World Newswire Archive

buy nothing day spot

28-11-2003 02:43 | Free Spaces | World

40sec mp3 advertisement for buy nothing day on saturday.
www.buynothingday.co.uk for events.

9/11: Flights of Fancy in Florida

27-11-2003 10:11 | Analysis | World

In these selected excerpts from his landmark article, Chaim Kupferberg looks at the Florida portion of the 9/11 Legend, using the recorded recollections of Yosri Fouda - the only journalist ever to interview the 9/11 mastermind - in order to expose a glaring contradiction in the "official" record of 9/11.

Employment Grinch of the Year Election

Jobs With Justice have just announce their festive elections for American National Employment Grinch of the Year. But due to globalisation, and that "special relationship", these aren't really American only Grinch Candidates...

American Plea Bargains Infect U.N. War Crimes Tribunal

26-11-2003 19:23 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

The notorious plea bargain system that plagues the American "justice" and jail systems, is now moving to the United Nations' war crimes tribunal. The new plea bargaining going on at the U.N. tribunal is a response to the Bush Administration...

Anti nuclear dump blockades in southern Italy

26-11-2003 19:13 | Ecology | World

Protesters have been blockading roads and railway lines in the southern Italian Basilicata region after the Rome parliament revealed on 14th november that a nuclear waste dump is to be built. On sunday, 23 th of november, more than 100,000 people participated in a demonstration. Because not even trucks with necessities were allowed to pass, local people were gradually running short of staples like milk and bread.

Thessaloniki7- vigilance.

26-11-2003 16:57 | Social Struggles | World

Keep pressing greek authorities.

ISM Reports: Indian American Activist To Sue Israel For Unlawful Arrest

26-11-2003 15:42 | Repression | World

For Immediate Release
November 25, 2003

INDIAN AMERICAN ISM ACTIVIST TO SUE THE STATE OF ISRAEL

Thessalonika 7 released

26-11-2003 15:14 | Thessaloniki EU | Social Struggles | World

All 7 of the tessalonika prisoners to be released

thessaloniki 7 is free

26-11-2003 14:30 | Thessaloniki EU | World

win!

Reuters photo released today proves Simon's innocence

26-11-2003 12:33 | Thessaloniki EU | Repression | World

Reuters released a new photo, which accompanied by two older ones clearly proves Simon's innocence. The new one is photo number 3

Failure of Congo Peace Process Predicted

26-11-2003 05:04 | Anti-militarism | World

A panel of the United Nations prepared a study of the civil war, beginning in 1998, which gripped the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for nearly five years. As the work of the panel progressed, it became apparent that the dirty hands of several multinational corporations and individuals and other governments were involved in the plunder of DRC.

Pictures From Bush's visit to the UK

26-11-2003 00:24 | Bush 2003 | Repression | World

Some pictures from the demonstration against Bush

Caught in the Crossfire?

25-11-2003 22:49 | Repression | World

Inspired by the Robert Fisk Independent Article 2/10/2000. Written this Summer past. My only song to date. Iam a musician (Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Bones, Bodhran etc.) Decided to speak over a 6/8 bodhran beat. Appalled at occupation of Palestine. I am a father too. The photo sequence still shocks. The idea of 'lies' comes from James Joyce's 'Ecce Puer'. Has been received well when I've performed it.

Bush Plans to Monstrous Fleet of Space Bombers in Bid for Global Domination

25-11-2003 17:59 | Analysis | World

While the world is looking the other way, diverted by the Bush UK visit and the violence in Iraq, the Pentagon quietly announced last week it has revived the deadly X-37 Space bomber program, aided and abetted by NASA and Boeing