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Aldermaston Blockade 15 Feb - upcoming training workshops and transport

19-01-2010 20:09

A number of nonviolent direct action training workshops tailored for individuals and groups wanting to take part in the Aldermaston Blockade on 15 February are coming up, starting with one in London this Saturday, 23 January.

Others are coming up in Gloucester, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Book your place today! More details below, along with details of regional transport being organised across the country.

See also:
 http://blockawe.blogspot.com
 http://www.tridentploughshares.org/article1577

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Bristol EDO Decommissioner Elijah Smith a prisoner of war for one year

19-01-2010 17:08

The following article and image has been nicked from Bristol ABC and includes a call for more/better defendant & prisoner support. Full article with links is here  http://bristolabc.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/bristol-edo-decommissioner-elijah-smith-a-prisoner-of-war-for-one-year/

Elijah (James) Smith has now been locked up on remand for one year, ever since his arrest last 18 January 2009 after the EDO/MBM ITT factory in Brighton was trashed by 6 campaigners from Bristol.

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Pix from the Remember Gaza demo Brighton 18 January 2010

19-01-2010 13:14

Pix from the Remember Gaza demo in Brighton

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BAE Industry Day - Newcastle

19-01-2010 11:03

Come along and meet your friendly BAE rep.

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Smash Edo Gaza Demo

19-01-2010 10:45

Ready to start the march
On the first anniversary of the end of the Israeli war against Gaza, Smash EDO activists in Brighton organised a demonstration against arms manufacturer EDO MBM/ITT who made some of the weapons that killed 1417 Palestinians, mainly the elderly, women and children, during the three-week assault. Pictures Copyright (C) Peter Marshall, 2010, all rights reserved

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Press Release - Gaza Weapons Factory Under Siege

18-01-2010 20:53

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For info call 07754135290 or email  smashedopress@riseup.net,

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Smash EDO Demo - 'Remember Gaza' - photos

18-01-2010 19:57

Police attempt to protect the weapons factory
Brighton hosted over 500 protesters calling for the closure of the EDO/ITT weapons factory, which manufactures bomb parts used against the people of Gaza last year.

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Smash EDO demo- First photos up on the argus website

18-01-2010 17:06

The argus have been doing a hilarious time line and have now added some photos.

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Militarization of emergency aid to Haiti: A humanitarian operation or invasion?

17-01-2010 21:23

USS Carl Vinson
The US military has come to the rescue of an impoverished Nation. What is its Mandate? Is it a Humanitarian Operation or an Invasion?

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Pre-Meeting for Remember Gaza Demo

17-01-2010 13:09

see www.smashedo.org.uk/remember-gaza.htm

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Cambridge Remember Gaza Vigil Pictures 16-01-2010

16-01-2010 23:30

Reading The Riot Act..?
Today at midday, despite sporadic rain showers and a chilly local climate, about forty people gathered in Cambridge Market Square to mark the one year anniversary of the last military blockade of Gaza.

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When Does It Become Genocide?

16-01-2010 00:14

During a visit to Ramallah a year ago while the Israeli bombardment of Gaza was underway, I shared my fears with a close Palestinian friend. "It may sound insane, but I think the Israelis' real objective is to see them all dead."

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The Coups d'État in Latin America and the Dangers Facing Venezuela

15-01-2010 22:43

"For its part, the CIA provided Special Operations Group personnel under the command of a lieutenant colonel assigned by the Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, N.C. They had been in Venezuela since 2001 and belonged to the U.S. Special Operations Intelligence Support Activity. They reportedly made contact with high-ranking officers in the Venezuelan Armed Forces, including Gen. Lucas Rincón, Vice Minister of Security; Gen. Luis Camacho Kairuz; businessmen and labor union leaders from the Venezuelan Workers Federation, among others.

“The coup was also supported by Special Operations psychological warfare (PSYOPs) personnel deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. They put together Spanish-language television announcements, purportedly from Venezuelan political and business leaders and aired by Venezuelan television and radio stations, saying Chavez "provoked" the crisis by ordering his supporters to fire on peaceful protesters in Caracas. U.S. electronic warfare technicians also helped to jam cell phone and radio frequencies in Caracas and other major cities in co-operation with the Intelligence Battalion Brig. Gen. Andrés Ibarra of the Venezuelan Army's high command.”

The threat against Venezuela is certainly not a bizarre idea. It is up to all of us, as this year begins, to redouble our solidarity with the Venezuelan people and the defense of their Revolution."

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10,000 US Troops just arrived in Haiti... Are we sure their mission will be pruely a humanitarian one? Please spread widely. General Joe

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Need Accomodation before the Remember Gaza demo in Brighton

15-01-2010 18:34

www.smashedo.org.uk/remember-gaza.htm

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Dissident Island Radio - back in your earholes tonight

15-01-2010 17:22

so cold....
London No Borders // Smash EDO // Cloak & Dinner // NCH Freeshop // xtrats

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Oiling the cogs of capitalism

15-01-2010 13:09

“In Post-War Iraq, Use Military Forces to Secure Vital U.S. Interests, Not for Nation-Building” -- The Heritage Foundation :: 25 September 2002

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Medialens: Nuclear Deceit - The Times and Iran

14-01-2010 12:59

On December 14, The Times announced that it had obtained documents about Iran’s nuclear programme that revealed “a four-year plan to test a neutron initiator. This is the component of a nuclear weapon that triggers the explosion”. (Leading article, ‘Explosive Deceit; The exposure of Iran's programme to test an essential component of a nuclear weapon confirms a pattern of duplicity by a bellicose regime,’ The Times, December 14, 2009)

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Location Released For Smash EDO Remember Gaza demo

14-01-2010 11:27

For three weeks in January 2009, the bombs rained down on Gaza. At the end of Israel's brutal bombing campaign and ground offensive over 1400 Palestinians had been murdered, including 314 children.

Here in Brighton EDO MBM/ITT manufacture some of the weapons components that devastated so many lives. All over the world thousands of people watched appalled at the carnage on the streets of Gaza. Thousands marched and raged at the destruction of peoples' homes and lives. On January 18th 2010, the anniversary of the final day of Operation Cast Lead, we will come together to remember the people of Gaza.

We will not allow those who supported their pain and profited from their suffering to go unchallenged. We will not let this genocide be forgotten. On the first anniversary after their deaths, we will rise up. We will take to the streets. We will remember...

www.smashedo.org.uk/remember-gaza.htm

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Gaza Anti Arms Campaigners to Converge on Brighton Weapons Factory

14-01-2010 11:02

Smash EDO Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday 14th January 2010

Contact Chloe Marsh or Andrew Beckett on 07754135290 or email
 smashedopress@riseup.net

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Iranian scientist assassinated as US steps up war threats

13-01-2010 16:51

Massoud Ali Mohammadi, one of Iran’s leading nuclear scientists, was assassinated in Tehran Tuesday, just two days after the top US military commander in the region announced that the Pentagon has drawn up plans to bomb Iranian nuclear sites.