UK Newswire Archive
Interview with Franklin Lamb: Self Defense or War Crime? (Part II)
08-02-2009 03:48
Part II: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law: What Remedy?Interview with Franklin Lamb: Self Defense or War Crime? (Part I)
08-02-2009 03:46
Part I: What Law Applies?Israel's Subtle Propaganda Strategy
08-02-2009 03:41
Propaganda is most effective when subtly planted and the reader remains unaware that a commentary is actually indoctrination. Sometimes the writer is not cognizant that what he has published has been moved by its propaganda effect – sources for the material are actually misleading and publication is facilitated when the commentary fits a particular agenda.The Path of the Revolutionary Student Movement
08-02-2009 03:19
In the university town of Mérida, Venezuela, student political organizations have had a significant presence at marches both for and against a proposed constitutional amendment that will eliminate the two-term limit on elected offices if it is approved in a national vote this February 15th. The predominant discourse has been quite polarized between opponents and supporters of President Hugo Chávez, who plans to run for a third term in office and carry on the construction of “21st Century Socialism” if the amendment passes. However, nuanced voices have emerged from the campaign hype. Seeking to highlight the deeper analysis provided by these non-conformist voices, Venezuelanalysis.com interviewed student leader and social activist Carmen Pulido about the state of radical student activism and the amendment. Pulido regularly organizes student-labor solidarity activities and other political events along with a loose network of anti-capitalist university students. These students have been staunch supporters of many of the initiatives undertaken by Chávez’s ten year administration. Nonetheless, the students persistently retain their autonomy in order to push the “Bolivarian Revolution” led by Chávez toward what they see as a more just and revolutionary path.How the 'press' treats homeless people!!
08-02-2009 02:54
The Lancashire Evening Press has outdone itself again with the lack of balanced reporting regarding a homeless person speaking the truth against a tory sc******bagIm appealing for people to get in contact withe paper and register their disgust!!
or even offer advise as to get shit done!!!
9/2 Fax action for antifascist prisoner, Christian
07-02-2009 21:39
incarceration as a result of taking part in antifascist actions (attacking nazi demos).
Carmel-Agrexco UK report. Sat 7 Feb 2009
07-02-2009 19:18
Pictures copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall
Israeli Ambassador Protest, Monday 9 February 5.30pm
07-02-2009 18:59
* Israeli Ambassador Protest, Monday 9 February 5.30pm* Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50200633179 Invite your contacts!
ASA, Home Office, BBC, M&S & Oxfam support Virgin Mad Men
07-02-2009 17:48
ASA will not 'intervene' to stop the RKCR / Y&R ad campaign despite stating that 'Council sympathized with the concern that the ad may invite unwanted attention to female staff’. RKCR / Y&R have contracts with the UK Home Office for their anti Prostitution, Domestic Violence, Child Protection on the Internet and Anti Rape campaigns as well for the BBC, M&S and Oxfam!The conscience of a generation: "We Shall Overcome"
07-02-2009 17:41
She was the conscience of a generation and remains the conscience of every generation. Joan Baez lent courage to millions outraged by what is still euphemistically called 'US involvement' in Viet Nam, indeed, she carried aloft the banner of equality, peace and the achievement of both through activism.
Boycotting Israel: Enter the Dockers
07-02-2009 17:33
The Histadrut trade union intends to ask the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) for assistance with the planned boycott of Israeli ships by dockers in South Africa. “The union in South Africa is against anything connected to Israel, and in the past even objected to a cooperation agreement we signed with the Palestinian transport workers union,” said Transport Workers Union chairman Avi Edri.Reporting of the Gaza Conflict
07-02-2009 17:17
We have spent the last month meticulously reading, watching, listening to and analysing what the UK media had to say about Israel’s operation in Gaza (within the limits of our scope of monitoring). Our objective has been to see whether the coverage was balanced, impartial and factually accurate. Had any lessons been learnt since Lebanon 2006 when, in the eyes of many, the media got it so wrong?Why the Innocent Are Punished More Harshly Than the Guilty
07-02-2009 17:15
A man who died in prison while serving time for a rape he didn't commit was cleared Friday by a judge who called the state's first posthumous DNA exoneration "the saddest case" he'd ever seen. . . .Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Ramming the Japanese whaling ship, onboard the Steve Irwin
07-02-2009 17:10
Who is an Expert on the Stimulus Package?
07-02-2009 17:09
The sheer size and complexity of the proposed stimulus package makes quality journalism about it difficult. Striving for some scientific perspective on the problem, journalists have asked many economists what they think about the package. Having earlier questioned the legal system's reliance on some economic experts, I'd like to offer some skeptical thoughts about their role in the stimulus debate.Mass student campaign for solidarity with Palestine wins victories at Dundee Uni
07-02-2009 16:49
Asylum and the myth of sharing
07-02-2009 16:41
Have you ever wondered why as children we’re taught the importance and value of sharing? I have and it seems somewhat misplaced; it’s not as if as adults we have any need for such a value.The much-lauded childhood principle of sharing runs contrary to those principles we practise as grown-ups. As adults we are scared about what the next man has, we envy his lot. We are scared about what sharing might do to our children’s futures. Those very children who think sharing is so important. So while as children we equate goodness with generosity, as adults we try very hard to undo this philosophy. Bizarrely this seems to work.
Two Workers Killed During Factory Occupation in Venezuela
07-02-2009 16:32
Workers accuse the police of shooting two fellow workers yesterday who were participating in the occupation of a Mitsubishi plant in Barcelona, Anzoategui state.Unionists’ Murder Followed by Marches and Arrests in Anzoategui, Venezuel
07-02-2009 16:23
Following the murder of two workers at a Mitsubishi plant, marches and meetings have involved more of the regional community in the union struggle, while six police have been arrested, and a range of commissions have been established.
