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Kyrgyzstan: Ethnic Violence or Political Violence
Date: Mon, 2010-06-14 17:53
The current violence errupting in the southern region of Kyrgyzstan is deeply troubling.
If we are to go by the news reports given by the BBC, the violence is the culmination of long standing ethnic tensions. If we are to believe the Economist's recent article "Stalin's Harvest" we are seeing the inevitable fruits of Stalin's labour.
According to The Economist the ethnic violence is to be attributed to Stalin based on his inefficiency in drawing borders. Any ethno-geographer of the region would acknowledge that drawing effective borders, even if based on language groupings - is effectively impossible for Central Asia as populations are organised as consistently by elevation as by region. Uzbeks typically being in more sedentary populations at lower elevations, while the Kyrgyz historically lived in pastoral highlands. When ethnicity is brought into the equation things become even more complex. The result is a maze of populations where borders are abitrary by necessity.
Public Service Agrees to Implement Austerity Program
Date: Sun, 2010-06-13 12:51
Public services are safe from the threat of a fair deal for four years. The kind of crippling cuts that were recently pushed through by ICTU, amounting to a 10% pay cut in some cases in the form of a "pension levy", are now almost certain to remain.
CIA Propaganda Targets Western Europe
Date: Fri, 2010-06-11 22:15
A recently leaked report, which appears to have been produced by the CIA's Red Cell, aims to shore up support for the war in Afghanistan by manipulating public opinion in Western Europe. The report targets France and Germany as regions which need specially designed messages to stem an eroding popularity for the war.
Violence Erupts in Kyrgyzstan
Date: Fri, 2010-06-11 20:13
Truck set on fire during the April 2010 Riots in Bishkek
The BBC has reported that at least 23 people have been killed and 300 injured in violence which has erupted in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. It is not yet clear what forces are responsible for the violence.
Until recently Kyrgyzstan's head of government was President Kurmanbek Bakiyev who was forced to flee the country after riots erupted in April 2010. Bakiyev's power base is largely in the southern area of Kyrgyzstan including Osh.
US Trying to Plug the wiki Leaks
Date: Fri, 2010-06-11 16:51
Pentagon investigators "are desperately searching" for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, to try and prevent the publication of over 260,000 diplomatic cables that were allegedly leaked by intelligence analyst Bradley Manning.
Activist video's emerge that show defence of Mavi Marmara
Date: Fri, 2010-06-11 16:49
Despite the efforts of the Israeli military and propaganda machine which stole all the footage they could find on board the Freedom Flotilla some footage activists succesfully snuck past the jailers has started to emerge. The Isreali propaganda team has already released out of context fragments obviously taken from stolen equipment to try and bolster its case, the fact that only a few seconds (that show a firework being thrown) could be found speaks volumes.
Guess who the "Business & Finance" Business Person of the Month for May 2010 is.... You couldn't make this up!
Date: Thu, 2010-06-10 10:26
- For services rendered to the boss class
- For advising union members to vote in favour of the Croke Park agreement and "acknowledging its importance to the economy"
- Because "Realising the damage that further disruption could cause to Ireland's reputation abroad, he said: "If you have a long industrial campaign...the interpretation of it externally would be that the Government wasn't able to honour its commitments and consequently, the credibility of Government bonds would be very much in question,"
Dublin: Restaurant workers protest
Date: Wed, 2010-06-09 16:38
Low Wage Restaurant Workers Protest Wage Attacks at Restaurant Association of Ireland’s Gala Dinner.
Wednesday, 9 June
Start: 6pm. End: 7:30pm
Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson St, Dublin
Anarchism and The State
Date: Wed, 2010-06-09 13:36
The state is a central concept in the political philosophy of Anarchism. Anarchism is often defined as being an anti-state ideology. While this is sometimes a useful way to distinguish anarchists from other state socialists it also leads to a fair bit of confusion. We will look at the source of this confusion with the aim of showing that anarchism is in its essence opposed to rulers and is not a naive or idealistic form of anti-statism.
Radio report from the Toyosi's Shitabbey Solidarity Rally for Friends and Family
Date: Tue, 2010-06-08 20:05
People gathered at the Garden of Remberance on the 10th of April - to support the family of Toyosi Shitta-bey, a 15 year old boy who died after being attacked on Good Friday. People were there to send out a message that racist attacks have no place in the Irish society that we want, and that this should never happen again.