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UG#672 - Mainstream or Extreme? (7-7, Islamophobia & CCM as Establishment Tools)

21-12-2013 09:03

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If asked to imagine a terrorist, do you see a mental picture of an Islamic suicide bomber? This episode we examine how the appearance - and quite possibly also the reality - of Islamic terrorism is cultivated by the UK political establishment. A wide variety of voices on this episode centered around the events of July 7th, 2005 explore David Miller's claim that the UK government uses the self-styled 'mainstream media' to promote Islamophobia through the security services.

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The Black Rose Syndicat Morphs Into Syndicat a La Black Rose with Lady Gaga as I

20-12-2013 16:42

The mysterious Anarchist start up group known as The Black Rose Syndicat which has been at the centre of many recent expose articles has morphed into a new group known as the Syndicat a La Black Rose with dance music artist Lady Gaga as it's self appointed queen.

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Time At Work

20-12-2013 15:34

‘A man who has no free time to dispose of, whose whole lifetime, apart from the mere physical interruptions by sleep, meals and so forth, is absorbed by his labour for the capitalist, is less than beast of burden.’ Marx from Wages, Price & Profit.

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Philippines’ Foreign Debt Payments Dwarf Relief Aid After Typhoon Haiyan

20-12-2013 15:24

More than a month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, the country has paid approximately $900 million in debt repayments—more than twice as much as it’s received in pledged aid from countries around the world to support the recovery effort.

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Was Michael Collins assassinated?

20-12-2013 14:55

New book re-opens the case:
"The Assassination of Michael Collins: What Happened At Béal na mBláth?"  by SM Sigerson    (Kindle / Create Space 2013)

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MPS should move Scrap the 'Honours' replace them with peoples audit and approval

20-12-2013 08:10

This is the month when new names are added to the so-called honours list in Britain.
But it is deeply biased in favour of known crooks who get honours or buy those through donations to Parties

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Metropolitan Police Crowd Control Barriers....

20-12-2013 07:26

Metropolitan Police Crowd Control Barriers
.... can be surprisingly useful :)

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Socialist International honours the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela

20-12-2013 05:59

1993 Lisbon, Portugal
The Socialist International is deeply moved by the passing of Nelson Mandela, the man who, representing the struggle for freedom of an entire nation, became a symbol for justice, reconciliation and peace for the entire world.

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195 Mare St Summary

20-12-2013 03:21

195 Mare Street was a squatted social centre in the heart of Hackney. The building, a Grade II* listed Georgian villa remains the second oldest surviving building in Hackney.

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Say No UK government taking money from the Poorest UK Children

19-12-2013 21:29

Parents on State Benefits shouldn't have to pay a percentage to the government from money meant for children

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Council tenants told to not have a merry christmas

19-12-2013 18:54

Hammersmith and Fulham Council said 46% of its tenants were in rent arrears and the cards were part of a "hard-hitting" campaign. However, tenants branded it as a "disgusting" move disguised as a festive message.


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Alienation At Work

19-12-2013 13:35

‘An immediate consequence of the fact that man is estranged from the product of his labor, from his life activity, from his species-being, is the estrangement of man from man.’ Marx, Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844.

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Law: U.K. jury asks if U.K. soldiers are ... terrorists

19-12-2013 12:03

University of London law student Mohammed Gul
When a jury asked if it was the U.K soldiers who were the terrorists, instead of a young lawyer on trial, as a terrorist [for "glorifying terrorism" !!] the Judiciary refused to address the legality of the U.K wars of aggression.

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Anti workfare demonstrators blockade Salvation Army shop in Edinburgh

19-12-2013 08:55

Demonstrators opposing workfare and sanctions blockaded a large Salvation Army charity shop in central Edinburgh on 7th December.  The approximately 40 protestors included some unemployed people who had themselves been press-ganged to work for nothing in Salvation Army charity shops.

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A new left party in South Africa?

19-12-2013 06:16

It is increasingly looking as though the metal workers' union, with a history of militancy going back to the '80s, is going to spearhead a new left party rooted in trade unions and social movements. At the same time the pressure for Jacob Zuma to resign the presidency is gathering momentum in and out of the ANC. The Marikana chickens seem to be coming home to roost for the ANC.

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Why Is the Weather So Crazy?

18-12-2013 23:15

Climate scientist Paul Beckwith explains weather distortion & spurt of Arctic methane. NOAA's Dr. Richard Feely on threat of ocean acidification. Radio Ecoshock 131218

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Join Barcelona In Ending Bloody Barbarism Of Bullfighting

18-12-2013 19:14

Innocent Horses Are Victims
Please contact the Spanish, Mexican, Argentinian and other Hispanic population embassies to end the archaic savagery of bullfighting.

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Pranksters attack Deutsche Bank with fake press releases

18-12-2013 16:22

We are delighted to learn that today two fake press releases were diffused in the news wire, spreading the rumour about a large accounting scandal, negatively impacting the course of the Deutsche Bank's share.