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Mark Urban blames Anti War protesters for Iraq War

27-04-2009 12:10

Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme. Urban was formerly defence correspondent at the Independent. He served in the British Army, for nine months as a regular officer and four years in the Territorials. He has hosted a series of virtual reality war games on the BBC, Time Commanders, re-enacting key battles.

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Handy Map for the Mayday! Mayday! Demo (Should work this time!)

27-04-2009 01:38

On May 4th Smash EDO are holding a mas s street party against war, greed and militarism. Here's a handy map of war profiteers in Brighton and Hove.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

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Come To Toronto's Grand-Slam World War-Criminal Weekend!

25-04-2009 13:04

First it was George Bush admitted to Canada and George Galloway denied as a "terrorist sympathizer", then it was Condoleeza Rice speaking at a $500 a plate dinner at the University of Calgary, May 13, then Bush's liar Ari Fleischer was hired by the PMO, now we learn that Bill Clinton and George Bush will speak in Toronto on May 29, at the Toronto Convention Center....but there's still more to come on this wild weekend in T.O..

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CACI newsflash

24-04-2009 01:27

A Scottish police force has passed sample charges of CACI employees behaviour at Abu Ghraib onto the local Procurator Fiscal.

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Help stop deporations to Iraq!

23-04-2009 22:07

My husband arrived here in 2002 refused on every avenue of asylum, we were allowed to marry and given hopes that he would be given a spouse visa only to be refused today, and told that Mohammed, my 3 year old son and I should all return to Iraq

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George Galloway, MP: Building 7 collapse "practically impossible"

23-04-2009 18:02

Audio George Galloway
Edited audio from George Galloways friday and saturday radio show in which he makes it quite clear that he disagrees with the official conspiracy theory surrounding the events of 9/11 and asks people to investigate further.

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Smash EDO: Open letter about the Mayday! Mayday! Street Party, May 4th

22-04-2009 11:29

Wednesday 22nd April

For More info contact Chloe Marsh or Andrew Beckett on 07754135290

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Handy Map for the Mayday! Mayday! Smash EDO Mass Street Party

21-04-2009 19:58

On May 4th Smash EDO are holding a mas s street party against war, greed and militarism. Here's a handy map of war profiteers in Brighton and Hove.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

Over the years Mayday has been a time to celebrate ordinary people's struggle against global capitalism. The growing anti-militarist movement is a part of that struggle. On May 4th people from across the UK and beyond will come to Brighton in a show of force against EDO MBM/ITT, who profit from the suffering of ordinary people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.

EDO MBM/ITT do not operate in a vacuum. The weapons they manufacture couldn't be produced without the support of other corporations; investors, business partners and companies providing services to them. This map plots the network of companies complicit in ITT's crimes in Brighton.

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EDO Decommisioners face three to five year sentence if convicted

21-04-2009 14:27

More than 1400 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli offensive between December 2008 and January 2009, more than 400 of which are children. They deliberately targeted individuals in their homes, schools, hospitals as well as U.N compounds.

EDO MBM make vital components for the Paveway precision guided bomb’s, Hellfire missiles, and bomb release clips for F15 and F16 fighter aircraft and they have extensive contracts with the Israeli Military.

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Free the EDO 2 - Demo outside Lewes Prison

20-04-2009 20:14

Support the deccommisioners...

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Iraqi Resistance Sniper

17-04-2009 14:26

This is about the Iraqi Resistance against US Imperialism and Occupation.

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Urgent appeal from Iraqi LGBT

17-04-2009 11:27

URGENT - Dear Friends and Donors of Iraqi LGBT



Dear Friends and Donors of Iraqi LGBT This is an urgent appeal for donation to all our friends and supporters all around the world to help us with our new campaign and demonstration and to continue the fight for lgbt rights in Iraq

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Anti-deportation protest at the Kurdistan Regional Government office in London

16-04-2009 15:32

About 20 people gathered outside the London office of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government to highlight its complicity in the mass deportations of Iraqi-Kurdish refugees. The protest, which was called by the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) and supported by London No Borders, the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns and Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!, coincided with an international demonstration outside the UN offices in Geneva. No Borders South Wales also held a solidarity demonstration at the UK Border Agency office in Cardiff.

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Tortures of Iraqi Citizens in Poland- Jerzy Kos a key suspect?

16-04-2009 07:00

As independent bloggers observed, key suspect in the case should be former CEO of the Szczytno- Szymany airport, i.e. the airport where the flights from Kabul with kidnapped Iraqis were landing. A CIA prison, according to media accusations, was located in the CIA base in Stare Kiejkuty, 50 kilometers from the airport. It is there where Iraqi citizens were illegally tortured by people employed by US government.

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Mayday! Mayday! Anti-Militarist Map of Brighton

13-04-2009 11:44

On May 4th Smash EDO are holding a mas s street party against war, greed and militarism. Here's a handy map of war profiteers in Brighton and Hove.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

Over the years Mayday has been a time to celebrate ordinary people's struggle against global capitalism. The growing anti-militarist movement is a part of that struggle. On May 4th people from across the UK and beyond will come to Brighton in a show of force against EDO MBM/ITT, who profit from the suffering of ordinary people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.

EDO MBM/ITT do not operate in a vacuum. The weapons they manufacture couldn't be produced without the support of other corporations; investors, business partners and companies providing services to them. This map plots the network of companies complicit in ITT's crimes in Brighton.

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Stop deportations to Iraq - demonstration outside UKBA, Cardiff, 17th April

11-04-2009 21:10

No Borders South Wales will be holding a demonstration in solidarity with the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) outside the UK Border Agency, 31-33 Newport Road, Cardiff on Friday 17th April at 1pm.

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Free The EDO Two Video

10-04-2009 17:47

Check the video out next prison demo 18th April