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Activists block Aldermaston

23-01-2007 07:37

Eight activists have blockaded the road to Aldermaston using steel pipe lock-ons. They've been across the roadway since around 6.45am and there is already heavy traffic congestion.

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Stop the Deportation of Iraqi/Kurdish Asylum Seekers

23-01-2007 07:15

Protest against the resumption of 'Charter Flights' Manchester 19/01/2007
Reports today show that more than 2 million Iraqi refugees, fleeing conflict in their homeland, are being supported in neighbouring countries including Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt, which are struggling to cope with the exodus. Some countries are preventing refugees from crossing their borders, contrary to international law, and prompting international aid agencies to warn of a humanitarian crisis.

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For an international mobilization of workers and youth against the war in Iraq

23-01-2007 05:46

Against the war in Iraq
Statement of the World Socialist Web Site and the International Committee of the Fourth International 22 January 2007

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Moves Toward War with Iran: We Must Stop This

23-01-2007 05:41

"Once again, the public case for war is bogus. The CIA's best estimate is that Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon for another ten years, assuming it wants to. No evidence that Iran is providing support to Iraqi insurgents has been made public. And now it has been reconfirmed that Vice-President Dick Cheney dismissed an Iranian offer of peace in 2003, with the Iranians offering the same concessions that the White House now claims to be seeking."

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[hacked] Business Letter To Pakistan Military

23-01-2007 04:23

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Business Letter To Pakistan Military 2006-12-12 | Source: Pakistan, Unknown (CYBER INTERNET SERVICES (PVT.) LTD.)

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Major Victory for Worker Recovered Factory “Jugoremedija” in Serbia

23-01-2007 03:41

by Association of Worker-Shareholders of Serbia—AW-SA

 http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11728

December 28, 2006

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Reality shows - racism transcends class

23-01-2007 03:08

There have been too many people here starting new threads on the subject of C4 reality shows already. Worse than that though there have been too many middle-class people stating racism is a predominantly working-class problem. So I hope they can now explain 18 year old public schoolgirl Lucy Buchanan's racist tirade on 'Shipwrecked'.

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Kurdish artist Engin Celik on hunger strike against his deportation

22-01-2007 22:55

Engin Celik
During a train ride from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf on the 7th of January 2007, he was arrested by policemen near Gießen and brought to the JVA Gießen. He was told that his asylum proceeding was decided negatively and that he would be deported. On January 15th Ergin Celik went on hunger strike to protest against his deprvation of liberty and against the intention of the German authorities to deliver him to Turkey.
We demand his immediate release from the deportation imprisonment and the acceptance of his asylum!

campaign leaflet for download:  http://thecaravan.org/files/caravan/campaign_engin_english.pdf
example protest letter to the authorities:  http://thecaravan.org/files/caravan/musterfax_engin_english.pdf

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Welsh pipeline protest - New tree camp set up near Brecon

22-01-2007 21:59

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Following support from local people in Brecon at the weekend, a new protest camp has been set up right in the middle of the phase two route of National Grids controversial pipeline.

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NATO’s Hidden Terrorism

22-01-2007 21:49

Daniele Ganser, professor of contemporary history at Bale University (France) and chairman of the ASPO - Switzerland, published a landmark book about "NATO’s Secret Armies." According to him, during the last 50 years the United States have organized bombings in Western Europe that they have falsely attributed to the left and the extreme left with the purpose of discrediting them in the eyes of their voters. This strategy is still present today, inspiring fear for the Islam and justifying wars on oil.

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No American Dream For America’s Youth

22-01-2007 21:37

The end of the American Dream is having a profound affect in the US as the pauperisation of the US working class intensifies, but it will not go unanswered.

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9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, by David Ray Griffin and Pete

22-01-2007 20:32

Surely there can be no higher duty for academics and other intellectuals at this time than to expose the big lie of 9/11, thereby undermining the primary pretext for the global domination project. Morgan Reynolds, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Texas A& M University (P. 115 of 9/11 And American Empire)

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ROR solidarity action:Campaign against the National Grid pipe line

22-01-2007 19:42

On Sunday 21st Jan, anti pipeline campaigners took their cause to Clydach Indoor Market to raise awareness and hand out information about the controversial National Grid Gas pipeline. They were joined by Rhythms of Resistance Samba Band, who came to play in solidarity with their campaign.

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SOCPA - Brian Haw Court Victory today

22-01-2007 19:39

Mark Wallinger, Martin, Barbara and Brian outside Westminster Court
When police crept down to Parliament Square in the middle of the night last May and removed most of Brian Haw's display, the were acting unlawfully. Superintendent Terry produced an undated document in Court signed by the Commissioner, delegating powers to him to impose conditions on demonstration. But Judge Purdy ruled today that the conditions were unlawful, the delegation was unlawful and so the raid must have been unlawful too.

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Fack Corporate Killers

22-01-2007 19:18

Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) is a group of families who have been bereaved by work. In Liverpool on 8th February, Three founder members of FACK will speak of their own experiences of their loss, their further victimisation by the criminal justice system, and of possible ways forward for appropriate legal responses to corporate killers.

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Chris Cole - Prisoner for Love

22-01-2007 16:09

Antiwar resister sent to prison for refusal to repay fine resulting from MoD resistance on Holy Innocents Day 28th December 2004 over Iraq

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Peace Activist Jailed today

22-01-2007 15:48

Chris Cole, a Christian peace activist from Oxford, was jailed today for 28 days. The jail sentence was in response to a nonpayment of fine for an action at the Ministry of Defence in 2004.

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BENEFIT NIGHT FOR PLANE STUPID

22-01-2007 15:21

The Alabama 3 will play a benefit gig for Plane Stupid this Friday 26th at Brixton Jamm.

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Shilpa & Jade: Class or Race?

22-01-2007 14:45

Examining reasons behind the current media frenzy over the Big Brother "racism" allegations: I propose that issues between Jade & Shilpa are class and not race related.