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Six actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in December 2009, according to CrisisWatch

Deteriorated Situations: Guinea, Iran, Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, Yemen

Download the full report:

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine114/CrisisWatch77.pdf

Crimestoppers article on "MI5 Dirty tactics" in Camden

Crimestoppers have written a shock article about the dirty tactics employed by MI5 in Camden. They have encouraged Camden residents including and especially people in gangs or from the Somalian community to report MI5 to crimestoppers following reports of harrasment by MI5 in The Indpendent newspaper. Somalian people in Camden have been subjected to appalling and relentless harrassment.

Beyond Bloctivism: Critical Response to the Greenpolice

The following article is a critical response to a communiqué from the black bloc ‘Greenpeace-Greenpolice’ which contests the role of ecology in recent political conflicts taking place around the recent COP 15 Summit with the intention of drawing support away from the Reclaim Power action at the Bella Centre on the 16th December.

1st Anniversary Benefit for Bristol EDO Decommissioners

Exactly 1 year on from the decommissioning of the EDI ITT arms factory in Brighton by 6 Bristol anti-militarists (see

http://decommissioners.co.uk/the-background-story/), supporters of the 6 combine to present a rip snorting fundraiser for the defendants campaign.

Remember Gaza - Target Barclays - Smash EDO

There has been a global call for action from the international Palestine solidarity movement for December 27th - January 18th, the anniversary of the Israeli massacre in Gaza, In the run up to Smash EDO's Remember Gaza mass demonstration on the 18th Jan why not target Barclays Bank, read on to find out why...

Anti Iranian Regime protests, Iranian Embassy, London - pictures.

04-01-2010 20:51 | Globalisation | Repression | Terror War | World

As the new year starts, Iranian pro-democracy campaigners gather outside the Iranian embassy in Princes Gate, London, to call for an end to the brutal suppression of those in Iran taking part in opposition rallies against the Mollah regime.

World Newswire Archive

America’s Terror

Are we in the UK all equal or are some more equal than others?

Sea Shepherd vows to continue campaign after whalers destroy Ady Gil

petition against body scanners

Islam4UK Off!

Profiting From the Occupation: An Open Letter to Fyffes

Riot Police attack UK humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza

Under 2 weeks to Smash EDO's J18: Remember Gaza

Welcome to Orwell’s World 2010

Heads in the Sand? Or, Why Don’t Governments Talk about Peak Oil?

Climate Protestors in Court Following Defacing of Canadian Flag

L'Adamsgate Child Sexual Abuse Affair

Gaza Freedom March Marches in Cairo Against Egyptian Blockade

U.S. to subject foreign air travellers from 14 countries to full body search

Continuing Conflicts that Create Refugees, December 2009

Crimestoppers article on "MI5 Dirty tactics" in Camden

Beyond Bloctivism: Critical Response to the Greenpolice

1st Anniversary Benefit for Bristol EDO Decommissioners

Remember Gaza - Target Barclays - Smash EDO

Anti Iranian Regime protests, Iranian Embassy, London - pictures.

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