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20 Years Since The Gibraltar Killings

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By Irish political journalist JOHN COULTER THE three unarmed Provisional IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar two decades ago were allegedly sacrificed...

Afl-Cio Condemns Bush Trade Deal With Colombia

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US trade union federation AFL-CIO last Saturday condemned the Bush administration for seeking a free trade deal with Colombia, the most dangerous country in...

‘WE DON’T SUCCUMB TO THREATS AND MILITARY INTIMIDATION’ says Hezbollah MP

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HEZBOLLAH MP Hassan Fadlallah on Friday condemned the sending of a US warship, the USS Cole to the eastern Mediterranean. He said Hezbollah would not...

REGENERATION NIGHTMARE FOR HEYGATE TENANTS – Southwark accused of ‘Rachman’ tactics

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TENANTS on the Heygate Estate in south-east London have alleged that ‘Rachman tactics’ are being used to try and drive them off the estate...

UN Condemns ‘Israeli Practice Of Collective Punishment’

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The 6th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council ‘on human rights violations emanating from Israeli military incursions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,...

GAZA READY TO EXPLODE – warns Hamas leader

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HAMAS leader Dr Usamah al-Muzayni gave a wide-ranging interview to the Gaza newspaper ‘Filastin’ last weekend, warning that ‘the continuation of the siege of...

BRITAIN UP TO ITS NECK IN EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION – says ex-SAS...

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AT a press conference called by the Stop The War Coalition in London on Monday, ex-British SAS soldier Ben Griffin read out the following...

Israel Fears Palestinians Will March On Border

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Israel strengthened its forces along the border with the Gaza Strip last Sunday, fearful that thousands of Palestinians may march on the border against...

‘REFORM’ ATTACK ON UNIONS ‘EXPOSES ACADEMIES’ REAL AGENDA’ – says NUT

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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has said a report from the right-wing think tank Reform, has exposed the academy schools programme’s ‘real agenda’,...

‘£5BILLION WASTED’ ON PRIVATE TREATMENT CENTRES – NHS left to pick...

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There is no good evidence that independent sector treatment centres have provided additional capacity, value for money, or high quality care, argue researchers in...

PALESTINIANS SHOULD FOLLOW KOSOVO – says Abbas aide

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A SENIOR aide to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has said that Palestinians should follow the example of Kosovo and unilaterally declare independence if Israeli-Palestinian...

‘THE ADVERSARY IS EXTREMELY STRONG – HOWEVER WE HAVE BEEN ABLE...

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Cuban President Fidel Castro on Monday delivered the following message announcing his resignation from the presidency. It said: ‘Message from the Commander in Chief ‘Dear compatriots: ‘Last...

UK MILITARY CHIEFS SCREAM FOR MORE MONEY – and plan to...

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UK military chiefs are screaming for more money to be spent on defence, as a desperate imperialism is driven to launch more wars for...

EQUITY MUST FIGHT ARTS CUTS! – call a national march urges...

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AXED children’s theatre workers expressed outrage at Culture Secretary Andrew Burnham’s proclamation last Wednesday that ‘every schoolchild will get five hours of culture a...

‘SKYROCKETING COSTS OF FAILING US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’ HITTING WORKERS – warns...

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‘The skyrocketing costs of our nation’s failing health care system are hitting employers hard and that means higher costs for all of us,’ says...

Paisleyite Camp Suffering From Unionist Backlash

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By John Coulter, Irish political journalist THE starting gun on the most important realignment in Irish unionism for 40 years was fired when First Minister...

‘IF ISRAEL WANTS WAR IT CAN HAVE IT’ – declares Hassan...

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THE leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on 14 February warned Israel that it will respond to the killing the previous...

‘NO ONE BUT SERBIA MAY LAY CLAIM TO THE TERRITORY OF...

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VLADIMIR CHIZHOV, The Russian ambassador to the EU, has warned that Moscow will react negatively to countries which recognise Kosovo independence. ‘This, above all, refers...

HAMAS OFFICIAL CALLS FOR LONG-TERM CEASEFIRE – while Israel demands mount...

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A HAMAS official on Tuesday renewed calls for a ceasefire amid mounting Israeli demands for a broad military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Writing in...

Sri Lanka Artillery Barrage Halts Mannaar City

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TAMILNET reports that ‘Normalcy has been disturbed in Mannaar city Tuesday from 8:10 am as the Sri Lanka Army mounted an artillery barrage simultaneously...

‘SUSPEND EU-ISRAEL TRADE AGREEMENT!’ – demands Labour MP at Downing Street...

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OVER 800 people attended the latest fortnightly picket outside Downing Street on Saturday to demand: ‘End the siege on Gaza!’ Thousands have taken part in...

‘STOP SUPPLYING SRI LANKAN MILITARY’ – demand marchers to Indian parliament

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TAMILNET reports that ‘several hundred activists of the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) marched towards the Indian Parliament on Wednesday morning demanding the Indian government...

GAZA STRUGGLE INTENSIFIES! – Israelis kill six Palestinians in latest air...

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INITIAL reports say at least six Palestinians have been killed by the latest Israeli air strike on the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Several people...

‘Stop The Ethnic Cleansing Of Tamils’

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A 3,500-strong demonstration organised by the Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO) marked the 60th anniversary of the end of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka...

END GAZA SANCTIONS! – Palestinian Return Centre steps up campaigns

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The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) has stepped up the international campaign to get the sanctions and siege of Gaza lifted. In its latest ‘update on...

Furious Parents Fight Plans To Close After-School Clubs And Play Centres

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FURIOUS parents and staff belonging to Unison public sector union have forced Crawley Borough Council (CBC) to issue letters to parents to deny it...

DRIVE THE PRIVATEERS OUT OF THE NHS! – demands demonstration of...

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LOCAL residents, trade unions and doctors have joined together to fight the privatisation of the National Health Service in Tower Hamlets. Two hundred people staged...

Over 1 Million Iraqis Have Died Since The US Invasion

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MORE than one million Iraqis have died because of the war in Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to...

EGYPT ATTEMPTS TO RESUME FRONTIER CONTROL – as Israeli forces invade...

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Egyptian security forces attempting to resume control of the Egyptian frontier with the Gaza Strip began using barbed wire to close gaps in the...

MUSHARRAF IS DOING BUSH’S JOB! – say 8,000 Pakistani demonstrators outside...

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UP TO 8,000 demonstrators took part in a mass picket of Downing Street on Monday, to protest against the visit of Pakistan’s military ruler...

‘AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO ALL OF THE CUTS!’ – Theatre workers...

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CLOSURE-THREATENED theatre companies are lobbying today’s meeting of the Arts Council in the Roundhouse in Camden, North West London today at 1.30pm, demanding a...

FREE GAZA NOW! FREE GAZA NOW! – shout 5,000 demonstrators on...

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‘FREE Gaza now! Free Gaza now!’ was the cry of 5,000 mainly young people who swelled a mass picket opposite Downing Street on Saturday,...

Boycott Israel Lift Gaza Siege

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ISRAEL has turned Gaza into a ‘concentration camp’, demonstrators warned on Thursday night, at an emergency picket opposite Downing Street attended by over 50...

100,000 Gazans Cross Border At Rafah

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GAZANS poured into Egypt for a second consecutive day on Thursday to stock up on supplies after militants blew open the border barrier of...

Step Up The Struggle To Keep Chase Farm Open!

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TUESDAY’S mass picket of Chase Farm Hospital heard that the decision to close the hospital’s A&E, Maternity and Paediatric Departments has been ‘put on...

Brown’s Planned ‘Reforms’ A Recipe For Ending The NHS

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On January 7th 2008, prime minister Gordon Brown made a key policy speech on the NHS, in which he called for ‘continued reform’ and...

THE PEOPLE OF GAZA MUST NOT BE LEFT TO THEIR FATE...

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THE Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah issued a strong warning to Israel in his Ashura Day address in Beirut, last Saturday. Speaking on this...

1,000 March In Norwich Against Arts Cuts

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On Saturday, Norwich saw an impressively large, cheerful and determined demonstration as a thousand arts workers marched against the funding cuts imposed without consultation...

‘THIS IS A WORTHLESS AND FALSE PARLIAMENT’ – Iraqi puppets administer...

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the Accountability and Justice Law is a ‘worthless’ piece of paper, approved by a ‘worthless and false parliament’, a ‘Ba’ath party spokesman’ in Iraq...

Nasrallah Warns Of Sinister US Plans For Re-Shaping The Middle East

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HEZBOLLAH Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has decried the recent bombing in Beirut, whilst warning that outgoing US President Bush’s visit to the Middle East was...

‘CALL NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CUTS’ – actors demand of Equity

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FURIOUS actors demonstrated in Piccadilly Circus on Tuesday against swinging Arts Council cuts which threaten to close nearly 200 theatres and theatre companies around...

Bush Anti-Iran Campaign Hitting Difficulties

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US President George W Bush was in Saudi Arabia on Monday to rally support for his campaign to isolate arch foe Iran and for...

Bush Will Return In May To Celebrate The Founding Of Israel

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ARAB states are demanding that the United States clarify the purpose of a planned return trip by US President George W Bush to Israel...

END GAZA SIEGE! – demands 400-strong Downing Street vigil

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‘Free, Free Palestine! Palestine will be free from the river to the sea!’ shouted demonstrators at a 400-strong picket and vigil opposite Downing Street...

‘The Ltte Is Ready To Implement Every Clause Of The Cease-Fire...

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TAMILNET has reported that the Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, Major General Lars Johan Solvberg, met Liberation Tigers (LTTE)2 political chief B...