Trident Activists Blockade Rolls Royce in Derby
Indymedia UK - 29 Apr 2008
On Monday April 28, activists from Trident Ploughshares blockaded the Rolls Royce factory at Raynesway, Derby. Using two concrete lock-ons, chains and bike locks they were able to disrupt the facility for five hours. A specialist police cutting team had to be brought in from Staffordshire to chisel out those using the lock-on. The factory was targetted because it is used to make and test the reactor which power Britain’s nuclear submarines. As such it is a vital part of the programme to replace the Trident missile system.Trident Ploughshares spokesman Malcolm Carroll said: “We view our peaceful protest as a major success. We have highlighted our views that Rolls-Royce is acting immorally by building reactor cores for Trident submarines’ nuclear weapons system. This is the first time that we have brought this type of protest to Derby and it may not be the last. Hundreds of people used this form of mass blockade at the Trident nuclear base at Faslane, in Scotland, over a year-long period called Faslane 365. Who is to say that we can’t have a Derby 365?”Newswire: trident protesters arrested out side rolls royce derby | Notts Indymedia Anti-Militarism Topic PagePrevious features: Strident students blockade at Faslane | Protesters take action at Derby nuclear plant | Nottingham folk succesfully blockade nuclear submarine base in Scotland | Nuclear? No thanks! | Derbyshire police go over the top againOther Coverage: BBC Derby | Derby Evening TelegraphLinks: Faslane 365 | Rolls Royce | Trident Ploughshares

A second global axis arises…Iran looks east and so do others
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 29 Apr 2008
Summary: Iran turns east…will it further frustrate US goals? An interview with author, political scientist and global commentator Kaveh by THE GLOBAL POWER BAROMETER source: Washington Postread more

CorpWatch?s Pratap Chatterjee and Ex-Titan Translator Marwan Mawiri on Corporate Cronyism and Intelligence Outsourcing in Iraq
Democracy Now - 29 Apr 2008
CorpWatch Managing Editor Pratap Chatterjee has just returned from Iraq where he was embedded with the US military and investigating the outsourcing of both military logistics and intelligence gathering. A new Corpwatch report offers a scathing assessment of intelligence contractors L-3 and Titan. We also speak to Marwan Mawiri, who worked in Iraq as a translator with Titan in 2003 and 2004.

The Politics of the Rev. Wright Controversy: A Debate with Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Adolph Reed, Jr.
Democracy Now - 29 Apr 2008
As the Reverend Wright controversy continues to dominate media attention, we host a debate with two guests. Melissa Harris-Lacewell is associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton University. A Barack Obama supporter, she was a member of the Trinity United Church, and Reverend Wright was also her pastor. And Adolph Reed, Jr. is professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. He makes the case against voting for Senator Barack Obama in the latest issue of The Progressive magazine. [includes rush transcript]

Obama Repudiates Ex-Pastor over Controversial Remarks
Democracy Now - 29 Apr 2008
On Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama said he was ?outraged? and ?saddened? by ?divisive and destructive? comments by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Since the weekend, Reverend Wright has publicly defended himself after weeks of being lambasted by politicians and pundits for his sermons. We hear from both Obama’s and Wright’s speeches. [includes rush transcript]

Headlines for April 30, 2008
Democracy Now - 29 Apr 2008
Dozens of Civilians Feared Dead in US Attack on Sadr City, UN to Form Task Force on Food Crisis, Rev. Jackson Urges Haiti Food Aid, Bush Rejects Biofuel Link to Food Crisis, Latin American, European Leaders Meet on Poverty, Inequality, Zimbabwe Opposition Accuses Mugabe Supporters of Crackdown, Chevron Accused of Complicity in Burma Abuses, Obama Condemns Former Pastor, Study: Nearly 1/3 of Americans Struggle to Pay for Medical Care, Insurance, Home Foreclosures Rise in 1st Quarter of 2008, McCain Healthcare Proposal Mirrors Bush Admin