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ya bastacommunique: bush in rome next week - CALL TO ACTION

28-05-2004 23:49

undesirable. yup.
On june 4’th, (next friday) George W. Bush is coming to Rome, Italy. Networks and associations are mobilising against his presence - against the global war.

People from the UK are travelling to Italy, get in touch with us if you are interested in confronting the bastard.

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911 Tall Buildings Tall Tales

28-05-2004 18:55

There is an official interpretation of the events of 11 Sept 2001. This interpretation leaves an awful lot to be desired. Independent investigators have been trying to fit the jigsaw pieces together. This is an introduction to 911 from the conspiracy theorists point of view.

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OPEN LETTER TO RESPECT - THE UNITY COALITION

28-05-2004 16:30

This is an open letter to those involved with Respect - the so-called "Unity Coalition".

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GOVERNMENT ABOVE THE LAW, declares judge

28-05-2004 08:03

Four East Anglian peace activists were yesterday found guilty of criminal damage to the perimeter fence of RAF/USAF Lakenheath. They had cut a hole in order to gain access to the base and carry out a weapons inspection, to get photographic evidence of the nuclear weapons facilities in October 2003.

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Security is Indivisible

27-05-2004 16:31

The policy of preventive war has brought only chaos and disaster. The failure of this policy of Washington and its allies can be referred back to two fundamental errors. The first concerns the basic assumption that terrorism is the real sickness while it is the symptom of an evil. The second error is in overrating military weapons.

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Online protest

27-05-2004 15:59

Hi, anyone seen this yet?  http://www.livemarch.com/marchHome.jsp?marchID=19

Sounds like a good idea. they have a website as well -  http://geocities.com/tellbushtheworldsaysno

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Film of Brighton action

27-05-2004 15:43

Video
Film of Brighton anti-war action

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Illumination Without Batteries: Of Gas, Glow Sticks And War

27-05-2004 12:21

This essay is a reflexive commentary on the current war in Iraq and the US military's abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.

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FREEDOM SUMMER PALESTINE 2004 STARTS ON JUNE 25

27-05-2004 10:55


(For UK information visit ISM LONDON  http://www.ism-london.org)

Freedom Summer Palestine 2004 is conceived to be 56-day campaign (one day for every year of displacement and dispossession) against occupation, whereby Palestinians mobilizing with the participation and support of their international supporters, will draw the attention of the world to the true nature of the situation on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Palestinian struggle is a just struggle for dignity, human rights and freedom.

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Abuse of Women Detainees at Abu Ghuraib

27-05-2004 04:28

A scandal that has not yet broken in the press is the story of how many women ended up in US prisons. Iraqi women were also abused at Abu Ghuraib, according to the Taguba report and reports of photographs seen by the US Congress.

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Robert Fisk: Israeli subcontractors involved in directing interrogations at Abu

26-05-2004 23:06

"The actual interrogators accused of encouraging US troops to abuse Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail were working for at least one company with extensive military and commercial contacts with Israel. The head of an American company whose personnel are implicated in the Iraqi tortures, it now turns out, attended an "anti-terror" training camp in Israel"

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European Nuclear Weapons Free Zone workshop

26-05-2004 21:35

Cambridge Student Pugwash will hold an interactive workshop on "A European Nuclear Weapons Free Zone" as part of the National Nuclear Weapons Awareness Project. The Workshop will be held at Queens' College, Cambridge on Saturday 12th June. All are welcome.

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Rafah Action

26-05-2004 21:27

Massacre in Rafah - National Action on Friday 28th May

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America's most enduring legacy to Iraqis

25-05-2004 16:59

The White House has announced (news, wire services) that the U.S. will pay to have Abu Ghraib prison demolished and replaced with a new maximum security prison, and in addition will construct an entire system of new state of the art prisons throughout Iraq.

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Pix of End The Torture Demo, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 1 of 4

25-05-2004 16:53

Photos of the "End The Torture - Bring the Troops Home Now" demonstration from Embankment and to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of End The Torture Demo, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 2 of 4

25-05-2004 16:43

Photos of the "End The Torture - Bring the Troops Home Now" demonstration from Embankment and to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of End The Torture Demo, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 3 of 4

25-05-2004 16:35

Photos of the "End The Torture - Bring the Troops Home Now" demonstration from Embankment and to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of End The Torture Demo, Theatre of War, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 4 of 4

25-05-2004 16:20

Photos of the "End The Torture - Bring the Troops Home Now" demonstration from Embankment and to a rally in Trafalgar Square.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of Protest Against Israeli Atrocities, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 2 of 2

25-05-2004 16:10

Photos of the demonstration against British complicity in the war crime atrocities being committed by the Israeli Occupation Force in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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Pix of Protest Against Israeli Atrocities, Sat 22 May 04 - Set 2 of 2

25-05-2004 16:03

Photos of the demonstration against British complicity in the war crime atrocities being committed by the Israeli Occupation Force in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.