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Behind Bush’s “truce” plan: the drive towards a wider Middle East war

08-08-2006 07:53

US President George W. Bush on Monday declared his full support for a US-French United Nations resolution that dictates Israel’s terms to the Lebanese people while allowing the Israeli military to indefinitely continue its occupation and devastation of Lebanon.

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Moore's Law Ending Is Threat to MSFT--Indymedia Connection

08-08-2006 04:48

Indymedia was born of necessity in Seattle in 1999 as a way to bypass the corporate media and report on a WTO conference. As an Indymedia founder (quoted below) stated, it was also necessary to bypass corporate software -- Windows. What most don't know is how much trouble the Windows/Microsoft/Intel monopoly is in, and what THIS means for computing and the economy. For one thing, it means that such bypasses as that of the Seattle IMC will be easier and commoner.  http://home.earthlink.net/~moores-law/

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Skidrow-on-Sea approves tower block on Brighton Marina

07-08-2006 14:46

Skidrow-on-Sea, or Brighton and Hove Council as it is sometimes known, has approved plans for a 40-storey tower block on Brighton Marina.

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US/ Israeli Genocide in Lebanon: open letter by former PM

07-08-2006 11:42

Mr. Bush: You are indeed a terrorist practicing the worst variant of terrorism as you condone the annihilation of my country, supporting the aggression against my people politically and diplomatically and bolstering 'Israel's' destructive arsenal with the most lethal weaponry.

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In Tribute to Fidel Castro

07-08-2006 05:08

Part I, "In Tribute to Fidel Castro", lists some of his extraordinary, truly astonishing achievements. Part II asks, "How can We best Honor Him?", and answers with an Action Plan designed to defeat the Corporation-Government-corporate Mass Media axis that threatens all of us with an international Fascist strait-jacket.

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"Triple Alliance": The US, Turkey, Israel and the War on Lebanon

06-08-2006 22:13

If the Lebanon war were to escalate into a broader conflict involving Syria, Turkish ground troops could be deployed under the terms of the Israeli-Turkish military alliance. It is worth mentioning that prime ministers Recep Erdogan and Ariel Sharon in a 2005 meeting in Tel Aviv decided to set up a "Hotline for the exchange of intelligence" as part of their evolving military alliance. What this suggests is that Turkey is a potential partner in the ongoing war on Lebanon.

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Israel Must End its Gaza-Lebanon Wars

06-08-2006 21:44

The U.S. and Israel are principally responsible for the attacks on the civilian populations of Gaza and Lebanon. Israel must withdraw completely, and negotiate.

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Uganda Free Trade Zone Money-Laundering 2000-2006

06-08-2006 20:32

Beenunula Eyenunula Nunumisa - Governor of Uganda Lake Victoria Free Trade Zone
On February 25, 2006 Uganda President Museveni "officially approved" the LAKE VICTORIA FREE TRADE ZONE (LVFTZ), but highly doubtful the President's brother General Salim Saleh (aka) Caleb Akandwanaho, co-partner in SARACEN KAMPALA LTD. and now Uganda Minister of Micro-Finance - didn't already know it was a money-laundering operation for the past 6-years.

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Democracy is becoming a dirty word

06-08-2006 15:39

Smile nicely for the camera
How the concept of democracy is being used by neofascist leaders in order to justify a capitalist system that is falling apart at the seams.

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Bold Proclamations of Lebensraum

06-08-2006 12:17

Tony Blair and Condoleeza Rice have recently made statements that suggest a view that is, essentially, genocidal in nature. In so doing, they have stripped away their saccrine masks of democracy and apple pie, exposing themselves for the lizards they are.

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CIA Soros attacks Lebanese resistance

06-08-2006 11:10

The Lebanese RESISTANCE must immediately stop firing rockets into civilian areas in Israel, Soros' New York-based fake 'Human Rights Watch' says, calling the attacks ''a war crime''.The victims are blamed for defending themselves? 'Human Rights Watch' is a sham.

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Anti-War Film Screening

06-08-2006 11:01

Video flyer
An evening of films on Monday 14th August as part of this years Portobello Film Festival in West London curated by Filmmakers Against War, includes the feature film 'Sir! No Sir!'

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Talk Tank - weekly news com. mp3

06-08-2006 04:14

AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD
This week [again] political and environmentally focussed items. length: 59 mins. mono 32 kb/s 14 MB

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Public Transit Could Transform The Quality Of Life For Workers And The Environme

06-08-2006 00:46

Having destroyed it once, public transit, like health care and education, is a project that US capitalism is incapable of providing its citizens.

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Understanding Tony Blair's Desperation

05-08-2006 21:54

"At best, Blair sounds like a defeated former colonialist visiting the world from his grave. At worst, we just had the opportunity to peep into the mind of a desperate war lord."

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Poor and Elderly Die in California Heat Wave

05-08-2006 17:34

California refuses to provide air conditioners for the elderly and frail as the US spends $11 million and hour in Iraq.

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Public Transit Could Transform The Quality Of Life For Workers And The Environme

05-08-2006 17:19

Having destroyed it once, public transit, like health care and education, is a service that US capitalism is incapable of providing its citizens.

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Oakland Police Infiltrators Took Control Of Anti-War Group

05-08-2006 14:07

US: cops attack peace protestors with wooden bullets / concussion grenades / gas

People might remember the brutal used of non-lethal weapons against anti-war protestors in Oakland, USA, in 2003, it was posted to UK IMC at the time: Non-lethal rounds shot at protesters in Oakland California and US: cops attack peace protestors with wooden bullets / concussion grenades / gas. Well now it turns out that Oakland Police Infiltrators Took Control Of Anti-War Group in a COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) style operation, read on for a repost from Indybay.

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The Qana Massacre And The Risks Of Relying On Israeli Propaganda

05-08-2006 13:26

This article discusses an example of American mainstream media's uncritical bias towards Israel. In this particular instance, CNN and Paula Zahn got burned when they aired an Israeli Defense Force-provided surveillance video purporting to show Hezbollah rockets being fired in Qana on the day a nearby house was bombed, killing scores of Lebanese civilians, including many children. Subsequently, Israel announced that it had no clear proof that rockets had been fired from this location on the day of the bombing.

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Wikipedia Brighton page embroiled in controversy

05-08-2006 13:22

The Wikipedia page on Brighton has become embroiled in controversy following a link to a page on Brighton.