UK Indymedia - UK Globalisation Newswire Archive

G.W. Bush's criminality

08-03-2009 18:16

Should George W. Bush Be Arrested in Calgary, Alberta, To Be Tried For International Crimes? ... Serious allegations of criminality are swirling around ex-US President George W. Bush and current Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In late February of 2009 it was reported that the Hague-based International Criminal Court was preparing to issue a warrant for al-Bashir alleging his culpability for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. As the documents were being prepared against Sudan’s head of state, ex-President Bush was preparing to initiate a series of high-paying speaking engagements beginning in Calgary Alberta on March 17. Bush’s visit to Alberta’s oil capital tests the consistency and authenticity of the Canadian government’s "unequivocal" position that "Canada is not and will not become a safe haven for persons involved in war crimes, crimes against humanity or other reprehensible acts."

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Prada: Union Busting is Just SO Last Season

07-03-2009 22:45

Around a dozen people held placards and gave out leaflets at Prada in Old Bond St, London this morning (7 March 2009) in a protest over union busting, low wages and unsafe working conditions at Prada's Turkish supplier.

Pictures Copyright (C) 2009, Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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NATO Bases From the Balkans To the Chinese Border

07-03-2009 16:18

In his capacity as NATO's Special Representative for the Causasus and Central Asia, Robert Simmons is the main agent in driving the NATO Alliance from the Balkans and the Black Sea through the Caucasus and into Central and South Asia, isolating and separating Russia, China and Iran.

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"Top secret" G20 venue revealed

07-03-2009 08:35

G20 Finance ministers are to hold pre-summit talks in southern England next weekend, Saturday March 14, ahead of the main event on April 2-3.

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Australia - The Concealed Colony "The Truth Will Set Us Free"

06-03-2009 18:10

You may have seen my other diaries:

Death of Mandamus: High Court Australia protecting and coverup conspiracy to pervert justice

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/4/184719/0305/56/704735

Australian Sovereignty: Who wants to be King and Queen of Australia?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/22/02331/0271/376/700347

My beef against the governments of the Cth of Australia is that they have no legal authority and haven't had since 1919.

http://www.basicfraud.com/main-0/#

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What's Really Happening In Darfur?: An Interview with Mahmood Mamdani

06-03-2009 16:44

The picture of the conflict in Darfur as "Arab-on-black" or even "black on black" genocide tells more about the U.S. than it does about Darfur, Sudan, or Africa. It is a false picture, brought to us by the corporate U.S. media to justify one of Uncle Sam's (maybe even Uncle Barack's) oil and resource wars in Sudan. After all, Sudanese oil IS flowiing to China through Chinese companies, not Western ones, and that will not be tolerated.

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The Winter of Bashir's Discontent: Africom's Covert War in Sudan

06-03-2009 14:35

The ICC has issued indictments for the first time in history against a sitting head of state. Meanwhile, an Israeli weapons dealer is revealed shipping weapons into Sudan with Pentagon support

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Building Firms Blacklist - Same Old Story

06-03-2009 11:58

The information watchdog has shut down a company which it says sold workers’ confidential data, including union activities, to building firms.

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Climate Rush and the tale of RBS, London - pictures.

06-03-2009 10:17

Environmental "Climate Rush" activists gather outside RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) to protest the pension pay out to Sir Fred Goodwin, former RBS Chief Executive, of 16 Million GBP.

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Bushcrimes: Canada Should Bar or Prosecute says Lawyer

06-03-2009 08:19

Lawyer Gail Davidson says that because Bush has been "credibly accused" of supporting torture in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Canada has a legal obligation to deny him entry. The law says foreign nationals who have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity, including torture, are "inadmissable" to Canada.

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Sheffield Green New Deal Conference

04-03-2009 23:16

A Green New Deal Conference was held in Sheffield on 28th Feburary 2009 -- From Global Challenges to Local Solutions.

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Environmental silver lining in economic crisis as energy demand plummets

03-03-2009 23:32

Global energy consumption dropped last year for the first time since 1983. It would be nice to think that was down to conservation efforts in attempt to mitigate against climate change but really our thanks should go to those who have bought the worlds economy to a stand still. It's interesting that the recession is currently doing more to curb green house gas emissions than any international climate change treaty has yet to manage.

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Students highlight Fruit of the Loom connection to death threats

03-03-2009 19:48

Today students from across the UK gathered outside the entrance to Fruit of the Loom’s UK headquarters in Telford. They were protesting about worker repression at a Honduran factory where trade unionists face death threats, targeted dismissal and the eventual closure of their factory.

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Reminder: Bash a Billionaire TONIGHT 7pm Park Lane

03-03-2009 17:32

100 billionaires will meet at the Dorchester Hotel tonight to demand more tax cuts for themselves, and control of the UK's aid budget. Lets give them a warm welcome!

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Demand for energy falling as recession deepens

03-03-2009 12:24

Falling demand for energy and tighter margins has started to bite into the record gains made by energy companies over the last couple of years. The papers are today reporting that the Drax group shares are trading near a record low on the announcement of a small drop in profits between 2007 and 2008 while demand for electricity in the UK apparently fell 4.3% in the last quarter of 2008 and looks set to continue to fall as the recession deepens.

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The Arrogance of Capitalism

01-03-2009 14:47

Mandelson, Labour's most neo-liberal minister says to keep the Royal Mail public, it must be (partially) privatised (!). He today also accused the unions of "fighting an ideological battle" - now, remember everyone, we all decided ages ago capitalism is great.

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Nuclear Waste Not Good Enough For Yucca-Nevada: Good Enough For Who? Ontario…

27-02-2009 22:33

NUCLEAR WASTE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR Yucca-NEVADA:GOOD ENOUGH FOR WHO? ONTARIO...
The Ontario Liberal McGuinty government, the Toronto Star newspaper, and Ontario Power Generation say nuclear power is CLEAN, GREEN AND SAFE. OPG says they are great at and very proud of their nuclear waste management. We say President Obama bring it on. We’ll take all of your lethal nuclear waste, and will split it with the Alberta Tar Sands.

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