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The Case and the Movement Against Armed Drones
30 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

White House has refused to allow Congress, the institution charged by the U.S. Constitution with making every law, to see its legal reasoning that supposedly justifies killing men, women, children, Americans, and non-Americans anywhere on earth without any charge or trial?

Unmanned killer robot planes have convinced certain people that there is a better way of waging war.

Tags: Drone warfare

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Palestine—the for, the against and the indifferent
30 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Palestine

Yesterdaythe United Nations stood against the pressures of the USA and Israel and voted to recognize Palestine as a soverign state. The map shows how the votes were cast.

Tags: Palestine, soverign state, soverignity

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Neither Grand, Nor a Bargain
28 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
Liberal groups have been organizing protests of the looming "grand bargain" (a bargain between two political parties aimed at saving us from the fictional "fiscal cliff" by giving more of our money to the super-rich and the war machine). But they've been doing so only in Republican Congressional districts and with messages placing all the blame on "the Republicans," thus telegraphing the message that all shall be tolerated if labeled "Democratic."

Tags: War spending

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Howard Zinn's Echoes
26 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
We're approaching three years since Howard Zinn left us, and to my ear his voice sounds louder all the time. I expect that effect to continue for decades and centuries to come, because Zinn spoke to enduring needs. He taught lessons that must be relearned over and over, as the temptations weighing against them are so strong. And he taught those lessons better than anybody else.

Tags: Howard Zinn, segregation

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Peace Booklet Launch Speaker Arrested In Shannon
24 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

One of the main speakers due at a booklet launch in Charlie Byrne’s bookshop, Galway, this evening at 6pm was arrested by the Gardai in relation to ‘criminal damage’ at Shannon Airport.

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Unconstitutional Use Of Public Money By Irish Governments In Constitutional Referendums
24 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

by Anthony Coughlan
This Memo gives the background to the McKenna and Coughlan cases on fair referendum procedures and draws attention to the fact that violation by Irish Governments of the "McKenna principles" which were laid down by the Supreme Court in 1995 first occurred under the Fianna Fail Government in the two Lisbon Treaty referendums. It was then repeated by the present Coalition Government in the "Fiscal Treaty" referendum last May and in the recent Children's referendum, when it was successfully challenged by Mr Mark McCrystal. The individual judgements of the five Supreme Court judges concerned in the McCrystal case are to be given on 12 December.

Tags: Irish referendums, public money

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Diamonds to be pulverised in Dublin protest at Israeli war crimes
23 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland, Palestine, Israel

Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
On Saturday 24 November at 14:30 pm on Grafton Street, Dublin, Anne Clinton, a human rights activist from Limerick, will use a hammer to pulverise the diamond jewellery she got from her husband years ago in a public display of her outrage at jewellers for bankrolling Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

Tags: Blood Diamonds, Israel

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Major investment in European Space Programmes lift Irish space and technology companies
21 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Science, Technology, Ireland

Investment expected to increase jobs to 2,000 and grow exports to €56 million by 2015
Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr Sean Sherlock TD represented Ireland at the European Space Agency Ministerial Council which took place in Naples on 20th & 21st November 2012. The Council, which represents 20 European countries, will decide the future strategy for the European Space Programmes and the future direction of the European Space Agency (ESA). Importantly, the Council took major decisions on the development of commercial space launch vehicles, telecommunications and Earth observation satellites, and advanced technologies for human spaceflight and space exploration.

Tags: Space development

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Government approves drafting to dissolve CEBs
21 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Four week public consultation on reforms, seek views of small business
The Government this week gave the go-ahead to begin drafting primary legislation to dissolve the existing County & City Enterprise Boards and create an enhanced national micro enterprise support model, delivered through Local Enterprise Offices to be established in each Local Authority office, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD announced today (Wednesday).

Tags: Enterprise Boards

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ECB spend 1 billion on new building while insisting on austerity for rest
20 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Europe, Ireland

The ECB is currently building a luxury tower for itself in Frankfurt with an eye watering price tag of 1 billion. Meanwhile they continue to force austerity on the rest of us.

Tags: ECB, austerity, Frankfurt

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Veterans For Peace Appeals to Israeli Soldiers to Lay Down Arms
20 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States, Israel

Israel's military has in recent days attacked the Gaza strip with drones and F-16s, and has apparently been preparing for a possible ground war. Israel is using weaponry provided by the United States at the expense to U.S. taxpayers of $3 billion per year. Veterans For Peace member Doug Rawlings adresses the following statement to members of the Israeli military.

Tags: Veterans For Peace, Israel

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Home help carers and clients demand immediate reversal of cuts
20 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Health, Ireland

Over 10,000 signatures will be presented to the HSE in Dublin on Wednesday 21 November by The Home Help/Home Care Community Action Group, demanding an immediate reversal of the cuts to home help hours and home care packages.

Tags: Home Help, Home Care

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IAWM calls for condemnation of Israel and immediate end to Gaza bombing
19 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland, Palestine, Israel

In a statement issued today the Irish Anti-war Movement (IAWM) calls for an immediate end to the bombing of Gaza, for an end to the six-year old punishing blockade and called on the Irish Government to stop "pussyfooting" and to condemn Israel for its latest attacks and the continued siege of the territory.

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Stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide must be urgently addressed
17 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Health, Ireland

President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville, has today (Saturday) said that one of the key issues people face when seeking assistance with mental and emotional ill health and suicide prevention is the extremely damaging stigma surrounding it.

Tags: mental illness, suicide

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An Taisce call for Independent Planning Regulator
16 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland is calling on the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately appoint an Independent Planning Regulator as per the Mahon Tribunal and for that Regulator to immediately investigate the planning function and competence of Dublin City Council, following the An Bord Pleanála refusal of the Liberty Hall redevelopment.

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How to Not Fix the Filibuster
16 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Features, United States

By David Swanson
Leaving the 41-senator filibuster in place but requiring that they run their mouths (and some of us have to listen) is not exactly the kind of Change most of us Hope for. Nor is it supported by the Constitution, any other law, any treaty, any rule necessary to the functioning of our government, anything or anyone we just voted for, or any public opinion poll. The proper thing to do with the filibuster is to eliminate it, which 51 senators can do at the start of the session if they see fit. I know you've been told they can't, but keep reading.

Tags: US Senate, filibusters

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Irish Jewellers' silence on Israeli Blood Diamonds 'shameful'
15 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland, Israel

An observation by a conscientious observer
Dear Irish Jewellers,
As you know all too well, the trade in Israeli diamonds is a major source of funding for the Israeli military regime, providing over $1 billion per year in funding for the Israeli military which stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the UN Human Rights Council. Furthermore, you must also be aware that the Kimberley Process does not guarantee that a diamond is conflict-free and claims by the jewellers that diamonds are conflict-free are completely false and grossly misleading.

Tags: Blood Diamonds, Israel

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Is Impeachment Gone for Good?
14 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
Henry Kissinger's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize didn't, in the end, eliminate satire from the earth (or peace prizes for war-makers, for that matter). Conceivably, the impeachment of Bill Clinton and the lack of impeachment of George W. Bush haven't eliminated presidential impeachment from the Constitution.

Tags: impeachment

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Warships, U-boats & Liners—A Guide to Shipwrecks Mapped in Irish Waters
14 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

A 'stunning' new book that showcases some of the more spectacular and important shipwrecks in Irish waters was unveiled today in Dublin's Custom House by theMinister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, TD together with Fergus O'Dowd TD, Minister of State, Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, officially launched the beautifully illustrated "Warships, U-Boats & Liners—A Guide to Shipwrecks Mapped in Irish Waters".

Tags: Shipwrecks

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Poorer Students experience educational disadvantage because of SUSI
14 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Thousands of students are facing extreme educational disadvantages because of the failure of SUSI to treat grant applicants properly, according to Kieran Allen, President of the Education Sector of SIPTU.

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US Wars: Are They Lawful?
13 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Features, United States

By David Swanson
Remarks at the biennial general meeting of the War and Law League in San Francisco on Armistice Day 2012
I'll try briefly to make five points. First, there are clear laws on the books that make U.S. wars unlawful, along with U.S. threats of war and U.S. propaganda for war. The laws are either forgotten, ignored, evaded, or cleverly reinterpreted to reverse their meaning. But they could be enforced someday.

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Where Does War Come From?
13 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Features

By David Swanson
Remarks to the Marin Peace & Justice Coalition, Social Justice Center of Marin, and Community Media Center of Marin, Armistice Day 2012
Most members of our species that have lived on this earth have never known war. Most societies that have developed war have later abandoned it. While there's always war somewhere, there are always many somewheres without war. War deprivation, the prolonged absence of war, has never given a single person post traumatic stress disorder. Most nations that participate in wars do so under duress as members of coalitions of the willing but not the eager. Most nations that engage in wars refuse to use particularly awful weapons and tactics. Most incidents that are used to spark wars are identical to other incidents not used to spark wars. War making does not increase with population density, resource scarcity, testosterone, or the election of Republicans. War making is, like all forms of violence, on the decline globally, even as the Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World develops a permanent war economy and gives war powers to temporary despots or 4-year kings.

Tags: War, Armistice Day

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Researcher of the Year at named SFI Science Summit 2012
13 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Science, Ireland

Professor Michael Coey, one of Ireland's leading scientists and a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded researcher was last night announced Science Foundation Ireland Researcher of the Year 2012. Based in Trinity College Dublin, Prof. Coey's career in science has been marked by remarkable scientific discoveries.

Tags: Michael Coey

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WW1 Soldiers Wills and the Tithe Applotment Books go Online
11 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

New online resources at the National Archives—the Tithe Applotment Books (1823—1837) and the Soldiers' Wills—a collection of 9,000 Wills of Irish soldiers in the British Army who were killed during World War 1 have been launched by Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Minister Jimmy Deenihan.

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Yes vote will bring "historic change in child protection"
11 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD, has today (Sunday) welcomed the Yes vote in the Children's Referendum, saying that it will "bring about significant change in the way vulnerable children are protected in this country".

Tags: Children's Referendum

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Gay community must work to create environment where no person afraid to come out
10 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

'If I knew back then how good life could be, I would have come out earlier'
Speaking this evening (Saturday) at the Cork Rebel Awards, Fine Gael Cork South Central Deputy and Chair of the Party's LGBT Group, Jerry Buttimer, said that being part of the gay community is about forging links, building friendships and being completely accepted for who you are.

Tags: Gay community, LGBT

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Ireland stands to gain €4m from the inclusion of aviation in emissions trading
10 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - European Union, Ireland

While a number of airlines continue to lobby against the inclusion of aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme, An Taisce—the National Trust for Ireland, has come out strongly in favour of the proposal.

Tags: Aviation emissions

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Apple blocks Drone strike app as 'objecdtionable'
08 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - International

Apple Inc., which has received over $9 million in Pentagon contracts in recent years, has rejected from its App Store, and therefore from all iPhones, a simple informative application.

Tags: drone warfare, Drones+, Apple

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Constitution Crisis—'Supreme Court Must Be respected'
08 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Speaking following the successful challenge by Mark McCrystal to the government's Children's referendum campaign, Malachy Steenson, Solicitor and Criminologist said: "Today's decision of the Supreme Court must be respected by the Government, Saturdays Referendum must be called off."

Tags: Children's Referendum

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Veterans For Peace Sues to March in Veterans Day Parade
08 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

Veterans For Peace Chapter 92 in Greater Seattle is represented by the ACLU of Washington in suing the city of Auburn for the right to participate in this year's Veterans Day Parade.

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Mixed emotions gather on The Gathering 2013
07 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Actor Gabriel Byrne has dubbed The Gathering 2013 a 'scam' and said many who left Ireland for the US feel abandoned by the Government—and that the bridge between Ireland and its Diaspora is broken. The actor, who previously served as Cultural Ambassador for Ireland, was speaking on Today FM radio, broadcasting live from New York on Monday.

Tags: The Gathering

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Who's Been Right and Who's Been Wrong
07 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - International

By David Swanson
From 1856 to 1860 Elihu Burritt promoted a plan to prevent civil war through compensated emancipation, or the purchase and liberation of slaves by the government, an example that the English had set in the West Indies. Burritt traveled constantly, all over the country, speaking. He organized a mass convention that was held in Cleveland. He lined up prominent supporters. He edited newsletters.

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Democratic Deficit exposed in Referendum Campaign
07 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

Solicitor and Criminologist Malachy Steenson says the Children's Referendum campaign "shows clearly the unbalanced nature of this State, the entire political establishment backed up by so called Civil Society groups have come together to alter the fundamental law of this State".

Tags: Children's Referendum

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Nobel Peace Prize award to EU 'unlawful'
05 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - International

One of the largest peace networks in the world is demanding that the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the European Union is rescinded. In a letter to the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, the International Peace Bureau (IPB)says the award of the prize to the EU is unlawful and cannot be paid.

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Hurricane Sandy—by bicycle
04 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Features, United States

Filmmaker Casey Neistat decided to bike around New York City while Hurricane Sandy roared through deserted streets and the floodwaters rose. He and a few buddies filmed for four hours, until the electricity went out. His film doesn't need much introduction, except to say it's mesmerizing.

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Open appeal to vote in Children's Referendum
04 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Ireland

by Cllr Pat Kavanagh
Why You Should Vote No
Having trained and gained professional child care qualifications, and then having worked with children in a professional capacity for over 30 years I, like all concerned citizens, obviously want the best for children—and for this reason I will be voting ‘NO’ in the upcoming Children’s referendum.

Tags: Children's Referendum

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The Indefinite Detention of the Progressive Voter
02 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

By Sam Husseini
Earlier this year President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law. It allows for the indefinite detention without trial for any U.S. citizen deemed to be a terrorist or an accessory to terrorism.

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Abortion, War and Selective Insanity
02 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States

By David Swanson
I'd like to quote for you some of the very best bits of William Blum's new book, "America's Deadliest Export: Democracy," but I'd end up quoting most of the book and the entire chapter on capitalism. So you're just going to have to get your own copy.

Tags: Democracy, William Blum

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US military 'participant in homicidal negligence'
01 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - United States, Afghanistan

By Buddy Bell
Kabul- On October 24, two days before Eid, an opinion piece published in the elite US journal Foreign Policy extolled the fact that US forces are winning in Afghanistan, adding, "Why doesn't the media notice?" In the article, the author suggests that Taliban forces are so decimated and demoralized that they have been resigned to orchestrating "sensational attacks to give the perception narrative is winning out and to reassure followers."

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Petreca-Dini International Poetry Prize awarded to Roberto Malini
01 Nov 2012; posted by the editor - Arts, Brazil

by Nove Colonne—Il Foglio- Sao Paulo, 1st November, 2012

Italian poet and human rights defender Roberto Malini has been awarded the first edition of the Petreca-Dini International Poetry Prize by the Petreca-Dini family's Literary and Humanitarian Circle.

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