Oh, Mr President…
Thursday, November 20th, 2003A friend pointed me to an impressive series in the Guardian "While we have your attention Mr. President." It consists of 60 letters from public figures and others in the UK.
Archive for November, 2003
A friend pointed me to an impressive series in the Guardian "While we have your attention Mr. President." It consists of 60 letters from public figures and others in the UK.
Ryan seeks Euro nomination
Thursday, November 20th, 2003Brendan Ryan has announced that he is seeking a nomination to run on behalf of Labour in the European Union next year (in the new Ireland South constituency):"Europe is also often less than open with us. When Javier Solana the EU boss on Security and Defense came to Dublin to ...
Irish president talks about Irish presidency of EU
Thursday, November 20th, 2003The EU Observer is reporting that the Irish President, Mary McAleese, has given a speech to the European Parliament outlining the priorities of the upcoming Irish presidency of the EU - Ireland will hold the presidency from January to June 2004. Among other things, the Irish government is backing the ...
More protest updates
Thursday, November 20th, 2003News from UK Indymedia on the protests in London include this heartwarming note:[1454]: Reports of sixth form students walking out to join demo. 200 students from Shoreditch have ignored warnings of disciplinary action, including arbitrary expulsion if arrested.Meanwhile, in Miami, protests against the FTAA are underway, with coverage on theFTAA ...
Bush in London
Wednesday, November 19th, 2003For London-based readers, this website will be of particular interest - its a resource site for those wanting to protest against Bush's visit, with details of his itinerary, posters to download, and links to planned protests. For those not in London, Indymedia UK is, of course, providing coverage.
US wanted to use military against (possible) rioters
Wednesday, November 19th, 2003The Observer's coverage of Bush's visit notes that one of the demands of the Americans (which was turned down) was for "the shipping in of battlefield weaponry to use against rioters." Isn't that illegal under international law? IANAL, but there is a clear distinction between military and policing, and military ...
IRC and Google
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003Google weblog reports that Google is sending robots to IRC channels, and possibly indexing them. As they say, people often presume a certain level of privacy in IRC, so this development is noteworthy.
FTAA and media
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003Free Press have a useful overview of the implications for media of the FTAA meeting in Miami.
MoveOn, Schechter, and political efficacy
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003Danny Schechter has some interesting comments on MoveOn, in an interview in an IPS story:Grassroots support is the mainstay of MoveOn and the appeal for many observers, including media analyst Danny Schechter, founder and editor-in-chief of media monitoring group Media Channel. But while he thinks the 'Bush in 30 Seconds' competition ...
Guardian on Murdoch
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003A BBC interview (should that be audience) with Rupert Murdoch has prompted a very angry editorial in the Guardian.