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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 16, 2012 - 18:30 by Yassamine Mather
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Yassamine Mather delivers a wide ranging speech in Manchester. She covers the increasing threats of war, the need for principled solidarity, the US intervention in Balochistan province and the misery caused by sanctions. Full text at link. It seems such a long time that there have been threats of military action against Iran without them being followed through that some people may have become a bit blasé. It is a bit like the boy who cried wolf too many times perhaps. However, the reality is that his time the threats are very serious. The reasons why there are serious threats now have very little to do with the Iranian nuclear programme. Most people agree that the Iranian government exaggerates the stage it has reached and the west also exaggerates this - in regard to uranium enrichment, for example - both for their own reasons. I am not dismissing the nuclear issue altogether, but I do not think it is the reason why we are facing these serious threats. ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Wednesday March 14, 2012 - 22:47 by RoS
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Three horses died on Cheltenham’s first day. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday March 14, 2012 - 21:13 by RoS
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Red meat is not only unhealthy but can be positively lethal, according to new research ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Tuesday March 13, 2012 - 20:24 by a
The European Commissioner for external relations has said Israel should transfer money due to the Palestinian Authority it has held back since Hamas won the Palestinian elections in January. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday March 12, 2012 - 23:37 by lefty
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Israeli war planes struck at the Gaza Strip and Palestinians fired more rockets against southern Israel on Monday in a fourth day of hostilities in which 25 Palestinians have been killed. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 12, 2012 - 22:37 by Ex-Corkman
Anonymous threaten Islamic Fundamentalists. The misogynist mullahs will end up as halal minced beef! Full text at url. Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous Internet freedom group posted video messages on Facebook pages of Tunisian Islamists, threatening reprisals over their efforts to introduce Salafist laws. "We are fighting you... your emails, your bank accounts and transactions will be probed, your hard discs will be copied," said a man wearing the Guy Fawkes mask that has become a trade mark of Anonymous members. "If the Tunisian government won't stop your activities in the weeks to come, Anonymous will," he added. "We are not against religion, we are Muslims, but we are defending freedom in our country," a separate written message said, posted along with images of the Tunisian flag. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / eu Saturday March 10, 2012 - 12:28 by serf
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A good analysis of the EU fiscal treaty which we will naively be voting "yes" on. Be very afraid! It's only a permanent austerity treaty biased against social spending. ... read full story / add a comment |
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