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If You Think Bush Is Evil Now, Wait Until He Nukes Iran

06-06-2007 22:46

The neocons think that by bombing Iran the US will provoke Iran to arm the Shiite militias in Iraq with armor-piercing rocket propelled grenades and with surface to air missiles and unleash the militias against US troops. These weapons would neutralize US tanks and helicopter gunships and destroy the US military edge, leaving divided and isolated US forces subject to being cut off from supplies and retreat routes. With America on the verge of losing most of its troops in Iraq, the cry would go up to “save the troops” by nuking Iran.

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Prison-death demonstration, Styal Prison, 13 June 2007

06-06-2007 22:30

Demonstration to protest against the death of another woman prisoner
Helen Mary Cole, aged 48, died on 3 June 2007
while in the care of Styal Prison, Cheshire
Demonstration will take place on Wednesday 13 June 2007 starting at 1.00 pm
Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend

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G8 Police 'Almost Raid' Rostock Camp

06-06-2007 21:50

The police intrusion at the Rostock G8 camp this evening was a clear attempt at provocation.

Arriving in force they entered the adjoining field which had effectively been squatted to accomodate the spill over campers from when the site had become crowded.

Report follows below:

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Is leafleting now 'anti-social behaviour' in the eyes of the state?

06-06-2007 21:45

During May 07 a lone female anti-fur protestor had been peacefully handing out leaflets that exposed the fur trade outside a shop which at the time was selling rabbit fur scarves in Droitwich, Worcestershire.

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Blocking G8

06-06-2007 21:38

Massive blockade leaves from the camp.
Successfull blockade of the south east entrance.

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Pictures of Boergenende blockade, Wednesday evening

06-06-2007 21:32

secured sewage with rubber
pics of sit-down protest of Block G8 campaign at about 7pm with 1000 people left. No food or water or blankets were allowed through by the police, who hoped that the blockade would therefore disperse earlier.

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Another not guilty verdict for a Fairford protester

06-06-2007 21:02

Josh Richards was arrested at Fairford in March 2003 - reportedly headed towards the B52s with a can of fuel and a box of matches - reportedly to burn them. After waiting several years for judgement of his actions and waiting through his two trials.....he was given that judgement today!

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G8 police are so Green they MOT bikes, yes seriously! (video)

06-06-2007 20:02

G8 police are so Green they MOT bikes, yes seriously! (video)

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CASMII condemns Republican candidates for refusing to rule out using nukes again

06-06-2007 19:21

In a debate on Tuesday June 5, in Manchester N.H., four of the ten Republican candidates, namely Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Fov. Mitt Romney and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, declared that they would use tactical nuclear weapons against Iran.

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Scotts against the G8!

06-06-2007 19:10

Scottish protestors are part of the mobilisation currently ongoing in Northern Germany against the G8 summit.

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NHS Database Opt out

06-06-2007 18:58

Opt out of another database.....the NHS Spine...

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Putin A Spanner In G8 Works

06-06-2007 18:56

Protestors could not have disrupted the G8 more than Putins threat to target Europe

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Support pipeline protesters, stop G8 climate criminals!

06-06-2007 17:46

Pipeline and G8 solidarity protest outside court in Cardiff tomorrow as authorities attempt to evict Brecon anti-pipe tree camp.

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The Salvador Option in Beirut

06-06-2007 17:41

From mission statement to mission accomplished, the slam dunk cakewalks continue. But from Baghdad to Beirut, the forgery looks the same.

Unlike Iraq, there is no “weapons of mass destruction threat” to facilitate toppling the Syrian regime. This time, a United Nations Tribunal could provide the means, deploying Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's murder as the weapon. But like the US show trial to convict Saddam Hussein, the show trial to convict Syria for Hariri's murder, built by the United Nation's International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), has a history of problems.

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G8 Tuesday. MSF action Rostock harbour.

06-06-2007 17:32

Desparate for that drug treatment.
Medecins Sans Frontieres provided a visual spectacle to highlight the scandal of people dying in poor countries due to the price of life saving drugs. Credit to MSF's volunteers the water was filthy not to mention freezing.

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G8 Blockade On Main Road To Heiligendamm

06-06-2007 16:33

View of protestors advancing towards the fence through the fields ...
Thousands of people left Reddelich camp early this morning to take part in the first day of blockades against the G8 summit. The main group which consisted of well over 5000 people moved towards the fence through fields and country roads. Other smaller affinity groups also left towards the fence 'protecting' Heiligendamm. Here there are a few photos of the main blockade which managed to break well inside the designated 'no-protest' zone, and successfully occupied the main road leading to Heiligendamm from the town of Bad Doberan, and just a few hundred meters away from the fence that protects the so-called 'red zone'.

At the time of publishing this report the blockade is still on, and growing in numbers as protesters from an earlier blockade of a military airport nearby are joining in. Police are bringing in water cannons and small tanks, but the protestors are staying put and resisting the blockade, some of which planning to stay overnight.

Here there are a few pics of the blockade so far ....





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Cardiff solidarity with G8 protests- weds 6th

06-06-2007 16:27

Banner above A48
The few south wales anarchists that were left in Wales took to the streets today to show their support for anti-G8 protestors in Germany and to spread information about why the summit should be shut down!

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G8 Blockade Occupies Road - (Gate 2 Shut Down!)

06-06-2007 16:13

regrouping after fast march through forest and fields
Pics from today's Block G8 mass action that left from the Reddlich campsite.

Thousands of people marched through the fields and forests before splitting into several different coloured blocks to take the main SE road to the G8 security fence.

This was one of several blockades which seem to have shut down all roads to the G8.

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G 8 BREAKING NEWS: breakthrough to the fence !

06-06-2007 14:25

1000s managed to get into the 1st security zone which begins about 6km in front of the fence. They now are DIRECTLY at the fence. They began with the demontage of NATO razor wire.

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Wednesday Rostock-Laage Airport rallys

06-06-2007 14:23

Camp Reddelich
Today, we went over to see what was going on at the supposed airport blockades at Rostock-Laage airport and found only a small number of protesters at each of the four rally points.