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30-day Countdown to War

12-03-2007 22:16

We are almost certainly in the last days of a countdown to nuclear war. Israel has made plans to attack Iran in a war of aggression, which will probably begin with some staged attack such as the attack on the Liberty in 1967.

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What Did Israel Know in Advance of the 9/11 Attacks?

12-03-2007 10:56

The following article by Christopher Ketcham was shunned by the mainstream media in the USA, Counterpunch was the only publication which was prepared to run it, the story behind this article is told in this article:

Ketcham's Story: Coming in From the Cold by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair
 http://counterpunch.org/cockburn03072007.html

In Additon Democracy Now! has covered it:

Cheering Movers and Art Student Spies: Was Israel Tracking the Hijackers Before the 9/11 Attacks?
A new article in the newsletter Counterpunch examines unresolved questions over whether Israeli agents were tracking the 9/11 hijackers before September 11th. ABC’s 20/20, The Forward, and Salon.com have all covered the story. But where’s the follow up? We speak to the author of the article, Christopher Ketcham; Counterpunch editor Alexander Cockburn, and Marc Perelman, the Forward reporter who did one of the first reports on the story in 2002.
 http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/08/1610254

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Iran and the Congo's Vanishing Uranium Bars

11-03-2007 23:16

A mysterious Congo vanishing uranium bars incident has emerged, coinciding with a decisive International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of governors meeting in Vienna on March 5-8, regarding Iran's nuclear program.

Are we dealing with a similar fabricated Psyop in the case of the alleged missing Congo uranium bars, which could at some later date be used as a pretext directed against Iran?

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Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay [Please]

11-03-2007 14:35

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Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay [Please]

The University of Nottingham's Amnesty International Society's held a protest against the continuing human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay.

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America And Britain Asked Poland To Host Secret CIA Gulag

11-03-2007 09:30

Britain's collusion with the CIA rendition and black sites program has been well documented. However, what seems to be emerging now is not so much a story of collusion but full involvement.

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Iran Attack: Neocons Find New Curveball

11-03-2007 01:18

Ali Reza Asghari
Once again, the corporate media is feeding us a main course of half-truth and fabrication as the neocons and Israelis prepare to invade Iran, the next target on their total destruction roster. “Ali Reza Asghari was spilling valuable secrets to an American intelligence team as a prelude to defecting to the United States,” the CIA’s favorite newspaper, the Washington Post, reports.

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U.S. military banking on Turkey for Iran, Iraq access

10-03-2007 23:18

The U.S. military has sought to significantly expand operations at a key Turkish air base.

Officials said the Defense Department has been negotiating for an increase in U.S. air operations at the Incirlik air force base in southern Turkey. They said Incirlik would be used for operations in northern Iraq as well as reconnaissance in neighboring Iran.

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Amnesty protest over Guantanamo Bay in Nottingham :: report with audio

10-03-2007 20:36

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The University of Nottingham's Amnesty International Society's held a protest against the continuing human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay. It is now over five years since the first detainees were transferred to the detention camp and despite widespread international condemnation, hundreds of people from more than 30 nationalities remain there: without charge and with little hope of obtaining a fair trial.

Here is some audio that was taken during the demo.

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Secrets about the State Secrets Privilege

10-03-2007 15:05

Four things wrong with the Bush administration's use of the State Secrets Privilege

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Brian's 2md Epistle to the Anglicans - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:08

What does the man voted most politically inspiring individual have to say to his Anglican brothers and sisters as well as all those globally he claims as family whether they deny him or not?

Charity Sweet XXX

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Genocidal or Great Britain? - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:03

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Brian over the years and I have also had the privilage of typing this message from him.

Charity Sweet XXX

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UN Sanctions on Iran: Political Confrontation, Iran's Response to US Threats

10-03-2007 02:14

The US so far has not directly targeted the clerical leaders of Islamic Republic namely Supreme Leader Khamenei and former president Rafsanjani. Instead, it has pointed at President Mahmood Ahmadinejad who has stayed firm against US pressures. The US is trying to link Ahmadinejad and his affiliated Sepah-e Pasdaran with supplying weapons to anti-US militants in Iraq. Ahmadinejad has popularity among Iran’s underprivileged class who were disappointed with former clerical presidents due to their inability to enhance economic welfare for the poor. It is unlikely that US can cause Ahmadinejad to be deposed by any means.

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State Dept Report: Sickening Gov Abuses in Afghanistan

09-03-2007 21:11

The practice of courts ordering the defendant to provide compensation in the form of young girls in marriage to a victims' family continued........Most experts believe the practice of child trafficking was widespread and continued to be a problem. The law does not prohibit trafficking in persons. The government did little to combat trafficking in persons.

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Fishy Fun on Trident Vote Day

09-03-2007 16:24

On Wednesday 14th March, MPs will vote on whether or not to replace Trident - Britain's nuclear weapons system. Lots of actions are being planned for the day of the vote, among these is a "Fish on Bicycles mass cycle ride" around central London.

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New film released today: Blood £ Money anti-war/anti- EDO MBM.

09-03-2007 11:26

a creative protest against the blood £ money that EDO MBM makes and a salute to the activists who won a battle but not yet the war, we fight on for life and good and right.

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Press barred from Guantánamo hearings

09-03-2007 07:15

The Pentagon announced March 6 that reporters will be barred from hearings for 14 US-held detainees in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The hearings are scheduled to begin March 9 for the 14 men, all of whom were transferred to the Guantánamo facility last September from secret CIA prisons.

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The Road to Guantánamo

09-03-2007 00:55

After being wrongfully arrested, Moazzam Begg was tortured and held in Guantánamo Bay without trial for almost three years. He speaks to Miles Johnson about the darker side of the War on Terror.

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Guns and Butter: Tyranny Abroad, Police State at Home

09-03-2007 00:35

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Guns and Butter radio show recorded on 7th March 2007: Interview with attorney and President of the US Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Ratner. Michael Ratner has led the center in its aggressive legal fight against the post - 9/11 violations of civil liberties by the Bush administration.

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Levy, Blair and Injunctions

09-03-2007 00:10

Much has been said about the injunctions, or attempted injunctions, against the BBC and Guardian, to prevent the publication of information relating to Lord Levy's alleged attempt to pervert the course of justice in the cash for honours enquiry.

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‘Turkey is under the threat of Iran’s missiles’ claims US Ambassador to NATO

09-03-2007 00:05

Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gül, has said that Turkey will not be rushing to comply with the UN sanctions on Iran and that Turkey’s territory will not be used as a base for any attack on Iran. The following day, the US Ambassador to NATO, Victoria Nuland, declared that Turkey is under the threat of Iran’s short- and medium-range missiles. “Turkey and the USA concur on the increasingly serious nature of the nuclear threat posed by Iran”, she said.