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A Few Words on the Greek Insurrection
The social rebellion in Greece contains all the explosive potential for a revolution. But an insurrection alone is not a revolution. Now more than ever discipline is needed to keep the struggle going and
Read More »Extraordinary scenes end Jean Charles de Menezes inquest
By Sandra Laville | The moment the family of Jean Charles de Menezes attempted to force their way past a group of private security guards into the inquest courtroom marked the lowest point in
Read More »Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals
A bipartisan Senate report calls decisions made by the former Defense secretary a ‘direct cause’ of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. Other Bush officials also are faulted. By Greg Miller and Julian E.
Read More »Excess Debt and Deflation Equals Depression
By Stephen Lendman | Irving Fisher (1867 – 1947) was perhaps the most noted economist of his day. The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics calls him “one of America’s greatest mathematical economists and one of”
Read More »U.S. Keeps Silent as Afghan Ally Removes War Crime Evidence
McClatchy Newspapers | DASHT-E LEILI, Afghanistan – Seven years ago, a convoy of container trucks rumbled across northern Afghanistan loaded with a human cargo of suspected Taliban and al Qaida members who’d surrendered to
Read More »Public support for ID cards dips to 55 per cent
By Lewis Page | The latest Home Office poll on public attitudes to the planned National ID card indicates that support for the scheme has eroded slightly, with the proportion of those in favour down
Read More »Britons think UK is turning into police state
By Ian Dunt | Britain is turning into a police state, according to politics.co.uk users in a new poll. The results come as concerns raised by the arrest of Damian Green refuse to die
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