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antrim / miscellaneous / other press Sunday December 04, 2005 17:37 by FFS
One of Ireland most infamous paramilitaries has become a born-again Christian. Belfast man Bobby Tohill, who was at the centre of an alleged IRA kidnap storm which rocked in the peace process in February 2004, says he is now dedicating his life to helping the poor and homeless. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday December 04, 2005 00:15 by poolfeedjunkie
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday December 02, 2005 17:03 by Melcan
Cap relief for artists at €20,000-a-year, urges anti-poverty champion HIGH-earning artists such as Bono, Enya, the Corrs and Westlife should be forced to pay tax to help bridge the gap between the rich and poor in our society, it was claimed yesterday. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / other press Friday December 02, 2005 01:09 by John Meehan
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“Welcome” ... Trotsky Celia Hart Celia Hart is the daughter of two historic leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Armando Hart and the late Haydée Santamaria. A physicist, writer and member of the Cuban Communist Party, she describes herself as a “freelance Trotskyist”. She has published many articles on Trotsky and on the Permanent Revolution. The article that published at the link below, written on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Trotsky by the Stalinist agent Ramon Mercader, was first published on the web site Rebelion. http://212.67.202.147/%7Eivnet05/article.php3?id_article=898&var_recherche=Celia+Hart read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 18:39 by Hal_aloo_eea
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Limbo -- the place where the Catholic Church teaches that babies go if they die before being baptized -- may have its days numbered. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 17:46 by An bata
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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Sean Garland, the President of the Workers' Party, after he failed to appear in a Belfast court today to face possible extradition to the US. He appeared in court on foot of an arrest warrant alleging that he had been involved in counterfeiting large quantities of $100 bills. He was subsequently released on bail, on the condition that he resided with a friend in Co Down. Last month his bail was varied to allow him to return home to Navan to undergo medical treatment. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 13:25 by Terry
This story neatly illustrates something that doesn't get the attention it deserves and that is how increasingly pollution threatens millions and is likely to become a bigger and bigger burden on humanity as we push the environment to it's limits. read full story / add a comment 
international / environment / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 12:26 by redjade
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'We are writing to you as part of a global group of climate and media activists establishing a topical indymedia site on climate.' read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 01, 2005 10:48 by anon
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Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern will seek assurances from Washington that US planes using Shannon airport have not been carrying CIA terror suspects when he meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday. Germany, Ireland and Switzerland have joined nearly a dozen European countries that are probing US spy agency flights for prisoners reportedly subjected to extra-judicial detention and possibly torture. "The Minister will seek assurances from Condoleezza Rice that Shannon was not used for the rendition of prisoners or anything of that nature," a spokesman for Mr Ahern said on Sunday. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday November 30, 2005 10:41 by saoririseoir
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Nov 25th: Police diver finding mutilated bodies in Tigris River. (podcast will probably expire on Friday December 2nd), but will try to put up mp3 link in comments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/outlook.shtml#Fri This BBC World Service magazine programme called Outlook, is soft news normally, but at the end of this interview, the police diver lets it be known that he has lately been finding many mutilated corpses in the River Tigris. NYT Report, November 27th. http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051129/ZNYT03/511290451 Sunnis say that hundreds go missing. A prominent incident on November 24th. http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m18184&date=26-nov-2005_22:24_ECT Sunni clan leader and three sons openly assassinated in baghdad by uniformed police. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday November 29, 2005 16:20 by pat c
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Its good to see that the spirit of Christ is alive and well in the US Catholic Church. These are the same goons who are trying to avoid claims from abuse victims and are refusing the sacrements to Pro-Choice politicians. Jesus Wept! Full story at the link. Pat C read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Tuesday November 29, 2005 12:59 by iosaf mac diarmada
This week sees yet another international government conference on "Climate change". The event being held in Montreal Quebec is seeing over 160 countries attempt yet again to cobble together a solution on "reduction of emissions" to "fix our weather". We all know its broken. Huricane Delta has just hit the Canary islands, with 7 islander deaths confirmed and unknown numbers of dead migrants in the seas between the archipelago and Africa. a quarter of a million people left without power. read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday November 29, 2005 00:26 by redjade
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“I said to the President, ‘We’re not winning the war.’ And he asked, ‘Are we losing?’ I said, ‘Not yet.’ ” The President, he said, “appeared displeased” with that answer. “I tried to tell him,” the former senior official said. “And he couldn’t hear it.” read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Monday November 28, 2005 21:29 by Upstart Radio America
Al-Jazeera must be doing something right for Dictator Bush to want to bomb them. That is, if he hadn't bombed them in 2001 and 2003 already. George McGovern talks about Poppy Bush's opposition to the war. Jody Paulson compares GWB to Tricky Dick. An awesome speech by NBA Star Eaton Thomas of the Washington Wizzards and finally, Ward Churchill brings it home. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday November 28, 2005 18:31 by yahoo
By PAUL AMES, Associated Press Writer "Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Franco Frattini also warned that that any of the 25 bloc nations found to have operated secret CIA prisons could have their EU voting rights suspended." read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / other press Sunday November 27, 2005 23:41 by regular joe
By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 14th May 2002 Persuasion works best when it’s invisible. The most effective marketing worms its way into our consciousness, leaving intact the perception that we have reached our opinions and made our choices independently. As old as humankind itself, over the past few years this approach has been refined, with the help of the internet, into a technique called “viral marketing”. Last month, the viruses appear to have murdered their host. One of the world’s foremost scientific journals was persuaded to do something it has never done before, and retract a paper it had published. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Sunday November 27, 2005 00:10 by R. Isible
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Irish Independent reports that a previous occupation of the MV Normandy led to the consideration of using teargas. Plainclothes security personnel are rumoured to have boarded the vessel prepared and equipped to use teargas. This report by Gerald Flynn paints the taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, in a positive light and refrains from pointing out that the oul bollocks hasn't done anything except talk bollocks. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday November 25, 2005 20:36 by Sean Crudden
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Best - the boy wonder of 1960's football - is dead. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday November 24, 2005 18:01 by SP Member
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In the aftermath of the Labour Court recommendation on the Irish Ferries, and the confrontation between Joe Higgins and Mary Harney in the Dail this morning, Irish Ferries have escalated the dispute at Pembroke and workers have blockaded themselves into the engine room of the ship. read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday November 24, 2005 17:46 by Allen
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A LABOUR Party decision to reject a complaint against its party leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte, has been described as "appalling" by Clr. Declan Bree, who made the complaint. read full story / add a comment |
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