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Limiting the Catastrophe

30-10-2006 18:18

Leslie Gelb in Time Magazine writes that admission of a defeat in Iraq is not the worst thing but rather serves to minimize the extent..According to La Republica, Since president Bush kindled the fire, he now has to put it out. The pyromaniac is forced to become the firefighter.

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Peace of History

30-10-2006 17:23

The Passed, The Present.
Yesterday (October 29th, 2006), I travelled to London for the national NUS no tuition fees demo, a fairly standard 'A to B' march (pictures to follow soon), only to find myself doing a far more interesting detour to Parlaiment Square.

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Filming his own death

30-10-2006 14:45

It always hits me that first a 'white' woman or man like now Brad Will has to be killed in a local struggle anywhere on earth, and preferably a journalist or similar, before the mainstream propaganda media move. Even if they mostly distort reality: 'Fix the facts around the policy' - as they say.

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EMERGENCY PROTEST WHEN PARLIAMENT VOTES ON IRAQ, Tuesday 31 October 5pm-7pm

30-10-2006 13:29

EMERGENCY PROTEST ON THE IRAQ WAR, TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER ASSEMBLE 5PM-7PM, PARLIAMENT SQUARE, LONDON SW1, (Nearest tube: Westminster)

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SOCPA - report and a few pics from 'no more fallujahs' demo today

29-10-2006 23:51

who lies
around a hundred protesters took part in today's demonstration which began at midday with a reading of names of the dead of both british troops and iraqi civilians in the iraq occupation. police arrested five people during the afternoon, but at eleven this evening, the majority of people and twenty seven tents remain.

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FREE SPIRIT CAMPING - at two UK terrormaking nerve center(s)

29-10-2006 21:02

Free spirit camping
What a proactive nerve: Iraq tarp goes up at Northwood UK HQ NERVE CENTER 28/10/2006

(see also: others arrested at Parliment square 29/10/2006)

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Electronic Blockade of Mexican Embassies and Consulates

29-10-2006 20:54

Electronic Blockade of Mexican Embassy and Consulate Websites In response to a call to action to remember Brad, show solidarity with the teachers and protesters of Oaxaca, and attempt to interrupt the invasion of Oaxaca that Fox is beginning, join this electronic blockade of the websites for all of the Mexican embassies and consulates in the United States and Canada.

 http://www.mountainrebel.net/oaxaca/

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Peace Camp-No More Fallujahs - Pt5

29-10-2006 20:00

Video
As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Peace Camp-No More Fallujahs - Pt4

29-10-2006 17:51

the Peace Camp infront of big ben
As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Preventing Wars in the Nuclear Age

29-10-2006 17:47

"As a wave cannot exist for itself but always shares in the waves of the ocean, we can never experience our life for ourselves along but only in the shared experience of life around us. The ethic of reverence for life demands that we do something for people."

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Photos of Arrest at the Peace Camp-Sunday Pt3

29-10-2006 17:41

oh dear! back end of a bulldog!
As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Pictures of Arrest at Peace camp on Sunday-Pt2

29-10-2006 17:32

police attempt to lift protestor to his feet
As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Pictures of arrest in Parliament Square-Sunday

29-10-2006 17:22

protestor sits down
As part of a weekend of Nonviolent Resistance to the Occupation of Iraq on the 2nd anniversary of the November 04 US/UK massacre in Fallujah, a peace camp was formed on Parliament Square.

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Five arrested so far as one hundred defy anti-protest law

29-10-2006 16:39

- Police intervene to dismantle Parliament Square peace camp
- Anti-war events to continue through to Monday lunchtime
- Camp continues all night, solidarity appreciated!

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Two arrests so far at Parliament Square peace camp

29-10-2006 15:51

Over 100 people gathered around midday today for the start of the Peace Camp in Parliament Square, part of the "No More Fallujahs" weekend of mass civil disobedience, 28-29 October. By 3.30 there had been two arrests. Police are massing and more arrests are feared. Get down there and support the campers!

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The Mystery Of Israel's Uranium Bomb

29-10-2006 15:18

Based upon the available evidence, Israel's assault on Lebanon was aimed at the country's civilian population. This was apparently carried out in order to Terrify the remaining population to flee, "softening up" S. Lebanon for a planned Occupation.

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Worldwide Children's Revolution To Try to Save the Human Race From Extinction?

28-10-2006 21:31

The Children's Revolution Kids' Bloc at the Camp for Climate Action
“A worldwide Children's Revolution to try to save the human race from extinction caused by global warming and climate change could start in London, England, on 4 November 2006.”
This is the introduction to a short news item posted by the Earth Aid Environmental Campaign with the Washington, DC Independent Media Center,  http://dc.indymedia.org on 28 October, 2006.

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Germany's military to take on global role

28-10-2006 20:49

Germany will today adopt the most radical restructuring of its military since 1945, turning the Bundeswehr into an international intervention force.

It will see Germany's military officially abandon its primary postwar task of defending the country's borders in favour of a more robust role for German troops on international missions.

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New indymedia-Video from South Lebanon

28-10-2006 12:01

Unexploded cluster bomb submunition in Siddiqine
These days a new short film from indymedia-activists was published under the name "Siddiqine's Harvest". This video deals with the longterm consequences the Israeli 'war against Hezbullah' has for the people and the agriculture of South Lebanon.

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"War" on Iraq in perspective: the developing US imperialism and demonocracy

28-10-2006 11:40

The US-UK invasion and occupation of Iraq are examined within the historical context of US imperialism. The nature of US politico-economic system is identified as imperialism-democracy complex. Some general laws of the operation and effects of this complex are also proposed.