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galway / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 27, 2006 - 22:37 by Jack
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The European Union has handed the Middle East to the militarists, writes Michael D Higgins TD in todays Irish Times. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 27, 2006 - 21:45 by Anthony
A letter from Chomsky and other well known anti-imperalists outlines some of the less well reported events around the start of the recent escalation of Israeli violence and looks at the double standards that can be seen in the coverage and treatment of Palestinians. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 27, 2006 - 17:19 by Red Banner Fleet
This is the complete Barr Tribunal Report http://www.eire.com/photos/Barr_Tribunal.pdf Sure to become as controversial as the Warren Report. McDowell claims that ERU are not "trigger happy bucaneers." ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 27, 2006 - 14:59 by nano
The middle of the twentieth century was the last occasion a belligerent nation stunned the world with violent military invasions. The major powers watched passively while a rogue military nation boldly occupied a number of sovereign states; the excuses offered by the aggressor at that time were similar to the inane, irrational rubbish the world is offered today by Israel and the U.S. However, some would make the distinction that the comments made by John Bolton and Condoleezza Rice are even less believable than the propaganda of Dr. Joseph Goebbels. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 27, 2006 - 12:44 by pat c
He beat himself up so badly he was paralysed! It reminds me of people beating themselves up during the days of the Heavy Gang. Or Andreas Baader shooting himself in the back of the head. Full story at link. pat c ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 27, 2006 - 02:13 by io
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By now most western Europeans with fair to middling interest in current affairs know that the UN observers in southern Lebanon, observed in time that Israeli artillery shells were landing close to their position. Ireland which prides itself on leading the way in UNIFIL operations knows how many phone calls were made - 10. We also all pride ourselves on knowing the mandate finishes next Monday. Most of the UN observers stationed with UNIFIL at that observer post were Indian, though those killed weren't. The first reports to hit Indian newswatchers that their own soldiers were in the line of fire came from the BBC who had their own team "observing" in the same little zone. This is how things work :- FINUL, the UN, the BBC, the government & army of Lebanon, the government & army of Israel, and even Hezbollah exchange phone numbers. They tell each other where they are. So "little accidents" like "friendly fire" don't happen. Otherwise indeed the whole idea of "UN peace-keeping" which started 50 years ago with the thereafter Nobel peace laureate, former prime minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson, would fall apart at the seams. So I thought I'd give you a round-up of Indian media reaction since as we all realise the UNIFIL mandate expires next Monday :- (we did all realise that didn't we???????????) _____________________________________________________________________________ ... read full story / add a comment |
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