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The politics of the latest terror scare

There undeniably is a conspiracy. It is a plot to use terrorist threats, real or imagined, to terrorize the American people, intimidate them, disorient them, and accustom them to accept the militarization of every aspect of their lives and the destruction of their democratic rights. The center of this conspiracy is the American government itself.

Counter-terrorism/liberty propaganda measures 'need strengthening'?

It makes you wonder whether they just have a list of propaganda material lined up that they don't tell the community about until the 'right time'. I mean don't tell me they couldn't have said it last week?

Why Democracies evolve into Dictatorships

15-08-2006 00:22 | Repression | World

It took only six years with Bush Jr. as President to give birth to a new generation of radical political activists, journalists, and commentators, whose main concerns are subjecting the insane policies of the President to exposure and condemnation; this, it seems, constitutes the foundation for nearly the entire realm of real political opposition in the U.S. The strategy here is limited to educating people about the destructive policies of the Republicans and hoping that in response, a protest or political movement will evolve powerful enough to either reform or displace those in power. Education of course, is absolutely crucial in transforming any dissident organization into an entity capable of action and results. However, by focusing only on the policies of the Republicans, without explaining the larger framework from whence they came, political education is greatly hindered, limiting the potential for effective action.

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UK/ Victims want more community & restorative sentencing

14-08-2006 23:01 | Analysis | Repression | Social Struggles | World

It found overwhelming support for schemes that focus on crime prevention with more than half (54%) saying they were in favour of making offenders work in the community on projects in schools, old people's homes or parks to stop them re-offending.

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What the Hell Has Happened To The Israeli Army?

14-08-2006 16:15 | Repression | World

What happened is that a relatively small group of Extremists used the military for its own nefarious purposes, the Ethnic Cleansing of S. Lebanon, planned at least a year in advance, but told the poor saps doing the fighting that this was designed to "destroy Hezbollah".

G8 Summit, St Petersburg, Russia - On the ground 5

14-08-2006 13:44 | G8 Russia 2006 | Globalisation | Repression | World

I woke on 17 July to endless text messages and phone calls about Lebanon. I found a television and watched bombs falling on so-called Hizbullah strongholds that looked like poverty-stricken Lebanese housing estates.

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Islamophobia and censorship in Britain

The Sun calls him the suicide bomb rapper, MPs want him arrested and his record company refuses to support his latest album. But would his treatment be the same if he were white?

Aki Nawaz says Exposing the inherent colonial mentality of the British
State is an honour and worth any consequence in any shape or form.

Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006

14-08-2006 03:28 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The wounds of war were evident shortly after we crossed the Syria-Lebanon border at 1130 in the morning on August 12. At Haissa, about three kilometers from the Dabboussiyeh border crossing, we come across the ruins of a bridge hit by Israeli war planes just the day before. Villagers tell us 12 people were killed and 10 wounded, all civilians.

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Book/prisons Western Hemisphere

14-08-2006 03:09 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Dear Friends, This is a special effort by CURE in the US. We have pasted the first part and the section about the US on the bottom for those who can't download the 1.8mb book. It gives a sense of what we could do.

Paying attention yet?

13-08-2006 04:51 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Or still wasting your precious time on backstory issues? Well, for those who are interested in attacking the beast at its most vulnerable point, read on.The Anglo-American empire’s “next 9-11” will set up final war; “foiled” UK terror plot a propaganda dry run

Against Israel's war on Lebanon & Palestine: AUSTRALIA

12-08-2006 21:29 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

The crowd at today's rally was smaller than at the major demonstration on July 22 but just as determined. We were protesting against Israel's ongoing war against the people of Lebanon and Palestine.

Israeli activist shot in bil'in

12-08-2006 16:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Today an Israeli activist got shot in the head by a rubber bullet during a non-violent protest against the Palestinian Occupation. He will suffer serious lasting brain injury from his wounds. At this moment he's in an hospital in Tel Aviv for brainsurgery. Here follows a report on the demonstration.

Choosing Sides

12-08-2006 15:11 | Repression | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Examining the present situation in the Middle East - is the West really fighting Islamic extremists or are they actually doing their utmost to promote them? This article offers evidence in support of the latter

ISRAEL MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATIONS

ISRAEL'S WAR OF ILLEGAL AGGRESSION AGAINST PALESTINE AND LEBANON

Britain Names Suspects in Alleged Airline Bomb Plot; British Muslims Skeptical,

Britain has named 19 of the 24 people arrested yesterday on suspicion of plotting to blow up passenger jets flying to the United States and has frozen their assets. We go to Britain to look why many British Muslims are skeptical of the plot and fear a backlash on their communities.

Thousands rally for peace in Lebanon

12-08-2006 07:00 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

"All those hypocrites who don't call for a cease-fire are accomplices.

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Request to President Chavez to publicise a Political-Education policy

11-08-2006 15:49 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World

We need to establish & publicise a POLICY of Public Information Campaigning to educate & politically activate on vital political issues (e.g. oil imperialism) our General Publics, university students in particular.
If President Chavez would publicise this policy, millions of supporters throughout the world could begin to change the minds and hearts of the Silent Majorities who ignorantly support fascism and imperialism, and are usually against us.

Campaigning about 9/11

11-08-2006 10:21 | Anti-militarism | Repression | World

Overwhelming evidence condemns the U.S. Government as the Perpetrator of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York. Instead of having more and more conferences. let us conduct vital Public Information Campaigns to educate and politically activate the duped General Public concerning the real terrorists.

Britain’s airline terror plot: Questions that need to be answered

The claim that American and British security forces have thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up commercial flights between Britain and the United States should not be accepted uncritically. It is impossible to determine at this point whether or not such an attack was in the offing, although the mass media have, as usual, reported the assertions of the British and American governments as indisputable fact, without bothering to ask for any specific information that would substantiate the official story.

Iranain gays say thanks for Intl support -but do not attack Iran

10-08-2006 15:40 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Iranian LGBTs thank their supporters, detail the country's human rights situation, and explain how a war against Iran would reverse progress.

ps:twiglet- As for my putting these articles up - "In an atmosphere of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" George Orwell.

World Repression Newswire Archive

The politics of the latest terror scare

Counter-terrorism/liberty propaganda measures 'need strengthening'?

Why Democracies evolve into Dictatorships

UK/ Victims want more community & restorative sentencing

What the Hell Has Happened To The Israeli Army?

G8 Summit, St Petersburg, Russia - On the ground 5

Islamophobia and censorship in Britain

Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006

Book/prisons Western Hemisphere

Paying attention yet?

Against Israel's war on Lebanon & Palestine: AUSTRALIA

Israeli activist shot in bil'in

Choosing Sides

ISRAEL MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL LAW VIOLATIONS

Britain Names Suspects in Alleged Airline Bomb Plot; British Muslims Skeptical,

Thousands rally for peace in Lebanon

Request to President Chavez to publicise a Political-Education policy

Campaigning about 9/11

Britain’s airline terror plot: Questions that need to be answered

Iranain gays say thanks for Intl support -but do not attack Iran

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