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Lets call it what it really is: WAR CRIMES! (by Latuff)

01-08-2006 03:43

Massacre of Qana
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Lebanese people, resisting to U.S. funded IsraHell's war crimes.

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bunker-busting bomb-maker UK places

31-07-2006 23:30

Re: The recent story about the US pushing ahead its order of bunker busting bombs to Israel, refuelling the transport planes at Prestwick airport in Scotland... the makers of those bombs are Raytheon and they have several offices and works in the UK, so I'm spreading the info around in the hope that people will pay them some attention. These bombs cause a vacuum, basically sucking the air out of people's lungs (as well as collapsing buildings, etc), and it looks to me that the attacks in lebanon are all against civilians - terror attacks, collective punishment, call it what you will, but designed to scare the living daylights out of the population. And we should resist the architects of what is going on

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Who's Arming Israel?

31-07-2006 21:24

Much has been made in the U.S. media of the Syrian- and Iranian-origin weaponry used by Hezbollah in the escalating violence in Israel and Lebanon. There has been no parallel discussion of the origin of Israel's weaponry, the vast bulk of which is from the United States.

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Nukes in Southampton

31-07-2006 20:22

The nuclear-powered submarine HMS Tireless is arriving in Southampton on Monday 31 July and staying till Friday. This is the sub which spent nearly a year in Gibralter for emergency repairs to its reactor coolant system in 2000. SCANS (Solent Coalition Against Nuclear Ships) is urging people to come to these demonstrations:

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All Sides Wanted Escalation

31-07-2006 18:05

The kidnapping crisis could have been solved very differently through a prisoner exchange. Since negotiations were impossible with either Hamas or Hezbollah, a military strike was presumbaly the only possible reaction.

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A Weekend of Actions

31-07-2006 16:27

Friday; An Impressive Banner...
This weekend saw two days of actions against the madness of Israel bombing Lebanon.

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Police station targetted in Bristol

31-07-2006 14:01

Last night, Trinity Road Police Station in Old Market, Bristol was decorated with the words “Justice for De Menezes, No State Terrorism, Stop Killer Cops”.

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Medea Benjamin Disrupts Iraqi PM Speech

31-07-2006 12:24

Medea broke into a chant saying:

"Iraqis want the troops to leave,
bring them home now!
Listen to the Iraqis!"

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The Qana massacre: Slaughter of innocents in Lebanon

31-07-2006 07:55

The Israeli massacre of Lebanese civilians, mainly children, in the village of Qana is a colossal war crime for which the United States government bears full responsibility.

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Reminder: Emergency Assembly against Israel invasion tomorrow

31-07-2006 07:38

// EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY CALLED TO PLAN DIRECT ACTION AGAINST ISREALI INVASIONOF LEBANON AND PALESTINE! (AND THE CONTINUED OCCUPATION OF IRAQ)

// TUESDAY 1ST AUGUST

// ROOM, H216, CONNAUGHT HOUSE, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

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Cindy Sheehan Buys 5 Acres Near Bush Ranch

31-07-2006 05:43

Ms. Sheehan has paid over $50,000
for land just outside of Crawford,
Texas for Camp Casey and the
upcoming protest of the Iraq War
there. She has been fasting with
Code Pink and several other anti-war
organizations in front of the White
House for over three weeks.

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Melbourne 30 July - Rally for Peace - Stop Israeli aggression

31-07-2006 04:24

Melbourne Palestine Solidarity Rally 2006
For the third week, Melbourne's Lebanese and Palestinian organisations, along with supporters from across the community, rallied to demand an end to Israeli aggression and demand an immediate ceasefire.

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New Guernica

30-07-2006 23:09


The terrorist state of Israel, creates a new Guernica.

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Protesters Rally in London in Outrage over Qana and continued Israeli Crimes

30-07-2006 21:32

Over 1,000 protesters came together in Trafalgar Square to protest Israel’s continuing mass slaughter of the Lebanese and Palestinian people and the British government’s complicity.

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Photostory: The Qana Massacre

30-07-2006 19:07

Today, when Israeli war planes attacked Qana, at least 56 civilians, including over 30 children, were killed. It is the deadliest single strike since Israel unleashed its war on Lebanon.

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Round up of weekend events for Lebanon July 28-30th 2006

30-07-2006 18:58

This is a collation of 16 reports from this weekend's demonstrations for Lebanon. There are 8 from the UK including 2 from London and the Prestwick Airport demo and 8 from overseas.

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Olympics to share venue with dealers of death

30-07-2006 17:30

Make Poverty History
Report on local march on Saturday 29th July calling for the cancellation of the 2007 Arms Fair at ExCeL, Docklands, and rally at west end of Royal Victoria Dock.

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photos from Trafalgar square demo

30-07-2006 17:18

photos from Trafalgar square demo

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CANCELLED: 5 Aug: Israel out of Lebanon Demo - Sheffield

30-07-2006 14:37

5th Aug Sheffield Demo
The leaflet for the Sheffield Stop the War Coalition demo that has been called for Saturday 5th August, 12 noon, at the Town Hall steps is attached.

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Internationals in Beirut-Antiwar demonstration

30-07-2006 13:31

press release of the International Civil Mission