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international / crime and justice / other press Wednesday March 19, 2008 01:17 by shapeshiftin reptile
"........She is one of the faces symbolizing the Iraq war. Pictures showing her abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Graib prison brought her notorious fame throughout the world. In her first interview in three years Lynndie England talks about Abu Ghraib, about Charles Graner, about guilt, her current life - and the role of the Bush administration........" The German current affairs magazine "Stern" publishes the Lynndie England interview Wednesday in its European print edition, but online versions are already available. It may be remembered that when the photos and scandal broke, Rumsfeld pleading ignorance asked how was he supposed to know what happened during the night shift in a prison on the other side of the world. As details of the abuse of extreme sexual nature were partially revealed he made a statement which is partially appended below. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Tuesday March 18, 2008 21:04 by Sarah Danaher
Do you regularly find yourself stressfully hunting for parking spaces or calming your nerves by fiercely honking in traffic jams? Or do you regularly get frustrated because you’ve just missed the bus or wasted hours waiting for one which never shows up or passes you by because it’s full? If so, then read on and dream of a healthier life…Imagine yourself ringing around the twisty roads, breathing in the fresh air as you spin past the traffic jams, feeling like a knight on his steed as you thrill in the physical exhilaration of climbing the great hills of Cork and the rush as you feel the wind on your cheeks, whizzing downhill… read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday March 18, 2008 07:44 by Ciaron
“RIVERS OF BLOOD START HERE” Zelda Jeffers and Fr Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker community were sentenced to days in prison today, at Stratford Magistrates Court, for pouring fake blood onto the gangway entrance to the DSEi (Defence System Equipment International) Arms Fair at Custom House DLR station in east London in September. The entrance to one of the world’s largest arms fairs was closed for at least 4 hours as a result. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday March 18, 2008 01:51 by Over The Edge
Friday April 11 is the date for an evening of Polish poetry organized by Over the Edge at Sheridan’s Wine Bar, opposite St. Nicholas’s Church, with the help of Galway-based Polish journalist Magalena Szulc. The evening is being supported by the Polish Embassy in Ireland. The reading will start at 8pm. read full story / add a comment |
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