Climate Camp: How The Police Radicalized An Entire Generation
Indymedia UK - 8 Aug 2008
Mass harrassment, terror tactics, theft, lies and propaganda, excessive force: the relentless campaign of intimidation by police at this years Climate Camp that started with raiding the camp and confiscating essential equipment, has also now included the premeditated political use of blanket stop and search, night-time terrorising of the climate camp site, confiscating pushbikes, blockading food supplies, and harrassment of media and legal observers.Late Tuesday night/very early Wednesday morning police attempted to terrorise the camp with a low-flying helicopter and by storming the gates with sirens blaring and riot cops shouting. The same night police cut locks and took away bikes after telling people to leave their bikes in the car park. From the beginning the police used excessive force against climate campers (photos) including women, children and legal observers. See newswire post on police bullying.Links: Climate Camp website | Full Climate Camp 2008 Coverage | the very latest: Climate Camp timeline

Success of Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Program Doubtful
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 8 Aug 2008
Summary: David AlbrightA military attack on Iran's major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely result only in a delay ? and not a particularly significant one at that ? in Tehran's ability to produce the fuel necessary to build a nuclear weapon, according to a report [.pdf] released Friday by an influential think tank on nuclear proliferation issues. source: AntiWar.com read more