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13-04-2007 08:25 | World

UK has not ratified the Protocol

Singo furious over Broadcast Regulator’s ruling on Alan Jones

13-04-2007 03:39 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

One could almost feel sorry for highflying, right wing, media types who derive a living from exploiting the lowest aspects of human nature. But there is ‘no love lost’ around here and I imagine anywhere else. Media moguls are getting a taste of life at the receiving end, perhaps they may think twice before making IRRESPONSIBLE racist, vilifying comments at the expense of those in the least position to defend themselves. The results of negative media hype and racist remarks include foul abuse levelled at you, your wife and kids in public; being spat on for no reason other than your skin colour or religion, and the ugly culmination of all racist behaviour, the race riot (Cronulla, 2005). Are we sorry the purveyors of social division and slur are experiencing frustration at the lack of recourse and remedial action available to them – not on your life?

Who really bombed Paris?

13-04-2007 01:42 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Ever since the 1995 bombing of the Paris metro by the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA) made France the first western European country to suffer so-called radical Islamist terrorism, its politicians and "terror experts" have consistently warned Britain to the dangers of welcoming Islamist political dissidents and radical preachers to her shores.

Over 250 DR Congolese on Anti-Deportation demo in Birmingham

More than 250 DR Congolese turned out for the Anti-Deportation demo in Birmingham on Thursday 12 April

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Hambali denies Al Qaeda link

13-04-2007 00:02 | Analysis | Repression | Terror War | World

But notice the double question "while you were a member of JI?"

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Protest against deportations to DRC

12-04-2007 22:41 | Migration | World

Today, at 12pm protestors gathered outside the Home Office on Marsham Street in London to protest the deportations of people to Democratic Republic of Congo.

Australia: Call for skilled migrants to be sent to the ADF

12-04-2007 22:19 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Terror War | World

Prime Minister John Howard wants the migrants to help fill chronic shortages in the Defence [WAR] Force.

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The next Imperial Genocide: Iran may be the greatest crisis of modern times

12-04-2007 19:43 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

In a cover piece for the New Statesman, John Pilger evokes the memory of Germans 'looking from the side' at Bergen-Belsen to describe the challenge facing us in the West as the Bush/Blair 'long war' becomes 'perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times'.

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State-Sponsored Terror in the Western World

12-04-2007 14:43 | Analysis | History | Terror War | World

Inner Terror: Your Government Doesn't Mind Killing You

Most terrorist attacks in Europe, whether attributed to left-wing or right-wing activists or even Islamist fundamentalists, can be traced to actions by government-sponsored military or intelligence agencies.

Reith Lectures 2007

12-04-2007 13:20 | Climate Chaos | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

This year's Reith Lectures are being given by the leading economist Jeffrey Sachs.

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US raid on mosque leads to massacre in Baghdad

12-04-2007 11:26 | Iraq | Repression | Terror War | World

Scores of people were left killed or wounded and bodies littered the streets of two crowded urban neighborhoods in central Baghdad following a major battle between US occupation forces and city residents Tuesday.

What is a Terrorist Trying to Achieve? What can be Done About Terrorism?

12-04-2007 10:14 | Analysis | Globalisation | Terror War | World

Can terrorism be fought with terror? Do the leading governments of the current world order really understand the phenomenon of terrorism?
This article attempts to shed some light on the functional purpose of a terrorist act whilst at the same time provide an alternative approach to the solution of this problem.

US support for terrorism in Iran

12-04-2007 08:30 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

It is now a well-known fact that U.S. special operation forces in Iraq have been given the task of kidnapping Iranian members of the diplomatic corps of individuals in Iraq and the countries where U.S. intelligence agents operate freely.

What a respect for human rights! Where are the human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, to expose and condemn Washington’s routine practice of human rights violations?

Algeria Attack and the al-Qaeda Penetration of Africa

12-04-2007 07:27 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

It is sincerely mysterious “al-Qaeda” has a knack of showing up in places targeted by the neocons. For instance, Africa, in particular Somalia and, more recently, Algeria.

Jesus Wouldn't Bomb Anyone

11-04-2007 21:47 | Anti-militarism | World

“I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: structural violence, social injustice, exclusion of citizens from the management of the country, repression. All this is what constitutes the primal cause, from which the rest flows naturally.”

-- Archbishop Oscar Romero (1917-1980)

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Azerbaijan and the US Sponsored War on Iran

11-04-2007 18:58 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

US and allied naval deployments are concentrated in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. The March NATO/US agreement with Baku, while building upon previous military cooperation agreements, specifically reinforces what might be described as a "Northern Front" whereby Azeri military bases including airfields and naval facilities in the Caspian sea would be used by NATO and US forces in the case of US sponsored attacks on Iran.

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Occupiers Must Leave!

11-04-2007 17:28 | Anti-militarism | World

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis demanded the immediate withdrawal of the US-led occupation forces.. The US invasion is blamed for the continuing chaos and escalating violence in Iraq.

Squeezing Palestinians into Impossible Mission

11-04-2007 16:09 | Analysis | World

The Israeli 40-year old military occupation and the more than a year old economic siege are eroding the national existence of Palestinians and squeezing the Palestinian leadership into an almost impossible mission of securing law and order by practically renewing an old plan thwarted because, in the end, it could not secure individual safety in the absence of national safeguards.

Empire as a Way of Life, Part 5

The current imperial slaughter in the Middle East, justified by the "Global War on Terror", that has resulted in at least 600,000 deaths in Iraq, is nothing new — the U.S. Empire has a long and sordid history of genocidal mass murder.

The history of the U.S. imperialism and Empire is the subject of a series of ten monthly seminars from Dr John Marciano, "Empire as a Way of Life". Attached is a recording of the fifth of these seminars and the text upon which it was based. The first 7 of these seminars have taken place and the intention is to have the whole series published on this site; the last 3 will take place between now and June.

This seminar, recorded on 16th January 2007 by the L.A. Sound Posse, runs for 38 minutes and includes the discussion following. It has been made available under a Creative Commons license. If this recording is broadcast please let the L.A. Sound Posse know. This recording was originally made available on the A-Infos Radio Project site.

The following text has been reproduced here with the kind permission of Dr John Marciano and he can be contacted at johnmarciano@mac.com. He introduced this series of seminars in the following way:

A fundamental purpose of our meetings is to understand the systemic nature of the U.S. Empire and the economic and military imperialism that is its lifeblood. The historian William Appleman Williams argues that empire became "a way of life" in the U.S., a "combination of patterns of thought and action that, as it becomes habitual and institutionalized, defines the thrust and character of a culture and society." This "way of life" has convinced many U.S. "Americans" they have a right or "manifest destiny" to impose their political and economic policies upon others.

Dr John Marciano is Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Cortland, where he taught courses on social and historical foundations of education and class, gender and race.

Previous parts of this series:

Empire as a Way of Life, Part 1 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 2 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 3 | mp3 | doc
Empire as a Way of Life, Part 4 | mp3 | doc

Under siege, Iran ups the ante

10-04-2007 23:16 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

For all their apparent grandstanding, the Iranians have been rather astute in defending their legitimate right to a civilian nuclear programme and fuel cycle. By upping the ante every time they come under unreasonable pressure, they have managed to create new facts on the ground. In turn, these facts make it more difficult for Washington to achieve its goals through "peaceful" coercion such as arm-twisting Iran's negotiating partners or imposing sanctions. It is as if, having correctly read America's aggressive military intentions, Iran has decided not to give the Pentagon the luxury of choosing a time for attack best suited to itself. By inducing a premature delivery, Iran hopes the war the U.S. is planning will be stillborn.

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Munitions

Singo furious over Broadcast Regulator’s ruling on Alan Jones

Who really bombed Paris?

Over 250 DR Congolese on Anti-Deportation demo in Birmingham

Hambali denies Al Qaeda link

Protest against deportations to DRC

Australia: Call for skilled migrants to be sent to the ADF

The next Imperial Genocide: Iran may be the greatest crisis of modern times

State-Sponsored Terror in the Western World

Reith Lectures 2007

US raid on mosque leads to massacre in Baghdad

What is a Terrorist Trying to Achieve? What can be Done About Terrorism?

US support for terrorism in Iran

Algeria Attack and the al-Qaeda Penetration of Africa

Jesus Wouldn't Bomb Anyone

Azerbaijan and the US Sponsored War on Iran

Occupiers Must Leave!

Squeezing Palestinians into Impossible Mission

Empire as a Way of Life, Part 5

Under siege, Iran ups the ante

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