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national / miscellaneous / other press Friday August 28, 2009 10:01 by Media Team
A vast untapped pool of ideas, innovation and enthusiasm lies patiently in waiting but with growing frustration. Instead of opening up the corridors of commentary, debate and decision-making to a dynamic new generation of thinkers and leaders (35% of the population is under 25) Ireland remains shackled to the fading authority of industry, politics and religion. While each of these traditional pillars is rapidly losing credibility, they still call the shots. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday August 27, 2009 08:18 by Azzoncao and Antifascist Youth of Bochum
In December 2008, we created an anti-fascist mural in Bochum, to commemorate those seven anti-fascist from different european countries, who had been killed by neo-nazis during the last years. After we photographed the whole process of production, we brought those and several other materials together and made a documentary of it, about the mural and the background of the seven murdered antifas. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday August 26, 2009 17:42 by Maziar Razi
Maziar Razi outlines the reality of life for workers in Iran and points out why chavez is mistaken in his support for Ahmadinejad. The appeal is made to the workers of Venezuela. Full story at url below. The Revolutionary Marxists of Iran are aware of your achievements as part of the Bolivarian Movement and have always supported this movement against the widespread lies and the interference of imperialism. In order to defend your invaluable movement labour and student activists have set up the ‘Hands Off Venezuela’ campaign in Iran and during the past few years have stood together with you in confronting the imperialist attacks. It is obvious that your achievements were gained under the leadership of Hugo Chávez and, for this reason, you reserve deep respect for him. In terms of his foreign policy, however, Chávez has made a mistake. By supporting Ahmadinejad he has ignored the solidarity of the workers and students of Iran with your revolution, and made it look worthless. read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday August 24, 2009 11:34 by Digital Unity Team
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Money matters in Tanzania. In Ireland the pursuit of money might, at least in recent years, be more about getting hold of the latest designer handbag, pair of Electric Picnic tickets or iPhone than affording rent or food, but this is certainly not the case in Tanzania. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday August 20, 2009 22:00 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
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A series of oil paintings examining the daily existence of people making a living in the worst working conditions in the global economy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 20, 2009 12:00 by Danny
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The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, is reporting that quisling: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad are guarded by Israel's Shin Bet security service on some of their trips around the West Bank ... ."The Shin Bet guards the Palestinian Authority president and the PA prime minister according to regulations, and in full, orderly coordination with all the security services," the Shin Bet said ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday August 17, 2009 14:15 by Mirian Cotton and David Manning
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Mirian Cotton and David Manning piece in Counterpunch discussing how the “dominant media” in Ireland treated the Iranian elections and compares that media's handling of the elections in Honduras which occurred around the same time. The dominant media Cotton and Manning refer to is the right wing, corporate press. The Irish left wing media which took an identical ahmadjian-stole-the-election, pro green wave line to papers such as the Irish Times do not get mentioned in the article. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday August 14, 2009 17:04 by SP-USA
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* A Socialist Attends a Town Hall Health Care Meeting read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday August 13, 2009 16:41 by IT Reader
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Many people are worried about the militarism implicit in the text of the Lisbon Treaty. If passed, it will effectively makes arguments for disarmament and reduction in military capabilities illegal and redundant, as each will be constitutionally obliged to increase its weapons spending. In today's Irish Times, Roger Cole of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance argues that a vote in favour undermines the fight for Irish independence, democracy and neutrality. read full story / add a comment
international / housing / other press Wednesday August 12, 2009 16:25 by gurggle tweet
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With a headline like that the story really does deserve a place in the "other press" section, no? It's David Shayler again. For those who don't remember him, he was a MI5 whistleblower whose revelations included such delights as one of the general knowledge questions he was asked upon being recruited (put the English titles of nobility in order*) and that the Brits wanted to assassinate Colonel Ghadaffi back in the days before we spellt his name Qhadaffi. (with a Q). Since the whistleblowing, was the exile with spy girlfriend in France, and then things got juicy. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 10, 2009 02:06 by Plowshares
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Johnson: The priest, the clown and the life of protest By Bill Johnson Denver Post Columnist Posted: 08/07/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT Father Carl Kabat awoke early Thursday morning, put on his clerical collar, grabbed his clown suit and quietly strolled out of his longtime friend's Arvada home. William Strabala, who has known the Catholic priest since their days in the seminary more than 50 years ago and had hosted him since he arrived from St. Louis, simply sighed. It was pointless, he knew, to attempt to talk the 75-year-old priest out of what he was about to do. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday August 08, 2009 14:04 by Harvey Duff
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Who said that legendary rockers U2 have sold out ? This brilliant video of the band's 25 July Dublin performance on youtube gives the answer . Bono sings a U2 classic in tribute to the Iranian Green Movement for freedom and democracy. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday August 07, 2009 18:13 by Yassamine Mather
This article analyses the reasons behind the current show trials of dissidents in Iran and argues that no honest rational person should be taken in by the lies of Iranian Regimes. The show trial of August 1 when a number of prominent ‘reformists’ appeared on Iranian state TV to ‘thank their interrogators’ before repenting – was not the first such event in the Islamic republic’s history. Leaders of the ‘official communist’ Tudeh Party were similarly paraded on Iranian TV to denounce their own actions in the 1980s, while in the 1990s we had the trials of ‘rogue’ elements of the ministry of intelligence. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday August 06, 2009 23:48 by Niall Farrell
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So the Labour Party's conscience - Michael D Higgins = has an open mind to NAMA.. Read the learned man's thoughts in an interview with the Galway Independent: http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/...r-us/ read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 06, 2009 15:05 by Peter Tatchell
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Iran Solidarity was launched in the House of Lords in London on 13 July 2009. The aim of the new organisation is to support the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom. Parliamentarians, human rights campaigners and exiled Iranians came together for the launch of the campaign . Baron Taverne, of Pimlico who hosted the event urged unity between the different Iranian factions to secure the common cause of ending tyranny . read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday August 05, 2009 16:34 by redjade
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Mary Robinson's 'long public record of hostility and one-sided bias against the Jewish state' read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 16:18 by Susan Boyle
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Those of us whose holidays or vacations are generally spent eating healthy salad, considering the holistic benefits of poverty which reduce alcohol consumption & welcome soft slumber - are often left with only two things to do. The sensible : decorate the gaff. The frustrating : read about other people's holidays. Oh, if I had enough for a decent roller and emulsion I'd have enough for a six pack & oriental massage on my local beach. So instead I offer to the reader a miscellany of links covering former President Clinton's surprise day trip to North Korea. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 12:25 by iosaf
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Mr Celerino Castillo, known as "Cele" to his friends, was once an agent of the DEA, that US secret service branch which supposedly fights the war to end production of drugs like cocaine and heroin from the jungles of Latin America to the dusty mountains of Afghanistan. Whilst working for the DEA he saw with his own little eyes how another chap working for the DEA & CIA, Mr Luis Posada Carriles, ran guns out of El Salvador's "llopango" base, he also casebooked murders by CIA "assets". "Cele" not only noted all the little details down : he did his best to tell the world. His testimony would form part of the backdrop to what is now known as the "Iran Contra" affair which as it name suggests spun a web from the mountains of central America, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua to Iran via the US covert military machine, SOA, Pentagon & of course the regime of Reagan, Bush senior, Rumsfeld, Cheney etc. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 12:05 by David L
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The results of a recent survey in Israel shows a jump in racism and intolerance, particularly among newer Jewish immigrants. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday August 04, 2009 08:56 by Ronoc
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Its seems the vision that George Orwell had in 1984 is coming closer and closer for the English Public. There is already more CCTV cameras in the UK than there is in the rest of Europe, and now The Childrens Secretary has set out £400 million for plans to put 20,000 of the worst families under 24hour CCTV supervision in their own homes.... read full story / add a comment |
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