UK Globalisation Newswire Archive
5 Fingers Beat 16000 G8 Cops: Are we winning again?
06-07-2007 14:47
The following article, by Ben Trott, was first published on the Red Pepper website.www.redpepper.org.uk
Poll shows Nestlé is “widely boycotted” says company executive
06-07-2007 11:04
Nestlé is one of the world's most boycotted companies. It has always denied the strength of support for the boycott - until now.Oz government Not schizophrenic over Iraq oil statements
06-07-2007 08:02
As the aging carrier USS K(Sh)itty Hawk made its way into Sydney Harbour, Oz defence minister Brendan (studs) Nelson announced on national radio that oil was a major factor in Australia's (criminal) involvement in Iraq. Howard hoped this apparent rogue statement from one of his loyal minister’s would create political hysteria and grab headlines internationally and he was right! Setting the agenda and stealing the debate are well known tactics of Howard. Few possess the highly refined skills required to manipulate the local (and international) media to the extent that Howard does.German G8 Infotour does 1 in 12 Club Tonight
04-07-2007 22:30
SMASH G8! In UK, in Germany, IN JAPAN 2008!Globalising struggles for the right to housing, city and land
02-07-2007 12:05
SUNDAY 8th JULY 2007
Camberwell Squatted Centre, Warham Street
A DAY TO DISCUSS AND LEARN FROM EUROPEAN STRATEGIES
AND ACTIONS TO RECLAIM CITY RIGHTS
G8 Info-Tour hits Lancaster
01-07-2007 17:15
US/UK Arms Trade Treaty Increases Military-Industrial Secrecy
29-06-2007 13:22
On his last day in office as PM, Tony Blair signed the 'US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty' with George Bush, extending the UK Official Secrets Act to all imports from the US of military technologies on the US 'Military List'.The treaty (if ratified) will make it an offence under the OSA for employees of UK contractors to disclose any information about US imports of military list items into the UK, and in return licencing will also be relaxed by US authorities for Amercian companies sharing information with their UK subsidiaries. The UK already waivers requirements by UK contractors to get export licences for the export of military equipment to the US, and this arrangement will continue.
The treaty marks an unprecedented level or co-operation between two aggresive militaristic countries who are the top two arms manufacturers and arms traders on earth, and who are jointly responsible for the creation of ongoing instability and violence in the Middle East.
(Source: Society for British Aviation,
http://www.sbac. co.uk/community/ cms/content/ preview/news_ item_view. asp?i=16782& t=0)
Saving Iceland International Conference 2007 - 7 & 8th July
29-06-2007 12:55
Saving Iceland Gathering Saturday & Sunday July 7 - 8th, 2007
Hótel Hlíð, Krókur, Ölfus, Iceland
Loan defaults escalating: Big Finance and governments Responsible
29-06-2007 08:36
Many articles have been written on the tactic of pervasive and continuous debt as a form of economic social management. However, few financial ‘wizards’ and politicians understood the ramifications of such a tactic. To meet regular needs average people have been forced to borrow at rates never before seen. As a result of the created necessity to borrow large amounts and the ease of obtaining large loans, a rapid increase in loan defaults is occurring. Perhaps statistical information on the ‘spike’ in long term debt servicing and mortgagee defaults highlights the failure of the debt strategy. Hailed at the time as the optimum method of economic and social management, today it is proving to be just another strategy of big business appropriating more at the expense of EVERYTHING and everyone else.Bukovksy: EU is Soviet Union Reborn
28-06-2007 22:35
It takes a victim of sovietism to recognize a likewise process in Europe. “Vladimir Bukovksy, the 63-year old former Soviet dissident, fears that the European Union is on its way to becoming another Soviet Union,” writes Paul Belien for the Brussels Journal. “In a speech he delivered in Brussels last week Mr. Bukovsky called the EU a ‘monster’ that must be destroyed, the sooner the better, before it develops into a fullfledged totalitarian state.”Who’s sawing off the Horn of Africa?
28-06-2007 13:28
An analysis of the Horn of Africa’s political outlook in the short to medium term should include an assessment of geopolitical conditions in the Middle East. As part of Operation Enduring Freedom US naval vessels have engaged in several military strikes in Somalia. This shows that the Ethiopia-Somali axis is to some extent the “Southern front” of the larger Middle East theatre of war. US intervention in the Horn of Africa is brought about by the policy framework of the war on terror, as well as the need to safeguard shipping routes through the Suez Canal. This raises significant political questions that the AU has to confront, foremost among which is the impact foreign military aid (and political interference) has on the stability of African states.Spin and rumours at the G8
28-06-2007 08:54
With proper wars it is a well-known occurrence for one side’s propaganda department to try and spread the most horrific stories about the other party. The opposition are depicted as brutal barbarians who ravage children and should be opposed at all cost. In military jargon this is known as ‘psyops’. During the protests against the G8 in Heiligendamm there were clear indications of a similar strategy. In this case the infamous ’’black block’’ played the part of the barbarians. This is a biased summary of the misinformation and its effect.Autonomously Gazing After the G8
26-06-2007 17:59
A text written in the hope of an empowering self-critical debate in autonomous and anarchist circles about what happened and what didn´t happen during the protests against the g8...one swallow doesn´t make a summer
G8 Film premiere. This Thursday, south London
26-06-2007 09:31
Entry is free.
Robert Zoellick confirmed as the new president of the World Bank (by Bush)
26-06-2007 04:15
With Wolfowitz gone comes the possibility of real change in the Bank. As Zoellick is picked to lead the World Bank, an analysis of his past achievements can predict his future role in the bank, and the possibility of any significant changes of direction for the BankTransformation, survival and emancipation in a world city: regeneration or busin
25-06-2007 11:52
This week in London, Inura is having it's 2007 conference, 25 June to 1 July 2007INURA is a network of people involved in action and research in localities and cities.
It is a non-governmental and non-profit organization with a self-organizing, non-hierarchical, decentralized structure. The Network consists of activists and researchers from community and environmental groups, universities, and local administrations, who wish to share experineces and to participate in common research. Examples of the issues that Network members are involved in include: major urban renewal projects, the urban periphery, community-led environmental schemes, urban traffic and transport, inner city labour markets, do-it-yourself culture, and social housing provision. In each case, the research is closely tied to, and is a product of, local action and initiative.
troublesome culture, society, and people's choice over borderless economy, trade
25-06-2007 05:27
how to face great opportunities and challenges of globalized finance, business, labor, resources, wealth, democracy and people's freedom? Talk to 3 provocative thinkers Andre Gunder Frank, Chalmers Johnson, and George Zhibin Gu.The Neoliberal Catechism
24-06-2007 22:28
Turning away from the state causes old age poverty and endangers life and limb.. The consequences of privatization are faded out in the US and Germany.. Defining freedom as only entrepreneurial freedom and freedom of capital can be veiled very simply.. The majority of the population still holds to balancing measures.US JUdiciary CVorrupted By fbi and cia
24-06-2007 19:23
The following report presents evidence of the total corruption of the judiciary of the uSA by the intelligence agencies of the united states of america.Baquba: ' A kill sack'
24-06-2007 17:31
Operation 'Arrowhead Ripper' is underway. A new America killing field is opening up. The victims are the residents of Baquba, captol of Iraq's Diyala governorate. As the killers move in, they are targetting, as ever, 'Al-Qaeda.'
