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international / environment / other press Tuesday August 08, 2006 00:56 by Terence   text 4 comments (last - thursday august 10, 2006 13:35)
Swedens' regulators have been meeting in emergency session to decide on further nuclear power station shutdowns, after a near meltdown situation developed last week at the Forsmark nuclear power station when one of the backup generators failed. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 07, 2006 17:44 by Ploughshares Support   text 2 comments (last - tuesday august 08, 2006 07:53)
On Feb 3rd. 2003, the Pit Stop Ploughshares 5 carried out an act of nonviolent disarmament on a U.S. Navy War plane at Shannon Airport. In July '06, the five Catholic Workers were found not guilty of "US2.5million criminal damage without lawful excuse" by the unanimous verdict of a jury - the conscience of the commuity - at Dublin's Four Courts. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 07, 2006 16:56 by nano
The world we live in today is characterised by States adopting the methodologies of organised crime. The traditional methods of criminal organizations have been legitimised by expropriation; no longer are deception, violence, theft, disregarding social codes/contracts the sole province of the sub-culture of organised crime they are now openly employed methods of various conservative governments around the globe – most notably, the USA, UK and Australia. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Monday August 07, 2006 16:07 by Chris Murray   text 8 comments (last - friday december 08, 2006 18:17)   image 2 images

From: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/0,,782450,00.html

A 415 million pound scheme of biometric passports is in question today
after hackers broke the codes (within two weeks) of the biometric
passport scheme- ( A Blairite response to 9/11)
The biometric info includes finger-prints, facial scan and iris patterns.

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galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 07, 2006 15:56 by DT   text 4 comments (last - monday october 01, 2007 14:39)
The UN Security Council's draft resolution : "... a document of such bias and mendacity that a close Lebanese friend read carefully through it yesterday, cursed and uttered the immortal question: "Don't these bastards learn anything from history?" ... . read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Monday August 07, 2006 09:55 by o as if
European German speakers appear to be leading the way in combatting internet addiction. The Swiss canton of Zurich has just joined with some of the German states and one Austrian province to draw up plans to combat "cyber addiction".

The Swiss estimate at least 3% of surfers in their country suffer from "excessive" internet use. Suffering surfers are most likely male, aged between 20 and 30 and have grown up with computer games and other entertainment systems such as "playstation" and "gameboy". read full story / add a comment
Photos of Beirut, three weeks apart
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday August 07, 2006 01:01 by redjade   text 16 comments (last - monday august 14, 2006 12:12)   image 9 images
{ Notes on the Long War: .003 / August 7-14 2006 } read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 06, 2006 19:48 by canuk in ireland   text 3 comments (last - monday august 07, 2006 12:34)
In an article from the Toronto Star newspaper, alleged human rights advocate, and Canadian Liberal Party leadership candidate, Michael Ignatieff admits to "not losing sleep" over the massacre of Lebanese civilians at Qana. Skip down to the second half of the article to read Ignatieff's shameful comments in his own words. read full story / add a comment
 “Dermot Ahern, the Irish foreign affairs minister, said he would block any attempt by the US to transport arms to Israel through his county.”
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 06, 2006 15:08 by Media Head   text 1 comment (last - sunday august 06, 2006 15:48)   image 1 image
This was the front page of Scotland’s Sunday Herald on 30th July 2006.

The Irish Government propaganda machine would have the Scottish population believe that no US military flights are allowed through Irish airports.

“Dermot Ahern, the Irish foreign affairs minister, said he would block any attempt by the US to transport arms to Israel through his county.”

Most interesting is the total absence of any reference to the fact that Ireland allows US military flights through Shannon airport and the recent court victory of the Pitstop Ploughshares. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday August 06, 2006 05:19 by Seán Ryan   text 8 comments (last - wednesday october 04, 2006 01:11)
In this week's edition of the Limerick Leader, the Ploughshares are maligned and the law is questioned. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday August 06, 2006 00:35 by Michael   text 2 comments (last - sunday august 06, 2006 05:28)
Not in My Name
Nour Odeh, The Electronic Intifada, 30 July 2006

" ,,, The Israeli side has attempted to market this campaign of death and destruction in Lebanon and Palestine as "self-defense" intended to "defend peace," in the words of Shimon Peres, who in 1996 gave the orders to bomb a UNIFIL post in Qana, South Lebanon, where hundreds of civilians had sought refuge. That attack burned 106 Lebanese civilians to death, also in the name of Israeli "self-defense." Israeli officials have also allowed themselves the audacity of speaking on behalf of the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples they are assaulting. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday August 05, 2006 23:42 by RFE
Damian Moran of the pit-stop ploughshares was guest on Radio Free Eireann in New York today. Damian talked in detail about the case and the anti-war movement in Ireland. Damian was joined by Angela McCormack of the Stop the War Coalition (Glasgow, Scotland). read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Saturday August 05, 2006 07:31 by rep
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert embeds his soldiers in Israeli communities, next to schools, beside hospitals, close to welfare centres, ensuring that any Israeli target is also a civilian target. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday August 05, 2006 00:28 by Mary Kelly
Pls take a moment to watch this clip about Israel's
war on Lebanon... images
you won't find in mainstream media.
thanks,
Mary. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday August 04, 2006 21:48 by Daithí
Suffice it to say, it’s an uncomfortable summer here in New York. My own neighborhood was among those without electricity for a greater part of last week.
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international / miscellaneous / other press Friday August 04, 2006 17:17 by SP Member   text 269 comments (last - friday may 04, 2007 07:42)   image 1 image
Tommy Sheridan has won his case against the News of the World. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Friday August 04, 2006 16:09 by Phuq Hedd   text 20 comments (last - wednesday august 09, 2006 20:12)
In Counterpunch, Aug 4th 2006, Jonathan Cook reports on Human Rights Watch's analysis of civilian casualties inflicted by Hizbullah and the IDF and concludes that indiscriminate media reporting is perpetuating at least two inaccuracies: that IDF strikes are "targetted" with Lebanese civilian deaths being a result of Hizbullah using them as human shields; and that Hizbullah attacks are deliberately targetting civilians. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Friday August 04, 2006 15:14 by salamander
The major communication mediums of the world continue to bombard the public with images and descriptions of the Israeli-Lebanon conflict. The media works tirelessly to deliver our social consciousness. Today’s mass media maintains its status as the principal means of creating and sustaining social realities. The internet-based ‘independents’ lack real independent front-line resources and continue to rely on the mainstream for most of their information (much to their chagrin). read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday August 04, 2006 14:17 by Media   text 1 comment (last - friday august 04, 2006 16:24)
The US Embassy has helpfully posted up a guide to independent journalism on their website http://dublin.usembassy.gov/

here http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/journalism/index.htm
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national / miscellaneous / other press Thursday August 03, 2006 20:17 by supp
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Natural Resources Martin Ferris TD has accused Shell of duplicity in their announcement that they are to drop their court injunction against the Rossport Five.

Deputy Ferris said:

"In announcing that they are dropping their injunction, Shell have absolved themselves of the requirement to surrender key documents relating to various aspects of the pipeline project. On Monday Justice Mary Laffoy made an order of discovery that for the first time would have placed this information into the hands of those who object to the pipeline.

"The fact that Shell, after more than a year of attempting to bully Rossport men, should now drop their action speaks volumes. It confirms what many of us believe; that the entire deal regarding the Corrib field stinks to high heaven. The fact that Shell is willing to abandon its campaign of intimidation rather than shed any light into this dark corner speaks for itself. read full story / add a comment
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