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Sizewell Protest

11-01-2008 11:42

Protesters went to Sizewell nuclear power station to say that nuclear power is not the answer to climate change. There is also a video of their last "get your head out of the sand" protest.

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Agent Orange

11-01-2008 06:58

Last night I attended a screening of the film "The Last Ghost of War" at IIT Chennai, India, followed by a discussion with Dr Simone Nhu-Mai of the Vietnam Agent Orange Victims Association (VAVA). The film and discussion highlighted the horrific legacy that continues to be felt in Vietnam (in addition to Laos and Cambodia, as well as among war veterans from the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Korea) due to the spraying of herbicides, including the defoliant Agent Orange.

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Sign the online petition to defend democratic rights and the right to collect

11-01-2008 02:00

Four activists are due in court on 11th March 2008 charged with collecting donations without a licence at an anti-deportation street meeting on 7th May. Please sign the online petition which will be submitted to a full meeting of Newcastle City Council on 5th May 2008. To sign the petition visit:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/87/petition-to-defend-democratic-rights-and-the-right-to-collect-donations-for-grassroots-campaigns

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2008 presidential charade promises deepening of government criminality and expan

11-01-2008 00:19

Every election in modern US history has been a criminal manipulation, choreographed and rigged by political elites and performed by hand-picked elite puppets, each backed by their teams of corrupt war criminals, intelligence/security “advisors” and think tank assets. The 2008 affair will be no different.

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Resisting the Corporate Theft of Iraqi Oil

11-01-2008 00:05

PUBLIC MEETING

Resisting the Corporate Theft of Iraqi Oil

Ewa Jasiewicz and Greg Muttitt, PLATFORM

Next to Nowhere (next to News from Nowhere bookshop), 96 Bold St.

18th January 2008 - 7.30pm

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SOCPA night at Synergy

10-01-2008 23:51

SOCPA - the movie PLUS Mark Thomas's 'Serious Organised Criminal'
at Synergy Camberwell from 9pm Friday evening

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Styal Prison, Cheshire: vigil - Friday 18 January 2008

10-01-2008 23:10

A peaceful vigil will be held outside HMP and YOI Styal, Cheshire
on Friday 18 January 2008, 1.30-4.00 pm
to mark the 5th anniversary of the death of Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, 18
who died in the 'care' of the jail on 18 January 2003
Flowers will be laid in memory of Sarah; all are welcome to attend

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Children as "Collateral Damage" of the War in Iraq

10-01-2008 22:44

imperialist atrocities against children

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Amnesty international: Close Guantánamo - join the protest in London

10-01-2008 22:11

Friday 11 January 2008 marks the 6th anniversary of the first ‘war on terror’ detainees being transported to the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International is campaigning for the closure of Guantánamo Bay and all other unlawful detention camps.

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MediaLens: David Aaronovitch - A Different Kind Of Compassion

10-01-2008 21:53

If “The wages of sin is death”, the returns must seem altogether less bleak to Tony Blair. In November, Blair was reported to have received £237,000 for a 20-minute speech before an audience of Chinese entrepreneurs. While his salary as prime minister was £186,429 a year, it now takes him two high-profile speeches to earn the same amount. Analysts estimate that he could earn £3m simply by speaking 50 nights a year. Blair will also supplement his income as an adviser to international investment bank JP Morgan - a job that could net him £500,000 a year. This is all in addition to the £4.5m he is being paid for his memoirs.

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The role of the “left” within the trade unions

10-01-2008 21:35

The Socialist, newspaper of the Socialist Party—formerly the Militant group—recently published a revealing exchange in which one of its leading industrial organisers ticked off a member for suggesting that the “left” in the trade unions should be fighting to throw out the bureaucracy and build genuine rank-and-file organisations.

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An Open Letter To All Present and Future US Representatives

10-01-2008 21:18

Our Congressional Representatives should be put on notice for not representing We-The-People

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Operation Gladio - NATO's Secret Armies, P1 and P2`Lodge explained

10-01-2008 20:44

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According to several whistleblowers Gladio was one of NATOs most Top Secret Operations ever. The plan was ostenibly to plant arms caches and train saboterus to operate behind enemy lines should the Soviet Union invade Europe.
In fact these arms caches were used by fascists officer cardres and specially selected NATO Special Forces soldiers to ferment terror in Europe that was then blamed on the far left.
At least three murderous terror groups associated with left-wing political causes in Europe have since been exposed as no more than NATO Intelligence 'front organisations'.

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Kenny Richey Leaves Jail, Enters Zoo

10-01-2008 19:26

Approx 30 media and 60 police were waiting around Edinburgh Airport
A view of the scenes at Edinburgh Airport last night before Kenny Richey touched down.

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In defense of academic freedom

10-01-2008 18:57

Following Rammell's speech on Academic Freedom, UCU-UNCENSORED rejects the government and Rammell's words and assertions full of sophism and rhetoric. Here we present a video-interview on Academic Freedom taken just two days before Rammell's speech.

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London Animal Rights meeting

10-01-2008 17:25

London Animal Rights meeting - Conway Hall - Red Lion Square - Thursday 6pm for vegan food, drinks etc. Films, discussion, stalls etc.

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Tony Blair Joins JP Morgan Fascist Coup Financiers

10-01-2008 13:30

... true colours shining through...

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Polar Bears Populate Welsh Coal Mine

10-01-2008 12:25

A video about a climate action that happened before xmus.

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Leeds/Bradford IMC Meeting

10-01-2008 12:22

A meeting has been called for Wednesday 16th January.

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Afghanistan: The 'good war' is a bad war

10-01-2008 12:06

In his latest article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes how the invasion of Afghanistan, which was widely supported in the West as a 'good war' and justifiable response to 9/11, was actually planned months before 9/11 and is the latest instalment of 'a great game'.

"To me, I confess, [countries] are pieces on a chessboard upon which is being played out a game for dominion of the world."
Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, speaking about Afghanistan, 1898