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Notre Dame, Liam Neeson and the 1916 Rising
31 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, Entertainment, United States, Ireland


The University of Notre Dame will play a major role in the international celebration of the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, which was announced Tuesday (March 31) in Dublin by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

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Tags: 1916 Easter Rising, Notre Dame
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Details of 2016 Centenary programme announced
31 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


Details of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme, the national and international initiative to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising have today been outlined at an event at the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks.

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Tags: 1916 Rising, 2016 Centenary
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Who Spies for Israel in Washington’s Nuclear Negotiations?
31 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features


by James Petras
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) (3/25/15) headlined: “Israel Spied on Iran Nuclear Talks with the US”. The article goes on to detail the way in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the confidential information to sabotage the talks, including ‘playing them back to US legislators to undermine US diplomacy’.

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Tags: nuclear talks
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Government to acquire Moore Street National Monument
31 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


The National Monument at numbers 14-17 Moore Street is to be bought by the Government at a cost of €4million to allow for a 1916 Commemorative Centre to be developed at the site.

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Tags: Moore Street, 1916 rising
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TV Commercial in California Asks Drone Pilots to Stop Killing
31 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
This may be a first: a television ad campaign in a U.S. state capitol appealing to someone to stop murdering human beings who have, in most cases, already been born.

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Tags: drone pilots
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Moves to repeal US 'PATRIOT Act'
30 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


The US Congress is being urged to repeal the so-called ‘PATRIOT Act’ after representatives Mark Pocan and Thomas Massie introduced the Surveillance State Repeal Act, which would repeal the PATRIOT Act and restore constitutionally protected US civil liberties.

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Tags: PATRIOT Act
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'Predator of press freedom' holds onto power in Uzbekistan
30 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Journalism, Uzbekistan


by Reporters Without Borders
President Islam Karimov did not even bother to amend the constitution, which limits him to two terms. After yesterday’s sham election, he is preparing to begin his fourth term without batting an eye. Uzbekistan faces many uncertainties but one thing is sure—this 77-year-old “predator of press freedom” will continue censoring and ruling with an iron hand until he breathes his last.

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Tags: Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov
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'No mitigation' in Irish Agriculture's Climate Change Emissions
30 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Environment, Ireland


In its response (3) to the public consultation A discussion document on the potential for Greenhouse Gas mitigation within the Agriculture and Forestry sector, held by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (2), An Taisce says the Government’s mitigation discussion document is not ‘climate smart’ and fails to deliver.

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Tags: climate change, greenhouse gas, carbon footprint
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Stop Smoking the Democrack
29 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By Cindy Sheehan and David Swanson
The U.S. government is toying with a war with nuclear Russia while  already waging wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, having done severe damage to Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia. Military spending is climbing ever higher.

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Tags: nuclear tag
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Irish Government pushes for adoption of TTIP
26 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


The Government is pushing for the adoption and ratification of the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), citing an independent economic impact study published today that claims Ireland's GDP would be increased by 1.1% and 5,000-10,000 extra jobs would be created in exporting sectors.

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Tags: TTIP, TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Copenhagen Economics
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NUJ and CIJ Submit damning critique of proposed Code of Practice on remote access to computers
26 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Journalism, Internet news, United Kingdom


The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and  the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) have submitted to the Home Office a damning  critique of the proposed Code of Practice which would allow remote access to any computer anywhere in the world: NUJ and CIJ joint response to the interception of communications and equipment interference: draft codes of practice (pdf). Both express concern about the implications for press freedom if the UK intelligence and security agencies are permitted  to access journalist's computers remotely and break encryption codes (both inside and outside the UK)..

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Tags: surveillance
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Latin America and the Anglo-American Booby-Left
26 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - South Americas, Central America


by James Petras

One of the most spectacular developments of this period is occurring in Latin America – For the first time in 500 years, Latin America has taken significant steps toward its liberation from imperial domination.”
—Noam Chomsky Magisterial Speech at the Forum for Emancipation and Equality, Buenos Aires, Argentina March 14, 2015

Numerous prominent progressive US pundits, whose political pronouncements carry great weight in the alternative media, have proclaimed ‘Latin America’s decisive break’ with US domination and have gone on to announce the beginning of a new ‘post-imperial epoch’.

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Tags: Latin America
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The evolution of the concept of privacy
25 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features


by Julian Hauser, EDRi intern
In 1776, John Adams wrote that it had been the British right to search houses without justification that sparked the fight for independence. In other words, John Adams thought that it had been an unjustified violation of privacy that had kindled one of history's most noteworthy revolutions.

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Tags: Privacy
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Patriot Act à la française: France to legalise unlawful surveillance
25 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Journalism, Internet news, France


by Christopher Talib, La Quadrature du Net, France
In recent years, France has increasingly tightened its laws on crimes committed on the Internet. From the LOPPSI law voted in 2012 to the latest anti-terror law voted in November 2014, the bill on Intelligence announced on 19 March by the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, is fully consistent with a history of repressive Internet legislation.

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Tags: surveillance, Internet censorship, Internet control
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New booklets give advice on historic building upkeep
24 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


Two new booklets, Thatch—a guide to the repair of thatched roofs and Paving—the conservation of historic ground have been published by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as part of its Advice Series publications, providing custodians of historic buildings with the knowledge they need to make decisions on the care of their buildings, and the language they need to ask the right questions of their professional advisors and builders.

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Tags: historic buildings, thatched roof, paving
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The Roots of Netanyahu’s Electoral Victory: Colonial Expansion and Fascist Ideology
24 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, Middle East, Palestine, Israel


“It is always a meritorious deed to get hold of a Palestinian’s possessions”—The code of Jewish Law revised and updated
by Benjamin Netanyahu

By James Petras 
Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election makes him the longest serving prime minister in Israel’s history. His 20% margin of victory (30 Knesset seats to 24 for his nearest opponent) underlines the mass base of his consolidation of power. Most critical commentators cite Netanyahu’s racist pronouncements; his rejection of any two state solution and his overt appeal for a mass Jewish voter turnout to counteract the ‘droves of Arab voters’ for his electoral victories.

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Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Palestine
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A Liberal Lawyer Gives Up on Preventing Murder
24 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
Rosa Brooks' article in Foreign Policy is called There is no such thing as peacetime. Brooks is a law professor who has testified before Congress to the effect that if a drone war is labeled a proper war then blowing children apart with missiles is legal, but that if it's not properly a war then the same action is murder.

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Tags: permawar, anti-war
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Russian Military Asked Me to Publish Its Propaganda
23 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Russia


By David Swanson
On Friday, 20 March, I spoke at the University of the District of Columbia Law School in Washington, D.C., as part of a series of teach-ins about peace organized by SpringRising.org. While there, a young man in a suit with a Russian accent approached me. He gave me his card, which says at the top ‘Embassy of the Russian Federation’. It identifies him as a Major and as The Air Attaché Assistant. His name: Alexsei G. Padalko. The card includes the address of the Russian Embassy in Washington, two phone numbers, a fax number, and a gmail email address. His name appears on lists of diplomats on the websites of the Russian Embassy and the U.S. State Department.

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Tags: Military propaganda
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Lies and Deceptions on the Left: The Politics of Self Destruction
22 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, Greece, France, Brazil


By James Petras
Over the past year, what appeared as hopeful signs, that Left governments were emerging as powerful alternatives to right-wing pro-US regimes, is turning into a historic rout, which will relegate them to the dustbin of history for many years to come. The rise and rapid decay of left-wing governments in France, Greece and Brazil is not the result of a military coup, nor is it due to the machinations of the CIA. The debacle of left governments is a result of deliberate political decisions, which break decisively with the progressive programs, promises and commitments that political leaders had made to the great mass of working and middle class voters who elected them.

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Tags: Changing political policies
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First Polish-Irish Festival starts in Cabra
21 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Poland, Ireland


Ireland's first 'PolskaÉire 2015', the first ever Polish-Irish Festival, got under way today at the SEN Polish Saturday School in Cabra.

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Tags: PolskaÉire 2015
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Opposing War With a Smile
21 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, United States


By David Swanson 
Remarks at teach-in at Spring Rising event March 20, 2015, UDC Law School
More times than I can count, after I’ve given a speech about war and peace without tears in my eyes I’ve afterward been either blamed or credited with optimism. As in “What the hell are you so optimistic about?” or “Oh, I’m so glad you’re optimistic.” So, as our local Nobel Laureate would say, let me be clear: I am not an advocate for optimism, have no respect for it, and as a matter of fact deeply despise it.

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Tags: opposing war
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Scorpions Legend For Rory Gallagher Festival 2015
19 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, Entertainment, Music, Showbiz, Ireland


It’s 20 Years since the sad passing of the world renowned guitarist Rory Gallagher, but the Ballyshannon born legend is going to be remembered in the town of his birth with a star-studded line-up between the 28th and 31st May 2015. Uli Jon Roth is the latest guitar legend to be announced on to the Festival line-up that already boasts Band of Friends, Wilko Johnson & His Band, Bernie Marsden Band, Pat McManus Band, Johnny Gallagher & Boxtie, Sinnerboy, Laurence Jones Band, Dave McHugh Band and many more, in all some 30 acts will perform on 15 stages over the 4-day festival that will see in excess of 10,000 Rory Gallagher fans from over 20 different Countries across the world make the trip to Ballyshannon, Co. Doneagl. 

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Tags: Rory Gallagher, Ballyshannon, Donegal, Uli Jon Roth
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Veterans Call for Demilitarization of U.S. Foreign Policy
19 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, United States


Washington, DC.
United States military veterans of several wars, from Vietnam to Iraq to Afghanistan, will call for the demilitarization of U.S. foreign policy, as they mark the 12th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Tags: anti-war, US Veterans
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Mars One responds to criticism of mission feasibility
19 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Science, International


Amersfoort, 19th March 2015
Mars One has published a video in which Bas Lansdorp, CEO and Co-founder of Mars One, replies to recent criticism concerning the feasibility of Mars One's human mission to Mars. The video and the transcript of the interview can be found below.

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Tags: Mars One, Bas Lansdorp
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Blood on the Corner: Dear UVA From an Alumnus
19 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
I'm just back from a rally in front of the Charlottesville Police Department at which I heard a black UVA student say that black friends were going to think twice about trying to attend UVA after what happened tonight.

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Tags: Charlottesville, UVA, police violence
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Gallup: U.S. Population Highly Militaristic
18 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
In early 2014 there were unusual news stories about Gallup's end-of-2013 polling because after polling in 65 countries with the question “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?” the overwhelming winner had been the United States of America.

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Tags: Gallup Poll, threat-to-peace
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Another Gaza Freedom Flotilla Ready to Sail in First Half of 2015
16 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Palestine, Israel


By Ann Wright
With the 51 day Israeli attack on Gaza in the summer of 2014 that killed over 2,200, wounded 11,000, destroyed 20,000 homes and displaced 500,000, the closing to humanitarian organizations of the border with Gaza by the Egyptian government, continuing Israeli attacks on fishermen and others, and the lack of international aid through UNWRA for the rebuilding of Gaza, the international Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition has decided to again challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza in an effort to gain publicity for the critical necessity of ending the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the isolation of the people of Gaza.

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Tags: Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Coalition
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The Washington Post Will Kill Us All
16 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Journalism, United States, Iran


By David Swanson
“War with Iran is probably our best option.” This is an actual headline from the Washington Post.

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Tags: anti-war, Iran, United States, nuclear weapons
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Obama’s War in our Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
16 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States, South Americas, Venezuela


By James Petras
Why did Obama declare a ‘national emergency’ claim that Venezuela represents a threat to US national security and foreign policy, assume executive prerogatives and decree sanctions against top Venezuelan officials in charge of national security, at this time? Venezuela’s Support of Latin America Integration is Obama’s Great Fear  To answer this question it is essential to begin by addressing Obama’s specious and unsubstantiated charges of a Venezuelan ‘threat to national security and foreign policy’.  First, the White House presents no evidence . . . because there is nothing to present!  There are no Venezuelan missiles, fighter planes, warships, Special Forces, secret agents or military bases poised to attack US domestic facilities or its overseas installations.

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Tags: Venezuela
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A Blueprint for Ending War
15 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, International


By David Swanson, originally published by Truthout.org

Excerpted from *A Global Security System: An Alternative to War 
In On Violence, Hannah Arendt wrote that the reason warfare is still with us is not a death wish of our species nor some instinct of aggression, “. . .but the simple fact that no substitute for this final arbiter in international affairs has yet appeared on the political scene.” The Alternative Global Security System we describe here is the substitute.

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Tags: Anti-war, war alternative
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April 'On The Nail' Literary Gathering
14 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, Ireland


This months guests at Limerick's On The Nail literary gathering are Cork poet Patricia Walsh and poet Mícheál O'Siochrú.

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Tags: On The Nail, literary gathering, Limerick, Limerick Writers' Centre
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An Taisce Queries Minister's Commitment to Wildlife and Nature Conservation
13 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Environment, Ireland


An Taisce—the National Trust for Ireland—has today raised what is says are ‘serious questions’ regarding Minister Heather Humphreys’ interest in and commitment to  wildlife and nature conservation.

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Tags: wildlife. nature, conservation, An Taisce
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Which Party Do You View Iran Through?
13 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Opinion


By David Swanson
Most people in the United States have little contact with Iran or its culture. Iran comes up as a scary threat in the speeches of demagogues. A range of debate is offered between obliterate it and pressure it into compliance with our civilized norms, or at least the civilized norms of some other country that doesn’t obliterate or pressure people.

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Tags: United States, Iran, Venezuela, Ukraine, Russia, Kellogg Briand Pact
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Shamrock, Shame & Shannon: Reclaiming Ireland's Pride
12 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, Ireland


Afri are holding a protest at Shannon Airport from 12 noon to 1.00pm on Sunday 15 March to mark the 12 anniversary of the start of the US war on Iraq and the crucial role of Shannon Airport in that war. For more details see: www.afri.ie

Tags: Shannon Airport, Afri
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Reporters Without Borders strikes back against web censorship
12 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Journalism, Internet news


Today, 12 March World Day against cyber-censorship, Reporters Without Borders is launching the "Collateral Freedom" operation, one of the largest counterattacks ever undertaken against censorship online, and is unblocking 9 websites in 11 countries.

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Tags: Web Censorship, Enemies Of the Internet, Reporters Without Borders
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Man With No Criminal Record Facing Life in Prison for Facebook Post
10 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Journalism, United States


Republished from thefreethoughtproject.com
San Diego, Calif
In an almost unbelievable case, a man with no criminal record, Aaron Harvey, is facing the possibility of life in prison for allegedly benefiting from the crimes of a gang.

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Tags: repression, state control, Aaron Harvey, Free Thought Project
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Time For Sinn Fein to join Water Charge boycott
09 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


Cathaoirleach éirígí Brian Leeson has called on Gerry Adams and the leadership of Sinn Féin to endorse the mass campaign of non-payment of the Water Tax. Speaking from Dublin Leeson said: “The time has come for the Sinn Féin leadership to get off the fence and fully support the boycott of the Water Tax.”

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Tags: Water charge, water metering
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A Global Security System: An Alternative to War
09 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features


By David Swanson
World Beyond War, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to ending all war, published this week a guide toward that end, a short book titled A Global Security System: An Alternative to War.

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Tags: anti-war
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Putin Wants to Eat Your Children
09 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Middle East, Russia


By David Swanson
If U.S. television and politicians started saying that Saudi Arabia should be bombed because it kills and tortures innocent people, within a week many millions of Americans would demand just that. And because those voices do say that about ISIS, many millions of Americans do favor a war on ISIS.

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Tags: Vladimir Putin
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Low Pay Commission calls for submissions on National Minimum Wage
09 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


The new body tasked with advising the Government on the appropriate rate of the national minimum wage is calling for submissions and is now seeking the views of anyone with an interest in the minimum wage, as part of a public consultation process.

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Tags: Low Pay Commission, National Minimum Wage
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Netanyahu: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
09 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, United States, Israel


By James Petras
The Power of Israel over the United States  
There have been times when history has played tricks with man and...has magnified the features of essentially small persons into a parody of greatness.

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Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu
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Over €200,000 to support international culture programme over St Patrick's Day 2015
08 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


Minister of State for Equality, New Communities and Culture, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has announced today the international culture programme for St Patrick's Day period being supported by Culture Ireland Division of his Department. Funding in excess of €200,000 will support more than 50 events taking place in 22 countries. The St Patrick's period offers a unique platform to highlight the strength of Ireland's creative sector and foster tourism and inward investment.

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Tags: St Patrick's Day
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Arts Council open call for major arts projects for Ireland 2016
08 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Arts, Ireland


Artists and arts organisations across Ireland are invited to propose ambitious national arts projects which will form part of Ireland 2016, the Government's initiative to commemorate the 1916 Rising.

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Tags: 1916 Rising, 1916 commemorations
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U.S. Standing Alone Against Children
08 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Opinion, United States


By David Swanson
Lawrence Wittner points out that the United States will soon be the only nation on earth that has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Tags: Convention on the Rights of the Child, child protection
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How Did Syria Get Here?
06 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features


By David Swanson
Wars may be how Americans learn geography, but do they always learn the history of how the geography was shaped by wars? I've just read Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years by John McHugo. It's very heavy on the wars, which is always a problem with how we tell history, since it convinces people that war is normal. But it also makes clear that war wasn't always normal in Syria.

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Tags: Syria
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US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization
05 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features, United States, South Americas, Venezuela


By James Petras
US policy toward Venezuela is a microcosm of its larger strategy toward Latin America. The intent is to reverse the region's independent foreign policy and to restore US dominance; to curtail the diversification of trading and investment partners and re-center economic relations to the US; to replace regional integration pacts with US centered economic integration schemes; and to privatize firms partly or wholly nationalized.

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Tags: United States, Venezuela, UNASUR, MERCOSUR
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Minister boosts funding to increase sharing of national collections
05 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


Funding to facilitate the sharing of collections between the National Cultural Institutions and the Irish museum network has been increased to facilitate loans and improve the mobility of collections within museums in Ireland. 

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Tags: museums, museum standards
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Startup Gathering to go ahead in October
05 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Business, Science, Technology, Ireland


Ireland’s Startup Gathering has been launched this week and Ireland's startup sector is invited to send in details of projects or initiatives as events to be included in The Startup Gathering's week of activities in October,

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Tags: Startup Ireland
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Palestinian Statehood: What does it mean?
05 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


A forum examining Palestinian issues takes place in Dublin on Friday, 6 March at Wynns Hotel in Lower Abbey Street.

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Tags: Palestine
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Deer Management report published and Irish Deer Management Forum launched
04 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


The Government today published its report Deer Management in Ireland—A Framework for Action and also announced the membership of the Deer Management Forum. 

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Tags: deer management
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TV ad airing in Vegas asks drone pilots to refuse to fly
04 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
This advertisement does a number of things in 15 seconds that U.S. television has not done before. It presents a moral case against drone murders (the U.S. government's terminology, and strictly accurate). It opposes drone murders as illegal. It shows victims. It provides the name and website of an organization opposing drone murders. And it directly asks drone “pilots” to refuse to continue. It also makes the Nuremberg argument that an illegal order need not (in fact must not) be obeyed.

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Tags: drones, anti-war
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Better Boards, Better Business, Better Society
03 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


In the lead up to International Women's Day, renowned Icelandic woman entrepreneur, Halla Tomasdottir, launched Better Boards, Better Business, Better Society, the new National Women's Council of Ireland handbook, which aims increase the number of women on boards in Ireland today.

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Tags: management boards
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Exploring your creative side through music
02 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Events, Music, Local, Ireland


Community Musician Ray Laffan is presenting ‘gentle’ six week course A practical guide on taking the first steps towards creativity in Limerick City from Saturday 26 March to Saturday 24 April.

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Tags: music, Limerick City
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SkipTheSpeech.org Petition Has Impact
02 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Israel, Iran


By David Swanson
Dozens of Congress members have committed to skipping Netanyahu's planned speech to the US Congress following an on-line petition of protest.

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Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, US Congress
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Fifty Years of Imperial Wars: Results and Perspectives
02 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Features


James Petras
Over the past 50 years the US and European powers have engaged in countless imperial wars throughout the world. The drive for world supremacy has been clothed in the rhetoric of “world leadership”, the consequences have been devastating for the peoples targeted. The biggest, longest and most numerous wars have been carried out by the United States. Presidents from both parties direct and preside over this quest for world power. The ideology which informs imperialism varies from “anti-communism” in the past to “anti-terrorism” today.

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Tags: Imperialism
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ISIS Derangement Syndrome
01 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States, Middle East


By David Swanson
Here's Time magazine's David von Drehle: “The greatest threat that ISIS poses—even to the poor souls living under ISIS rule—is the unintended damage that might follow from the effort to eradicate the group. . . . As dangerous as it is to have a terrorist kingdom in the middle of the world's geopolitical tinderbox, ousting ISIS will be every bit as dangerous.”

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Tags: ISIS, David von Drehle
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New Low Pay Commission to report by mid-July
01 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - Ireland


The newly established Low Pay Commission is due to report back to the Government in mid-July on the appropriate rate for the national minimum wage, following its first meeting last Thursday.

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Tags: Low Pay Commission, National Minimum Wage
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Did Berkeley Save Us From Drones or Target Us With Drones?
01 Mar 2015; posted by the editor - United States


By David Swanson
Cities and states across the United States have been taking various actions against drones, while the federal government rolls ahead with project fill the skies .

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Tags: drones, surveillance, police
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