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The World Can Force the U.S. Out of Iraq!

11-01-2005 15:56

LONDON - Britain will send another 400 troops to Iraq ahead of elections there, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said Monday.

and:

A U.S. Soldier Speaks of the Atrocities He Witnessed
Scott Fleming 10 Jan 2005 22:08 GMT

"People in my unit used to break bottles over Iraqi civilians' heads."


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ALERT! Tom Ridge, US Secretary of Homeland Security@LSE this Friday

11-01-2005 15:11

Tom Ridge, US Secretary of Homeland Security to speak to staff and students at LSE

LSE is pleased to announce that Tom Ridge, US Secretary of Homeland Security will speak at LSE on Friday 14 January on Secure Borders, Open Doors: international cooperation in the 21st century.

This event is free and open to all LSE students and staff, however a ticket is required. Full details of this lecture, including ticket information can be found here.

 http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/newsletter/20050110_1530.htm

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Another Palestine benefit welcomes performances and visitors…[London]

11-01-2005 14:57


Thursday - 13th of January

The gig will happen at Arbour Square (East London, E1, off Commercial Road, nearest Tube: Stepney and Shadwell – 5 min.)

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Mass arrests and detentions continue

11-01-2005 14:33

Mass detentions in Blagoveshensk. Nothing new- common practise in Russian Federation.

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RUSSIA: DEMOCRACY DISMANTLED

11-01-2005 14:23

No serious observer can dispute the fact that Russia is no longer a "managed democracy"; it is a bureaucratic-authoritarian regime.

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government on the run

11-01-2005 14:18

this week new labour launched its biggest advertising campaign since the last election. check some lovely font choices here:  http://www.labour.org.uk/posterlaunch

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another dead microbiologist

11-01-2005 08:31

A retired research assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia died of multiple stab wounds before firefighters found in his body in the trunk of a burning car Friday.
 http://www.columbiatribune.com/2005/Jan/20050109News003.asp

this follows the exclusive death of Dr kelly and 19 other microbiologists....

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News on the Draft Issue in the US

11-01-2005 07:39

Links to a number of recent news stories on the draft issue. Includes information related to all of the drafts: poverty draft, youth draft, skilled worker draft and backdoor draft.

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trouble free opening night for threatend film fest

11-01-2005 03:26

The first night of the indian activist film festival at the rampART went ahead without hitch and no show from the rightwing Hindu groups that have been trying to get the festival canceled. Over one hundred people turned up but there was no indication that any dissenting Hindus were present. The was a great deal of media attention during the day from Channel 4, BBC Asian Network and many papers, all seemingly finding a story in comparing the resent attacks on the theatre in Birmingham. Many people have been offering to be on call to come down if there is any trouble during the rest of the week and yet another alterative venue offered. Aditionally it looks like quite a few further screenings elsewhere in the country will be spawned from this one.

Despite the no show, it appears the UK VHP have been busy during the day making statements to the press...

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A Response to Ex-Mumia Attorney

11-01-2005 00:20

A challenge to ex-Mumia attorney Eliot Grossman

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Lords of the WEF, MIttelerde schlägt zurück

11-01-2005 00:04

dance out wef
Dieses Jahr burnen wir an der anti-WEF-Demo das Gurtenfestival, das Bierhübeli und das Stadttheater gemeinsam. Deine Meinung, Dein Friede, Deine Füsse. Künstler, Musiker, Freunde für eine gerechtere Welt.
Für die farbigste aller Demos dieser Tage!!

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British Soldier took "trophy snaps" of Iraqi Torture!

10-01-2005 23:57

The first court martial of a British soldier for alleged torture of prisoners in Iraq will open in Germany on Monday, the defence ministry says.

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a very british coup

10-01-2005 23:21

This is too good not to republish: an incredible story in the Observer of how in the early 70's ruling class figures seriously discussed plotting a coup in Britain and how secret armies were planned to destroy communism in Wiltshire! and how Andrew Lloyd Webber secretly longed for a fascist dictatorship

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International Anti-G8 Meeting in Germany, Feb.26-27

10-01-2005 17:43

Calling All Anti-Capitalists…

An Invite to an International Networking and Co-ordination Meeting (26th -27th February in Tuebingen, Southern Germany) for those wanting to build radical resistance to the 2005 G8 Summit to be held in the UK

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International Anti0G8 Meeting: Invite and Agenda

10-01-2005 17:09

Calling All Anti-Capitalists…
An Invite to an International Networking and Co-ordination Meeting (26th -27th February in Tuebingen, Southern Germany) for Those Wanting to Build Radical Resistance to the 2005 G8 Summit to be Held in the UK

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Foreknowledge of A Natural Disaster:

10-01-2005 12:20

here's a load of facts and figures regarding the earth quake and subsequent tidal wave .

Foreknowledge of A Natural Disaster:
Washington was aware that a deadly Tidal Wave was building up in the Indian Ocean
by Michel Chossudovsky

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Anti G8 Benefit gig

10-01-2005 12:02

Late night party for Anti-G8 groups

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Anti G8 meetings in Glasgow

10-01-2005 11:50

There are several meetings taking place in Scotland over the next month to plan things for the G8.

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Dissent! A Network of Resistance against the G8 UK Gathering

10-01-2005 09:58

Glasgow Gathering 12th -13th February

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Threat to disrupt Asian film festival

10-01-2005 01:16

Source: The Hindu ( http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/01/10/stories/2005011000991200.htm)

Threat to disrupt Asian film festival
JAN. 9. - By Hasan Suroor
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