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Palestine Today 021808

18-02-2008 19:39 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday February 18th, 2008.

Project Shalom Habibi....Be inspired!

18-02-2008 17:35 | Palestine | World

To inspire people in creating the possibility of creating empathy and community between the children ofisrael-Palestine. Thisarticle summarises the project and encourages people to get in touch if they have support to offer.

Transoma Medical and DSI ditch Huntingdon Life Sciences

18-02-2008 13:12 | Animal Liberation | Cambridge | World

Yet another company vows not to use HLS!

Kurds march in London for Ocalan and Peace

18-02-2008 12:38 | Repression | World

Roughly a thousand Kurds took part in a march in North London on Friday 15th Feb, calling for the release of Abdullah Ocalan and for peace in Kurdistan. The march marked the 9th anniversary of his illegal kidnapping in Kenya.
Pictures are copyright: (C) Peter Marshall - all rights reserved.

Concentration camps in America: The consequences of 40 years of fear

18-02-2008 12:23 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Repression | World

The incursions on civil liberties in the United States in the past 25 years, and particularly since 9-11, are mind-boggling. It matters not whether you are a Democrat or Republican, rich or poor, conservative or liberal, you have been deprived of substantial freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, unnecessarily, in the War on Terrorism. Fear the loss, perceive the danger, and do something about it!

The calendar may say 2008, but, increasingly, we’re living in 1984. America may not have concentration camps yet, but we’re sure enough working on ‘em.

Denmark: 3rd night of riots in Copenhagen

18-02-2008 09:27 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

Denmark. The struggle for a new social centre and youth house in Copenhagen continues. Yesterday was the 3rd nigth of riots in the Dansih capitol.

Palestinians Tortured after being Incarcerated

18-02-2008 01:59 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Culture | World

Beaten and not given access to medical care inmates threaten and threaten suicide.

Venezuela: ... Autonomous struggle from the ground up!

17-02-2008 23:30 | Analysis | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

* Issue #52 of El Libertario is out www.nodo50.org/ellibertario. In its editorial we reaffirm the commitment of this voice of Venezuelan anarchism to maintain a critical viewpoint on the country's realities, as well as our stand in solidarity with the struggle for liberty and equality.

Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by Nazis - 14th February

17-02-2008 22:51 | Anti-racism | Gender | World

Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by Nazis on Valentine's Day march for sexual minorities

ALF liberate piglet from slaughter in Auckland

17-02-2008 20:10 | Animal Liberation | World

17/02/2008
Auckland Animal Action anonymously received the following communique:

Obama: The “Best Face” For Imperialism

17-02-2008 14:51 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

Sullivan writes that a (ruling class) “consensus” agenda for endless war and increased repression will be in effect regardless of who is president. He challenges the reader to pick who could best implement all this in the face of global isolation and profound domestic alienation. And, in the process, he sheds light on the real role of elections in this society.

Holding Barack Obama Accountable

17-02-2008 11:12 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

What would holding Barack Obama accountable on war and peace, on social security, health care and other issues look like, and is it possible to hold a political "rock star" accountable at all?

Video: Nobel Prize speaks about imperialism and war

17-02-2008 02:09 | Anti-militarism | Culture | Terror War | World

Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize in Literature 2005
Video of his lecture:"Art, Truth & Politics"
45 minutes about US imperial policy, war and truth. Watch here:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture.html

How U.S. Government Can use NSA Spy-Wiretaps against European Citizens in Court

17-02-2008 00:18 | Repression | World

STOP! CONGRESS GIVING “RETROACTIVE IMMUNITY” to TELECOM INDUSTRY.

See former U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft's intentions to use illegal-wiretaps against ordinary U.S. Citizens, going back decades: not only against potential terrorists.

Activists occupy lobbies of HLS customer buildings

16-02-2008 23:41 | SHAC | Animal Liberation | World

On the afternoon of Feb 15, animal rights activists staged noisy protests and lobby occupations aimed at pharmaceutical industry customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Oaxacan teachers occupy secondary school controlled by the scabs and government

16-02-2008 22:31 | Zapatista | World

Schoolteachers affiliated to the Sección 22 branch of the education union SNTE (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores en Educación) - the main protagonists behind the Oaxaca revolt of 2006 - have occupied a secondary school in eastern Oaxaca under the control of the Sección 59 scab union branch.

Dead Prez concert ends in a riot after arrest

16-02-2008 17:46 | Culture | Repression | World

The incident began when a campus police officer arrested a suspect on misdemeanor assault charges... Rioters then smashed in the cruiser's windows, graffitied the car and looted its contents, which included a laptop and radar gun before flipping the car over.

Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers

16-02-2008 17:22 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

Our campaign against Planktos Inc. is over. The controversial plan to dump hundreds of tons of iron ore dust into the ocean in a bizarre scheme to seed plankton blooms has been abandoned by the Planktos corporation of California.

B.A.E Be My Valentine Protest Newcastle Upon Tyne

16-02-2008 17:11 | Anti-militarism | Iraq | Terror War | World

Protestors demonstrate against B.A.E tank factory.

Stop the Swedish "Triangle of Death" Seven polar bears held for attempted air tr

16-02-2008 11:43 | Climate Chaos | World

Climate activist group Klimax in Sweden are tired of unnecessary short haul and national flights. Especially between the major cities of Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmo/Copenhagen, all directly coupled by the nearest thing Sweden has to a high speed train. That's why that on Friday the 15th of February strange things started happening at airports around Sweden.

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Palestine Today 021808

Project Shalom Habibi....Be inspired!

Transoma Medical and DSI ditch Huntingdon Life Sciences

Kurds march in London for Ocalan and Peace

Concentration camps in America: The consequences of 40 years of fear

Denmark: 3rd night of riots in Copenhagen

Palestinians Tortured after being Incarcerated

Venezuela: ... Autonomous struggle from the ground up!

Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by Nazis - 14th February

ALF liberate piglet from slaughter in Auckland

Obama: The “Best Face” For Imperialism

Holding Barack Obama Accountable

Video: Nobel Prize speaks about imperialism and war

How U.S. Government Can use NSA Spy-Wiretaps against European Citizens in Court

Activists occupy lobbies of HLS customer buildings

Oaxacan teachers occupy secondary school controlled by the scabs and government

Dead Prez concert ends in a riot after arrest

Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers

B.A.E Be My Valentine Protest Newcastle Upon Tyne

Stop the Swedish "Triangle of Death" Seven polar bears held for attempted air tr

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