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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 22, 2009 - 17:21 by pat c
Despite their rhetoric the Iranian Mullahs witheld practical support from the Palestinian Resistance. Yassamine Mather reveals the extent of the Mullahs treachery. Full article at link.

There can be no doubts that over the last few weeks Tehran has used the most colourful rhetoric amongst Islamic states to ‘prove’ its support for Gaza’s Palestinian population. However Iran’s actions have, as always, failed miserably in matching its slogans. According to one commentator writing in last week’s Economist, “Iranian support for Hamas was more theatrical than practical.”

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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 22, 2009 - 17:13 by redjade   text 17 comments (last - monday january 26, 2009 - 12:22)   image 2 images   video 5 video files   1 attached file
international / crime and justice Thursday January 22, 2009 - 13:51 by PhillyActivists   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 25, 2009 - 17:42)
Please see the urgent message below from Leonard Peltier's sister. Pursuant to Betty Ann Peltier Solano's letter about her brother, let the Bureau of Prisons know that the public will hold them accountable for the safety and wellbeing of Leonard Peltier. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Thursday January 22, 2009 - 10:42 by WS   image 1 image
Workers Solidarity 107, the Jan/Feb edition of the Irish anarchist paper is now online for you to read or download. This is the online version of the paper, 10,000 printed copies of each edition are also distributed for free in Ireland, if your interested in helping with distribution contact us. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday January 21, 2009 - 19:55 by Miriam   text 14 comments (last - saturday january 24, 2009 - 14:40)
As if Obama's disgusting and complicit silence about the slaughter in Gaza while it was ongoing were not enough, news is emerging that the great black hope of America will be nothing if not more ruthless than his predecessor. Here's a quote from one of his 'Homeland Security' statements:

"Ensure that our military becomes more stealthy, agile, and lethal in its ability to capture or kill terrorists. Bolster our military's ability to speak different languages, navigate different cultures, and coordinate complex missions with our civilian agencies."
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national / history and heritage Wednesday January 21, 2009 - 17:01 by Clio   text 2 comments (last - friday february 27, 2009 - 13:18)
Trying to locate anyone with connections to Na Fianna Éireann from 1909 onwards! ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 21, 2009 - 03:41 by Ethiopian Women Human Rights Alliance
A popular Ethiopian woman political leader in her early thirties has been thrown in prison for life under very harsh conditions. Her crime is speaking her mind on the legal process. As lawyers appear to shy away for fear of government reprisals, please give her your moral support. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday January 20, 2009 - 07:14 by Miriam   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 20, 2009 - 10:06)
Morgan Kelly, Professor of Economics at UCD has delivered a scathing criticism of Cowen's decision to rescue Anglo Irish Bank - and describes how Cowen and Lenihan went against advice of the Central Bank and their own experts in the Department of Finance - fully aware of what it would do to the citizens of the state.

The reality is that Anglo has no importance in the Irish financial system. It existed purely as a vehicle for a few politically connected individuals to place reckless bets on the commercial property market. These property speculators may be of systemic importance to the finances of Fianna Fáil, but their significance ends there.

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galway / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 19, 2009 - 17:30 by TD
In a powerful Counterpunch article, human rights activist, Caoimhe Butterly, working in Jabaliya and Gaza City as a volunteer with ambulance services and as co-coordinator for the Free Gaza Movement vividly describes the abattoir and war crime scene that is now Gaza: The bodies in their blood-soaked white shrouds cover the entire floor space of the Shifa hospital morgue. Some are intact, most horribly deformed, limbs twisted into unnatural positions, chest cavities exposed, heads blown off, skulls crushed in. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 19, 2009 - 11:35 by John Mearsheimer
John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, co-author of the paper (available online) and subsequent book (with Stephen Walt) _The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy_, presents a concise timeline description and absolutely the clearest account of the true reason behind Israel's wanton atrocities in Gaza.

Mearsheimer argues that diminishing Hamas or stopping their rockets are subsidiary goals for Israel, to Israel's more central goal of controlling all of historical Palestine via an "Iron Wall" policy that would permanently subjugate the Palestinian people

Mearsheimer points out that this goal cannot be achieved, and certainly not by the brutal method of a total war on the Palestinian people. The likely outcome even in the case of relative Israeli success is a permanent Apartheid, which itself will [thankfully] doom Israel as a chauvinistically and exclusionary "Jewish State" [and its racist state ideology of Zionism]. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 19, 2009 - 02:46 by Miriam   text 34 comments (last - saturday january 31, 2009 - 18:30)   image 1 image
According to the blogs and press releases below, a city of tents has been set up near an Egyptian city to house thousands of people from Gaza. The fear is that this is a way of completing the intended ethnic cleansing of the Strip. Once removed will they be able to get back? ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday January 18, 2009 - 15:59 by Solidarity   text 1 comment (last - monday january 19, 2009 - 06:46)
Anti-militarist activists entered the ITT/EDO MBM arms factory in Moulescombe, Brighton, England in the early hours of Saturda morning, January 17th. 09, where they are believed to have caused extensive damage to the offices, and to equipment used to make arms, including the 'zero retention force arming units' and 'ejector release unit 151' which the Smash EDO/ITT campaign says are supplied to the Israeli Air Force.

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international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 17, 2009 - 10:37 by redjade   text 1 comment (last - monday january 19, 2009 - 12:17)
Israel's Achilles’ heel.... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 17, 2009 - 00:21 by gazasympathiser   text 5 comments (last - wednesday january 28, 2009 - 21:41)   video 1 video file
On January 11, an estimated 10,000 people rallied in front of the Israeli consulate in midtown New York in support of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip. The rally, which was organized by UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York in cooperation with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, featured speeches by New York’s most senior lawmakers. While the crowd was riled to righteous anger by speeches about Hamas evildoers, the event was a festive affair that began and ended with singing and joyous dancing.

His video has to be seen to be believed!

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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 16, 2009 - 15:35 by Miriam
"But this is only the tip of the ice berg. The Israeli forces have begun to use civilians as human shields. According to Amnesty International Israeli forces occupy civilian houses and keep the civilians as hostages on the first floor, while they position their soldiers on the second floor; ensuring that any fire on the house (especially with anti-tank or RPG missiles) kills the civilians as well."
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 16, 2009 - 13:20 by Miriam   text 1 comment (last - friday january 16, 2009 - 13:57)
Israel's communist party looks set to benefit from the government's decision to ban the Arab parties from the upcoming elections. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday January 15, 2009 - 17:06 by RTÉ
The public inquiry into the killing of Robert Hamill in Co Armagh 12 years ago has heard that shortly after the murder, police had evidence that one of their own officers had tried to protect one of the killers from prosecution.

25-year-old Catholic, Robert Hamill, was beaten to death by a loyalist mob in Portadown in April 1997. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Thursday January 15, 2009 - 15:18 by Miriam   text 2 comments (last - thursday january 15, 2009 - 15:55)
Al Jazeera have a creative commons repository which permits people reuse their their footage of their Gaza related coverage in an attempt to help get the truth of the situation out - a tacit criticism of other mainstream media.

"Let us know! You can send us a message through our contact form.

According the license, you must attribute the footage to Al Jazeera (but not in any way that suggests that we endorse you or your use of our work).

You are required to leave our logos intact, reference this website and the license itself."

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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 15, 2009 - 14:23 by Al Jazeera   text 1 comment (last - saturday january 17, 2009 - 08:37)
Gaza Protests, as Seen on Al Jazeera . . . and unseen on American TV

http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/gaza110109.html

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