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Hicks, Guantanamo and the Howard Government

15-08-2006 12:19 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

David Hicks, good, bad or just plain stupid remains an Australian son. Democratic nations have a responsibility to protect their citizens in times of need; a number of democratic nations have already successfully repatriated their citizens from the illegal torture centre of Guantanamo Bay; however, after a period of four years the Howard government has been unable or unwilling to effect the repatriation of David Hicks. If a truly strong case against Hicks existed it surely would have been prosecuted to the full advantage of the terrorist scare campaign that Bush constantly wages on the American people. The fact that the USA is loath to give Hicks a fair and open trial, and in view of the obvious manipulative tactics utilised by corrupt U.S. ‘legal’ officers to delay proceedings, it would appear that the grounds upon which the U.S. military have based their ‘case’ are extremely flimsy and/or could attract litigation for illegal detention, torture and human rights abuses!

Activist aid convoy stopped by Lebanese National Security Guards - Sat 12th Aug

15-08-2006 12:08 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | Health | World

Over the past few days Lebanese activists from a broad range of political and social groups have been meticulously planning an aid convoy to villages in the south. The idea was both political and humanitarian. Many villages have been without aid for some time and their situation is desperate. Meanwhile those peace loving Israelis have consistently announced that all moving vehicles in certain areas are legitimate targets. This was to be an open and passive defiance of that ban. The convoy of over 50 cars loaded with everything from food to diapers was publicly announced to both the Israelis and Hizbollah. Hizbollah had agreed to clear the way so there was no excuse for any bombing in the vicinity. No response from the Israelis who are presently refusing to allow NGOs like MSF (Medecins sans Frontieres) and the Red Cross a safe passage. In the end Lebanese National Security guards on Mount Lebanon stopped the convoy on the grounds that it would be too dangerous to proceed.

Alloxan, A Poison that Makes Lab Rats Diabetic, May Be in:

15-08-2006 10:19 | Health | World

Recently, alarming reports in the blog-sphere warned that traces of the dangerous chemical alloxan, a toxic substance and a known carcinogen used by researchers to make lab rats diabetic, is present in white bread and other commercial baked goods (cookies, crackers, donuts, hamburger rolls) made with bleached white flour. Puzzled and disturbed by these reports, I set out to discover if it is true that alloxan really has been found in white bread, and if so, how it gets there, and whether, in the amounts found, it is a threat to people who eat foods made with bleached, wheat flour. What I’ve learned raises questions that both the milling industry and food safety regulators (EPA & FDA) must address, urgently.

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Perth IndyMedia Bows To Centrelink Pressure

15-08-2006 07:53 | Indymedia | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Perth IndyMedia Bows To Centrelink Legal Threat - Perth Indy have removed article that can still be found throughout indymedia.org

The politics of the latest terror scare

There undeniably is a conspiracy. It is a plot to use terrorist threats, real or imagined, to terrorize the American people, intimidate them, disorient them, and accustom them to accept the militarization of every aspect of their lives and the destruction of their democratic rights. The center of this conspiracy is the American government itself.

Counter-terrorism/liberty propaganda measures 'need strengthening'?

It makes you wonder whether they just have a list of propaganda material lined up that they don't tell the community about until the 'right time'. I mean don't tell me they couldn't have said it last week?

Why Democracies evolve into Dictatorships

15-08-2006 00:22 | Repression | World

It took only six years with Bush Jr. as President to give birth to a new generation of radical political activists, journalists, and commentators, whose main concerns are subjecting the insane policies of the President to exposure and condemnation; this, it seems, constitutes the foundation for nearly the entire realm of real political opposition in the U.S. The strategy here is limited to educating people about the destructive policies of the Republicans and hoping that in response, a protest or political movement will evolve powerful enough to either reform or displace those in power. Education of course, is absolutely crucial in transforming any dissident organization into an entity capable of action and results. However, by focusing only on the policies of the Republicans, without explaining the larger framework from whence they came, political education is greatly hindered, limiting the potential for effective action.

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The Foiled UK Terror Plot and the "Pakistani Connection"

The announcement by the British Home Office of a foiled terror plot to simultaneously blow up as many as ten airplanes on transatlantic flights, conveys the impression that it is the Western World rather than the Middle East which is under attack.

UK/ Victims want more community & restorative sentencing

14-08-2006 23:01 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

It found overwhelming support for schemes that focus on crime prevention with more than half (54%) saying they were in favour of making offenders work in the community on projects in schools, old people's homes or parks to stop them re-offending.

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remember - if the "small peaces" fall to pieces - try the "big" peace. . . .

14-08-2006 18:59 | Anti-militarism | Free Spaces | World

. . . . (if you've also checked in case a few jerks might have a criminal gravy-train or cover-ups or "news management" that needs wars + "clampdowns" for even the semblance of success - if so - you need to stop them, + perhaps the even "bigger" peace/change process - see "reopening tactful discussions" + later comments)
- this is about the "surface" practicals - thinking "big"-with realism, if out of "boxes"

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CBS 60" interview: Iranian Leader Opens Up

14-08-2006 16:29 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

CBS TV is a very important part of the US war machine. Les Moonves is the 'Project for a New American Century' (PNAC) as President and CEO of CBS News, and CBS is owned by the infamous US/Israeli propaganda giant VIACOM. The double nationality and multinational VIACOM is owned by Sumner Rothstein.

US Aided Olmert Extremists In Long-Planned Aggression/Cease-Fire Charade

14-08-2006 16:17 | Anti-militarism | World

Evidence now proves that the Olmert Extremists planned their attack on Lebanon at least a year ago, yet the bulk of the media still repeats the LIE that this was a response to acts carried out by Hezbollah.

What the Hell Has Happened To The Israeli Army?

14-08-2006 16:15 | Repression | World

What happened is that a relatively small group of Extremists used the military for its own nefarious purposes, the Ethnic Cleansing of S. Lebanon, planned at least a year in advance, but told the poor saps doing the fighting that this was designed to "destroy Hezbollah".

Hizbullah, Zionism and the Ideology of late Imperial America

14-08-2006 16:14 | Anti-militarism | World

Like so many other faltering "democracies" throughout the world right now, the only way for the Israeli People to live in peace is to take their country back from the Extremists who have hijacked it for their own aggrandizement.

Nobody's Victory / Israeli 'Leaders' Fault Bush For Lebanon Failure

14-08-2006 16:12 | Anti-militarism | World

Throughout the world, corrupt 'leaders' are finding it costly to align themselves with the world's greatest terrorists in the criminal Bush/PNAC Regime.

G8 Summit, St Petersburg, Russia - On the ground 5

14-08-2006 13:44 | G8 Russia 2006 | Globalisation | Repression | World

I woke on 17 July to endless text messages and phone calls about Lebanon. I found a television and watched bombs falling on so-called Hizbullah strongholds that looked like poverty-stricken Lebanese housing estates.

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Glaneirw Hosts EF! Gathering

14-08-2006 13:33 | World

Glaneirw's old Europeans should be informed

Islamophobia and censorship in Britain

The Sun calls him the suicide bomb rapper, MPs want him arrested and his record company refuses to support his latest album. But would his treatment be the same if he were white?

Aki Nawaz says Exposing the inherent colonial mentality of the British
State is an honour and worth any consequence in any shape or form.

The Price of Inaction

14-08-2006 07:33 | World

Consider the war in Lebanon a test scenario, a ‘dry run’ to test the international response to flagrant criminal actions. Now recall Russia’s failure to support Yugoslavia in the Balkans. Russia stalled and now Yugoslavia is no more, just a number of fragmented pseudo States overseen by NATO and the largest U.S. base of occupation in Europe, camp Bondsteel. It is well known today that the USA wouldn’t have dared if Russia had supported its traditional ally, but a drunken fool, Boris Yeltsin, was in command at the time, the rest is history.

Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006

14-08-2006 03:28 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The wounds of war were evident shortly after we crossed the Syria-Lebanon border at 1130 in the morning on August 12. At Haissa, about three kilometers from the Dabboussiyeh border crossing, we come across the ruins of a bridge hit by Israeli war planes just the day before. Villagers tell us 12 people were killed and 10 wounded, all civilians.

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World Newswire Archive

Hicks, Guantanamo and the Howard Government

Activist aid convoy stopped by Lebanese National Security Guards - Sat 12th Aug

Alloxan, A Poison that Makes Lab Rats Diabetic, May Be in:

Perth IndyMedia Bows To Centrelink Pressure

The politics of the latest terror scare

Counter-terrorism/liberty propaganda measures 'need strengthening'?

Why Democracies evolve into Dictatorships

The Foiled UK Terror Plot and the "Pakistani Connection"

UK/ Victims want more community & restorative sentencing

remember - if the "small peaces" fall to pieces - try the "big" peace. . . .

CBS 60" interview: Iranian Leader Opens Up

US Aided Olmert Extremists In Long-Planned Aggression/Cease-Fire Charade

What the Hell Has Happened To The Israeli Army?

Hizbullah, Zionism and the Ideology of late Imperial America

Nobody's Victory / Israeli 'Leaders' Fault Bush For Lebanon Failure

G8 Summit, St Petersburg, Russia - On the ground 5

Glaneirw Hosts EF! Gathering

Islamophobia and censorship in Britain

The Price of Inaction

Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006

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