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Early counting in Ireland’s referendum on the Lisbon treaty puts the "no" camp in the lead.
Ireland is expected to reject the Lisbon treaty, the country’s justice minister admitted today.
Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said unofficial indications showed the results of yesterday’s referendum on the EU treaty were going against the "yes" camp.
Ahern said: "Based on the unofficial early figures it’s not looking too good for the "yes" side.
"It’s still all unofficial but the indications (…)

Video: Hey Sen. McCain: Isn’t It Time to End the USS Liberty Cover-up?
On June 8, 2007, LCDR James Marquis Ennes, Jr., the author of the best selling book, "Assault on the Liberty," discussed the "deliberate" attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli Air and Naval forces forty years ago,on June 8, 1967. As a result of Israel’s outrageous conduct, 34 brave Americans died and 174 others were seriously injured. A “40th Anniversary” Ceremony for the USS Liberty, was held at Arlington National (…)

Video: Veterans for Peace Demand Impeachment of President George Bush
On June 11, 2008, members of the Veterans for Peace (VFP) organization held a press conference, at 1 PM, on Capitol Hill, demanding the impeachment of President George W. Bush. The event took place in room 1629 of the Longworth House Office building. Later in the day, the activists planned to meet with House Judiciary Chairman, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), to personally deliver to him their “Petition for Impeachment” which, (…)

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Let us act to lift the blockade on the population of Ifni.
Since Saturday, June 7 early in the morning,a fierce repression has fallen on the citizens of the town of Sidi Ifni Aït Baamran, in the South of Morocco and against its youth that, fed by false promises of employment and economic advancement of the region, have been blocking the port for the last week. The police and rapid intervention forces have been displaced by thousands from several regions of Morocco . Police forces have (…)

How Iran Has Bush Over a Barrel
By Robert Baer
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2008
If wasn’t clear before it should be now: the Bush Administration can’t afford to attack Iran. With gas already at $4 a gallon and rising almost every day, Iran figuratively and literally has the United States over a barrel. As much as the Administration is tempted, it is not about to test Iran’s promise to "explode" the Middle East if it is attacked.
The Iranians haven’t been shy about making clear what’s at (…)

Two articles in September of 2007, one by Project Censored award winning writer Dave Lindorff entitled “Was That Nuclear-Armed B-52 Flight Destined for Iran?”, and the other by Dr. Michael Salla, an international politics scholar, entitled “Was a Covert Attempt to Bomb Iran with Nuclear Weapons foiled by a Military Leak?”, both reported that the August 2007 B-52 Incident in the United States was an attempt to start a nuclear war with Iran. For those unfamiliar with the story, “A B-52 (…)

DEMOCRACY NOW !
May 21, 2008
Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on the US Rush to War in Iraq, the Threat of an Attack on Iran, and the Need for a Global Nuclear Ban to Avoid Further Catastrophe.
Source: www.maximsnews.com
The Bush administration’s claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq formed the key justification for the war to Congress, the American people and the international community. As the former chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq, Hans Blix was (…)

Thousands join May Day rally, urge fair treatment
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 05/02/2008 1:33 PM | Headlines
The heat of the capital’s sweltering sun on Thursday did not stop thousands of people from joining the World Labor Day rallies, closing down Jakarta’s major thoroughfares and halting traffic.
Some 18,000 people held two large rallies in front of the State Palace and the House of Representatives, shouting out their demands for higher wages and their objections to the (…)

Bothy Band from 1976
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