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When Facts and Propaganda Collide - The BBC and Israel

When a Thai kibbutz worker was killed in Israel by a rocket launched from Gaza last week, BBC News online gave the incident headline coverage flagged up on its home page. (BBC news online, ‘Rocket fire from Gaza kills man in southern Israel’, 23:42 GMT, Thursday, 18 March 2010)

By contrast, the killing of two Palestinian teenagers, Mohammad Qadus and Osaid Qadus, by Israeli soldiers on Saturday was buried at the end of a short news report on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's Middle East visit. Even worse, the BBC’s footnote simply echoed Israeli propaganda that “no live bullets were fired, only tear gas and rubber bullets”, despite ample evidence to the contrary. (BBC news online, ‘UN chief says Gaza suffering under Israeli blockade’, 11:26 GMT, Sunday, 21 March 2010)

Support Gaza protesters at Court - 9:30, 26th March, Isleworth

23-03-2010 12:18 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | Repression | World

Many thousands of us came out to demonstrate against Israeli war crimes committed against the people of Gaza in January 2009. Motivated by images of violent death and destruction, and a desire to express solidarity with the people of Gaza, adults and children spontaneously gathered at the Israeli Embassy in London to demand justice.

Following these protests 119 young people were arrested. They were predominantly Muslim and aged between 16-19 years, the youngest was 12. So far 78 people have been charged with offences, the vast majority of these are public order offences which hold a maximum of 5 years imprisonment.

Abahlali: "We have a message... We will march"

23-03-2010 11:52 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

We have been evicted, forcibly removed, beaten, slandered, publicly threatened with death, arrested, jailed, tortured and driven from our homes. Some of us have lost everything that we ever owned in this world. But we will not give up. We will not be turned against each other. We will work and work and work to unite the poor against the politicians and the rich. The problem in this society is the deep political disempowerment of the poor and we will solve this problem by organising ourselves to build our political power. Struggle is hard and it is dangerous. But struggle is the only way to defend our humanity and the humanity of our children. We have a deep responsibility to continue with this struggle until we achieve real equality and a fair sharing of this world.

Leaders with a Common Purpose

Here in the UK, there are many who believe that there are those who are working behind the scenes to weaken the UK from within, while also preparing new government structures and putting in place new leaders via a quasi secret society that doesn’t declare itself to ordinary people.

Depleted Uranium: A War Crime Within a War Crime

23-03-2010 08:32 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Repression | World

Since 1991, the U.S. has released the radioactive atomicity equivalent of at least 400,000 Nagasaki bombs into the global atmosphere.

The U.S. has illegally conducted four nuclear wars in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and twice in Iraq since 1991, calling DU "conventional" weapons when in fact they are nuclear weapons.

DU is the Trojan Horse of nuclear war – it keeps giving and keeps killing. There is no way to clean it up, and no way to turn it off because it continues to decay into other radioactive isotopes in over 20 steps.

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updates elleniko

23-03-2010 00:00 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

swiftstrikes continue, copssuq, greek state kills baby, kills comrade, killed one year ago KATERINA and faces urban guerillas

EU Stability Pact for Greece (by Latuff)

22-03-2010 22:31 | Analysis | Globalisation | World

Artwork published in Greek newspaper "Dromos":

http://edromos.gr/

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Unite Strikers vs. BA Bosses – Pix-&-Vidz – Sat 20 Mar 10

22-03-2010 18:00 | Climate Chaos | Workers' Movements | World

Dateline: Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 06:15-12:15, Sat 20 Mar 10 – In the first major UK industrial dispute of 2010, the British Airways bosses, led by Willie "The Slasher" Walsh, take on the might of Unite the Union, and specifically the cabin crew's section called BASSA: the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association. The actions of Walsh & Co. may display nothing but contempt for the folk they regard as nothing more than trolly dollies, but the high spirits of the women, men and children on the pickets and at the Strike Support Rally showed they can give as good as they get, verbally and visually.

Picket Flexible New Deal Providers in Brighton, Wed 24 March

22-03-2010 12:13 | South Coast | World

Picket of the Flexible New Deal providers - CDG, Maximus and Skills Training UK - 10.30 a.m., Clocktower, Brighton, Wednesday 24th March.

Seventh Anniversary: The Objective of the War on Iraq was to Destroy the State

22-03-2010 11:15 | Anti-militarism | Culture | Iraq | World

The purpose of the war waged on Iraq was from the onset the destruction of the Iraqi state. But there is more: cultural cleansing, tolerating the looting of museums, the burning of libraries and the murder of academics was part of the war strategy.

State ending will certainly become established as a concept, alongside genocide and its derivatives, such as urbicide (destruction of cities), sociocide (destruction of social fabric) mnemocide (destruction of collective memory).

The US-NATO Conquest of Africa: Militarization of the African Continent

21-03-2010 22:29 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | World

In 1884 the major European powers gathered at the Berlin Conference to divide up those parts of Africa that had escaped colonization and to create a consortium to dominate and exploit an entire continent and its peoples.

The anti-colonial struggles after the Second World War put an end to that enforced order, but 126 years later there are ominous indications that the former colonial masters are nostalgic for their past power.

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US AR protestor cuts deal

20-03-2010 19:46 | Animal Liberation | World

Two 'ALF' activists agreed plea bargain following UCLA protests

Listen to an exclusive interview with Ratibor Trivunac of the Belgrade 6

20-03-2010 13:36 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Listen to an exclusive interview with Ratibor Trivunac of the Belgrade 6...

Iraqi holocaust, Iraqi genocide and 7th anniversary of invasion of Iraq

20-03-2010 10:40 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Social Struggles | World

The following succinct letter is being sent to media world wide on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the US alliance invasion of Iraq

Defend council housing

20-03-2010 08:43 | Liverpool | World

do not let your guard down

Support new animal rights prisoner (Netherlands)

20-03-2010 08:29 | Animal Liberation | Repression | World

A 23 year old male Dutch activist has been remanded in prison following suspicion of releasing 5,000 mink from a fur farm in the Netherlands.

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Bloody Sunday Vigil in Birmingham Today

19-03-2010 23:57 | Birmingham | World

Birmingham Protest - Vigil and petitioning
Saturday 20th March12-2pm
Victoria Square, Birmingham City Centre

Being Muslim in US (by Latuff)

19-03-2010 22:54 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | World

High resolution version for printing purposes:

http://ia331218.us.archive.org/2/items/BeingMuslimInUs/FreeTarekMehanna.gif

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Preventing the State’s infiltration of social movements

19-03-2010 21:32 | Repression | Social Struggles | Technology | World

*This article was originally published in El Libertario #58, March-April 2010. Although originally based on the actual experiences of Venezuela’s social struggles, it deals with situations and facts of interest to activists anywhere.

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World Newswire Archive

When Facts and Propaganda Collide - The BBC and Israel

Support Gaza protesters at Court - 9:30, 26th March, Isleworth

Abahlali: "We have a message... We will march"

Leaders with a Common Purpose

Depleted Uranium: A War Crime Within a War Crime

updates elleniko

EU Stability Pact for Greece (by Latuff)

Unite Strikers vs. BA Bosses – Pix-&-Vidz – Sat 20 Mar 10

Picket Flexible New Deal Providers in Brighton, Wed 24 March

Seventh Anniversary: The Objective of the War on Iraq was to Destroy the State

The US-NATO Conquest of Africa: Militarization of the African Continent

Back from Milan…on the road to everywhere

US AR protestor cuts deal

Listen to an exclusive interview with Ratibor Trivunac of the Belgrade 6

Iraqi holocaust, Iraqi genocide and 7th anniversary of invasion of Iraq

Defend council housing

Support new animal rights prisoner (Netherlands)

Bloody Sunday Vigil in Birmingham Today

Being Muslim in US (by Latuff)

Preventing the State’s infiltration of social movements

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