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"You can not come back to Canada until you have been criminally rehabilitated." Ann Wright, who had 29 years of military and govt service, resigned in protest on the eve of the Iraq War from her position as deputy ambassador to Mongolia. In this hour long talk, she discusses her story and the story of several others from various countries who resigned in protest. Her new book, Dissent: Voices of Conscience, details the story of 24 people who resigned in protest. [more inside]
posted by nooneyouknow
on Nov 6, 2008 -
6 comments
Henry Porter is the British Editor of Vanity Fair. In the
current issue he attacks what he describes as "[Tony] Blair's campaign against rights contained in the Rule of Law". The article follows a series of columns for The Observer and an extraordinary exchange of email between the two men, and has resonance in probably all countries in the Western world.
posted by Neiltupper
on Jun 28, 2006 -
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London - Terror Crossroads? Long before bombings ripped through London on Thursday, Britain had become a breeding ground for hate, fed by a militant version of Islam.
posted by dsquid
on Jul 9, 2005 -
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Arctic Blue Books Online - 'a searchable, World-Wide Web version of Andrew Taylor's unique index to the 19th Century British Parliamentary Papers concerned with the Canadian Arctic. '
posted by plep
on Dec 28, 2004 -
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British Kung Fu ! // We don't want any of that Jackie Chan Bollocks ! QT - some swearing.
posted by srboisvert
on Aug 20, 2004 -
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British soldiers in new Iraq torture photos. Brutal photos and story in today's Daily Mirror.
posted by iffley
on May 1, 2004 -
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Special forces 'prepare for Iran attack' British and American intelligence and special forces have been put on alert for a conflict with Iran within the next 12 months, as fears grow that Tehran is building a nuclear weapons programme.
posted by kablam
on Jun 17, 2003 -
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British court to rule on extermination of the working class (more inside...)
posted by bifter
on Apr 11, 2002 -
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Doesn't it rain enough already ? Looks as though the British government had becomed tired with Englands beautiful year round weather and thought its citizens would be happier if it rained a tad more. Unfortunately they over did it a bit and thirty five people died in the floods that ensued...
posted by zeoslap
on Aug 31, 2001 -
4 comments