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Letter to police about their abuse of stop and search powers sent on 6 August

08-08-2008 16:47

Police have set up a search regime for every single person visiting the camp that is unknown at any border checkpoint in the world other than Israel / Palestine. It is analogous to that faced by visitors to prison. It assumes anyone going to the camp is a potential criminal, whereas the legal power used requires them to have actual suspicion that they are.

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Legal support Letter to Police re. Police confiscations

08-08-2008 16:37

Police have thieved vast quantities of materials trying to either scupper the camp or prevent effective direct action taking place. This is clearly unlawful, but for various reasons we unfortunately failed to find a way to use the law to prevent it happening. It may be that such a challenge happens yet - if you have had property seized in suspicious circumstances like those outlined below, please contact us

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Information Links & Sources for the (short) war in South Ossetia

08-08-2008 16:01

"the first former USSR state inter-state war over the right to statehood"
On any one day there is war somewhere on this planet. Either with a big double U or a little one. But some will be interested in information sources and news resources on the current conflict in South Ossetia because it is the first time Russian troops have engaged since the collapse of the USSR.

First link really should be to the people who invited them to engage not those who provoked them.

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As Predicted: Soldiers Filmed Shooting Bound Palestinian Escape Prosecution

08-08-2008 15:55

This is usually what happens in these cases, since Israel, beyond PR, doesn't really care about this behaviour - after all, it preaches the hatred and revisionism responsible for it - and this is part of Israel's program, designed to make life so unbearable for the Palestinians, that they will abandon their fight for justice and resistance, and accept anything Israel offers.

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Settler-Extremists Throw Palestinian Boy Off Roof

08-08-2008 15:38

Despite the severe increase in recorded Settler-Extremist violence towards Palestinian civilians in recent months, with attacks occuring almost daily, few media outlets report this violence.

What is the difference between these fanatics and the Nazis again ... ?

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Government cuts student funding to spend it on ID cards

08-08-2008 15:29

Government is cuttting student funding to spend it on ID cards.

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Colin Blakemore Wishes To Open Dialogue With BUAV Among Others

08-08-2008 15:13

Colin Bakemore More Monkey Business?

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West Midlands Climate Camp Neighbourhood

08-08-2008 15:09

Greetings from West Midlands neighbourhood at Climate Camp, Kingsnorth!

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This Week in Palestine 32 2008

08-08-2008 15:05

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This Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for August 2nd, through August, 8th, 2008.

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Preparation meeting for COP15 international mobilization against climate change

08-08-2008 14:54

We invite you to join the 1st international planning meeting in Copenhagen
from the 13-14th of September 2008.

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why i packed my bags

08-08-2008 14:46

This is a translation of an open letter from Bruno, a French Anarchist who recently decided to escape his oppressors and go on the run.

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US puppy Georgia provokes war with Russia

08-08-2008 12:40

condy with agressor in Tblisi "warns Russia" (BBC)
Georgia spits on Olympic Peace

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Climate Camp - Arrests and charges list

08-08-2008 12:12

A list of all those so far pulled at Climate Camp courtesy of Kent Online. Not sure how biased or accurate this list is.

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Kingsnorth E.ON Senior Press Officer blog - Interesting!

08-08-2008 12:02

Some interesting comments from Emily Highmore, the senior press officer for Kingsnorth regarding Camp, Power Station and Security issues.

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Around the Campaigns Friday August 8th 2008

08-08-2008 11:51

Unity Glasgow, win First Gold Medal at Beijing Olympics

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Biofuels Blockaded - Photos from Vopak Action

08-08-2008 10:06

Credit: © Jess Hurd/reportdigital.co.uk

Some photos of the blockade at Vopak fuel depot in Thurrock. Credits: © Jess Hurd / reportdigital.co.uk

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Climate Camp Media Review For 7th August

08-08-2008 08:55

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As part of Climate Camp Radio's daily broadcasts, we look at the way in which the media has been reporting on the Climate Camp and its related actions. This is the media review for 7th August.

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Biofuels Action Explained - Audio from Vopak Blockade

08-08-2008 08:37

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Here is an audio piece in which Dean explains about how the occupation at Vopak fuel depot in Thurrock went and goes into the underlying issues of why the action was taken.

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Climate Camp activists superglue themselves to RBS

08-08-2008 08:33

This morning at 8.30 AM, activists from the Camp for Climate Action
superglued themselves to
the front doors of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Oil and Gas Division in Bishopsgate,
Central London wielding a banner reading “RBS: Cashing In On Coal”.

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The Alan Warner (BNP) Supporters Club

08-08-2008 07:13

The BNP still leaks like a colander of wet cabbages.
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