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Brian Haw for London Mayor

07-11-2007 16:13

Peace campaigner Brian Haw for London Mayor

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National Conference of US Lawyers Approve Resolution in Favor of the Cuban Five

07-11-2007 15:57

The 70th Annual Conference of the National Lawyers Guild which took place from October 31 to November 4 in Washington, DC approved "Resolution Endorsing the Call for an International Investigation into the Failure of the United States Government to Address and Remedy the Denial of Justice in the Case of "The Cuban Five", and for Further Education and Related Actions".

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Distribution of free food to become illegal in London

07-11-2007 13:36

London Councils, which represents the 33 local authorities in London has prepared a private bill, the tenth "London Local Authorities Bill" which will make the distribution of free food and refreshments anywhere in London an offence. The bill is to be put in front of Parliament on the 27th November 2007.

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Sheffield "NO MORE WAR" day school with Craig Murray

07-11-2007 12:36

SATURDAY 10th Nov: Sheffield StWC "NO MORE WAR" day school takes place
between 10-4pm at the Burngreave Vestry Hall, Burngreave Road and features
contributors including Mike Gonzalez on Venezuela and Latin America, Musheir
El Farra from the PSC, former ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, Chris
Nineham, from national Stop the War talking on the incresing threat to Iran
plus members of the Burma campaign for democracy. Delegates £5/£3

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Abu Graib Torture Corporation CACI To Be Tried in US

07-11-2007 09:56


Corporation Responsible For Interrogations At Abu Ghraib Will Be Tried By Jury For Torture
Major Case Against Private Military Contractor To Go Forward

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The latest 'obstacle to peace'

06-11-2007 23:40

The IAEA and its head, Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei, are coming under increasing attack from the governments of the US and Israel. Their 'crime' is to deny that there is any evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. The smears against the IAEA suggest the beginnings of a campaign to undermine it that has strong parallels with the campaign to undermine Hans Blix and UNMOVIC in 2003.

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Birmingham students take a second swipe at BAE Systems

06-11-2007 23:00

Students deliver a damning account of BAE s record to staff and students
University of Birmingham students from the People & Planet Society continued their campaign to kick BAE Systems off campus today by disrupting a recruitment presentation by BAE staff.

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New warhead facility at AWE Burghfield: just three days left to object

06-11-2007 21:26

DEADLINE for planning objections to new warhead components facility at Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield, Berkshire is **FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER**. Please don't miss this opportunity to put a spanner in the works of Britain's WMD renewal programme (sample email/letter provided).

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RBS, Barclays and Natwest - Investors in Depleted Uranium

06-11-2007 13:30

The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium has launched a disinvestment campaign against RBS, Barclays and Natwest, all of whom invest in the manufacturers of depleted uranium weapons.

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Protest Against The Military Dictatorship In Pakistan

06-11-2007 11:04

THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2007, 12.30 – 1.30 pm
Pakistani Consulate
2/26 Constitution Hill, Birmingham B19 3LH

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ICBUW Launches Global Disinvestment Campaign

06-11-2007 10:28

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On November 6th 2007 ICBUW member organisations launched a global disinvestment campaign against investments by high street banks and investment companies around the world in the manufacturers of uranium weapons. Read on to find out how you can get involved.

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Protest against the military dictatorship in Pakistan

06-11-2007 01:38

A protest against the military dictator of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose martial law (in the name of emergency) has been organised by the South Asian Alliance. Following is the press release issued by the Alliance. Please do try to come to the protest and register our support for Pakistani people's struggle against the "pro-west" tyrant.

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Anti-Trident Protest in Edinburgh looses direction but continues to sing along

05-11-2007 12:20

In a slightly weird, but entertaining, "People and Parliament against Trident" protest over a thousand marched from the Scottish Parliament to Princes Street Gardens. Though it was unclear whom the lovingly hippy-esque, socialising parade addressed its opposition to, it was good fun and meaninglessly co-incided with the "We love the NHS" demonstration in London.

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Maya Anne Evans, SOCPA protestor, faces prison

05-11-2007 11:37

Maya Anne Evans, the first person to be convicted of noncompliance with the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (2005) - for reading the names of the Iraq war dead opposite Downing Street in October 2005, is in court on Tuesday 6 November for her refusal to pay two fines imposed for SOCPA convictions. She explains the reasons behind her refusal.

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Campaign against the “11th European Police Congress“

05-11-2007 10:52

Campaign against the “11th European Police Congress“, 29th-30th of January 2008 in Berlin

Against a “Global Security Architecture”, for more security-critical behaviour!

In the recent months more information about the investigation methods of security forces has been revealed: data storage, online searches, so-called “textual analysis of political pamphlets“ (used in the paragrpah 129a investigations against anti-G8 activists in Germany) and so forth. Police and intelligence services want to attain unrestricted access to personal data and internet user profiles. Internet providers are now forced to save their data traffic long-term in order to relieve the police databases.

The debate around the introduction of biometrical passports has called into attention the fact that the industry has already developed complex surveillance systems: Iris-scanning, RFID chips (e.g. for supermarkets or on ID cards) or automatic facial recognition. In the context of border control “privileged travellers” are supposed to be able to cross borders “automatically”. The new “European Agency for the operative cooperation in the field of management of external borders” (FRONTEX) is in charge of assessing permanently the risks and dangers at the borders of the EU, and to provide more coordination and control. Technological armament is at the centre of the agency’s policies.


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Israel's Collective Punishment (by Latuff)

05-11-2007 09:06

Israeli crimes in Gaza
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of the brave Palestinian people and their struggle against U.S. backed IsraHell's state terror.

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Channel 4 Dispatches plays safe on corruption

05-11-2007 02:11

Last Monday Channel 4's Dispatches broadcast a tired old story about corruption in Africa. In contrast, it has refused to make a program about fraud on UK government arms contracts, and the extraordinary favours government ministers and civil servants have done for companies accused of such fraud.

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New Video Documents Looting in Nahr al-Bared Camp

04-11-2007 12:07

In May 2007 Nahr al Bared Refugee Camp, home to over 40,000 Palestinian refugees, became the site of a 4-month battle between the Lebanese Army and extremist group Fatah al-Islam.

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Webster Tarpley: It's over

04-11-2007 05:51

And if any of you out there thinks he's still worth it, you haven't been paying attention...attacking peace activists, and then your own, is just not on...

Webster Tarpley: Your services will no longer be required
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