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Bolivia: one year into the Morales government

20-01-2007 18:43

Masses go onto the offensive, MAS government delays taking action

Popular assembly in Cochabamba on January 16

On Tuesday, January 16th, a massive cabildo abierto (popular assembly) in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, decided to remove the prefecto (regional governor) and forced the consejeros departamentales (regional councillors) to install a people's prefecture. In doing so the masses, who have been on the streets since the beginning of the year, went over the heads of MAS aligned leaders of many of the peasant and trade union organisations and directly against the advice of the MAS government which recommended calm, negotiation and keeping everything within the legal framework.

This was the highest point of a developing mass movement for the resignation of the prefectos of La Paz and Cochabamba who have sided with the opposition prefectos of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Tarija (the lowlands crescent of Bolivia) in their struggle for autonomy from the MAS national government and to defend their right of veto in the Constituent Assembly.

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Farnborough Airport Public Inquiry

20-01-2007 17:32

A public Inquiry is to be held on Tuesday to consider a demand by TAG Aviation to double the number of weekend and bank holiday flights at Farnborough Airport.

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Stop Lydd Airport Expanstion-Public Mtg etc.

20-01-2007 16:30

Rspb to hold public meeting against Lydd Airport Expansion- Council consultation period opens...

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Cold Warriors Shift Ground on Nuclear Weapons

20-01-2007 14:39

The truth that if we are to have a human future the US must lead the way in abolishing nuclear weapons has been frequently ridiculed and violently opposed. This truth may now be entering the stage of being self-evident.

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RTF gig tonight

20-01-2007 14:32

flyer
benefit and info gig feeding into the upcoming Reclaim The Future party.

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Hungering for Justice

20-01-2007 14:01

This letter was handed to myself on the streets of Dublin.
It concerns the ongoing force-feeding of Juan Inaki de Chaos.
It is transcribed as is:-

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Fifth Welfare Reform Newsletter from the Coalition Againat Welfare Bill (CAWRB)

20-01-2007 13:37

Please find enclosed below for your urgent attention the fifth Welfare Reform Newsletter from the Coalition Againat Welfare Bill (CAWRB) which all of you are free to share and distribute and put into all your own newsletters and forums and within your own networks.

Yours

Colin Revell....

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BBC’s support for US war propaganda on Iran

20-01-2007 13:25

As the US is deploying a massive armada in the Persian Gulf to threaten Iran, the BBC ‘s top in-depth news programme has supported the totally unfounded US propaganda against the five employees of the Iranian consulate in Arbil arrested after the US forces’ raid last week.

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Danish High Court to hear citizens’ case re ‘anti-constitutional’ invasion of Ir

20-01-2007 12:46

On 29 January, the High Court of Eastern Denmark will begin its hearing of a case in which a group of Danish citizens assert that Denmark’s participation in the invasion of Iraq was in breach of the Danish constitution.

The article below is based on a press release issued by the Danish Constitution Committee, Grundlovskomiteen af 2003, which is bringing the case against the Danish Prime Minister.

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Anarchist Federation Manchester Meeting

20-01-2007 12:24

Details of our next meeting.

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Perfect Contradiction and Double Standards

20-01-2007 09:19

The People's Republic of China has successfully destroyed one of its own satellites with a ground to space ballistic missile – the message was not lost on some superpowers! America has expressed outrage and has marshalled western nations to voice their condemnation and “demand” a full explanation from the Chinese Government. The new USA certainly is a huge departure from the old, it seems that creating a living hell in the Middle East with hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths to its credit, is acceptable behaviour but China shooting down a piece of its own space junk is an offensive, outrageous act requiring a full explanation!

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US War Crimes Caught on Video taken from an F-16 Fighter Jet

20-01-2007 02:29

Pilot: 'Ive got numerous individuals on the road. You want me to take them out?'
Voiec: 'Take them out'

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Israel-Palestine Peace Overture: More of the Same as Shock and Awe of Iran looms

20-01-2007 02:12

Of course, the “establishment of a Palestinian state” is not on the agenda, or at least not the sort of state envisioned by the Palestinians. Instead, the Palestinians will receive more of the same terminating in a series of isolated Bantustans surrounded by Israeli checkpoints and military garrisons.

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Labour's plans to create a Thought Crime

20-01-2007 01:59

The Government has plans to make it illegal to possess images which it considers "abhorrent" even though they admit that there is no proof of them causing harm.

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"WIPED OFF THE MAP" - The Rumor of the Century

20-01-2007 01:29

Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran's President has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, "Israel must be wiped off the map". Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made, as the following article will prove.

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18/01/07: Video , photos and report on Kalyx - “Making everyday a better day.”

20-01-2007 00:36

Video
Video of the protest outside Kalyx-Sodexho headquarters. photographs of Kalyx-run HMP Peterborough and a report on Kalyx and the Sodexho Alliance - listed as one of the companies profiteering from Guantanamo Bay.

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the doomsday clock

19-01-2007 23:32

with the minute hand of the doomsday clock having been moved forward again, romero hesq examines what this means for us.

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Big Brother Racism in the name of profiteerism not class.

19-01-2007 22:59

Having watched pervious BB shows in the past (Not this one) the BB environment does put a strain on people, as with every negative feeling, people to do nit pick in faults or differences, and unfortunately nit and picking is coined as racism now...

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Citizens' Information Project

19-01-2007 22:45

The Citizen's Information Project, another nail in the coffin of freedom.

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In Turkey, the penalty for "Insulting Turkishness" is death

19-01-2007 21:56

Prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist Dink is killed by assassins bullet after Turkish State witch-hunt. Dink was outspoken about the first World War genocide of 300,000 Armenians at the hands of the Turkish State in 1915-18.