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British Army Psychological Warfare techniques sold to the highest bidder

15-01-2012 01:33

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London Remembers Guantanamo: 10 years

14-01-2012 12:07

On 11th January 2012 at London’s Conway Hall, Cage Prisoners presented ‘Guantanamo Remembered: 10 Years’. Panel talks chaired by Victoria Brittain, delivered by Gareth Peirce (Human Rights Lawyer), Moazzam Beg (Cage Prisoners & former detainee), Sami Al-Haji (Aljazeera & former detainee), Clive Stafford Smith (Reprieve), Michael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights), Massoud Shadjareh (Islamic Human Rights Commission), Omar Deghayes (former detainee) & Vanessa Redgrave.

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#OccupyOil

14-01-2012 02:46

Direct Action against the 1%

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Eire: Guantanamo Protest at US Embassy In Ballsbridge on 10th Anniversary

13-01-2012 12:15

Colm and Justin
One Guantanamo suit, a letter to Ambassador Dan Rooney, a few acknowledgements, and in far away Guantanamo a hunger strike protesting a monstrous outrage against justice

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Phase three of the 'war on terror'

13-01-2012 01:38

Phase three in the "war on terror" now looks closer than ever. An attack on Iran.

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From Harringey to Washngton D.C. "Close Guantanamo - 10 years Too Long!"

11-01-2012 18:24

This morning on the 10th. anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo, folks from Veterans for Peace, No Borders, Harringey Solidarity Group and Giuseppe Conlon Catholic Worker House gathered in our neighborhood of Harringey, London to the demand the immediate closure of Guantanamo and other U.S. gulags. Photos.....
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Guantánamo Prisoners Stage Peaceful Protest and Hunger Strike to mark 10 years

10-01-2012 14:34

Today, prisoners at Guantánamo will embark on a peaceful protest, involving sit-ins and hunger strikes, to protest about their continued detention, and the continued existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, three years after President Obama came to office promising to close it within a year, and to show their appreciation of the protests being mounted on their behalf by US citizens, who are gathering in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to stage a rally and march to urge the President to fulfill his broken promise.

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Shut Guantánamo - End Ten Years of Shame" - Report

09-01-2012 13:38

On Saturday 7 January, the weekend before the tenth anniversary of the opening of the illegal prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, over 200 people from London and other parts of the UK converged outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square to mark this unfortunate day in history and to stand in solidarity with the 171 prisoners who remain there. Organised by the London Guantánamo Campaign (LGC), the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign (SSAC), the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

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Brutality of Turkey's war crime machine

08-01-2012 20:25

Turkey's war crime machine
Kurdish woman , speaks up against brutality of Turkey's war crime machine.
in Turkey's parliament's general assembly.

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The Crisis of Civilization January Screenings

06-01-2012 23:30

The Crisis of Civilization Poster by Abby Martin

Details of January screenings of The Crisis of Civilization: a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system.

We will be adding yet more screenings as they are confirmed, so keep an eye out for further details!

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Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame - London Rally, Sat 7 Jan

06-01-2012 12:25

Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame - Public Rally, Saturday 7 January, 2-4pm, Trafalgar Square (North Side, outside National Gallery)

This Saturday (7 January) the weekend before the tenth anniversary of the opening of the illegal US military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, on 11 January 2002, a public rally is to be held at Trafalgar Square (North Terrace, outside the National Gallery), organised by the London Guantánamo Campaign (LGC), Save Shaker Aamer Campaign (SSAC), Stop the War Coalition (StWC) and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) [1].

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Solidarity with Manning & Assange: A year in pictures and links [Part 3]

04-01-2012 11:35

Court solidarity with Assange and remake of Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues

Part 3: A selection of photos and links missed from parts 1 and 2.

Part 1 is here
Part 2 is here

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Solidarity with Manning & Assange: A year in pictures and links [Part 2]

01-01-2012 18:29

Part 2: September - December 2011

Part 1 is here
Part 3 is here

Both Bradley Manning and Julian Assange continue to suffer the wrath of the US Empire for their parts in exposing its crimes, corruption, deceit, bullying and other nefarious activities. They continue to need our support and solidarity into this new year: Bradley Manning is still in detention (19 months and counting) and now waiting to hear the outcome of his pre-trial hearing; Julian Assange is appealing the extradition decision against him at the Supreme Court at the beginning of February; a Grand Jury in Virginia, US, continues to investigate Assange and WikiLeaks.

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Solidarity with Manning & Assange: A year in pictures and links [Part 1]

01-01-2012 12:33

Part 1: December 2010 - July 2011

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Part 3 is here

Solidarity with Bradley Manning and Julian Assange
Don't shoot the messengers!

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London Commemorates GAZA, 3 years after Operation Cast Lead

28-12-2011 13:29

Ayma al Najar, a 13 year old boy from Khoza burnt by Israels White Phosphorous
Palestine solidarity campaigners came together yesterday, demonstrating opposite the Israeli Embassy commemorating the 3 year anniversary of the day Israel launched its war of terror on GAZA called 'Operation Cast Lead' where 1,400 Palestinians were murdered, the majority of whom were civilians.

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NATO/Mossad intelligence agents planting 'Arab' bombs? & origin of the word Tory

24-12-2011 00:21

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The Christmas Season, the War on Afghanistan, the War on the Poor

23-12-2011 11:01

In the 1990's Kathy Kelly, who had served U.S. Federal Prison time for nonviolent resistance to U.S. nuclear weapons & the wars on Central America initiated the (Iraq) sanctions busting "Voices in the Wilderness". Today, along with the Kabul based Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers she is involved in anti-war outreach in Afghanistan.

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Attack on Lloyds bank depot

21-12-2011 15:25

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