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Only 8 out of 38 suicide bombers fundamenmtalists

04-08-2006 23:51

I thought this might go as a comment to Johnny Wizard. But that is too long to read to see if relevant. It is a repost and hardly news.

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Huntsman guilty

04-08-2006 19:56

A Somerset man has become the first person convicted for breaking the ban on fox hunting with hounds.
Tony Wright, 52, denied breaching the Hunting Act, when he led the Exmoor Foxhounds on 29 April last year.

But he was fined £500 at Barnstaple Magistrates' Court in a case brought by the League Against Cruel Sports.

He was the first fox huntsman to be summoned to court for defying the law which came into force last year in England and Wales.

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No Standards, No Accountability

04-08-2006 19:47


Ten years ago, Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced The War Crimes Act of 1996. This statute was one of many in the mid-1990s devoted to the principle of extraterritoriality: the extension of U.S. laws to other countries. When applied, such laws subject foreign nationals to prosecution if they treat a U.S. citizen or U.S. property in a way that violates U.S. laws.

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Iceland: The Battle for Karahnjukar

04-08-2006 19:24

Activists in Iceland being starved out by police and security as lock-on actions halt work on the Karahnjukar Dam construction.

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Spare Beds Seen as Problem in Chester Foundation Hospital

04-08-2006 18:46

At last, some good news in the NHS - the Countess of Chester hospital has fifty more beds than they need! But the bosses in the market-driven foundation hospital actually see this as a problem, so the beds are to be axed!

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The Nine-Elevening of Lebanon

04-08-2006 18:34

Suffice it to say, it’s an uncomfortable summer here in New York. My own neighborhood was among those without electricity for a greater part of last week.

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Farc and the Uribe Administration: Or Different Strategies for Not Talking

04-08-2006 18:32

Why the attempts of negotiation between the Colombian Governement and FARC haven' been able to produce any result.

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Depleted Uranium Situation Worsens Requiring Immediate Action By Bush, Blair, Ol

04-08-2006 18:09

[Uranium weapons are being used in
Lebanon which means it is a NUCLEAR
WAR! These weapons are extremely
poisoness and deadly........along with
being illegal by all conventions and
treaties. These so-called "depleted"
uranium weapons are actually not
depleted, and their use constitutes
a war crime.]

By: Dr. Doug Rokke, PhD., former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium Project


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U.S./U.K. endless crimes - CALL FOR ATTENTION

04-08-2006 17:38

Picture this:

You’re at home one evening and an armed convoy rolls into town. Soldiers arrest you and your family...

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Germany joins US, British, Israeli axis of aggression

04-08-2006 16:53

Last Sunday, German government spokesman Ulrich William spoke on behalf of the chancellor, Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union—CDU), and expressed Merkel’s “great regret and deep sadness over the consequences of the Israeli air raid on Qana.”
Two days later, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Social Democratic Party—SPD) began an interview in the Süddeutsche Zeitung with the words: “What took place on Sunday in Qana was appalling. The large number of civilian victims of the Israeli air raid is terrible and unacceptable.”

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OutRage!: 10 Arabs face execution on Iran

04-08-2006 16:10

OutRage! issues statement in support of 10 Arabs who face execution in Iran. Urges immediate action to stop these happening....

ps:Twiglet..who says we dont support people other than gays in Iran etc facing similar fates ...)

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Israel's 'Mistake' At Qana

04-08-2006 15:38

A Letter to the Editor I was compelled to write after watching the "news" last night.

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Majority of the UK Opposes Trident Replacement

04-08-2006 15:30

CND representatives hand in No Trident Replacement petition to No. 10
A CND-commissioned ICM poll shows that 59% oppose the government replacing Trident, Britain's nuclear weapons system. CND today handed in a petition with over 53,000 signatures calling on the government not to replace Trident or develop any new nuclear weapons system.

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NETCU Watch update Friday 4th August 2006

04-08-2006 15:23

Pass this post on at will ..

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The Bankruptcy of the Hawks

04-08-2006 14:07

The pictures of victims among the civilian Lebanese population and the heoric fighting Mudschahedin play into the hands of the Jihad-rhetoric of Al-Qaida.. The war against terror can only be won when the ideas of Al-Qaida are discredited and a global norm against terror is created. A positive narrative that can counter Al-Qaida is necessary.

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British Open 2006: A Tale of Two Hoylakes

04-08-2006 13:05

Now that the golfers, the media, and the roadsigns have gone, Wirral is pretty much exactly as it was before the British Open. Except for two things. Number one: the rich are richer. Number two: the poor are poorer. While many of Wirral's businesses are counting their cash following the British Open, residents on the 'wrong side' of Hoylake are counting the cost.

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In Defence of Mel Gibson

04-08-2006 12:52

The major communication mediums of the world continue to bombard the public with images and descriptions of the Israeli-Lebanon conflict. The media works tirelessly to deliver our social consciousness. Today’s mass media maintains its status as the principal means of creating and sustaining social realities. The internet-based ‘independents’ lack real independent front-line resources and continue to rely on the mainstream for most of their information (much to their chagrin).

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August 7, 2006 - Cover story - Blood on his hands

04-08-2006 12:44

''Blair knew the attack on Lebanon was coming but he didn't try to stop it, because he didn't want to. He has made this country an accomplice, destroying what remained of our influence abroad while putting us all at greater risk of attack.''

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FREEDOM TO FASCISM - AARON RUSSO'S MUST-SEE FILM

04-08-2006 12:11

A film documenting how US freedoms are being destroyed.

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Serious safety problems in Swedish nuclear power plants

04-08-2006 11:35

Four nuclear reactors are shut down in Sweden after near miss disaster at Forsmark
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