London Terror War Newswire Archive

11-12-2007 13:34

Channel 4 - Political Awards - nominate Brian Haw

Channel 4 News are drawing up a short list of the 'most inspiring political personality of the last ten years'. Read more >>

10-12-2007 01:26

Property prices set to plummet as Gordon Brown backs deadly virus lab

London property prices are predicted to plummet as Gordon Brown gives backing to deadly virus containment facility. Residents of Camden, Islington and Westminster are likely to see the value of their property decrease by millions as the threat of deadly viruses becomes reality...thanks to the MRC/ Wellcome #Trust /Cancere Research successful bid for land at St Pancras. Read more >>

10-12-2007 00:32

Gordon Brown Backs World Class Deadly Medical Facility

Gordon Brown Prime Minister backs horror facility despite widespread condemnation throught UK. Read more >>

06-12-2007 22:58

Pre-emptive peace strike: Don't attack Iran

We the peace Strike are no longer prepared to stand by and let our brothers and sisters of any country to be victims of the mass global corporate greed that instigates unacceptable aggression towards innocent civilian populations. Read more >>

06-12-2007 15:12

Guantánamo Bay Q & A with Zachary Katznelson – 10 December, 7pm

To mark International Human Rights Day on Monday 10 December, the London Guantánamo Campaign invites you to learn about one of the grossest human rights abuses of our times - almost six years since the illegal detention camp opened, we invite you to ask any questions you may have about it to someone who has visited many times and represents several dozen detainees. Read more >>

04-12-2007 18:48

DJ Wright used to be Tony's whore - now she Gordo's

Miss "because I can..."

Miss I don't need to abide by the law

THe truth is coming to light reagrding your courtroom antics

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03-12-2007 17:37 | 2 additions

"Taking Liberties" now available on youtube

TAKING LIBERTIES reveals how the six central pillars of liberty have been systematically destroyed by New Labour, and the freedoms of the British people stolen from under their noses amidst a climate of fear created by the media and government itself. Read more >>

01-12-2007 20:13

reminder - public meeting: freedom to protest! LSE, TOMORROW Sunday 2nd Dec

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation', and adding powers to control the content of banners, placards and leaflets. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a response: we propose early January. Read more >>

27-11-2007 10:16

Oppose the Counter-Terrorism Bill: Lobby of Parliament - 29 Nov

National Campaign against ‘Anti-Terror’ Powers

OPPOSE THE COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL AND EXTENSION OF DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE

LOBBY OF PARLIAMENT
Thursday 29 November 2-6 pm Westminster, London.

PUBLIC MEETING 6.30-8.30 pm in Committee Room 2A
Please allow 30 minutes for security clearance. Get to Committee Room 2A by 6.20 p.m. People to be seated by 6.30 p.m. for prompt start.

Hosted by Lord Rea

Speakers include Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, Gareth Peirce, Sarah Teather MP, Elfyn Llwyd MP; Aamer Anwar, Scottish Criminal Defence Lawyer, Mahan Abedin, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Asim Qureshi, Cageprisoners

http://cageprisoners.com/

The Counter-Terrorism Bill 2007 reinforces a trend beginning with the Terrorism Act 2000, whose broad definition of terrorism criminalised normal political activities, potentially on the basis of suspected ‘association’. This law was followed by three more in 2001, 2005, 2006; these multiplied extra police powers (e.g. arbitrary stop-and-search), punishment without trial and treatment of ‘suspects’ as guilty, thus bypassing due process. Together these laws have normalised detention without trial under various guises, such as control orders and immigration rules, whereby the accused never see the evidence against them.

A national campaign is bringing together civil liberties activists, migrant groups, Muslim groups, lawyers, journalists, academics, trade unions and environmental campaigners amongst others. The campaign opposes all current anti-terror laws as well as their extension. This broad approach will help to involve everyone affected by those powers, could deter their use, and will provide extra reasons to oppose their extension.

We invite you to join the lobby of Parliament and public meeting on 29th November, to write to your MP and encourage others to do so. Other activities of the campaign, which you could join or start, include:-

· Putting anti terror laws on the agenda of local organisations, such as anti-war groups, religious groups, civil society associations and trade unions.

· Organising local public meetings and building local coalitions.

· Holding high street stalls to raise awareness and gather signatures for petition.

· Giving out information outside community centres and places of worship.

· Sending letters to the mass media, local media plus articles in alternative media.

· Petitioning MPs to vote against any extension of ‘anti-terror’ powers, with delegations to the office of your constituency MP. (See model letter to MPs on our website.)

Groups which have joined the campaign

1990 Trust, Baluch Human Rights Group, Cageprisoners , Campaign Against Criminalising Communities, Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, Centre for the Study of Terrorism, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, Index on Censorship, Institute for Policy Research and Development, Islamic Human Rights Commission, Justice not Vengeance, J7; The July 7th Truth Campaign, Kurdish Federation UK, London Guantanamo Campaign, Muslim Parliament, Panjaab National History Society, Peace & Progress; Peace and Justice in East London; Scotland Against Criminalising Communities, South Asia Solidarity Group, Stop the War Coalition, Sheffield Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), Sheffield Guantanamo Campaign, Solidarity (Scotland’s Socialist Movement) Tamil Campaign for Truth and Justice, Tamil Centre for Human Rights.
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26-11-2007 11:56

Polonium Poisoning - news, one year later

FACTS as odd as. . . . polonium poisoning - comments re latest "year on" news, what it shows about the situation, postcoldwar, in russia, the world, etc

(with echoes of that old "dystopia" play "a") Read more >>

23-11-2007 12:00

Goldsmiths College London actions against war with Iran

Goldsmiths College London students staged various actions yesterday in support of Stop the War's student day of action against war with Iran. Read more >>

21-11-2007 13:08

Don't Attack Iran! Candlelight Protest

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Don’t Attack Iran!
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20-11-2007 15:19

EMERGENCY BROADCAST - America is Seriously Wrong

Color of Law?

Look, families are threatened with arrest for not agreeing
to cause neurological brain damage to their children. The cause
for why their children are not in school, is not the parents
fault, but the unlawful decision by the health authority to
not allow the children in school. Read more >>

20-11-2007 10:32

Pre-emptive Peace Strike: "Don't Attack Iran" (Saturday, 24th November)

The 19th Pre-emptive Peace Strike will be held this Saturday, 24th November from 2pm in Parliament Square, Westminster, London.
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19-11-2007 21:57

Lobby of Parliament and Public Meeting against the Counter-Terrorism Bill

Oppose yet more ‘anti-terror’ powers! No to a permanent state of emergency! - parliamentary lobby and public meeting against the Counter-Terrorism Bill and extension of detention without charge on Thursday 29 November
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19-11-2007 21:45

James Yee, wrongly imprisoned Guantánamo chaplain, on UK tour

James Yee, a US Army Captain and the Muslim chaplain for the Guantanamo detainees in 2002-03, was, astonishingly, imprisoned as a spy and held for 76 days before being released without charge. After leaving the army, he wrote a book about his experiences, and is visiting the UK for a speaking tour. Read more >>

16-11-2007 11:43 | 2 additions

Public meeting: Stand up for your freedom to protest! LSE, 2nd December

Gordon Brown plans to extend the restrictions on demonstrations near parliament to cover the whole country, claiming that this will simplify the work of the police. The current law totally bans spontaneous protests, requiring advance police permission, which allows the police to impose arbitrary limits on numbers and effectively act as political censors. The consultation proposes extending these rules to any protest anywhere, in the name of 'harmonisation'. The freedom to protest was won through hard struggle and if we want to keep it we must take a stand to say enough is enough. Come to a public meeting to plan a public response: we propose early January.

Public meeting
LSE room H102, Connaught House
2-4pm, Sunday 2nd December

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/Default.htm Read more >>

15-11-2007 12:11

Action to mark sixth anniversary of Guantanamo

11 January 2008 marks the sixth anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay on 11 January 2002. The London Guantánamo Campaign is holding a day-long action on that day to mark this sad anniversary. Your help would be appreciated! Read more >>

15-11-2007 04:32

A New Dark Age is Upon Us

Just how oppressive must a government become before we can justifiably say that it has turned a country into a police-state? Read more >>

14-11-2007 00:38

15 Nov, London: Battlefields Without Borders - Iraq's Refugee Crisis

Public meeting and film premiere with renowned US peace activist Kathy Kelly. Read more >>