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Andalucía: Contra la Constitución española - Andalusia: Against Spanish Constitution
Andalucía Libre
2003-12-13 4:29 PM
Artículos de análisis sobre el Régimen español y sobre Andalucía - Más sumarios y enlaces // LINKS //
ANDALUCIA LIBRE - FREE ANDALUSIA: Left nationalist newsletter. A perspective of Andalusia how a Nation from the nationalist left; a world perspective from andalusian left. Independence - Republic - Socialism (image/gif)
The Court Case That Could Reshape US Democracy
Rupert Cornwell
2003-12-12 9:48 PM
Early this year Texas provided a spectacular gerrymandering row, as Democratic legislators fled the state for neighboring Oklahoma. "Voters no longer choose members of the House, the people who draw the lines do" (text/plain)
Proof that bigotry and stupidity are linked
T. Feran
2003-12-12 2:46 PM
A new study by a multiracial group of Dartmouth College researchers (published in the journal Nature Neuroscience) has found that bias toward people of another race, or people who are "different," can drain mental function and make people dumber. (text/plain + 138 comments)
Syrian Relations with the Iraqi Baath Party:(The twin-regimes of terrorism)
Giles V.
2003-12-12 1:17 PM
Syrian Relations with the Iraqi Baath Party:
Using the same fascist means in an extreme competition to rule over the Arab countries while claming the highest level of hater to the US and the West.
Starting mid 90’s, the Syrian regime started smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of the United Nations' resolutions. This enabled Saddam Husein’s regime to survive longer and helped selling its oil for weapons that were used later against the US and the allied troops.
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Anal Sex Byproduct Named for Senator Santorum
uma om
2003-12-11 11:44 PM
Lube-and-fecal matter mix takes name of anti-gay U.S. Senator. (text/plain + 26 comments)
Candles for Cans Food Drive
Moira L. Meadows
2003-12-11 8:16 PM![]()
The East End Community Stand for Peace is holding a Food Drive on Saturday, December 13th. The food drive will take place at the corner of Penn and Highland Avenues in East Liberty from Noon until 2:00 PM. (image/jpeg)
Why all hate Americans?
donut
2003-12-11 5:15 PM
A Funny video (text/html)
Public Transit Riders Go Under the Big Top
Fare Box Freddie
2003-12-11 3:46 PM
Report Back on recent trip by Port Authority of Allegheny County riders to the State Capitol (a.k.a. The Big Top cause its a circus in there.) (text/plain)
Privatization of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services
stephen donahue
2003-12-11 2:54 PM
Mayor Tom Murphy is pushing hard and making deals to dump OUR public EMS! (text/plain)
TOTAL LIBERATION FEST 04' ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
AZN INVAZN
2003-12-11 1:32 PM
Check out Total Liberation Fest 04' in Erie, Pennsylvania
January 10th and 11th, 2004
Romona Africa!
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Residents Show Tremendous Support For Civil Liberties
pooja
2003-12-11 12:19 PM
For Pittsburgh Indymedia (text/plain + 26 comments)
U.S. Uncovers Weapons of Mass Destruction... In Texas!
no allegiance / Democracy Now!
2003-12-11 10:06 AM
A Texan man with ties to white supremacists has pleaded guilty to possessing chemical weapons in one of the most serious cases of domestic terrorism since Oklahoma City. But the media has all but ignored the story. (text/plain)
Prehistoric man began global warming
hank$ via AP
2003-12-11 7:30 AM
Measurements of ancient air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice offers evidence that humans have been changing the global climate since thousands of years before the industrial revolution. (text/plain)
EXPLAINING THE OCCUPATION TO THE OCCUPIER
JONAS
2003-12-11 2:09 AM
For Pittsburgh Indymedia: Its hard sometimes for a Pittsburher to speak out against Israel's brutality because of so much Zionism here in the 'Burgh: "Baby Killers! You condone suicide bombings!" But I dont. And Amira Hass explains the situation well here. (text/plain + 3 comments)
GOP gerrymandering: ''How unfair is unfair?''
Lara Jakes Jordan
2003-12-10 10:42 PM
Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida are grappling with the fairness of such a congressional gerrymandered system, causing Justice Antonin Scalia. to ask, "How unfair is unfair?" (text/plain + 1 comment)
Betrayed by Bush, GOP's anger is moot
GNS/The Desert Sun
2003-12-10 10:10 PM
Small-government Republicans have been stirred up by conservative talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. But when the election comes, the libertarian faction's anger will be "almost irrelevant... Are they going to vote for Howard Dean?" (text/plain)
Lebanon Says It Foils Bomb Attack on U.S. Embassy
GNC
2003-12-10 6:26 PM
10/12/03
Reuters
The Lebanese army said it had foiled a bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Beirut Wednesday, arresting two men, one of whom was said to be carrying explosives, at the gates of the fortress-like complex.
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Decisive weakness of Right-wing: Lack of public, open forums for dialogue
unbridled
2003-12-10 5:17 PM![]()
The hype and manipulation of emotionally-potent over-simplifications by reformers on each wing is quite similar, except for one thing: The Right-wing persists in categorically not allowing forums for open-ended dialogue. (image/gif)
GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE
larmee
2003-12-10 4:57 PM![]()
God’s Chosen People (image/jpeg)
Day of Action in review
gwen
2003-12-10 2:53 PM![]()
In honor of the International Human Rights Day, USWA and SEIU sponsored a Day of Action bus tour of demonstrations for unionized labor in the city. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)
The Mistaken Arab Experience
Giles V.
2003-12-10 11:49 AM
Even before the ink dried on the Geneva Accord, signed on Monday by self-appointed Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, enemies on both sides of the regional divide were united in their antipathy toward what is, after all, just a virtual agreement.
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U.S. green onion Hepatitis linked to Mexico
FDA/Reuters
2003-12-09 4:58 PM
Poor sanitation, inadequate hand washing facilities and questionable water quality used in the fields, packing sheds, and the making of ice, are thought to have spread the disease -- the result of Mexico's relaxed health and safety regulations. (text/plain)
Fresh Human Organs on sale: call Romanian embassy now
RCW
2003-12-09 3:01 PM
Top surgeons have been found trafficking human organs. (text/plain)
Bush set to OK sanctions, curb official contact
Globe Correspondent
2003-12-09 2:54 PM
09/12/03
By Bryan Bender, Globe Correspondent
President Bush is poised this week to approve a set of penalties against the Syrian government that could restrict the travel of its diplomats and reduce official American contacts
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pittsburgh'ers go to harrisburg for transit fundung
vincent / blast furnace radio
2003-12-09 12:19 AM
pittsburgher's travel to harrisburgh to save thier city's mass transit (audio/mpeg)
Speech - Genocidal Correctness, by John Kusumi
CSN
2003-12-08 11:03 PM
SPEECH OPPOSITE U.S. VISIT OF CHINA PREMIER WEN JIABAO, AND NICKNAMING U.S. CHINA POLICY 'GENOCIDAL CORRECTNESS,' WEEK OF DEC. 7-13, 2003
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Canada's Potvin advocates cyanide as "development"
RCW
2003-12-08 1:18 PM
Potvin can be translated as bribe. Canada’s Commercial Counselor presents dump of 220 000 tons of cyanide in our water as development and jobs - this must be newspeak. We're in Europe pal not in the Great North!
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Editor of Kuwaiti Daily: Syria's Secret Service is Behind the 'Iraqi Resistance'
Giles vickers
2003-12-08 1:07 PM
08 December, 2003
The Middle East Media Research Institute
The November 1, 2003 conference of foreign ministers of the countries neighboring Iraq yielded numerous articles in the Arab press condemning Syria's pro-Saddam stance. Among the authors were editor of the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa, Ahmad Al-Jarallah, and Iraqi opposition member and political commentator Dr. Riyadh Al-Amir. The following are excerpts from the articles
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peacecoup.us - Ending Market Dictatorships
peacecoup.us
2003-12-08 11:24 AM
please forward (text/plain + 1 comment)
ANOTHER TORTURE VICTIM !!!!!!!!!! THIS IS REAL!!!!!!!!
Lisa M. Hutchinson
2003-12-07 11:51 PM
WAS NEVER OFFERED THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE, OR ASYLUM!!! SENT TO BERUIT ILLEGALLY AND TORTURED.....WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION!!!
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