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A CALL OUT FROM AMSTERDAM

14-09-2010 21:06 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

The squatting ban is not a threat - it’s an opportunity and a tool.

…and we like tools.

Palestine Today 09 14 2010

14-09-2010 17:05 | Indymedia | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday September 14, 2010.

9/11 Truth and "Global War on Terror": Pretext to wage war is totally fabricated

In the wake of 9/11, the (real) antiwar movement was completely isolated. Trade unions and civil society organizations had swallowed the media lies and government propaganda. They had accepted a war of retribution against Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds, an impoverished country of 30 million people.

Concurrently, a fake anti-war activism emerged in the wake of 9/11 which broadly consisted in stating: "I am against the war but I support the war on terrorism". Meanwhile, several NGOs became actively involved in humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, in close liaison with USAID and the Pentagon.

This acceptance of the "war on terrorism" was in large part based on the acceptance of the official 9/11 narrative, namely that the US was under attack, that the 9/11 attacks were perpetrated by Muslims, that the Taliban were protecting Al Qaeda and providing refuge to its illusive leader Osama bin Laden.

Ironically, many "Progressives" in America not only accepted the official 9/11 narrative, they were also involved in smearing the 9/11 Truth Movement. By slurring those who questioned the official 9/11 story (backed by carefully researched evidence and analysis), they (unwittingly) provided legitimacy to the bombing and invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq, the Palestinian occupied territories as well as the targeting of Iran, as part of the "Global War on Terror" GWOT).

Environmental Justice Groups’ Concern Continue As Carson-Gore School Opens

14-09-2010 03:50 | Education | Health | World

Parent Exposed to Toxic Vapors from Nearby Oil Operations

In Memory of that Day: Website Wikileaks publishes '9/11 messages'

13-09-2010 20:31 | Anti-militarism | World

"The attacks on 11 September 2001 left nearly 3,000 people dead.
The messages are being published over a 24-hour period, ending at 0800GMT on Thursday. They are being released simultaneously on Wikileaks and social networking site Twitter.
'Live' broadcast The website is broadcasting each message at the time it was sent originally in 2001.
The first message was from 0300 local time (0800 GMT), five hours before the first attack in New York and the last 24 hours later.
The messages are not all about the attacks. Some are mundane questions about what people are having for lunch.
However, many are about the deadly plane attacks and range from people trying to find out if their loved ones are safe, to government messages, to computer server errors.
They include messages such as
"This is Myrna, I will not rest until you get home, the second tower is down, I don't want to have to keep calling you after every event. Pls just go home
President has been rerouted won't be returning to Washington but not sure where he will go
Bomb detonated in World Trade Ctr. Pls get back to Mike Brady w/a quick assessment of your areas and contact us if anything is needed."

Palestine Today 09 13 2010

13-09-2010 16:59 | Indymedia | Other Press | Palestine | World

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Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in Gaza, officials say

13-09-2010 16:26 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

"Shortly after, Abu Saeed's 17-year-old grandson, Hossam Khaled, also died of wounds sustained in the incident, medics said.

The Israeli military spokesman's office said it had no immediate information on the reported incident. Israeli army radio described the two men as "terrorists" and said that at least one was armed."

The Condem Spending Bonanza

13-09-2010 08:04 | Analysis | Public sector cuts | World

The Condem Coalition want to cut public spending but seem to be going around it by increasing public spending.

UG#516 - The Politics & Economics of Food (Promoting Famine & Creating Sickness)

13-09-2010 06:34 | Bio-technology | Health | Sheffield | World

This week's show looks at food, focussing specifically on the US food system. In our first hour, we hear from Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food. He speaks of the economic pressures that promote energy intensive agribusiness and the growing backlash and grassroots opposition. He casts doubt on the modern, reductionist approach to understanding food, remarking that "in matters of food, so far, culture, historically has been a more reliable guide to what to eat than science." In our second hour, we hear from Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved", on "The Hidden Battle for the World Food System".

Local contacts for Smash EDO's Hammertime

On October 13th 2010 Smash EDO is holding a mass siege of EDO MBM/ITT in Brighton. This is the latest in a series of successful mass demos that have been attended by people from all over the UK. We need your help... If you want text updates about the demo please text your mobile number to 07538093930 or email it to

smashedo@riseup.net

PLEASE NOTE: If you have previously texted in your number for updates please do so again as the campaign phone got stolen and any numers lost.

Happendon Wood Occupied! New Direct Action Camp Against Scottish Coal

12-09-2010 19:52 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | World

Early evening on Sunday 12th September a group of autonomous individuals successfully occupied a new site in Happendon Wood, South Lanarkshire. Coal Action Scotland are inviting people to join The Happendon Wood Action Camp (THWAC) to help defend the wood from destruction by Scottish Coal, and to take action in solidarity with communities in the area resisting the expansion of the coal industry in the Douglas Valley.

U.S., allies should accept a nuclear-armed Iran

12-09-2010 19:26 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

"But Iran is also a modern, educated country made up of young adults with diverse opinions. Millions — more interested in blue jeans and rock music than in confrontation — would welcome improved relations with the U.S. An attack might permanently sidetrack this potential for good will. To the average person in the Middle East, an attack from Israel rather than from the U.S. is a distinction without a difference.
The U.S. should shift policy, decide to accept and live with a nuclear-armed Iran and persuade other nations to do the same.
The reason is simple. Iran might be slowed but it cannot be stopped from building a nuclear weapon. Its research labs and plants are scattered, buried and reinforced. An attack would slow development of a nuclear bomb but not halt it.
Until now, nuclear weapons have conferred stability, not undermined it. No nation — except the U.S. — has employed an atomic bomb against another. Having nukes would almost certainly encourage Iran to behave better."

9/11 and America’s secret terror campaign

Given our historical understanding of al-Qaeda as a “database” of intelligence assets, which were recruited to fight the Afghan-Soviet war, and our more recent understanding of the relationships between the U.S. and other Western intelligence agencies historically and presently to these groups and individuals, does it not seem plausible that the operation of al-Qaeda as a covert branch of U.S. policy has continued?

Certainly, more research needs to be undertaken, but what is clear is that any and all official investigations thus far have been nothing but concocted lies: that is, willful and intended deception, designed to hide the truth, not reveal it.

It is also within this context, of understanding the deep nexus of intelligence and terrorism in international relations and imperial stratagems (that is, strategic deception), that we must view the rise, role, evolution and purpose of the “Global War on Terror,” now in its 9th year, spending trillions to send poor Americans to kill poor Muslims in nations across the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South Asia.

BNP Woes!

11-09-2010 10:37 | Anti-racism | South Coast | World

Good news on the fash front!

Campaign Success: Münster dolphinarium to release dolphins

11-09-2010 09:19 | Animal Liberation | Ocean Defence | World

The Black Fish, WDSF and ProWal which have all campaigned for the closure of a dolphinarium in Münster, Germany, are celebrating today after the announcement that the four dolphins in the facility will be re-homed at the latest by the end of 2012. It is still to be decided where the animals will go to but The Black Fish activist Wietse van der Werf is hopeful on a positive outcome: "We will find a respectful and acceptable solution for the future of these four bottlenose dolphins. Transferring them to another concrete prison is not one of them."

The English Defence League East Anglis are meeting tomorrow in Gt Yarmouth

The violent racists, neo Nazis, Islamo[phobes and extreme Zionists are meeting tomorrow in Great Yarmouth East Anglia at 12 noon. Anti fascists might want to pop in for a chat hey.

This Week in Palestine Week 36 2010

10-09-2010 16:58 | Indymedia | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for 4th, September to 10th, 2010

9/11 Truth News: A Website Focused on Responsible News and Information

Not sure what to think about 9/11? Perhaps you're curious, but you want to avoid the circus of conspiracy theories, lies and disinformation? Starting now, you can go to 9/11 Truth News

http://www.911truthnews.com/ for updates on under-reported news, effective activism being done by the international 9/11 Truth Movement, and highlights of the best research and scientific information.

Alternative Vegan Festival, London

Can't afford to be vegan? Think again... veganism isn't a privilege for the rich!

The Alternative Vegan Festival is a DIY, grassroots event which will show how being vegan doesn't have to cost the Earth.

Flying the flag, faking the news

In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger traces the history of propaganda to Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, who invented the term "public relations". Bernays believed in "engineering public consent" and creating "false realties" as news. Here are examples of how this works today.

World Newswire Archive

A CALL OUT FROM AMSTERDAM

Palestine Today 09 14 2010

9/11 Truth and "Global War on Terror": Pretext to wage war is totally fabricated

Environmental Justice Groups’ Concern Continue As Carson-Gore School Opens

In Memory of that Day: Website Wikileaks publishes '9/11 messages'

Palestine Today 09 13 2010

Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in Gaza, officials say

The Condem Spending Bonanza

UG#516 - The Politics & Economics of Food (Promoting Famine & Creating Sickness)

Local contacts for Smash EDO's Hammertime

Happendon Wood Occupied! New Direct Action Camp Against Scottish Coal

U.S., allies should accept a nuclear-armed Iran

9/11 and America’s secret terror campaign

BNP Woes!

Campaign Success: Münster dolphinarium to release dolphins

The English Defence League East Anglis are meeting tomorrow in Gt Yarmouth

This Week in Palestine Week 36 2010

9/11 Truth News: A Website Focused on Responsible News and Information

Alternative Vegan Festival, London

Flying the flag, faking the news

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