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Imperial wars and genocide, Petrodollar Recycling System and meltdown

25-11-2007 04:59

Imperial wars, crimes and genocide, Petrodollar Recycling System and meltdown of financial world order.
Articles, analysis and video documentary

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Olympic Fire Covers London In Smoke - sound and pictures

25-11-2007 01:10

Audio
Radio 4 Olympic oppression of local residents covered by You And Yours last Friday
Olympic fire:BBC Pictures page
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7091032.stm

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In defence of the diverse: Mill road residents take to the streets.

25-11-2007 00:30

On Saturday November 24th, 2007, the people of Mill Road, Cambridge united upon the tarmac of the very street they treasure so much in it's current form, and sent out a resolute message of defiance against the ongoing corporate project by the likes of Tesco, who, if they could, would have us believe that there is only their way of doing things.

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Manufacturing Consent for World War III

24-11-2007 23:18

“When President Bush used an October 17 [2007] White House press conference to threaten that the escalating US confrontation with Iran posed a danger of ‘World War III’ his remark was passed over in silence by most of the media. Those that did report it seemed, for the most part, to accept the White House claim that the president was engaging in hyperbole and merely making a ‘rhetorical point.’” Bill Van Auken (2007).

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Midsummer House – Fighting Back for the Animals!

24-11-2007 22:43

A low food hygiene rating, supporting cruelty and the site of regular demos, Midsummer House isn’t the sort of place for a nice Christmas meal!

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Iran: The Neocon Agenda to Sacrifice the Fifth Fleet – The New Pearl Harbor

24-11-2007 21:23

The U.S. plans for an attack on Iran envision to sacrifice the Fifth Fleet in order to justify a nuclear retaliation. This is not a hypothetical scenario, but a real option being discussed within the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff cabinet. According to our sources, admiral William Fallon made clear that if such an order was given, he would refuse to follow it and would hand in his resignation along with the entire Centcom headquarter’s. So far only the Navy and Army’s superior officers’ resistance has prevented the neoconservatives and the Air Force to launch the operations.

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Mill Road Cambridge - The March

24-11-2007 21:21

pre-march
Inspiring to see so many people out on the march

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16 Reports - 9 Countries - 5 Days - This is Animal Liberation

24-11-2007 21:16

Bite Bite Magazine: directaction.info
With now over two thousand reports since 2002, Bite Back has been "since most activists can remember" reporting direct action from the global Animal Liberation Front and other liberation activists.

Since October / November 2007, the number of actions have increased to an average of two reports a day, although in the past five days there have been 16 reports - an average of three reports a day.

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Dialect - Today's Stop The War Rally in Bristol and Northern Rock

24-11-2007 21:00

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Today's show is ten minutes longer than usual to accommodate live interviews with Stop the War rally speakers at the rally.

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Islam in Venezuela?

24-11-2007 20:16

Greetings, I’m sending you this to clarify what the Wayuu + Islam is. The Wayus have for years been sharing and having interaction with the people originating from the Middle East. Evidently, the fact is that human beings can modify common impressions – what people are saying -- and transform them into convictions.

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Total out of Burma Protest in Surrey

24-11-2007 20:14

Students contribute to national protest against total

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Free Stall in Leeds for Buy Nothing Day

24-11-2007 20:00

Leeds Free Shop 1
The truth is out - buying stuff doesn't make you happy! Central Leeds today saw a free shop sprout from the pavement to drive the message home.

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Campsfield IRC Anniversary demonstration / Saturday 24 November 2007

24-11-2007 19:58

Mafungesi Maikokera, left of group
Fourteen years too long! Close Campsfield!
Close all detention centres! Stop all detentions and deportations!
For freedom of movement and the right to stay!

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Somers Town Residents Protest Corporate Land Sell-Off

24-11-2007 19:00

This Land Is Our Land
Today Somers Town Residents came out and protested government plans to sell off one of the few remaining undeveloped plots of land left in Euston / Kings Cross area.

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Activists target Boar restaurants and farms - South Lakeland

24-11-2007 18:21

Boars living in the wild
A spokesman at Sillfield farm, which is famous for its stocks of wild boar, said that a number of vehicles had their tyres slashed and were daubed with slogans relating to animal rights such as "No Boar."

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Help needed for this family

24-11-2007 18:11

Please help Humaira Qudoos HO Ref Q1043430 - Due to be forcibly removed at 5pm on Sunday evening.
URGENT!
At 5.15pm on Friday evening Humaira Qudoos' old lawyer received a fax from the Home Office informing him that fresh removal directions had been set for 5pm on Sunday evening.
Humaira and her three daughters are due to be taken from Heathrow to Karachi in Pakistan on Pakistan International Airlines flight PK788 at 17.00 hours on Sunday 25 November.


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Rioters ransacked the mayor's office - Dakar, Senegal

24-11-2007 18:01

Rioters ransacked the mayor's office, overturned and burned cars, blocked off streets and clashed with police as authorities attempted to remove all the sidewalk vendors, blamed for causing traffic congestion, from the streets early yesterday morning.

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The Indians of the Concrete Jungle sabotage 1'000 SUV's in Sweden

24-11-2007 17:54

A new group calling itself The Indians of the Concrete Jungle has claimed credit for vandalizing more than one-thousand SUVs in order to draw attention to climate change and discourage motorists from driving vehicles that create such a high impact on the environment

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Golf course in Sydney dug in with warning

24-11-2007 17:48

The anonymous visitors were clear about why they caused the damage they did. "Warning!: you bastards kill one bird and we will destroy all your greens at our leisure. We will be watching and waiting" read a note on a piece of cardboard that was stuffed into one of the holes.

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Mill Road march against Tescos photos

24-11-2007 17:04

Photos from the very well attended march to keep Tesco's out of Mill Road, Cambridge.
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