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Made in... (by Latuff)

12-11-2007 12:42

Made in...
Copyleft artwork by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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US Alliance Afghan Genocide - Six Million Excess Deaths?

10-11-2007 10:27

Post-invasion non-violent excess deaths in Occupied Afghanistan - a month on from the 6th anniversary of the war criminal US invasion and occupation on 7th October 2001 – now total an estimated 3.2 million. However comparisons with Occupied Iraq (1.5-2 million TOTAL post-invasion excess deaths, and 0.8-1.2 million or about 50% of these being VIOLENT deaths) suggest that the post-invasion violent excess deaths in Occupied Afghanistan could total 3 million.

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Iraqi Kurds Protest Against Detention and Deportations today in London

10-11-2007 01:03

The 9th of November was a day of action Iraqi Kurdish refugees groups. In London a group of about 30 Iraqi Kurds demonstrated along with supporters from London NoBorders opposite the UNHCR. There were simultaneous demonstrations of 500 protesters in the Swiss city of Berne, and in Norway and Sweden

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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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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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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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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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University of Essex students demonstrate against the military

04-11-2007 05:00

A few dozen students at the University of Essex came together this week to protest at the military recruiting on their campus. This direct action is part of the University students on going campaign to stop the war in Iraq and stop the University investing students money in the Arms Trade.

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Another two fresh cartoons about Iraq (by Latuff)

03-11-2007 01:14

Iraq Resistance's strongest weapon
Copyleft artworks by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Mosul Dam: Engineering a Water MD

02-11-2007 03:02

Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, takes a hard look at the recent Bush League claim that Mosul Dam is in imminent danger of collapse, causing a catastrophe in northern Iraq. Is the cheerleader in chief setting up a mass murderer, and his presstitutes helping with advance publicity?

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Report of Halloween demo at EDO

01-11-2007 23:31

On halloween Smash EDO held a maskked up demonstration outside the Brighton arms dealers...

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Business as usual - Iraq Body Count, Human Rights Watch and that empire-building

31-10-2007 23:45

So far, too many on the “left” and within the so-called “anti-war movement” have been reluctant - and I’m being polite here - to inform the vast majority of the population on the real extent of the carnage inflicted upon the Iraqi people. That too is real denial.

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Troop NEWS (Two) Afghanistan, Iraq, War Reports

31-10-2007 23:12

WHO’S WORRIED
The United States Governments recruitment drive in Afghanistan and Iraq, to fill empty spaces in Arlington cemetery from amongst the troops is bringing results.
Extra millions of dollars spent will improve the ''profit'' margins for the 'contractor' building companies. In this issue there is no mention of ''Greek fires'' in California.

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Halloween Demo Tonight at EDO

31-10-2007 09:31

4 to 6 Home arm Road Brighton

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“Come and see our overflowing morgues"

30-10-2007 09:07

But Bush will not withdraw and apparently no one can force him to do so. So, the killing will continue unabated behind the media’s iron curtain while the overall situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. Eventually, after years of ethnic cleansing, sectarian fighting and stepped-up military operations; the position of the US will become untenable and the troops will come home. But the cost in human terms will be enormous. Already one million Iraqis have been killed in the war and 4 million others have become refugees. Credit the US media for concealing the real savagery of foreign occupation and its effects on Iraqi society. The country is in ruins.

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Two new cartoons about the Iraq War (by Latuff)

30-10-2007 06:15

U.S. soldiers have feelings too...
Copyleft artworks by Brazilian cartoonist Latuff.

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Bipartisan Consensus: Iraq, Many More Years of War

27-10-2007 10:35

A consensus seems to be building in Washington that views a long term U.S. military presence in Iraq as a valuable geostrategic asset in the quest for regional and global hegemony. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is now talking about an occupation of an unlimited number of years with a minimum of 40,000 U.S. troops. The Democratic Party and the majority of its politicians in Congress are expected to go along with this.

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Everyone In Vicenza 14th, 15th and 16th of December, 2007

26-10-2007 20:09

APPEAL for European mobilization – 14th, 15th and 16th of December, 2007
From Vicenza to the rest of Europe.

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Rumsfeld charged with torture during trip to France: Law requires investigation

26-10-2007 16:17

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got an unpleasant surprise during his visit to France today when human rights groups filed a complaint with the Paris Prosecutor before the “Court of First Instance” (Tribunal de Grande Instance) charging the chief architect of President George W. Bush's "war on terror" with ordering and authorizing torture.