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Bradley Manning Faces WikiLeaks Court Martial

Sun 5 Feb 2012 04:38 am filed by Keith Harris - International

The US Army has confirmed that Bradley Manning, the US soldier charged with passing thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, will face court martial and the risk of life imprisonment. Full story (http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16162898)

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27 of 35 Bush Articles of Impeachment Apply to Obama

Sat 4 Feb 2012 11:43 pm filed by Keith Harris - United States

By David Swanson When Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush on June 9, 2008, the 35 had been selected from drafts of nearly twice that many articles. President Obama has accumulated his own massive list of high crimes and misdemeanors that were unavailable for Bush's list (thing's like openly murdering U.S. citizens, launching massive drone wars, selectively and abusively prosecuting numerous whistleblowers as spies, holding Bradley Manning naked in isolation, attacking Libya without so much as bothering to lie to Congress, etc.).

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Single parents unite to fight budget cuts

Fri 3 Feb 2012 12:17 pm filed by Keith Harris - Ireland

This week Minister Joan Burton will send to thousands of one parent families a letter to review existing one-parent claimants. As 65% of the poorest children in Ireland live in one parent households, this letter will terrify many single parents. The budget cuts for 2012 discriminated against single parents with mulitiple cuts. Single parents across Ireland on social media have been organising, and have set up a campaign SPARK to oppose these cuts. A protest is called by SPARK for February 18th at 2pm, meeting at the Garden Of Remembrance. Minister Burton attacked single parents, as they were seen as an easy target. She underestimated angry parents, and they will continue to protest and campaign to highlight her discrimination, and demand a reversal of the cuts that will inflict poverty for thousands of lone parents.

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Second Citizens' Against Charges publice meeting

Thu 2 Feb 2012 02:13 pm filed by Keith Harris -

A 'Citizens' Against Charges' public meeting in Newcastle West that drew such a large crowd that many were unable to gain entry is to be continued with a follow-up meeting.

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Appeal court rules police kettling protesters 'lawful'

Wed 1 Feb 2012 10:24 pm filed by Keith Harris - United Kingdom

Kettling protesters is lawful, appeal court rules - Metropolitan police win appeal against high court ruling criticising violent tactics at the G20 protest in 2009 (Guardian, link): http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/19/kettling-protesters-lawful-appeal-court/print and see: Full text of the judgment: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2012/jan/uk-kettling-judgment-full-text.pdf

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Online report published on excavations on Skellig Michael

Wed 1 Feb 2012 10:20 pm filed by Keith Harris - Ireland

An online publication of the archaeological stratigraphic report for excavations carried out by the National Monuments Service on Skellig Michael has now been published on-line.

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Cambridge, Mass., to Vote Next Monday on Resolution Opposing Iran War

Wed 1 Feb 2012 10:12 pm filed by Keith Harris - United States

By David Swanson n response to passage of this resolution opposing a war on Iran and excessive military spending passed in Charlottesville, Va., Cambridge, Mass., City Council will vote next Monday on the following similar resolution.

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A Crazy Republican Attack That Obama Himself Agrees With

Wed 1 Feb 2012 03:58 am filed by Keith Harris - United States

By David Swanson Imagine if a bunch of the craziest war-hungry Republicans in the House filmed themselves in a nutty bat-guano video packed with lies addressed to the President of the United States. And then imagine President Barack Obama almost immediately agreeing with them. I can think of two ways in which such a series of events could go unnoticed, as it just has.

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New €1m energy research projects as part of government-supported centre

Sun 29 Jan 2012 10:28 pm filed by Keith Harris -

Projects include exploring use of wireless networks to control building heating systems  The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte T.D., and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., have announced the approval of the first two projects as part of the government-supported International Energy Research Centre.

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15 Things More Important Than Newt's Sex Life on the Moon

Sun 29 Jan 2012 09:59 pm filed by Keith Harris - United States

By David Swanson 1. A war on Iran could kill us all. President Obama said in the State of the Union: "America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal. But a peaceful resolution of this issue is s till possible . . . if Iran changes course." So, unless Iran, which the Secretary of Defense says is not developing a nuclear weapon, ceases developing a nuclear weapon, we're going to war. Sound familiar? Ever seen this movie before? Actually, we've seen it in every single war ever fought by any nation. The best defense against the lies of the Department of Defense is good preparation. Read this book: http://WarIsALie.org

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Japanese Delegation Wants the U.S. Out of Okinawa

Tue 24 Jan 2012 07:57 pm filed by Keith Harris -

By David Swanson A 24-member delegation from Japan is in Washington, D.C., this week opposing the presence and new construction of U.S. military bases in Okinawa. Participating are members of the Japanese House of Councilors, of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, and of city governments in Okinawa, as well as leading protest organizers and the heads of several important organizations opposed to the ongoing U.S. military occupation of Okinawa.

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Julian Assange Interview - Rolling Stone

Tue 24 Jan 2012 07:25 pm filed by Keith Harris - Interviews

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assange-the-rolling-stone-interview-20120118

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