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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday August 22, 2013 22:47 by Andy Archives
If Bradley Manning showed the U.S. Military’s indifference to arbitrary slaughter by U.S. personnel well that is how the Old Testament lays out the ground rules in the Middle East—it is NOT the Pentagon’s fault the New Testament had some other ideals that claimed all of mankind was part of God’s family. Still it seems apparent why there was so much adamant secrecy about sharing God’s State secrets—since it seems kind of obvious Eden was not the psychological paradise it was purported to have been by the propaganda powers-that-be back then. More importantly despite there being religious precepts too often leaders of countries do whatever they want irrespective of what legal or moral codes should apply—and this goes for both Israel and the United States—so maybe the the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil is that leaders can act like arbitrary Gods while expecting their subjects to follow rules? read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / news report Saturday March 24, 2012 19:13 by Randy Tail
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Another thread speculated that recent attacks on RTE by the Sunday Independent were due to a generalised attack on the public sector, on relatively independent journalism in the publicly owned RTE during a period of recession, on disappointment at the election of Michael D Higgins and defeat for the right wing entrepreneur, Sean Gallagher (and the part played by RTE in exposing Gallagher). That story is here: Sunday Independent that defended Bertie Ahern - on anti RTE, President Michael D Higgins, crusade http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101574 There could be more to it than that. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Monday March 12, 2012 17:53 by Andy Logan
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Following his Requisition for a Sworn Publin Enquiry into Corruption in Ireland on the 28 Jan 2012 Daniel Doherty was jailed on the 24 Feb 2012, once again without any summons or court hearing. This has happened to him on at least 7 occasions and has been done to keep him quiet. Minister Shatter you have a lot of work to do to clear up the corruption in the legal and justice system. It is simply not good enough. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday November 25, 2011 22:43 by José Antonio Gutiérrez D. & David Landy
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Cartoons have become explosive, underlining deep political fault lines in the new world order and more often than not, concealing bigotry and diverting debate from racism and imperialism to the much abused concept of “freedom of expression”. The latest episode was started by a cartoon published in Ha’aretz in which the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Defence Ehud Barak, say farewell to troops on the way to bomb Iran, while asking them to bomb the UNESCO offices in Ramallah on the way back. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / news report Friday October 28, 2011 11:11 by Napper Tandy
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Eoghan Harris destroyed Gay Mitchell's campaign by advising him to launch a reactionary blueshirt assault on Martin McGuinness. See:
Gay Blueshirt Mitchell becomes Eoghan Harris's candidate http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100648 Never a man to allow sentiment to delay him, Harris switched at the last minute to the one reactionary he thought would win, Sean Gallagher. Just like in 1997 when 'tribal time bomb' Mary McAleese won, the Harris touch turned to dust. Higgins will win and Martin McGuinness will elect him on transfers - the worst of all Harris worlds. Higgins lifted Section 31 censorship restrictions on Sinn Fein in 1994 and paved the way for the peace process and Sinn Fein electoral advance. Harris hated all of that. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday March 03, 2011 14:12 by Andy Storey
Over 200 activists, academic and others have today called for an audit of Greek debt to determine the uses to which it was put and the legitimacy (or not) of the demands for its repayment. There are arguments for initiating a similar exercise in Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday May 07, 2009 16:33 by andyet
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A Labour party councillor has attacked a group for picketing the clinic of a Fianna Fail TD. Cllr Aodhan Ó Riordain said that in his view, pickets held outside the clinics of Fianna Fail public representatives are not a legitimate form of protest. Cllr O Riordain uses a picture of himself at a protest at the Store Street Garda station on his blog at www.aodhanoriordain.blogspot.com read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 26, 2008 12:27 by Andy Storey
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This article looks at the EU intervention in Chad and argues that it is driven by the desire of the French government to shore up a dictator. The EU operation, which includes some 400 Irish troops, is essentially a fig leaf for the promotion of the foreign policy interests of the French state. The mainstream media ignores the geopolitical realities of this and other such interventions in Africa and thus ignores the potential negative consequences - for both Africans and Europeans. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 12:32 by Andy McNab
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Opponents of the Lisbon Treaty claim that Ireland will become part of a Pan-European Army. However their hysteria betrays a profound ignorance of our military weaknesses and indeed the military weakness of the European armies even the big three, German, France and the United Kingdom. None of the European armies shows any likelihood of being able to overcome nationalistic rivalries, duplication of resources, linguistic difficulties and a plethora of different weapons systems that would make a Pan-European army exist anywhere except in the fantasies of Brussels bureacrats even if a common defence treaty is made official. read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Monday April 21, 2008 01:14 by Paula Geraghty / David Landy
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Photo essay and account from the IPSC march on the 12th of April: From Deir Yassin to Gaza - 60 Years of Israeli State Oppression images (c) read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Thursday February 07, 2008 22:13 by Andy Martin
British rule requires political policing read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday September 18, 2003 14:02 by Rapper Tandy
Colombia's Communist rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), issued a communique late Tuesday denying any responsibility in the kidnapping of eight overseas tourists. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Monday September 08, 2003 16:54 by Rapper Tandy
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The Plough -E-mail newsletter of the Irish Republican Socialist Party Number- 4 Date 5th September 2003 Contents 1. Loyalists attacks escalate in North Belfast 2. Message of solidarity with Chilean Hunger strikers 3. North East Irish Social Forum 4. The ideas of Frantz Fanon 5. What¹s on read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday September 08, 2003 14:54 by Rapper Tandy
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The British Government is to separate republican and loyalist prisoners in Northern Ireland's top security Maghaberry Prison. The whole report can be downloaded as a .pdf file from the NIO office site at http://www.nio.gov.uk/press/030908a.htm read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday September 01, 2003 13:12 by Mandy
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The truth about Mary Kelly read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday August 25, 2003 11:19 by Rapper Tandy
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The Plough Number 2 - 22 August 2003 E-mail newsletter of the Irish Republican Socialist Party http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html CONTENTS +INTERNATIONAL ISSUES +MAGHERA MEMORIAL CONTROVERSY +SUNDAY WORLD-SUNDAY LIAR +STATEMENT ON THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INLA CEASE-FIRE BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE IRISH NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY +RESEARCH ON MIGRANT WORKERS +FORTHCOMING EVENTS +COMMENTS ON PLOUGH read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday August 17, 2003 19:03 by Rapper Tandy
The IRSP have accused the Northern Ireland Housing Executive of being the political dupes of the SDLP, DUP, and others following the smashing of a monument to two INLA volunteers due to be unveiled on Sunday. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday August 14, 2003 19:25 by Rapper Tandy
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The latest edition of the Starry Plough, the newspaper of the Irish Republican Socialist Movement, is now online in PDF format at: http://www.morrigan.net/starryplough/aug2003/aug2003.pdf Back issues can be found at: http://www.irsm.org/irsp/starryplough/ IRSM Website: http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday February 24, 2003 20:26 by randy reposter
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i heard this song and i'm passing it on for others to sing read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Sunday October 27, 2002 22:48 by Andy mcknob
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during the bloody sunday saville inquiry brit army intelligence officer Colin Wallace testified to the existence of a shadowy brit army unit in the 1970s which specialised in Psych ops. read full story / add a comment |
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