Ireland
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Irish passport card holders to be fingerprinted under new EU rules
New EU rules on national identity cards and travel documents will “compel Ireland to introduce fingerprinting” of all holders of the Irish passport card, according to a document circulated by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Continue reading
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What Next? Post-It Series #2 By S. Artesian
Logical question, not that anything at all has been accomplished, but still…..the votes are in and Britain, temporarily, has voted to exit the European Union. Temporarily…not temporarily the exit stuff; but temporarily the “Britain” part, because Scotland and Northern Ireland voted remain. So it’s England and Wales, or soon will be. Cameron and Osborne and… Continue reading
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Housmans Books Newsletter September 2013
3 September 2013 — Housmans NEWS 1. Housmans New Online Shop – In Affiliation With Hive2. Peace News fundraiser: “Come Out! We Have You Surrounded!”3. The Cally Festival, Sunday 8th September 12-6pm Continue reading
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Africa: Monsanto – the Unrepentant Repeat Offender By James N. Kariuki
The uproar in Ireland over horsemeat, the narrow defeat of Proposition 37 in California which would have made it mandatory to label all food containing GMOs – reveal that Africans must now join the rest of the world in resisting GMO foods and biotechnology, no matter how effectively packaged Continue reading
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Ireland and the Basque Country By James Petras
Many billions of Euros are being extracted from Europe’s vassal-debtor nations – Spain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland –and transferred to the creditor banks, financial speculators and swindlers located in the City of London, Wall Street, Geneva and Frankfort. Under what has been termed ‘austerity’ programs vast tributary payments are amassed by ruling Conservative and Social… Continue reading
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Death of Margaret Thatcher Reopens the Debate Over Her Cruel Legacy By Roger Annis
The death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on April 8 has renewed an intense political debate in Britain and internationally over her legacy. For her ruling class sycophants, Thatcher was a heroine, “one of the greatest” prime ministers Britain ever had. Continue reading
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Democracy, Disillusion and The Political Process By Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin
A new nationwide opinion poll in Ireland has shown that people are becoming more and more disillusioned with the political process leading one to wonder if democracy (people rule) has simply become demopsefia (people vote). This type of disillusionment is becoming widespread across Europe in general. While no one is naive enough to believe all… Continue reading
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The War on Mali. What you Should Know: An Eldorado of Uranium, Gold, Petroleum, Strategic Minerals By R. Teichman
Whatever is reported by the mainstream media, the goal of this new war is no other than stripping yet another country of its natural resources by securing the access of international corporations to do it. What is being done now in Mali through bombs and bullets is being done to Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 15 January 2013 (01/13)
013 — Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU Council of the European Union: Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council in Dublin on 17-18 January 20132. EU: European Investigation Order3. EU: Commission makes €50 million available for the development of “big brother” PNR databases – before legislation has even been agreed Continue reading
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Ireland copyright battle: Newspapers demand $400 for sharing links
The body representing Ireland’s main newspapers is demanding a minimum of $400 for third parties to directly link their articles, sparking an unprecedented copyright row which strikes at the very heart of sharing content on the World Wide Web. Continue reading
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German state TV reports: Syrian rebels claim responsibility for attack on Turkey by R. Teichmann
Supporting the original ZDF report that the rebels are responsible for the attack on the Turkish border village is another video (Source: Syria News) which shows that the rebels have the equipment to carry out such an attack. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Why Are We The Good Guys? By David Cromwell
One of the unspoken assumptions of the Western world is that ‘we’ are great defenders of human rights, a free press and the benefits of market economics. Mistakes might be made along the way, perhaps even tragic errors of judgement such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But the prevailing view is that ‘the West’… Continue reading
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IT’S TAX TIME: IS IT TIME TO OCCUPY THE IRS? By Danny Schechter
Back in the day, the government used IRS investigations to threaten political activists and intimidate activists that paid their taxes as opposed to those who became tax resisters to refuse to pay for wars. Continue reading
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Gaza Friends: ISRAELIS PREVENT IRISH ACTIVISTS FROM BOARDING FLIGHT HOME
The seven Irish human rights activists due home in Ireland this afternoon at 2:25 pm were at the last minute prevented from boarding their flight out of Ben Gurion airport by Israeli armed guards. Continue reading
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Killing the Truth: Western Mainstream Media Complicit in NATO War Crimes in Libya By Finian Cunningham
In Libya, not only is there the criminal military assault on a sovereign country, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the murder of women and children, and all the violation of international law that that entails – we now have the complete lobotomisation of language and normal meaning of words. Continue reading
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Is Greece another Lehman’s? By Raphie de Santos
As Ruling Class fight over another bailout, is Greece another Lehman’s – that’s the question that has been raised in the financial markets over the last few weeks by financial analysts and more mainstream commentators. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 8 June 2011
8 June 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: India told US to beware of Pakistan’s ‘game’ in Afghanistan The Express Tribune A WikiLeaks cable filed by US Political Counselor Uzra Zeya in New Delhi in February last year contains details of his meeting with YK Sinha, India’s A/S equivalent for Afghanistan. The US diplomat wrote: Sinha told Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 June 2011
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info Hay festival: Julian Assange was prepared to name superinjunction holders Telegraph.co.uk Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has suggested he was prepared to reveal the names of individuals covered by superinjunctions issued by the British courts to protect their privacy. By Patrick Sawer, and Holly Watt Mr Assange said the Continue reading