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De Menezes Killer Rewarded

25-02-2007 00:04

Surveillance video proved the police told several flagrant LIES about the incident. It appears that this officer was rewarded for covering for the real shooter, who may have worked for an intelligence service, and murdered the electrician who saw something he should not have.

You simply do not empty a clip into someone's head at point-blank range.

Who was the shooter? What did this electrician see? What do the cameras show?

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US Vice President Cheney menaces Iran with military aggression

24-02-2007 23:14

Just one more nail in the coffin
Coming from the chief architect of the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq, these words can have only one meaning: the US is preparing for a military attack on Iran. As far as Cheney is concerned, Tehran’s failure this week to abide by the US-backed UN resolution demanding the suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities is just one more nail in the coffin.

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Paramilitary agents attack zapatistas

24-02-2007 23:07

One of them is a member of the Autonomous council of Olga Isabel, Chiapas.

They were struck and threatened to be set on fire: JBG Heart of the Arcoiris

" Confrontation: the time has come "

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Are leaders of India, China and Russia ready for a radical breakthrough?

24-02-2007 23:05

In a thinly veiled critique of US global policies and behaviour, the foreign ministers, we are told, emphasised the 'strong commitment' of the three countries to multilateral diplomacy, and exchanged views on 'how international relations are being presently conducted.'

Their discussions on developments in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, West Asia, and the Korean peninsula, brought out their common approach on these issues, and a global perspective clearly very different from the US world-view.

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The BBC Joins The Ranks Of The Untrustworthy United States Media

24-02-2007 22:52

With the airing on BBC2 of “911: The Conspiracy Files,” one must ask the question will the BBC be joining the United States mainstream media in its failure to provide “truth in reporting?” Several of the guest make excellent points that seem to be completely disregarded by the producers of this program. There were many questions that could have been asked and observations that could have been made. In the end, however, we were left with more questions than answers.

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Save the NHS! Organise for Resistance!

24-02-2007 22:32

Protesters gather outside the Royal
About 200 people marched from the Royal Liverpool Hospital in Prescot Street to the William Brown Street fountain on Thursday 22nd February, showing their anger at government plans for the National Health Service.

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Secret deals with Indonesia/Australia over Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers

24-02-2007 21:44

A secret deal
February 24, 2007 - Saturday, 24 February 2007: A secret deal is being struck between the Australian and Indonesian government to return 85 Sri Lankan asylum seekers back to Indonesia and then to Sri Lanka - without processing their Inernationally recognised human rights to claim asylum. Refugee advocacy groups had called on the Government to bring the asylum seekers to mainland Australia or provide access to lawyers for advice on their rights...

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Photos from the 24th February London Anti-War Demo

24-02-2007 21:42

CND and the Stop the War called the demo with the slogans, No Trident, Troops out of Iraq.

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Action Mesothelioma Day 2007...

24-02-2007 21:41

Audio
Tuesday 27th February is Action Mesothelioma Day.

The Forum of Asbestos Victims' Support Groups are working with other organisations and charities by marking the day with a series of public events throughout Britain.

To raise awareness of the the terminal cancer, a short film has been produced:

Mesothelioma- The Human Face of an Asbestos Epidemic...

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A History Of Terrorism In Palestine

24-02-2007 21:38

If one were to go into the gruesome details of the atrocities committed in 1948 the -mopping up operations -, the deliberate humiliation and massacres of Arabs and the desecration of the holy places of both Muslim and Christian as well as the looting of these holy places and personal property by the Israeli army and settlers; one might just start to appreciate what Zionism is all about.

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Met Police: Overt Filming / Photography Leaflet

24-02-2007 21:02

Met Police: Overt Filming / Photography Leaflet
Attached is a photos of a leaflet the Metropolitian Police were giving out on the 24th Feb 2007 anti-war demo in London.

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Australia: David Hicks vs The Commonwealth: Back in Court

24-02-2007 20:56

[BringDavidHome]
"It seems that the Australian government is working overtime to get David to plead guilty so everything can go according to their plan. David's unjust imprisonment is now clearly an election liability," added Bassi.

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Very Dangerous Drug

24-02-2007 20:54

Amphetimine laced with diesel

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The Peace Plane flies to the Hollywood Oscars

24-02-2007 20:32

Democracy for America Miami (DFAM) and Miami Veterans for Peace have come up with a novel approach to broadcasting a message to end the occupation of Iraq: an aerial banner that reads. “Bring Our Troops Home Now”. These two groups decided to first try their idea at this year’s Super Bowl in Miami and again at the Grammy Music Awards, but inclement weather forced the event to be postponed. Now the organizers have turned their attention to this Sunday’s Oscars in Hollywood, California.

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Demonstrate Against The Attorney General's Visit to Liverpool

24-02-2007 20:30

What is it about Liverpool? First Condoleezza Rice, then Blair on Thursday and now Lord Goldsmith! With all these war criminals they are surely spoiling us.

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Not Safe!

24-02-2007 19:41

William Meli
Extra-judicial executions, protracted detention without trial, torture of detainees and appalling prison conditions.

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Fossil fuel refusal, not business as usual - LRT Action Report

24-02-2007 19:34

London Rising Tide occupy office of ‘offset’ company Carbon Neutral

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Arroyo-Facilitating US Murder.

24-02-2007 19:15

Ms Arroyo
Dylan Roderiguez published a piece in the 'Left Curve' entitled:-
'The Significance of March 15th 2005: On the Bagong Prison Massacre'
It makes difficult reading but in the context of the London Independent
Report last week of the dissapearances and torture of political activists
it is crucial to the understanding of neo-colonialism and the
'importation of US Imprisonment techniques into former colonies'.

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Gun crime claims three young lives in London

24-02-2007 19:05

One of these men would later be arrested for cannabis possession...
Despite the very best efforts of the powers that be, Britain is not yet America—at least where gun crime is concerned. All the more tragic then were the shooting deaths of three boys in London within a matter of days.