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Bush's Megalomania

08-02-2007 13:31

What some called good flowed into chaos.. You will know them by their fruits. Not even the Pentagon doubts that the fruits of Americans in Baghdad stink.

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Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Baghdad: another US provocation?

08-02-2007 10:47

The abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday evening has further heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, amid a continuing US military buildup against Iran in the Persian Gulf.

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US Iraqi Holocaust And One Million Excess Deaths

08-02-2007 00:00

It is nearly the Fourth Anniversary of the illegal Anglo-American-Australian-Coalition invasion of Iraq. What has been the economic and human cost of Bush’s Iraq War?

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Israel's Bomb, Iran's Pursuit of the Bomb and U.S. War Preparations, part 1

07-02-2007 22:42

Four years ago today, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell played a major role in persuading a gullible, stupefied and craven American news media and public - but not a cynical world - to support the Bush administration's illegal, immoral invasion of Iraq. He did so by presenting a panoply of lies, false statements and exaggerations about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and ties to al Qaeda terrorists.

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Nottingham Faslane 365 News : 6th Feb 07

07-02-2007 22:33

Nottingham Faslane 365 is a loose association of individuals committed to a peaceful blockade of Faslane Trident Nuclear Missile Base near Glasgow, on 31st March and 1st April 2007, as part of a co-ordinated year-long series of actions.

The Nottingham Faslane 365 group is starting to get busy as our blockade date gets closer. The organising group is now meeting weekly as we move our focus from awareness raising & fundraising, to planning the practicalities of our blockade.

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Tensions mount between US and Europe over war threat against Iran

07-02-2007 11:24

As Washington steps up its campaign of propaganda and aggression against Iran, some leading European politicians and sections of the media have expressed their concern during the past week over the increasing danger of a US military provocation plunging the entire Middle East into chaos.

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Autonomous Bloc on Big anti-Trident March.?

07-02-2007 10:48

Let's make it happen.

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The U.S. will not leave Iraq without first militarily weakening Iran

07-02-2007 00:28

Ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 took Tehran out of Washington's orbit, the United States has run its Iraq policy with one eye firmly planted on Iran.

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Activists building for mass anti-war protests

06-02-2007 21:49

Activists building for mass anti-war protests
by Esme Choonara

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Cluster bomb inspectors in court

06-02-2007 21:02

The defendents
Today, six "cluster bomb inspectors" were in court, charged with Criminal Damage and the new offence of Criminal Trespass (SOCPA 128 - the Serious Organised Crime and Policing Act, item 128). The case was adjourned for two weeks, as the decision to charge was only taken two days ago and the prosecution evidence was only given to the defendants this morning. The case will resume at 10am on the 20th of February.

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Hidden Costs of War

06-02-2007 20:57

Could Reach $660 Billion
Over 200,000 soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have been treated at Veterans Affairs medical facilities thus far, with 900,000 still deployed on active duty. A new study from Harvard University predicts that the cost of medical care and compensation benefits for returning veterans will skyrocket once those troops return home.

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Iran confronts U.S. fleet in the Gulf

06-02-2007 20:40

photo from Iran accompanying the press release
The latest...

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CPS Drop Prosecution of Brighton Activist Arrested Calling For Boycottt of Israel

06-02-2007 15:46

Press release

7th February 2007

Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign

CPS DROP PROSECUTION OF BRIGHTON ACTIVIST ARRESTED CALLING FOR BOYCOTT OF
ISRAEL

PHOTOS AVAILABLE

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Balibo Murderer Implicates Indonesian Government

06-02-2007 14:48

Yunus Yosfiah, former Indonesian government minister and commander of Kopassus, the elite government sanctioned hit squad functioning as part of the Indonesian military, has been formally identified by an eyewitness as the person who initiated the cold-blooded murder of five Australian journalists in East Timor in 1975. Not mentioned in recent reports is the exact order Yosfiah issued to his troops. Indonesian troops were extremely reluctant to fire on five unarmed Australian non-combatants, who had openly surrendered. [Then] Captain Yunus Yosfiah, issued the murderous order, “don’t think, just shoot”, before he commenced firing on the unarmed Australian journalists!

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Why the Surge will push us into a War with Iran

06-02-2007 12:14

No one has done more to expand Iran's power in the region than George Bush. Was that what Bush intended?. Or is it merely an unintended consequence of a deeply flawed policy that is destabilizing the region and damaging American interests?. Congress is duty bound to avoid this tragedy.

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The Bush administration’s campaign of lies and misinformation against Iran

06-02-2007 10:36

As it prepares for military aggression against Iran, the Bush administration is once again resorting to a concoction of lies, misinformation and half-truths to provide the pretext. In his January 10 speech announcing an escalation of the war in Iraq, President Bush denounced Syria and Iran for backing anti-US insurgents and declared the American military would “seek out and destroy” these networks. He has since confirmed ordering US troops to “capture or kill” Iranian agents in Iraq.

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David North addresses public meeting in Sydney on political implications of Iraq

06-02-2007 00:14

Another ominous sign of preparations
“The speakers explained the way that propaganda can influence people. What you hear in the media often doesn’t make sense. Like the war in Iraq. What’s the real reason for it? It’s about oil. Another example is September 11. The real reason for it has never been told. The meeting went through the way that authorities can manipulate laws and use them against their own people to achieve their aims.”

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AUSTRALIA: The importance of being alert

05-02-2007 17:17

Wars of aggression be alarmed!
HELP PROTECT AUSTRALIA FROM A FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN BASED ON FALSE FEARS AND AT YOUR EXPENSE!

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UK Telegraph Reveals Brit Terrorist Ops in Iraq

05-02-2007 16:16

It is interesting the Telegraph.co.uk, “Lord” Conrad Black’s online version of a neocon newspaper, would publish a story admitting that the Joint Support Group, described as “a cell from a small and anonymous British Army unit,” manages “covert human intelligence sources or agents,” including double agents, that is to say the Brits are engaged in terrorist operations, as long suspected.

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Thousands protest against NATO summit in Seville

05-02-2007 15:17

anti-NATO protest in Seville
Protesters attend a demonstration against NATO in central Seville February 4, 2007. The NATO defence ministers' meeting will be held in Seville from February 8-9. The sign reads, '(Referring to NATO) They shall not pass; Troops back home, NATO no. Bases Out; With the people's resistance against imperialism'.