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national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday October 27, 2005 13:22 by redjade
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October 26, 2005 Amid all the natural and political disasters it faces, the White House is certainly tireless in its effort to legalize torture. This week, Vice President Dick Cheney proposed a novel solution for the moral and legal problems raised by the use of American soldiers to abuse prisoners and the practice of turning captives over to governments willing to act as proxies in doing the torturing. Mr. Cheney wants to make it legal for the Central Intelligence Agency to do this wet work. [....] But Mr. Cheney's proposal was even more ludicrous. It would give the president the power to allow government agencies outside the Defense Department (the administration has in mind the C.I.A.) to mistreat and torture prisoners as long as that behavior was part of "counterterrorism operations conducted abroad" and they were not American citizens. That would neatly legalize the illegal prisons the C.I.A. is said to be operating around the world and read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday October 23, 2005 21:42 by Paul MacGiolla Bán
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Together with Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon and Damien Moran, Ciaron is one of the group known as the Pit Stop Ploughshares. In early February 2003, these five took part in the non-violent disarmament of a US Navy War Plane at Shannon airport. They have been charged with US$2.5 million damage to the plane, which was forced to return to Texas rather than continue its journey to Iraq. Their trial begins on Monday Oct 24th 2005 at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland. This article gives a brief insight into the motivations of these dedicated peace activists. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday October 19, 2005 12:53 by Mark C
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At a lecture jointly organised by Amnesty International Irish Section and The Irish Centre for Human Rights last night (18/10/05) entitled "Into the wilderness: how to escape history in Iraq" in National University of Ireland, Galway, Robert Fisk outlined the state of Iraq at present and his misgivings for a peaceful future there. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday October 10, 2005 15:49 by Justin Morahan
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This letter was sent to United States Ambassador James Kenny at the US Embassy, Elgin Road, Dublin earlier this afternoon read full story / add a comment 
clare / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday October 09, 2005 15:04 by Tim Hourigan
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clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday September 19, 2005 16:38 by Court Reporter
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The four peace activists who were arrested at Shannon yesterday afternoon, were held overnight in Shannon Garda Station for a special sitting of the District Court in Ennis this morning. The state asked for very strict bail conditions, and for once, Judge Mangan did not grant the State's wishes. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday September 17, 2005 04:23 by Daithí Mac Lochlainn
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Christy Moore’s Knock Song is a satirical piece about the Monsignor James Horan’s project to build an airport in Knock, County Mayo, the site of a Catholic shrine. He ends the song with the question, “Did NATO donate the dough, my boys? Did NATO donate the dough?” read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday September 14, 2005 16:15 by Tim Hourigan
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Following press and radio reports that the UN Commission on Human Rights wants to add Ireland to the long list of countries it wants to question about aiding and abetting CIA 'rendition' (i.e. torturing them into signing confessions) flights, peace activists in the Mid-west, who have been monitoring Shannon, call on the government to stop looking the other way. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / press release Friday August 12, 2005 13:05 by dave
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Press Statement - Birnberg Peirce & Partners 11/8/05 read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations / other press Monday July 04, 2005 21:38 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown writes an opinion piece (syndicated?) entitled "Every African I know was humiliated or just simply bewildered by the day" and points out that the intrusion of popstar egos detracted from the message as did the censorship of criticism of Blair et al for the deportation of refugees. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday June 24, 2005 18:10 by R. Isible
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Associated Press reports that an Italian judge has issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents alleged to be involved in the kidnapping of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, known as Abu Omar. The victim is alleged to have been tortured in Egypt. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday June 01, 2005 02:13 by Anonymous
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Newly published Amnesty report suggests Shannon may be complicit in the illegal "extraordinary rendition" of detainees to foreign nations conducted by US aircraft. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday May 17, 2005 03:40 by Phuq Hedd
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Condoleeza Rice (USA Secretary for State) spoke in Ireland (was it at Shannon?) about the alleged massacres being perpetrated by the US-backed regime in Uzbekistan. The USA has a large base in the country to facilitate its operations in Afghanistan and to operate as one of the bases used by the CIA in its "extraordinary renditions" program where people are flown to foreign countries so they can be tortured off US soil. The US State Department website admits that Uzbek security forces use torture and at the same time the USA has granted them approximately US$100 million in 2002 alone for "security". The White House has also released press statements insinuating that because the opposition is Islamic it must be terrorist. read full story / add a comment 
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Saturday May 07, 2005 18:43 by James R
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The Edukators comes bundled with enough hype and hope to prompt you into the IFI of an evening instead of lazily borrowing from your mates pirated DVD collection. Billed in reviews left, right and centre as an exposition of the political angst of a generation, the film provides a brief glance into the lives of Jan, (Daniel Bruhl), Peter, (Stipe Erceg) and Jule, (Julia Jentsch). Together they are three radicalised young Berliners, coping with the alienation of daily life in the city. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday March 24, 2005 18:09 by Edward Horgan
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Thursday 24th March, plane load of US troops in uniform and armed at Shannon airport, and suspicious executive jets in security zone. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday March 07, 2005 19:17 by Sean Crudden
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A young Russian soloist took over at short notice from the indisposed Patricia Bardon and captured every heart in the National Concert Hall on Friday night in the leading role in a very entertaining and profound performance of the Mahler classic. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday February 11, 2005 15:28 by redjade
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''UK airports are believed to be operational bases for two executive jets used by the CIA to carry out 'renditions' of terror suspects.'' read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 01, 2004 19:36 by as do many other extraordinary rendees
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questions questions questions and very very very few Answers read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday September 04, 2004 21:15 by Jack Lane
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A talk by Dr Brian Murphy OSB Author of Patrick Pearse & the Lost Republican Ideal A critique off the misuse of source material and reliance on British propaganda output by certain revisionist historians read full story / add a comment 
donegal / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 22, 2004 22:58 by R
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About 40 people gathered in the Bosco Community Centre in Donegal Town on Sunday to celebrate International Day Against Racism and to sing, dance, drum and pray for equality, peace and justice in the world. read full story / add a comment |
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