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Faslane security breached again as protesters paint on Trident

09-08-2002 01:37

Press Release: 8th August 2002 : At 3am this morning, two Trident Ploughshares activists breached the security at Faslane naval base on the Clyde. Veteran Peace Campaigner, Dave Rolstone (55) and Gillian Sloan (40) were arrested when they swam into the nuclear base and painted on the side of a Trident submarine.

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NewsRound on the BBC is pro-zionist bollocks!

08-08-2002 22:41

I don't know about you readers of Indymedia but are you sick to death of that bullshit NewsRound produces as of late?!

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Peace and Hope festival to follow week of commemoration

08-08-2002 21:25

festival for peace and hope and scrapping trident in plymouth

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Saudi Arabia and USA

08-08-2002 21:00

Is there really a reason to believe that the relationship has degraded to an alarming degree?

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IMC-UK overrun with bulls**t

08-08-2002 19:56

Am I the only person who reads the IMC-UK newswire who is a teeny weeny bit annoyed about all the crap that gets posted on here? I seriously doubt it.

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Farnborough International 2002 -- 22-28 July 2002

08-08-2002 15:19

Farnborough International 2002, aka Farnborough Airshow, the
world's biggest arms fair, was, according to Flight International
'a flop'. Farnborough International 2004 takes place in two
year's time. Seattle united diverse groups and put globalisation firmly on the political agenda, Farnborough International 2004
could do the same for aviation.

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Venezuela, Walden Bello and Aceh

08-08-2002 15:11

Today in Global Observer  http://globalobserver.blogspot.com you can find articles about US role in military coup against hugo Chavez, about Aceh independentist movement and a comment from Walden Bello about financial scandals.

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United States initiates Palestinian talks - another sign of impending war with I

08-08-2002 14:15

The scenario of the Gulf War part one, repeats itself as the Americans begin making promises to the Palestinians

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First North American death of mad cow disease reported (months after it happened

08-08-2002 13:21

According to the headlines in this mornings Saskatoon Star Pheonix a man died earlier this year in Saskatoon from Mad Cow Disease. The story finally became news worthy now that the hospital is afraid of possible negligence law suites over the use a potentially contaminated endoscope that was used on seventy other patients...

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Live exports protest video

08-08-2002 10:58

Three minute video about live exports protest.
Exports resumed on the 15th July and there was
a small demo to see it off. Another shipment
went out on the 7th but notice too short to get
a blockade together this time. Lets be ready for
the next one.

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Tale of 2 Pine Cones: the just will win

08-08-2002 02:45

Tale of 2 Pine Cones: the just will win
Did you ever wonder why people in politics as in real life win for power, inflated egos, before those whose cause is right or just? Here is a beautiful example of what comes of our causes, in life, if we realize that however seemingly small our impact on the world is - it is much larger than we think.

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Microwave Weapons May Be Ready For Iraq

08-08-2002 00:48

An attack on Iraq is expected to see the first use of high-power microwave weapons that produce a split-second spike of energy powerful enough to damage electronic components and scramble computer memories.

HPM weapons now available to be used against Iraq are not talked about openly. They are built, like bombs, as expendable one-time-use weapons. Many of the payloads are designed for carriage by cruise missiles like the ALCM, Tomahawk, Jassm or Britain's Storm Shadow.

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Urgent appeal for Israeli peace group Gush Shalom

07-08-2002 23:53

Urgent appeal for Israeli peace group Gush Shalom
In today's Israel, if you are Jew and fight occupation, you are a TRAITOR! Israeli peace group Gush Shalom needs our support NOW!

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Water Wars

07-08-2002 23:32

West and Central Africa -- 20m people in six countries rely on Lake Chad for water; the lake has shrunk by 95% in the last 38 years. China -- Two-thirds of cities are facing severe water shortages. Iran -- up to 60% of people living in rural areas could be forced by drought to migrate to the cities.

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Monbiot speaks of deception

07-08-2002 23:30

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Live export shipment leaves Dover.

07-08-2002 21:31

Video
Live exports have restarted. This morning 1,691 sheep
were loaded onto the Caroline for their nightmare
journey accross Europe.

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Sorry made a bit of a blunder in a couple of articles I posted

07-08-2002 20:59

International issues are very important so are local and national issues also. At the end of the day they are all interlinked anyway. There are a lot of good people out there doing a lot of good work.

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U.S. Moves to Block Human-Rights Lawsuit Against Exxon Mobil

07-08-2002 20:57

The 'war on terrorism' has an interesting overlap with the interests of US Corporation-- ExxonMobil in Indonesia, as earlier with Unocal in Afghanistan, and who knows what in Iraq?

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Plymouth Trident Ploughshares action on Hiroshima day

07-08-2002 20:18

To commemorate the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima two activists from the Plymouth TP affinity group dropped a banner reading 'SCRAP TRIDENT' inside Devonport Dockyard.

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NO-BORDER CAMP IN SLO

07-08-2002 19:35

At the end of August (28.8.-1.9.) no-border camp will be held in a small town called Sredisce near Slovenian-Hungarian-Croatian border.
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