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08-01-2008 12:05

Six years of Guantanamo - Orange Friday National Events

After the US government declared war on Afghanistan, hundreds of people were kidnapped by the Northern Alliance and US military forces under "suspicion" of fighting for the Taliban. What was carefully hidden were the leaflets distributed among mainly Northern Alliance fighters and tribal leaders which encouraged them to kidnap anyone they suspected of fighting.. for a $20,000 dollar reward.

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06-01-2008 19:15

Troop News (Three)

Anti-war tips and hints for the new year, the Americans are having a stretched out election, Go'd'n Brown refused to stand for election here, so he's still candidate P.M. in waiting, let him wait, but for others, the local elections are on the horizon. Time to organise throughout the wards.How many of them can be removed? Consider replacements, raise the level of discussion, the 'sport' is change.

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23-12-2007 12:15

Let us press Turkey to stop killing villagers and destroying their homes

Under the guise of fighting terrorism, Turkish war planes are bombing Kurdish villages, killing innocent villagers, and destroying their homes and possessions.

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14-12-2007 18:42

Police do their best to contain NATO chaos; succeed (just)

Police let show their lack of a plan for today's NATO summit on the outskirts of Edinburgh, not knowing quite what to do with activists found well inside their supposedly secure area.

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14-12-2007 14:44

Quick report of short, small and sociable anti NATO protest:

small anti NATO protest at Craigiehall Since early Friday morning about thirty people, amongst them a dozen cyclists, blockaded the main road to the NATO summit in Craigiehill, in between Edinburgh and South Queensferry. There were no known arrests, but a heavy police presence including mounted police and dogs.

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14-12-2007 00:06

NATO Hotel infiltrated - "We know where you live."

NATO big-wigs flew in today and yesterday for the upcoming conference near Edinburgh tomorrow. They are staying in the Edinburgh (Caledonian) Hilton, Lothian Road (you can tell, its the one with all the cops and Special Branch outside). Protestors preparing for the counter-demo tomorrow decided to pay them a visit.

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10-12-2007 19:19

Irish Allies of US Stoptorturenow Show: CIA Can't Keep A Secret

CIA Plane: Spotted in N. Carolina, tipped to planespotters at Shannon. Pity the poor CIA. What use is a secret service that can't keep a secret? Agents of other secret services should be aware the the loose lips and poor tradecraft of the Americans put the foreigners at risk of arrest and worse.

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07-12-2007 16:19

EXCLUSIVE: NATO meets in Edinburgh 14th December

The location of the NATO summit Amidst an apparent blackout of world corporate media, Indymedia Scotland has learned that the NATO meeting will take place on the 14th of December, at Craigiehall. The meeting will be attended by defence ministers from 8 NATO countries, and other senior political and military officials who will be discussing the current situation in Afghanistan. This is the summit they wanted to keep secret.

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04-12-2007 16:57

Iraq War Funding- Bush Pressuring Democrats

The Democrats are now within one year before the 2008 General Election and since the 2006 Mid-Term Election the Democrats have done nothing to fulfill the promises they made to the American people to bring our troops back home. Instead the Democrats have given Bush more money to expand his war and brave soldiers continue to die in a war that began with a lie.

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14-11-2007 01:17

Safety Fears After Nuclear Warhead Convoy Gets Lost

Campaigners have expressed alarm after part of a nuclear warhead convoy containing vital safety equipment got lost in the early hours of this morning en route to a military base in Stirling for a rest stop.

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13-11-2007 17:31

Nuclear Warhead Convoy Blockaded in Scotland

Warhead convoy passing through Balloch at night Activists from Faslane Peace Camp stopped a nuclear convoy near Balloch for half an hour whilst it was en route from RNAD Coulport to AWE Burghfield.

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