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  • Open letter to the BBC
    16 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by The MEDIALENS Editors
    To:
    peter.horrocks@bbc.co.uk (head of TV news) kevin.bakhurst@bbc.co.uk (head of 10 O’clock news)
    I hope things are fine with you. I was pleased to see the Ten leading last night with a report on the use of white phosphorus in the assault on Falluja last year.
    Could you possibly provide the source of Paul Wood’s assertion that "this deadly substance [WP] was fired directly at trenches full of insurgents." That was misleading. As you are likely aware, there is (…)

  • Why isn’t Tony Blair behind bars?
    14 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Tony Blair knew full well before he went to war that he could face criminal charges for ‘waging a war of aggression’, which is is not only illegal in international law but it is the most serious criminal offence known to mankind. 100,000 deaths later and he still isn’t behind bars.
    by Chris Coverdale
    When the Prime Minister and the Attorney General announced that the war with Iraq would be legal, they betrayed the trust of the British people.
    Waging a war of aggression is not only (…)

  • Anti-Terror Measure Rejected in Britain. Parliament Vote Deals Major Setback to Blair
    13 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan
    LONDON - The House of Commons on Wednesday soundly defeated an anti-terrorism measure championed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, dealing him one of the most significant political setbacks of his eight years in office.
    The lower house of Parliament voted 322 to 291 against a proposal to allow suspects in terrorism cases to be held for as many as 90 days without charge, up from the current 14. It was Blair’s first loss in a major vote in that house since he (…)

  • Blair wins historic victory as new UK anti-terror laws are approved
    10 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The British regime achieved a major victory in parliament yesterday, successfully passing a new anti-terror bill containing an extensive package of new and increased powers for the authorities and new and increased restrictions on the public.
    Unfortunately, few ordinary people in the UK are aware of the changes approved yesterday by their elected representatives, because to date they have been barely mentioned in the mass media. How many of them can you list? One of the new laws approved (…)

  • UK Ministers knew WMD excuse was bullshit
    1 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    06/12/05 "The Times" - - MINISTERS were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal.
    The warning, in a leaked Cabinet Office briefing paper, said Tony Blair had already agreed to back military action to get rid of Saddam Hussein at a summit at the Texas ranch of President George W Bush three months earlier.
    The briefing paper, for participants at a meeting of Blair’s inner (…)

  • US and Britain seek UN backing for action against Syria
    31 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Ann Talbot
    Events following the publication of the United Nations report on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri confirm that the investigation was never more than a pretext for aggressive US and British action against Syria.
    While there remain sharp differences within the US administration and between the major powers, the thrust of US and British policy goes further than the economic sanctions it is initially proposing and towards military action against (…)

  • So what do Zionists say about Arabs?
    31 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    MPACUK comment: You will read a lot in the next few days and weeks in the British press about how Iran should be "wiped off the map" by the west for President Ahmadinejad comments. Now two wrongs don’t make a right but there is massive hypocrisy in the indignation shown by the world toward Iran.
    Please read below what leaders of Israel have said in the past about Palestinians and Arabs. There is also an interview below with Ariel Sharon, the current Israeli leader which vividly shows the (…)

  • National Gathering of people from Local Social Forum in Uk
    26 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    Another World Really is Possible!
    Hosted by Leicester Social Forum Saturday 5th November 12 - 6 pm at the Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate, in Leicester, there will be the National Gathering of people from Local Social Forum in UK
    Saturday The discussion in small groups will focus on the role of Local Social Forums answering to questions like
    What do Local Forums do now?
    Can we have national SF campaigns ?
    How we can co-ordinate and support each other nationally ?
    Expiriences of (…)

  • Disinformation about Iraq war
    25 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    October 22, 2005 The occupation of Iraq, the primary target in the "war of terror," is unraveling. The arrest and subsequent "rescue" of two British SAS agents provocateur has made evident what has until now been widely rumored on the Iraq street: that the American and British occupation forces are engaging in covert acts of terror in order to maintain chaos and perpetuate the occupation.
    This is not surprising. Since late 2002 it’s been reported (UPI, Los Angeles Times and elsewhere) (…)

  • Secret (UK) MoD poll: 82% of Iraqis want troops out
    24 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Millions of Iraqis believe that suicide attacks against British troops are justified, a secret military poll commissioned by senior officers has revealed.
    The poll, undertaken for the Ministry of Defence and seen by The Sunday Telegraph, shows that up to 65 per cent of Iraqi citizens support attacks and fewer than one per cent think Allied military involvement is helping to improve security in their country.
    It demonstrates for the first time the true strength of anti-Western feeling in (…)