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Fitwatchers arrested for "intimidating the police" at STWC march

16-03-2008 02:45

XB92 'Wayne' Rooney pictured with FIT snapper Neal Williams on Mayday 2007
Four people were arrested near Trafalgar Square around 1:15pm on Saturday during the Stop the war Coalition rally, accused of intimidating a Forward Intelligence Team. Officer XB92 'Wayne' Rooney requested back-up from three van loads of the Met's 'Griffon' squad - supposed to provide additional security against "the threat of terrorism" within the "Government Security Zone". Leaflets about the Campaign for Free Asssembly ( http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393790.html) were seized as evidence, along with cameras, mobile phones and notebooks. The arrests were made under s241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, see below. All four were released on bail without charge after being held at Bishopsgate police station for 9 hours.

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Barack Obama and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism

16-03-2008 00:15

African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela has been delivering a series of presentations around the U.S. on the significance of the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama.

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Protest Against the 'Church' of Scientology in Birmingham - pix

15-03-2008 23:20

protesters outside the CoS on Ethel St, off New Street

About 100 people today gathered in Birmingham city centre to protest against the "illegal and unethical activities" of the so-called Church of Scientology (CoS), which is described by many to be more of a "cult" or a "commercial enterprise" than a church (€o$). The protest was organised by Anonymous, a loose group of web users opposed to Scientology, who had organised a global day of action against the 'church' worldwide on 10 February 2008.

Armed with lots of leaflets and placards, most protesters wore V for Vendetta masks or simply covered their faces with scarves, as the 'church' is known for reprisals and relentless harassment of its critics.

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Tesco's kill tourism - official

15-03-2008 23:18

Highlighting latest moves by the supermarket giant in a small seaside town.

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Open documentaries on non-violent struggles in India

15-03-2008 22:42

A filmmaker team propose to free the copyright of their documentaries about non-violent struggles in India

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Fur shops in Oslo under attack

15-03-2008 22:15

"The Norwegian ALF, Dyrenes Frigjøringsfront, has claimed responsibility for several actions against fur shops in Oslo this year. Other groups of anonymous activists have also taken action against almost every fur shop in Oslo."

Summary: 15 attacks at fur shops, some of which were return visits, and 1 home visit at an owner of a fur shop. Is Oslo going to be the new Stockholm for the ALF?

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Scientology coming to a shopping centre near you: West Bromwich

15-03-2008 21:03

The 'Citizens Commission on Human Rights', a front group for the Scientology cult is scheduled to show an exhibition in the Queens Square Shopping Centre West Bromwich. The exhibition is called 'Psychiatry - An Industry Of Death' and is due to run from Monday 31st March until Thursday 17th April 2008 -  http://www.cchr.org.uk/exhibitions.htm

Whilst the name 'Citizens Commission on Human Rights' (CCHR) certainly makes it sound like they are a alturistic group looking to help people, the truth is somewhat different.

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M15 Anti-war demo

15-03-2008 20:27

Its 5 years to the day since the historic 2 Million strong demonstration against the Iraq war. Here are some photos from the anniversary event in London, on 15 March, 2008.

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fbi's CJIS Must Be Removed From fbi Control !

15-03-2008 19:45


fbi seeks to intimidate (through CJIS) all who show NO "fbi respect".

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The Israeli army attack Bil'in non-violent protest: six injured

15-03-2008 18:39

Another weekly non-violent, joint struggle protest in Bil'in turns bloody. photage shows Israeli Soliders taking sadistic plesure from kicking and beating protestors.

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Who's editing Wikipedia?

15-03-2008 17:48

Find out just who is editing one of the biggest information sources on the net.

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Fed rescue of Bear Stearns raises spectre of Depression-era crash

15-03-2008 17:47

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday took emergency action to prevent the collapse of Bear Stearns, the fifth largest US investment bank and one of the world’s largest finance and brokerage houses.

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Israel's Goals: Regime Change, Reoccupation

15-03-2008 16:59

History will not look kindly on the shameful Appeasement of these violent Extremists by the world's Governments.

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Bay of Pigs in Gaza

15-03-2008 16:34

A rather interesting conclusion, but I'm sure 'pressure' was applied on this reporter. This is a scandal of monumental proportions, which proves that the perception 'we' have of the conflict is exactly the reverse.

Yet, the media remains silent ...

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Israel Guilty of Ethnic Cleansing

15-03-2008 16:31

The Appeasement of Israeli crimes by our Governments is a shameful stain that will be reflected in the history books, much as the same during Hitler's rise are regarded today.

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Anatomy of Racism

15-03-2008 16:27

There is also a name for the shameful behaviour of the world's Governments in allowing this to continue for so long - APPEASEMENT.

History proves that it does not work.

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Defending the Wild

15-03-2008 15:55

To defend the wild is no small thing, because it is the Earth that is being defended. The Earth is wild and that is more important than we are. When groups like Sea Shepherd or EarthFirst! defend the wild, they are condemned as ‘violent’ and ‘extreme’, but they are working to continue the wild, the life that exists independently of us. The wild Earth that does not need us, does not know us, but is threatened by us. The wild Earth needs no defence but it needs more defenders.

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Tara Protester in tunnel to stop Construction of M3 Motorway near Hill of Tara

15-03-2008 14:37

A Female Protester has sealed herself into a tunnel under a hill upon which the Rath Lugh National Monument is positioned to stop construction of the M3 Motorway near the Hill of Tara. 100 protesters have now joined the protest at Rath Lugh.

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MoD Tells Teachers to Push Revisionist History of Iraq war

15-03-2008 14:08

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

There are some, in many governments, who fervently believe that pro-military indoctrination of their countries' children cannot ever start too young.

If you ever go to any US military bases' "open house", where there is a combination of military and carnival-type exhibits, watch carefully for the very articulate, "warm-looking" soldiers, chosen expressly for their comfort level with kids, and how they present the guns and weapons to children, particularly the little boys.

The kids are, as kids naturally are, brimming with curiosity, and these soldiers have an opportunity to make a big impression on these children.

What is never discussed is that these instruments, guns, bombs, etc., are engineered to kill and maim with maximum, deadly effect.

They're never told of the costs of war for civilian non-combatants.

War is not "fun": it is simply a government's extension of its foreign policy, period, end of discussion.

What this article teaches us is that governments to order schools to alter history, and that prior to 1966, there was no law to prevent it in Great Britain.

Presumably, the United States (aka Britain-Lite) follows the same patterns, which we know because the school textbooks still sell the claim that Lee Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy even though that claim has long been discredited.

It is for this reason, and especially in light of the lies that led to war in Iraq, that nothing we have ever been taught in the state-sponsored schools can be trusted. Nothing. Not one bit of it.

History is a joke played by the victors on the vanquished before an audience too afraid to laugh.
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