UK Terror War Newswire Archive
Iran Blame Game Shifts into High Gear
01-02-2007 10:32
“The Pentagon is investigating whether an attack on a military compound in Karbala on January 20 was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, a U.S. official told CNN on Tuesday…. Some Iraqis speculate that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps carried out the attack in retaliation for the capture by U.S. forces of five of its members in Irbil, Iraq, on January 11, according to a Time.com article published Tuesday.”Lawyers warn on Illegality of Any Offensive Military Action by US against Iran
31-01-2007 23:49
Today European, international, and U.S. legal and human rights groups issued an open letter warning of the illegality of any offensive military action by the United States against Iran.Sparkhill Terror Raids: Another Terror Farce
31-01-2007 19:14
At a press conference this afternoon, Gold Commander David Shaw stated there were 8 arrests from 8 residences plus 4 commercial addresses and one more 9th arrest happened on the M6 in Birmingham. Those arrested are being detained in Coventry. Shaw claimed this morning's operation was the result of a months long operation involving a combination of different agencies.
Alleged Kidnapping Plot
31-01-2007 15:56
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THE SPARKHILL FARCE
31-01-2007 11:13
A nice way to divert attention from a government scumbags.Shut Down Guantanamo - weekly protests outside US Embassy
31-01-2007 09:37
The London Guantanamo Campaign is starting up a weekly protest outside the US Embassy calling on the American government to close down the facility. Building up on the impetus and the success of the demonstrations held in London, elsewhere in the UK and abroad earlier this month, the LGC is going to be holding a sustained action, on a weekly basis, outside the US Embassy.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
On This Day 1972: Bloody Sunday, Derry, N. Ireland
31-01-2007 01:29
7/7: Angels & agents of Tavistock Square
30-01-2007 23:52
Jafarzadeh and the Downing Street Dossier Redux
30-01-2007 21:42
Is it possible we are stupid enough to fall for it again?Against imperialist war, for Iran workers
30-01-2007 16:05
Over the last week, we have witnessed an escalation in the level of threats against Iran and an increase in the American military presence in the Persian Gulf, with the aim of controlling key waterways, should Iran retaliate against a potential US military threat. At the same time it is quite clear that indirect negotiations are taking place between the United States and Iran and the current US threats are an integral part of that.Iraq’s colonial occupier, the US, denounces “foreign meddling”
30-01-2007 12:01
In recent weeks US government and military officials, aided and abetted by the American media, have stepped up the war of words against Iran. As they did precisely four years ago, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, the political and media establishment is attempting to build up a case for military action against a country that has no designs on American territory and represents no threat to the US population.Call for End to Iraq War
29-01-2007 20:36
Bush authorizes shoot-to-kill policy against Iranians in Iraq
29-01-2007 13:48
Troop surge paves way for wider warThe Bush administration has authorized US military forces in Iraq to hunt down and kill Iranian government personnel operating in that country, according to a report that first appeared in the Washington Post last Friday. The newspaper said President Bush authorized the new “kill or capture” program last fall during a meeting with his most senior advisors, which also resulted in the approval of a series of other measures aimed at destabilizing the Iranian regime.
Italian court considers trial against CIA agents in rendition case
29-01-2007 13:43
Four years ago, Muslim cleric Abu Omar was kidnapped in Italy by US intelligence agents and transferred to an Egyptian torture prison. A hearing is currently taking place in Milan over the possible trial of those responsible for Abu Omar’s rendition. Public prosecutor Armando Spataro is seeking to bring charges against the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Italian military secret service SISMI (Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Militare).The Coming War Against Iran - Part 14
29-01-2007 00:32
As Iran’s nuclear program stands in shambles, US continues its military agenda
28-01-2007 21:39
“Iran’s efforts to produce highly enriched uranium … are in chaos and the country is still years from mastering the required technology,” according to Guardian.Of course, the revelations will not stop the neocons and the Israelis from attacking the Muslim nation, as the reason for the attack has nothing to do with nukes or any possible threat Iran may or may not pose to Israel.
The next U.S.-Israeli target (Iran) for another "supreme international crime"
28-01-2007 03:23
Still digesting their recent and ongoing aggressions in the Middle East, the Bush and Israeli regimes now threaten to attack Iran. As these warrior states cast their long shadow across the region, they find themselves aided and abetted by the Security Council, the other major powers, parties of the opposition, and the media.Doomsday Clock Warns We Are Closer To Becoming A Planet Of The Nuclear Dead
28-01-2007 00:34
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight - to 11.55 - I believe it should be closer.9/11 in Context: The Strategy of Tension Gone Global
27-01-2007 23:21
Attached is an mp3 of an interview with Tod Fletcher, covering the protests at the G8 in Genoa in 2001, 9/11, the 'strategy of tension' (Gladio) and it's morphing into the 'war on terror', which was brodcast by Guns and Butter on 24th January 2007.