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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday February 16, 2006 - 16:42 by cafe
Time to name and shame the FF senators Fianna Fáil senators have blocked attempts to set up a Seanad investigation into allegations that the US has illegally transported prisoners through Shannon airport for torture elsewhere. Apparently Fianna Fáil senators feared that the creation of a Seanad inquiry would be seen as an unfriendly act by the United States, and possibly threaten the US military's increasingly important use of Shannon International Airport. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday February 16, 2006 - 14:07 by john tullis
This article examines the press response to last week's shooting of Harry Whittington by US vice president Dick Cheney . ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday February 16, 2006 - 13:28 by Terence
The story reported in the URL below reports on the death of 74 people and injury of 627 in the Philippines after a stampede to get into a stadium go gain entry into a game show competition. Those killed and injured were mainly those in dire poverty What this incidence shows is that all these types of game shows, pop-idle shows and so on, all serve to act as an opium for the masses because life under capitalism offers no other hope. ... read full story / add a comment |
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