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America's Israeli-Occupied Media

13-08-2008 02:14 | Repression | World

Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land

http://www.freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=169

The Israeli & US Roles in Georgian Conflict

13-08-2008 00:02 | Anti-militarism | World

Since the attacks by Georgia which sparked the fighting (which, alone, suggests Georgia had been promised the support of a larger power) took place on the day that the last two US carrier groups started for the Strait of Hormuz, it would appear that one motive (besides the pipelines from the Caspian which rival the new ones the US built in Afghanistan) appears to be tying up Russia, in order to minimize its response to US/Israeli Aggression towards Iran.

Evo Morales wins Referendum : Bolivian Seperatists set back.

12-08-2008 21:43 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

On the 10th of August 2008 Bolivians were invited to the polls to take part in a vote of confidence in the administration of both president Evo Morales and his vice-president Álvaro García Linera.

The result confirmed that the majority of voters support the project of both Morales and Garcia Linera whislt also confirming the polarisation of anti-Evo sentiments in the east of the Bolivian state.

Call out for No Border - Patras 2008-Program

12-08-2008 20:38 | Migration | World

Call out for No Border - Patras 2008-Program

Whaling Under Attack in Japan by Former Japanese Whalers

12-08-2008 18:55 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

The Japanese whaling industry is becoming increasing desperate in their ludicrous attempts to find environmental justifications for slaughtering the whales.

Anthrax Attack Was State-Sponsored Terror (But the State Was America)

12-08-2008 18:23 | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

They needed a patsy to pin the attacks on and deflect the fact that this was
a false flag operation which also implicated an illegal bioweapons program.
The anthrax attack was a state-sponsored crime in search of a patsy.

War in the Caucasus: Towards a Broader Russia-US Military Confrontation?

12-08-2008 17:19 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

Are we dealing with an act of provocation, with a view to triggering a broader
conflict? Supported by media propaganda, the Western military alliance is
intent on using this incident to confront Russia, as evidenced by recent NATO
statements.

Clashes at Lefkimmi's police station, Corfu, Greece

12-08-2008 16:57 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

From mass media reports and the blog

http://xyta-lefkimis.blogspot.com:

"Riots started when more than 150 persons gathered at the work site of the XYTA ("hygienic" disposal center). As the residents claim, they went there to dig water channels at their fields, that are tresspassed by the XYTA works, and the riot police repelled them with batons, bang-light grenades and tear gas. Residents state the policemen were beating and insulting women and children as well. The police claims they were attacked with molotovs, stones and metal screws."

Four Questions on Violences against Women.

12-08-2008 15:07 | Gender | Health | Social Struggles | World

This simple questionaire is based in two earlier reports and links to
the Ban Ki-Moon campaign on gender and violence:

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87053

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86426

And of course to the issue of marginalisation of women's political voice by National Governments.

Information Links & Sources for the (short) war in South Ossetia (2)

12-08-2008 14:09 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

First the good news! Russia has ceased operations.

This article will Follow on from the daily updated series of links & sources which began on the 8th of August on the conflict between Georgia & Russia & the aspirations to statehood by both South Ossetia & Abkhazia.

As a bonus extra this article also compiles all IMC UK & IMC Russia pieces which has so far appeared.

Palestine Today 081208

12-08-2008 14:03 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Palestine | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday August 12th, 2008.

Russia, Georgia and South Ossetia

12-08-2008 12:52 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | World

Thoughts on the crisis.

Communication with the Climate Camps movement (from Canadian Climate Camp)

12-08-2008 11:53 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | World

The Autonomous camp (part of the Climate Camps movement) is now taking place in Lévis (Québec), nearby the future site for the methane port. This is a letter sent to the other Climate Camps now in action.

This is a letter to all who care.

Campement Autogéré - Autonomous Camp
Lévis, 10 août 2008

Campesino Leaders Assassinated in Honduras

12-08-2008 00:42 | Repression | World

Leaders and members of the cooperative, Guadalupe Carney in Colon, Honduras murdered in July and August. An urgent action is being organized to demand investigations and that the campesino community which has occupied the land at the former military installation the CREM be given title to the land as previously decreed by the National Agrarian Institute

Two More UCLA Vans Expropriated by Liberationists

11-08-2008 23:34 | Animal Liberation | Health | World

Date: August 11, 2008
Communiqué from unknown liberationists
Institution targeted: UCLA Primate Vivisection

Received anonymously

Parents demand the release of their children; Austrian prisoners

11-08-2008 18:21 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Repression | World

Parents of the imprisoned animal protectionists protested on the 6th August in front of the Ministry for Justice in Vienna. They expressed how appalled they are at the continuing remand custody of their children. The parents are extremely concerned about the psychological damage that their children are undoubtedly suffering due to this forced separation from their loved ones, and how this may affect them long term. They also talked to media of their own pain at not having seen their children in such a long time.

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair - news update

11-08-2008 16:01 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

5 weeks to go and its looking good!

With over a month to go until Bristol’s Anarchist Bookfair, we are already fully booked up with stalls & workshops.

As the current crisis of capital deepens and yet another war (Georgia/Russia) breaks out over land and energy resources, we need more than ever a serious alternative to the chaos of the present world order and the suffering it inflicts upon us. And we need to take the time to properly sit down & chat about it – as equals.