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Surveillance of Nottingham City Centre [Update]

20-01-2009 16:29

Since there have been a number of 'CCTV events in Nottingham recently [reports on the Notts newswire and features], I thought I'd take this opportunity to show you some of my more recent work on the subject, describing some of the technological advances that are proceeding apace.

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While Israeli children return to school, kids in Gaza sift through rubble to find bodies of friends

20-01-2009 14:18

Image from electronicintifada.net
Israeli media reported Monday that Israeli children from the town of Sderot have returned to school and normalcy. Meanwhile, children in every part of the Gaza Strip are either bleeding in overcrowded hospitals or sifting through the rubble of what used to be their schools, mosques and homes.

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Black Reagan

20-01-2009 13:36

When Barack Obama started praising Ronald Reagan the candidate's apologists claimed he was just paying respect to a dead president. Now it's clear that Obama's affection for the raging old reactionary was heartfelt. With his latest pronouncements on cutting "entitlements," Obama "has proven himself to be a true believer in the Reagan revolution."

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Article on the SHAC 7 [USA]

20-01-2009 06:11

This was published by Herbivore Magazine in one of their mini-books a while back. I realized I hadn't posted it here, and it's not available anywhere else online. Hope you enjoy it.

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PFLP: Our position on the "ceasefire," "calm" and the weapons of the resistance

20-01-2009 03:31

PFLP statement on the so-called ''ceasefire'', 18/01/09.

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Shields Up! Pre-planned police disorder Sat 17th London Gaza demo

19-01-2009 21:45

Shields ready for use at 2:30pm
A massive police operation encircled Trafalgar Square on Saturday as over 500 police officers tried to prevent a march to the Israeli Embassy, preferring to cause disruption to the West End by blocking roads.

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Norman Finkelstein's comparison of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to the behaviour Nazis

19-01-2009 21:20

BUILDING WALLS & FENCES TO KEEP PEOPLE IN PRISONS
The following images and text were posted on Professor Norman Finkelstein's web site -- however at the moment his ISP appears to have suspended his site. An interview with him published today contains his justification to publishing these images:

turkishny.com: On your Web site, there is an argument that the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors are doing to the Palestinians exactly what was done to them by the Nazis. Do you agree with that?

Norman Finkelstein: I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about that. While the rest of the world wants peace, Europe wants peace, the US wants peace, but this state wants war, war and war. In the first week of the massacres, there were reports in the Israeli press that Israel did not want to put all its ground forces in Gaza because it was preparing attacks on Iran. Then there were reports it was planning attacks on Lebanon. It is a lunatic state.

turkishny.com: But do you agree with the characterization?

Norman Finkelstein: Look at the pictures and decide for yourself. I am not going to tell people what they should think about it. But what I say is they should look at the pictures and decide for themselves. (For the pictures go to:  http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=11&ar=2510 )

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PCSO Watch - Office of Community Sousveillance

19-01-2009 18:30

The Office is interested in playfully and creatively engaging with concerned individuals to interact and comment on government initiatives relating to surveillance, control and policing. The Office of Community Sousveillance will be patrolling hotspots around Nottingham from 15th - 18th January 2009.

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CCTV 'Treasure Hunt' around Nottingham

19-01-2009 18:10

I accepted the invitation to the CCTV Treasure Hunt in Nottingham city centre. On Sunday 18th January at 1pm. People met at Broadway Media Centre to help map Nottinghams insane surveillance system!!!

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No one is illegal in Moscow - action against pro-Kremlin xenophobes

19-01-2009 17:32

Today "Molodaya Gvardiya Edinoy Rossii" (Young Guard of United Russia - one of the several, competing pro-Kremlin youth organizations) attempted to organize an action "Our money to our people". Concept was to meet a train from Central Asia 2:10 PM in Kazan railway station of Moscow with anti-migrant placates, with text such as "Work legally!", "Illegal = thief!" and "Want to work? Pay taxes!". Action was protected by a plenty of OMON riot police and own security of Young Guard.

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Anarchists target corporate investment cowboys, Baillie Gifford

19-01-2009 14:43

South Wales Anarchists are targetting Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh finance company which invests in some of the world's worst corporate polluters.

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500 pigs, 20 horses, 16 dogs, 2 starbucks - Sat 17th London Gaza march banned

19-01-2009 12:29

arbitrary roadblocks on Haymarket
Following Israel's announcement that they'd killed enough Palestinians to be going on with, London's lamest decided to celebrate the military success by going on a rampage through the West End, terrifying the decent people going about their normal business, with helmetted hordes and triplets of SWAT-style vans speeding in every direction chasing shadows and shebab.

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Tony Benn endorses LSE occupation as key demands are met

18-01-2009 20:58

About 40 students have occupied a lecture theatre in the London School of Economics on Thursday 15th January. Since then, our numbers have doubled. They have six demands for the school and are in discussion with the administration now.

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Netcu Watch // SHAC : Hypocrisy, Terrorism and Extremism.

18-01-2009 18:59

I have been looking at a few forums regarding the first SHAC trial and would like to respond to some of the main points.

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2009 Gaza Massacre more video links

18-01-2009 13:17

17th January 2009, Beit Lahiya, Gaza:
UNRWA school in Beit Lahiya shelled by the Israeli Army
( http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=35047)

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Yesturdays Torygraph frothing at the mouth over SHAC

18-01-2009 12:58

Apparently no animal at HLS is poisoned with anything other than lifesaving medication (none of which ever harms or kills people), anyone who is opposed to HLS is a sponger, hypocrite, anarchist and a coward, no animal is ever abused, blah, blah, blah....

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EDO Arms Decommissioners- SOLIDARITY DEMO

18-01-2009 12:51

MONDAY 19th JANUARY from 10am all day

SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE BEING HELD
BRIGHTON MAGISTRATES COURT, Edward Street
for their bail hearing

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Tamils Protest Sri Lankan Genocide

18-01-2009 10:03

Tamil demonstrators in Downing Street pen
Several hundred Tamils packed the pen in Whitehall, London - opposite Downing Street - for a demonstration on Saturday afternoon, 17 Jan 2009 against the genocide of the Tamil people being carried out by the Sri Lankan government. Many carried 'Tamils 4 Eelam' placards. Pictures Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.