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France: Students demonstrate in Paris

30-11-2007 12:40 | Social Struggles | World

November 30th, 2007 by jef costello
www.libcom.org

Some 3000 school and university students marched through the streets of Paris today to show their continuing opposition to the LRU

Fight Against Virus facility in Camden is back on!

30-11-2007 12:36 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Social Struggles | World

Despite the planning chief fro Camden, Mike Greene...er..."ruling out" plans for the world's largest ever, highest level, virus containment facility on a Camden council estate- the fight is back on!

Netherlands: VIDEO - kids try to free detained pupil; police violence.

30-11-2007 10:35 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Netherlands. Watch this video and see whats going on in Netherlands since pupils from all over the country are on strike and protest against a new governments´ law on education. Police acts brutal against the kids. More information on:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386773.html

Peter Hain can't be just another dishonest, corrupt or sleazy politician!

30-11-2007 04:58 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Peter Hain administrative error bureau

Announcing the many items of news celebrating the success of Mr Hain in getting away by lying.

Mr Hain blames the staff.

He is not to be sullied

He remains above reproach.

How could anyone in their right minds ever even imagine that a man of peter Hain's record as a successful career-maker could be just as corrupt, as dishonest as any other politician?

Here are some of the news items that are accessible at the time of this post.

I say accessible at the time of this post in the expectation that they may get removed under some secret state dicta brought in to protect Mr Hain

The Guardian web site

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7115204,00.html

Sky News web site

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1295081,00.html

The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1876002007

The SUN

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article526970.ece

PHILIPPINES: On Makati Siege; A crisis of institutions

30-11-2007 02:03 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The incident unfolding in Makati City today is not surprising. It is a logical conclusion to the abuses committed by the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) administration, from the dismissal of the impeachment complaint to the clamp down of democratic and constitutional processes.

Distorting Fascism to Demonize Iran

30-11-2007 00:31 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | History | World

In their frantic drive to pave the way for a military strike against Iran, leading figures in the neoconservative pro-Israel lobby have embarked on a vicious campaign of demonizing that country by comparing it with the early years of Nazi Germany and its President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with Hitler.

Irish Law is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

30-11-2007 00:08 | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

An evil monster is growing in our Irish legal society which encourages in them a dogma of belief that there is no wrong in Slander, Liable, Defamation, Secrecy, Corruption, Threat, Deception, Perjury ,Theft and a host of other perversions.

Annapolis: US prepares Palestinian civil war, rallies Arab support against Iran

29-11-2007 23:25 | Analysis | World

There were times when the Annapolis summit looked like a poor production by an amateur dramatics society—fumbled handshakes, translations not working, President Bush mispronouncing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s name, and Abbas himself dragging along behind Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert like he had forgotten his stage directions. But these gaffes only underscored the fact that this entire production was mounted only in order to conceal the predatory ambitions of the United States in the Middle East.

“Thousands” Illegally Rendered By Bush Administration for Interrogation, Torture

29-11-2007 22:42 | Terror War | World

In violation of international and U.S. law, “thousands” of alleged terrorists have been victims of “extraordinary rendition” by the Bush Administration since 9/11, two legal scholars say. “Instead of working to bring those committing crimes against the United States to justice in U.S. courts, the Bush Administration seems intent on doing exactly the opposite---keeping such individuals away from U.S. courts, hidden in a web of secret prisons, underground interrogation cells, and in the hands of cooperative governments,” write Margaret Satterthwaite and Angela Fisher. Satterthwaite is an assistant professor of clinical law at NYU School of Law and Fisher served as assistant research scholar with the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice.

Netherlands: All high-schools on strike! Riots cops against pupils.

29-11-2007 22:36 | Education | Social Struggles | World

The past few days have been exiting in the Netyerlands because suddenly the pupils of almost all (high)schools in the Netherlands walked out into the streets and started to create a big mess.

In Amsterdam riotcops on horses chased 13-year old kids over the Museumplein and applied the watercanon on them. 250 kids were arrested (in the whole of Holland). At many places small riots broke out, kids pelted buildings with egs and stones. One of the buildings attacked was that of the main media centre in Hilversum and that of the parliament in The Hague.

Sheffield Vigil for Palestine Photos

29-11-2007 20:56 | Palestine | Sheffield | World

On Thursday 29th November the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a vigil outside the Town Hall.

Different Venue, Same Hollow Promises

29-11-2007 18:13 | Anti-militarism | World

ALERT: Annapolis a Charade: Olmert Plotting Massive Aggression

In Germany, according to historian Richard Evans, in 1931-1932, if enough Germans of conscience had begun to say No -- history would have had an entirely diferent outcome.

If we go any further down this road the tears will be those of conservatives as well as progressives. They will be (Israeli) tears.

The time for weeping has to stop; the time for confronting must begin.

Adapted from "American Tears"
www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf/american-tears_b_68141.html

The timing is interesting, given the upcoming "Annapolis Conference", which serves to be about PR alone, as Olmert has already ruled out any Negotiations or Compromise in the name of peace.

If you follow the events surrounding Israel's "Disengagement" from Gaza, you will quickly understand that this was the plan all along. While Israel was making a public spectacle of "forcing Jews to leave their homes", it was quietly surrounding the Strip with artillery emplacements, in an operation ominously named "First Rain".

Under this operation, Gaza basically became a "Free-Fire Zone", and several artillery and gunship strikes killed a high number of civilians. Finally, when one of these batteries fired upon and murdered a Palestinian family - picnicking on a beach that had been Segregated "Jews Only" only weeks before, Hamas finally decided to call an end to its unilateral, two-year cease-fire.

(In essence, they took Israel's bait. After all, you can't excuse your Aggression and label it "defense" if you're not being intermittently attacked. Never mind the hypocrisy underlying the entire media's framing of that whole debate ...)

When the Palestinians responded by electing Hamas to power (yes, elected), Israeli Extremists and their Ideological, bought foreign co-conspirators imposed unilateral sanctions on Gaza, a bit of Collective Punishment which increased the hardship of those stuck in the world's largest Concentration Camp.

When they felt Gaza had been substantially weakened, the US and Israel undertook a Coup attempt, using corrupt elements within the Fatah Party, provoking a violent response by Hamas, which expelled the group. Most of the world's media ignored the events leading to this "crisis", and instead only repeated the Propaganda emanating from the US and Israel, which used this to further increase sanctions against Gaza.

Most recently, Israel stepped up its Collective Punishment, except that human rights groups and legal advisors to the Government halted some of its approved measures, because they run contrary to International Humanitarian Law.

This was sold as another "response to rocket attacks" (again highlighting the hypocrisy of the debate's Framing - are the Palestinians allowed to defend themselves from strikes which actually KILL people ... ?), even though high-ranking officials said that this was NOT, in fact, a response to these attacks, but a way to "distance Israel from Gaza's infrastructure".

The real reason for this whole episode, of course, has been to "soften up" the Gaza Strip for a long-planned military attack, a way to undermine the resolve, and hopefully rid this territory of Palestinians altogether.
Olmert signalled long ago that he would not entertain any serious discussions at this summit, essentially selling out the Israeli public's desire for peace.

http://winnipeg.indymedia.org/item.php?8076S

Palestine Today 112907

29-11-2007 15:55 | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, November 29th, 2007.

Amazing high-school revolt in Holland

29-11-2007 15:55 | Education | Social Struggles | World

Suddenly the tranquility of the Dutch polder is being disrupted because highschoolkids collectively decided to stop staying in their schools. They go into the streets and create mayhem...

When the Roadmap is a One Way Street

29-11-2007 15:53 | Anti-racism | World

This would be impossible without the tacit support of foreign Governments and the media. The silence and Apathy of the people, however, allows THEM to get away with this.

The Israeli Government, as the documentary "Lessons in Hate" demonstrate, indoctrinate Israel's children with Revisionist history lessons, which ultimately leads to misunderstanding.

This has to change, if the Palestinians are ever to receive the justice they, like all other people, so deserve.

Showing The Way

29-11-2007 09:00 | World

to our outcome

France: university strikes and occupations against the LRU continue

29-11-2007 03:22 | Education | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Students across France have been voting on the next step in the ongoing struggle against the so-called reforms of the LRU law.

November 28th, 2007 by jef costello
Reposted from www.libcom.org

British Forces & Press Sleepwalking Into World War III?

Recent revelations from the French Voltaire Network (part of 9/11 Truth, France) suggest the Neocon Fascist Madmen plan to sacrifice the eight ships that comprise the US Fifth Fleet in a Gulf Of Tonkin style mock retaliation for a US or Israeli strike on an Iranian reactor. It looks as if this may be the third attempt in the last 12 months by Neocons to create a massive 'incident' to trigger a World War.

Megamarch and ceremony mark anniversary of Oaxaca mass arrests

28-11-2007 21:01 | Oaxaca Uprising | Repression | World

On Sunday 25th a megamarch of over 50,000 marched the 6km from the airport to the Zocalo. The march left at 8am and didn't arrive at the Zocalo until midday. Consisting of mainly teachers there were also many representatives of other groups in Oaxaca state and from other states like Chiapas and Guerrero.

Iraq: Looking Back: 'Internationally Sponsored Genocide'

28-11-2007 17:55 | Anti-militarism | Health | Iraq | World

As you know, when I was here in April/May 1992, I thought things could get no worse. Yet in July this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations note in a Report: '..with deep regret', all the: 'pre-famine indicators being in place'. Further that an appreciable proportion of the population now had less calorific intake than the most famine stricken parts of Africa.

World Newswire Archive

France: Students demonstrate in Paris

Fight Against Virus facility in Camden is back on!

Netherlands: VIDEO - kids try to free detained pupil; police violence.

Peter Hain can't be just another dishonest, corrupt or sleazy politician!

PHILIPPINES: On Makati Siege; A crisis of institutions

Distorting Fascism to Demonize Iran

Irish Law is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

Annapolis: US prepares Palestinian civil war, rallies Arab support against Iran

“Thousands” Illegally Rendered By Bush Administration for Interrogation, Torture

Netherlands: All high-schools on strike! Riots cops against pupils.

Sheffield Vigil for Palestine Photos

Different Venue, Same Hollow Promises

Palestine Today 112907

Amazing high-school revolt in Holland

When the Roadmap is a One Way Street

Showing The Way

France: university strikes and occupations against the LRU continue

British Forces & Press Sleepwalking Into World War III?

Megamarch and ceremony mark anniversary of Oaxaca mass arrests

Iraq: Looking Back: 'Internationally Sponsored Genocide'

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