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Iran's Elections

24-06-2005 20:14

Today, Iran's voters go to the polls faced with an unenviable choice for President.

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hoWARd, ruddock, ellison, keelty and news ltd plotted chaos

23-06-2005 23:46

Should the community now feel less safe?
Now they go on in the article to describe themselves as intelligence officials? But I'm sorry to say that any group of people who ask another group of people to believe what they believe based on no evidence is amongst the most unintelligent and lost group of people the world has ever known.

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Locked out again at EDO MBM

23-06-2005 23:22

More direct action at Brighton Arms Dealers

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EDO Injunction Prosecutions Continue

23-06-2005 17:18

Paul rebailed today till commital July 29th

EDO Injunction Court Date fixed.

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Ken Livingstone 'wholeheartedly' opposed to DSEi Arms Fair

23-06-2005 09:50

In a letter to CAAT, Ken Lvingstone has expressed his opposition to the DSEi arms fair, calling it 'disgraceful'.

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American and British planes drop 500 lb bombs in Iraq operation

23-06-2005 00:04

Al-Qaim
While we were writing this report , Dr .H Al-Aaloossy , the director of Al-Qaim General Hospital sent a call for help (June 20,2005) to the international community asking for lifting the military siege imposed by the American and British troops on Al-Qaim and the neighboring areas, and to let the ambulances evacuate the wounded. He also called upon these troops to stop the blood bath, and to let water, electricity, and medical help reach the civilians. He said that tens of families are buried under the rubbles and no medical help can reach them. He confirmed that the majority of the casualties were civilians, women and children

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IS ISRAEL PREPARING TO USE US TROOPS AS HUMAN SHIELDS?

22-06-2005 21:59

So, that is why I think US forces are in Israel, and why YOU are not being told about it. Your kids are being used as human shields, from behind which Israel will strike out at yet another neighboring nation. And it isn't like Israel cares what happens to your kids,because even if Iran does retaliate after being attacked, Israel still gets the war they want, paid for in the blood of American children.

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Without a UN mandate, the EU illegally fights and pays...

22-06-2005 14:33

Bush welcomes European Union Traitors to the White Haus - The Netherlands war criminals send another thousand troops to fight and do the dirty work for the US. Like Blair's England?

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Cambridge Forum on Palestine

22-06-2005 09:55

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 21st, there are two speakers for Cambridge Forum - Peter Green, who has recently been to Palestine as part of a fact-finding mission, and Charlie Pottins from the Jewish Socialist Group.

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G8 arms exports fuelling poverty and human rights abuses (new report)

22-06-2005 09:47

22 June 2005

New report from the Control Arms Campaign: Amnesty International, Oxfam, IANSA

The G8: global arms exporters
Failing to prevent irresponsible arms transfers
 http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL300072005

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Detention policy: Change Your Mind

22-06-2005 09:37

But at what cost?
Unless Australians are satisfied with the cost of the policy and the devalued reputation that has blemished our human rights record, including locking up children and even our own citizenry in detention, then some people might say that it really didn't work at all.

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The Peace Wheels Project

22-06-2005 09:21


Ultralight ground vehicles can contribute to a more peaceful planet. So can you, if interested.

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Starhawk reminder

21-06-2005 22:14


In preparation for actions at Faslane on Monday 4th July and during the G8 Summit at Gleneagles the FaslaneG8 blockade team are hosting two training sessions in Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 25th June led by veteran US activist Starhawk.

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Analysis and Text of the Downing Street Memo

21-06-2005 17:35

"These are impeachable offences.
Not only that, but this would mean that tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis, and over 1,700 US and Coalition troops, have died as a result of the invasion and occupation propped up and justified by deception, lies, and political games.”

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Bomb kills George Hawi in Beirut.

21-06-2005 14:59

George hawi
An anti-Syrian politician was killed on Tuesday when a bomb ripped through his car in Beirut, witnesses and security sources said.

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Conference of the Middle East Policy Institute

21-06-2005 14:26

The conduct of the western allies promotes what they wanted to prevent: the formation of a defensive worldwide Islamic front against the West. The three holiest places of Islam are now occupied by Americans or Israelis.

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EDO Injunction Prisoner Released

20-06-2005 21:33

Stalker Law Peace Activist Released from Lewes Prison

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Britain helped train Uzbek killers

20-06-2005 17:18

BRITISH soldiers helped to train the army of Uzbekistan, which last month slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.

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smashEDO demo legal observer Paul gets bail

20-06-2005 10:48

Breaking news is that Paul has been granted bail, and that cativists are outside Lewes Prison awaiting his release.

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Stop the Pillage of Iraqi Oil!

20-06-2005 08:25

snogging pirates!
The Corporate Pirates are calling a protest outside ‘Iraqi Petroleum Conference 2005’ 29th June, The Hilton, Paddington. Meet 10.30am, Edgeware Road tube. After their successful week of action against Windrush Communications in April, the pirates have turned their attention to the carve-up of Iraq's oil resources. And this time the Pirates will have two spectacular pirate galleons ready to do battle...