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  • Thousands Protest War’s 3rd Anniversary
    22 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    From Australia to Hollywood, people march to demand that troops be withdrawn.
    By Sara Lin and Deborah Schoch
    While some brought anti-war placards and petitions to Hollywood on Saturday, a group called Veterans for Peace crafted 100 flag-draped coffins from cardboard cartons and carried them down Sunset Boulevard to mark the more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war.
    At MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, the American Friends Service Committee laid out 240 pairs of boots, each (…)

  • The Second Death of Rachel Corrie Censorship of the Worst Kind
    22 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By VANESSA REDGRAVE
    I am urging the Royal Court Theatre to sue the New York Theatre Workshop for the cancellation of the production of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie". Not because I donated money for this production, which the Royal Court have been fundraising for—a target of 50,000 pounds, underwritten by Alan Rickman.
    This is censorship of the worst kind. More awful even than that.It is black-listing a dead girl and her diaries.A very brave and exceptional girl who all citizens, whatever (…)

  • French Union Threatens Strike Over Labor Law
    22 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    By JAMES KANTER
    PARIS - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin of France faced an ultimatum from union leaders today to withdraw the employment law that set off huge nationwide demonstrations and sporadic violence over the weekend or face a general strike.
    After the protests ended in outbreaks of violence late Saturday, union leaders gave Mr. Villepin a deadline of Monday evening to withdraw the First Employment Contract, which was intended to make it easier for businesses to hire and fire (…)

  • Fearing More Unrest, French Leader Weighs Weakening Law
    21 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By CRAIG S. SMITH
    Facing crippling strikes and growing civil unrest, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin today discussed with lawmakers watering down his contentious new labor law. But union leaders, who have refused to enter into a dialogue with the government until it has rescinded the law, showed no signs of budging on their promise to mount nationwide protests and strikes next week.
    "The basic demand of the youth and of employees is that the law be withdrawn," said Gérard (…)

  • French right looks to PM for way out of crisis
    21 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Jon Boyle
    PARIS - France’s ruling conservatives looked to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to chart a way out of a youth jobs law crisis on Tuesday as the threat of a national strike and fresh protests kept up the pressure.
    The large public sector is expected to join a one-day work stoppage on March 28 and high school students took to the streets on Tuesday around France to demand Villepin withdraw the contract they say removes job security for young people.
    Deputies from the (…)

  • Red and Black Flag flies over Marseille Town Hall
    20 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    France, Marseille - March 18th 2006 - Organisers have reported over 130,000 demonstrators in the City of Marseille this afternoon, the largest demonstration outside Paris. The demonstration left the Porte D`Aix, under Marseilles own Arc de Triomphe at 3 p.m. to take a circular route around the city to arrive at the Vieux Port.
    As the crowds dispersed a small group of youths then left the main group and succeeded in entering the City Hall overlooking the port. To applause from others they (…)

  • On March 18 and 19, the Third Anniversary of the War- by tht TRopps out coaliton
    17 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    The Troops Out Now Coalition joins the world movement against the war in calling for coordinated mass protests and resistance to the war and occupation of Iraq on the weekend of March 18 and 19, the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion. It must be clear that the people will not be fooled by partial withdrawal plans. We Demand the withdrawal of all occupation troops now.
    Let’s stand together with our sisters and brothers across the world against all colonial occupations from Iraq and (…)

  • For a Worldwide Network against War (GlobalResearch.ca )
    17 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    March 17, 2006
    The recent deluge of expressions of “concern” about Iran by Cheney, Bolton, Blair, Rumsfeld et al should be setting alarm bells ringing throughout the world.
    These dangerous and sinister players are back on the warpath and humanity is in danger- first and foremost the people of Iran, who have committed the cardinal sin of standing up for their own rights
    But it is no exaggeration to say that the future of every single one of us is at risk. Having gone along with the (…)

  • Life in a strong hold of the “Bolivarian Revolution” from ZNet | Venezuela
    15 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Zachary Lown; March 08, 2006
    Lara, Venezuela- Rito Martinez a former guerilla fighter with flowing white hair and a long white beard stands in the town square of Sanare, a small mountain village. Sanare is located in the state of Lara, a state which lies roughly 200 miles southwest of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Inspired by the revolution in Cuba Martinez along with thousands of other fighters in the 1960s took to the surrounding mountainside. In response the Venezuelan government (…)

  • Activist Groups Unite! Stop being divided and conquered
    15 March 2006 par (Open-Publishing)

    Divide and Conquer is their goal.
    Attack in all directions at once is their method.
    There are so many issues to fight for these days, there are millions of pissed off Americans fighting the system, but we will never affect change unless we unite to fight the head of the Beast.
    Are you concerned about the Navy’s use of sonar and how it affects whales?
    Or is there a new commericial pig farm coming to your neighborhood?
    Or are you fighting GM Foods, Aspartame, the war in Iraq, (…)