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Penatagon 'three day blitz' plan for Iran
2007-09-02 10:58:00
How frightening and alarming is this?Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran 02 Sep 2007 The Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians’ military capability in three days, according to a national security expert. Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, said last week that US military planners were not preparing for "pinprick strikes" against Iran’s nuclear facilities. "They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military," he said.Will President Bush bomb Iran?Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail 18 May 2007 Fully 71 percent of Israelis believe that the United States should launch a military attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to halt Tehran's nuclear program, according to a new poll.All links and summaries to articles below are available here:
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New Labour Opposition seek popularity from those who care little for the en
2007-09-01 17:49:00
disgrace -Re-open St Mary St now, says opposition Sep 1 2007 by David James, South Wales EchoTHE leading opposition group on Cardiff council today demanded immediate changes to the “ill-thought-out” St Mary Street traffic ban.Cardiff council’s Labour leader, John Sheppard, said the ban was “badly-timed, ill-thought-out and has been the subject of inadequate consultation”.He demanded an urgent review and called for the bottom end of St Mary Street to be re-opened to reduce traffic through Grangetown and provide a better link between the city centre and the Bay.He said: “Cardiff shopping centre is already under tremendous pressure from the major disruption caused by the new St David’s 2 development. The number of shoppers using Cardiff is significantly down and retailers are feeling the squeeze.
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Help! First woman Tory MP in Wales predicted
2007-09-01 13:47:00
VJust what weneed another preachy demon like Anne Widdicome who has just had a TV series in which she wags her finger at everybody from a hoody to prositutes and shrieks things like -why are you doing this - you need your bottom smacked. She will have a new friend if Brecon and Radnorshire vote for the wrong person!WALES will have its first Tory female MP if Suzy Davies makes history and seizes Brecon and Radnorshire from the Liberal Democrats at the next general election. The newly-selected candidate has already turned her guns on the Lib-Dems for their role in the failed attempt to form a coalition with the Tories and Plaid Cymru. The Conservatives have been encouraged by a poll analysis which predicts the constituency would turn blue if an election were held tomorrow.It has just dawned on Ms Davies that, if she is elected, a woman will have broken into the ranks of Welsh Tory MPs. She last night said, “I didn’t realise that until yesterday. I have never found being female a p...
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Do US plans herald a new cold war? 3rd Sept Temple of Pewace Cardiff
2007-09-01 13:27:00
CND Cymru - campaign for nuclear disarmament - yr ymgyrch dros ddiarfogi niwclearUS Activist Speaking Tour of Wales - Do US Plans Herald a new Cold War?Bruce Gagnon, co-ordinator of the Global Network against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, is visiting Wales from the USA this week to speak in Cardiff , Bridgend and Aberystwyth about the dangerous and provocative US plans for National Missile Defence (NMD) in Europe. Bruce is highly respected in both academic and radical circles in the USA. Raised in a conservative home, he joined the US Air force before 'changing his mind' to become a full time campaigner for peace and justice. He says that "The role of the US in the new corporate world order is going to be to 'export security'. The Pentagon will send our kids off to foreign lands tosuppress opposition to corporate globalization."Peace and justice groups from nine European countries earlier this year agreed strategies and joint campaigns to oppose US plans for Nati...
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Holy standards
2007-09-01 13:00:00
Inquisition 2008: Candidates Get Grilled by the Media's Holy Stand ards By Rob Boston, Church & State MagazinePresidential candidates are getting barraged by the media on questions about their prayers, their sins, and their beliefs on religious doctrine --Spare us -it will happen here next - we don't want 'happy clappies' or 'holy joes'! Do we?

Whistle blowers treated like terrorists!
2007-08-31 11:05:00
Whistleblowers Treated Like Terrorists Source: Associated Press, August 26, 2007"One after another, the men and women who have stepped forward to report corruption in the massive effort to rebuild Iraq have been vilified, fired and demoted. Or worse," reports Deborah Hastings. For reporting illegal arms sales, Navy veteran Donald Vance and a colleague say they were subjected to physical and mental interrogation tactics "reserved for terrorists and so-called enemy combatants."
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The Rip-off in Iraq: You Will Not Believe How Low the War Profiteers Have G
2007-08-30 15:36:00
redistribution of death and wealth..The Rip-off in Iraq : You Will Not Believe How Low the War Profiteers Have GoneBy Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.comIn Iraq, private contractors are guaranteed huge profits no matter how badly they fuck things up. Read more »

Row over War on Want Israel Campaign
2007-08-30 15:28:00
war on Want under attack .. read this storyRow over War on Want Israel campaignHuman rights and poverty relief charity War on Want has accused "politically motivated lobbyists" of abusing Charity Commission complaints procedures to prevent the organisation from defending Palestinians' human rights.Lee Scott, Conservative MP for Ilford North, complained to the regulator about the charity’s online Palestine guide, which describes itself as a “guide for boycott, divestment and sanctions” against Israel. Scott denied that the motivation for his letter was political. “War on Want is a registered charity,” he told Third Sector. “As such, it shouldn’t involve itself in political matters, and this is a political matter. This is not something that a charity that wants to help people should be doing.”However, John Hilary, campaigns and policy director at War and Want, dismissed Scott’s concerns as “misguided” and said the MP’s complaint was part of an ongoing strategy...
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Outrage as serial abuser escapes jail because he is "a man of faith"
2007-08-24 18:59:00
A predatory paedophile walked free from court yesterday after admitting a string of sex attacks on children, including an 18-month-old baby. Michael Porter, 38, used his trusted position as a prominent Jehovah's Witness to prey on youngsters, many of them children of members of the church.In court he pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency over 15 years. But at Bristol crown court Judge Tom Crowther handed him a three-year community rehabilitation order after hearing he had undergone therapy and, according to the BBC, after being impressed that Porter was "a man of faith".Full details of the case.Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society, said: "The fact that this man escaped a jail term because the judge took into account that he was 'a man of faith' is a disgraceful abuse of the law. What if he had been an atheist? Would that have meant he went straight to jail? You cannot have a legal system that favours people because they claim to...
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Make Schools Secular
2007-08-24 18:53:00
Welsh parliamentarian wants multi-faith assemblies in schoolsWelsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Peter Black has called for the Welsh Assembly to reconsider the requirement for schools in the country to hold an act of Christian worship and to make assemblies "multi-faith."Writing on his website in response to a humanist group, Mr Black says: "The present requirement for schools to provide a daily act of what is interpreted as Christian worship for all pupils as enshrined in the 1944 Education Act is not a practical possibility for most schools and does not fit with the cultural, religious and ethnic make-up of modern 21st Century Britain. We have to recognise that pupils live and work side by side with others of all religions and cultures and we should amend the duty on schools to use morning assemblies and lessons to help youngsters understand, appreciate and benefit from the diverse society they live in. "In many schools there is no suitable hall or room capable of accommodatin...
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Hilary - shame on you!
2007-08-23 18:00:00
Flash! Hillary's a girl WorldNetDaily,Now, feminists everywhere are making excuses for her. Can they really eat all the words they dished out in their PC lectures over the last three or four ...Don't make me laugh Guardian Unlimited, UK -It is often said that feminists can't take a compliment. They can't fit into size zero jeans, either, and probably can't even cook. ...WAGsI agree with Decca - I would rather, on balance, be humourless than vacuous.I would rather, on balance, be humourless than vacuous.Should have some comments here from Ordovicius, Chanticleer, komerad, Laban, Green Arrow, Christopher Glamorgan, Gwe, Freedaspeech, Valleys Mam.What do you think of Hilary letting the side down? Isn't Deccas article spot on?
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Barbaric Super weapon for Brits -
2007-08-23 17:38:00
I am truly appalled that money is being spent on these horrific barbaric weapons that will kill innocent women and children.What are they? So-called thermobaric weapons, in which combined heat and pressure kill people over a wide area by sucking the air out of lungs and destroying internal organsArmy gets new 'enhanced blast' weapon to fight Taliban Guardian UnlimitedBritish soldiers in Afghanistan are being supplied with a new "super weapon" to attack Taliban fighters more effectively, defence officials said yesterday. ...Britain's Thermobaric Secret Wired News -Six years ago I wrote about Britain's tentative steps towards thermobaric weapons. This type of warhead, which differs from normal explosives in producing a ...UK to use thermobaric missile in Afghanistan - reportIslamic Republic News Agency, Iran - British soldiers in Afghanistan are being supplied with a new "super weapon" to attack Taliban fighters more effectively, it was reported Thursday. ...Britain's controversi...
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African children enslaved
2007-08-22 22:45:00
Britain's Invisible Labor Force: African Children By Emily Dugan, IndependentWhy hasn't the enslavement of African children been prosecuted in UK courts?
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Sold for sex
2007-08-22 20:12:00
Guardian In Croydon 84% women sold for sex are were from overseas, most of them trafficked.Many men consider buying sex as just another form of shopping, but their attitude is fuelling the trafficking of women to work in the trade.Denise Marshall, chief executive of the Poppy Project, a campaign to get women out of prostitution, says: "Banning ads is a half measure. We need to follow the Swedish model of criminalising the act of buying or attempting to buy sexual services. If you are going to ban ads you are going to have to ban buying." The Western Mail has adverts for massage thinly disguied adverts of women for asale for sex.
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Sold for sex
2007-08-22 20:12:00
In Croydon 84% women sold for sex are were from overseas, most of them trafficked.Many men consider buying sex as just another form of shopping, but their attitude is fuelling the trafficking of women to work in the trade.Denise Marshall, chief executive of the Poppy Project, a campaign to get women out of prostitution, says: "Banning ads is a half measure. We need to follow the Swedish model of criminalising the act of buying or attempting to buy sexual services. If you are going to ban ads you are going to have to ban buying." The Western Mail has adverts for massage thinly disguied adverts of women for asale for sex.
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Campaign against womens cigs!
2007-08-20 19:25:00
What do you think of this campaign?See http://feministing.com/archives/007567.ht ml
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The Bourne misogyny
2007-08-20 10:45:00
Sarah Churchwell: The Bourne Ultimatum and The Matt Damon trilogy obeys the action movie rule: women just stand around looking anxiousHow true and of course movies are directed at under 30s mainly, so the role models for young women are so bad, so often!There are a lot of comments on this in the Guardian on line This is a spot on article and the result so much vitriol! Strut out the clichés action men. There was also a mention of a feisty woman. I came across this word ‘feisty’ recently to describe strong but powerless women - which of course is the whole point!

Green Party- Real Progress-
2007-08-18 14:33:00
Watch the Video - The Green Party 's principal speaker Siân Berry looks atways to be more green, and actions other political parties are taking to appear more environmentally friendly.
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Carers UK presses for anti-discrimination legislation for carers
2007-08-18 13:13:00
Carers suffer all kinds of discrimination - at work, in the way that services are delivered and in health. Carers UK is putting evidence before the Government's review of equality legislation and calling for a new duty on public bodies to promote equality between carers and people without caring responsibilites. They have already sucessfully campaigned fo this right in Northern Ireland.Unfortunately, the Government's consultation document reveals they don't think that carers are discriminated against, so we must make a strong case. The consultation closes on 3 September. So you still have the opportunity to respond and write to your MP and AM.You can read the consultation document at the Communities and Local Government website. more...If you would like to respond to the consultation you can email kate.hepher@communities.gsi.gov.ukFor more information on Carers Wales
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Duty to recycle! Public attitudes and behaviours towards the environment
2007-08-14 19:08:00
80% people believe they have a "duty" to recycleEnergy EfficiencyThe extent of the green revolution in Britain's households will be revealed today with figures showing that more than 80 per cent of people believe they have a "duty" to recycle household waste.Findings, to be published by the Office of National Statistics, show a dramatic increase in the number of people who say they have at least one energy-saving light bulb in their homes. The survey found that 81 per cent of people say they have at least one low-energy light bulb at home compared to just over 30 per cent a few years ago.Independent 14th August 2007Buy a little green bag as above ..only £4.00Public attitudes and behaviours toward the environment When asked for their attitudes about recycling, 81 per cent strongly agreed or tended to agree that “people have a duty to recycle”. Approximately two thirds strongly agreed or tended to agree that “Waste not want not” sums up their general approach to life”.When...
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Jailing prostitutes helps no one
2007-08-12 13:54:00
Jailing prostitutes helps no one in the The Observer August 12"The Criminal Justice Bill that will go before Parliament when it reconvenes threatens to turn the clock back. It will give magistrates the power to jail prostitutes for three days if they fail to attend mandatory counselling. Encouraging rehabilitation is admirable, but to work, it requires real resources, in particular, treatment for drug addiction....Using the threat of prison as an incentive undermines good intentions. Jail won't cure drug addiction and it certainly won't give women a route out of prostitution."Prost itution in Sweden is technically illegal, since it is a crime to purchase the service. Sweden considers prostitution a form of violence against women so the crime does not lie in the prostitute selling sexual services, but in the customer's buying of such services."It often takes many years after a law is enacted until the norm expressed in that particular law is firmly inscribed in a society. The Law i...
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Julie Morgan fundraisong to keep office open?
2007-08-12 13:44:00
Rhodri Morgan ’s salary of £123,492, Julie Morgan backbench MPs are paid £50,575So why is fundraising to keep her office open doesn't she get an allowance for that?
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New Labour abandon Eisteddfod
2007-08-12 13:33:00
In the western mail there is a story about WELSH New Labour decision not to take on a stand at this year’s National Eisteddfod because last year its stand was “vandalised” by Welsh language activists. Nonsense - it is due to the fact that there are not enough activists or even paid employees of the labour party or ams or mps to staff it. Mmm...“We have taken the decision this year, however, to look again at how we are represented at the many significant shows across Wales.
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Giuliani 5 lies
2007-08-12 13:23:00
Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice that shows Giuliani for the fabulist he is. Surprised there were only five lies. Rudy was responsible for more people dying that day than would have been necessary had he done a damn thing to prepare for terrorism before 9/11.
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Valleys mam..
2007-08-10 19:44:00
a comment from Valley s Mam said... I notice that you list women bloggers in Wales I have been blogging for three months but I note you have not included me is there a reason for that . I am female resident in the Valleys and Welsh My blog is a mix of political and items of interest I have a link to u on it -it would be good if you returned the linkI feel queasy about the title Valleys Mam....doesn't exactly portray a feminist perspective. Sounds more blokish. I think women in the 'valleys' are already viewed negatively by cardiff folk.

TRICKERY, DECEIT, MANIPULATION
2007-08-10 13:30:00
TRICKERY, DECEIT, MANIPULATION From The Evening Standard - 30/07/2007 Revealed: the story behind one of London's Revealed: the story behind one of London's most controversial new developments BY ANDREW GILLIGAN KEY PLAYER IN THE LOBBYING INDUSTRY FROM its headquarters in Mayfair, PPS has become the key player in a little-known corner of the PR industry - the branch that specialises in winning developers planning permission for unpopular schemes. Local protesters, residents' groups and even council planners may never have heard of PPS but PPS knows all about them. Its 60 staff act as the public face of controversial developments, and run a sophisticated war machine to get those developments past the objectors. The company was founded 17 years ago by Stephen Byfield, a former staffer for a Labour MP, and Charles St George, an ex-Tory councillor. Its client list reads like a roll-call of the development industry: volume housebuilders, such as Barratt, Wimpey, and Taylor Woodrow; ...
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Dispatches investigation into PPS Group film
2007-08-08 11:12:00
The section of the Dispatches investigation into PPS Group see also PPS - Dirty Tricks - planning
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Robots to Kill with!
2007-08-07 11:48:00
Not in my name - Robo ts deployed in Iraq battlefield Times of India - India A US division of British defence company QinetiQ has admitted that the 3rd Infantry Division, based south of Baghdad, has purchased three Talon Sword robots ... The robots are armed with M240 machine guns or .50 calibre rifles. Soldiers operate the robots with a specially modified laptop, complete with joystick controls and a 'kill button' that terminates its functions if it goes awry.Just a game to some.Frightening, terrifying glimpse of the future with militarism. Are there robots to raise children, bury the dead and rebuild what has been destroyed?
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Welsh Tory defects to Labour
2007-08-06 22:50:00
A Welsh Tory has defected to the Labour Party or rather New Labour party ?Is there a difference?
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Breasts ..Thats what they're for!
2007-08-06 20:25:00
This is a postcard sent from Norway. The Stavanger chapter of Ammehjelpen had the picture taken by a local photographer for the ad. Helsekost means "healthfood" and Gode råd om amming means "Good advice on Brea stfeeding." This picture was shown as a slide before every feature length film in the cinemas of Stavanger in 1994 as an ad for the Ammehjelpen services in that city. Check out their Web site for breastfeeding information in Norweigian. You can also order cards or T-shirts (I have one. It's great!) at http://www.ammehjelpen.no/ or email Rachel at mailto:newman@globalserve.net for more information.80% of women breast feed in Norway.Boycott Nestle CampaignSmartass idiot Brendan O Neill from Spiked has a go at breast feeding campaigners. Any opportunity to mention Katie Price, also known as Jordan, the British ‘glamour’ model who doesn’t shock us feminists, no - she's a sad woman. What does he know about breastfeeding that every child health expert doesn't. Breasts , tit...