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Open letter to the anti-war movement

18-03-2007 17:54

The national popular resistance in Iraq, in defending the whole of humanity against a culture of force, deserves our recognition and support, writes Hana Abdul Ilah Al-Bayaty

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1000 demonstrated against war in Gothenburg Sweden

18-03-2007 12:18

From Göteborgs Posten, Anders Hofgren
Around a thousand protesters expressed their outrage against the British and American aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan four years after the illegal invasion of Iraq.

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Pre-emptive Peace Strike: “Don’t Attack Iran”

17-03-2007 12:34

Withdraw your labour, book a day off work, or take a break from your usual routine and show the government that you are opposed to any actions or steps that might be taken that threaten the sovereign nation of Iran.

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Is Iran Next? What can the average person do to stop a new war with Iran?

16-03-2007 19:25

Marches, petitions, calls, and faxes to congress are important channels for political action, but what could possibly stop a new war with Iran? One has to wonder, are our congressional leaders even reading their faxes? A notable website called www.isirannext.org recently published over 80 names and organizations of people whom directly influence policy and the president. Maybe through side channels, average Americans can get their message through.

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No Trident! Troops Out! - Liverpool

16-03-2007 00:28

Organised by: Communist Party Merseyside Branch

On the: 24 March 2007

At: People’s Centre, Mount Pleasant, LIVERPOOL

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Rise of the Anti-War Soldier

15-03-2007 22:41

A new video about the Washington D.C. anti-war protests in January, 2007, including US-Labor Against the War and Iraq Veterans Against the War.

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The lullaby of Corporal Donald Payne

15-03-2007 12:40

Detained Iraqi civilians were beaten if they could not remember nicknames of famous footballers given to them by UK soldiers, a court martial has heard.

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Oxford Anti War/No Trident march this Saturday 17th March

14-03-2007 15:53

There will be an Anti War march this Saturday to mark the 4th aniversary of the war in Iraq, called by Oxford Stop the War Coalition and Oxford CND. Assemble Manzil Way 12.30

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Iran: Upping the Ante

14-03-2007 13:16

Can the United States and British governments really be at it again? Can they really expect the public to believe a mirror image of their barrage of lies on Iraq, now applying to Iran? Well, it is all there. Iran is “sponsoring terrorism”. (Was that not Iraq, before the invasion, when there was no known link to terrorism. There is now and the US and UK imported it on the backs of their tanks and with their puppet “government's” militias.)

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Pelosi and Dems Taken to Task by AIPAC, Cheney

14-03-2007 10:09

It seems a neocon hysteria has washed over Congress, enveloping even Dems, who are presumably “liberal,” whatever that means. As it turns out, according to the “authoritative” Congressional Quarterly daily report, more than a few Democrats were opposed to Pelosi inserting language in an Iraq occupation spending bill that futilely attempted to prevent the neocons from launching their shock and awe campaign against the people of Iran.

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PRE EMPTIVE STRIKE FOR PEACE - MARCH 20th 2007 - Parliament Square

13-03-2007 23:48

Withdraw your labour, book a day off work, or take a break from your usual routine and show the government that you are opposed to any actions or steps that might be taken that threaten the sovereign nation of Iran.

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Troops Out of Iraq! 17 March.

13-03-2007 23:19

Mark four years of war, invasion and occupation of Iraq this Saturday 17 March,
12 - 3pm Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

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Belgium Bans Depleted Uranium Weapons And Armour

13-03-2007 14:23

They were first with land mines, first with cluster bombs - now Belgium has become the first country in the world to ban uranium weapons!

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AIPAC Pushes to Eliminate Anti-Iran War Language from Pelosi Iraq Bill

12-03-2007 22:45

According to Congressional Quarterly, some of the same Democrats most vehement about ending the Iraq debacle are resisting denying the President unilateral authority to go to war in Iran. The hypocrisy is astounding.

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Troop Withdrawal Timetables Divide Democrats

12-03-2007 14:00

The campaigning for the 2008 election is off to an early start and the Democrats in both Houses of Congress are using the Iraq War for political leverage to boaster early public support; however Democrats are deeply divided on troop withdrawal timetables, ranging from mid 2007 to various open-ended commitments to continue the war and occupation beyond 2008.

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Brian's 2md Epistle to the Anglicans - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:08

What does the man voted most politically inspiring individual have to say to his Anglican brothers and sisters as well as all those globally he claims as family whether they deny him or not?

Charity Sweet XXX

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Genocidal or Great Britain? - Mr. Brian W. Haw

10-03-2007 10:03

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Brian over the years and I have also had the privilage of typing this message from him.

Charity Sweet XXX

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No Oil For Blood - Campaign Against Iraqi Oil Rip Off Launched

09-03-2007 15:18

Development, environment, human rights and anti-war groups have come together to launch a campaign against the “rip off” of Iraqi oil by western companies.

‘Hands Off Iraqi Oil’ is part of an international coalition, which is also gearing up in the US and Italy, as well as Iraq.

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Hands Off Iraqi Oil - Teach In Saturday March 24th

09-03-2007 13:49


For the Iraqi people war and occupation has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, relentless insecurity and crippling poverty. But for foreign oil companies the desperate situation in Iraq is a chance to take control of Iraq’s oil and make massive profits at the expense of its people.

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British Army used under-18-year-old soldiers in Iraq occupation

08-03-2007 23:21

A recent written answer to a parliamentary question from the Liberal Democrats revealed that the British Army sent 15 soldiers under the age of 18 to fight in Iraq, contravening a United Nation’s protocol on children’s rights.