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17-09-2006 16:29

Smash EDO Demo

Report from last Saturday's anti-edo, anti-arms trade Demo in Brighton

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15-09-2006 08:42

Pentagon Think Tank Head Resigns Over EDO Corp Corruption Scandal

Trustees of a Pentagon funded think tank, the Institute for Defence Analysis (IDA), have concluded that their own President, the disgraced former EDO Corporation director, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, was acting in 'conflict of interest' when he oversaw the writing of a report for the US government that led to the extension of the multi billion dollar F22 Raptor production programme, which financially benefitted contractor EDO Corp, and his own shares in the company.The trustees of IDA have now forced Blair to resign his position as President of the institute.

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15-09-2006 06:39

'EDO Must Close' Says South East England MEP

South-East England’s Green MEP Caroline Lucas joined Brighton protesters outside the EDO MBM factory on Wednesday and called for the closure of the arms firm.

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14-09-2006 10:37

A noisy event for a distruction aiding company.

the latest anti-EDO protest

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13-09-2006 13:05

U.S sponsored Terrorist network busted in Dartford Kent

"It is impossible to overestimate the misery and fear these weapons could have brought if they had got into the hands of criminals."
The arrested man, who is a registered gun dealer, was led out under a blanket from his semi-detached house - which has a US flag flying from it - at about 1000 BST.

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13-09-2006 07:47

Guns seized in Kent

Sounds like the police will be on the doorstep of several western arms manufacturers...

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12-09-2006 13:48

EDO Corp. Hits Forbes Beltway Index Rock Bottom Again As Protests Grow

On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, arms firm EDO Corp, who had till this year profited more from the 'war on terror' than nearly any other company in the US, are now regulars on the Forbes Beltway Index 'worst performing' stock list. Once again this week, EDO hit the bottom of the list in the Forbes Magazine monthly overview of US equity performance.

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12-09-2006 09:09

Film Screening in So'ton

To mark the anniversary of September the 11th there will be a film screening this week organised by the Stop the War Coalition in Southampton

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11-09-2006 13:22

This Wednesdays demo at EDO MBM needs to be a big one

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10-09-2006 23:39

This Sat: London to Brighton for EDO March

Londoners will be meeting at London Victoria ticket office at 10am on Sat 16th to head down to Brighton for the EDO march together.

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09-09-2006 19:57

Brighton Police Attack on Demonstrations

Starting with violent attacks on demonstrations against the EDO bombs factory, Brighton Police - under their Divisional Commander Kevin Moore - swamped the last demonstration against the bombing of Lebanon, harrassing demonstrators, especially Arabs and Muslims and videoing everyone present. Moore later declared the march anti-Semitic.

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09-09-2006 01:57

Brighton Police Chief Accuses Lebanon Demo of anti-Semitism

In over 30 years of activism, the Police response to a demonstration calling for an end to the bombing of Lebanon was the heaviest I can remember. Sussex Police are now in the habit of detaining anyone on 'terrorism' suspicions (remember Walter Wolfgang) and are now trying to define support for the Palestinians or opposition to Zionist terrorism as 'anti-Semitic.'

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08-09-2006 15:23

BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS DAY OF ACTION - SATURDAY OCTOBER 7TH

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02-09-2006 10:40

The Crisis in Gaza and Lebanon - How have people in the UK resisted

How have people in the UK resisted against the bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon

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01-09-2006 01:13

Vine and Fig Tree Planters at Reading court

29th August 2006 – Reading Magistrates Court

Two people from the international Vine and Fig Tree planters (Post Protest Community) who planted trees in Aldermaston in August 2005 begin to augment the altering of matters by appearing in Reading court to initiate changes themselves.

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30-08-2006 18:26