Annihilation hovers over Palestine, not Israel
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 Mar 2012
Summary: One of the claims being made to justify Israel’s demand for a blank cheque to attack Iran is that the Islamic Republic poses an ‘’existential threat’’ to the Jewish state in view of its statements about wanting to wipe Israel off the map. This lie has been repeated so often that it has become the truth. The real truth, as always, is quite different: It is Israel which is wiping Palestine off the map, day by day, slowly but surely, one settlement at a time. Now, Israel wants to attack Iran because it claims Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map. Exactly who is trying to wipe whom off the map? You decide source: Bangkok Postread more

What Are Iran?s Intentions?
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 Mar 2012
Summary: Noam ChomskyConcerns about ?the imminent threat? of Iran are often attributed to the ?international community??code language for U.S. allies. The people of the world, however, tend to see matters rather differently. The nonaligned countries, a movement with 120 member nations, has vigorously supported Iran?s right to enrich uranium?an opinion shared by the majority of Americans (as surveyed by WorldPublicOpinion.org) before the massive propaganda onslaught of the past two years. source: Information Clearing Houseread more

American Analyst: Iranians’ High Election Turnout Encouraged by Western Animosity
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 Mar 2012
Summary: Phil Wilayto, a writer, activist and political commentator from Richmond, Virginia, said the massive participation of the Iranian people in the Friday parliamentary polls proves that the West’s aggressive moves, including the sanctions, against Iran have backfired as they encouraged Iranians to show stronger support for their Islamic ruling system. source: FNAread more

Hurting, Hanging, Suffocating & Starving:
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 Mar 2012
Summary: Such nonchalant talk and campaign trail knee-slappers about the “annihilation” and “obliteration,” of murder and war crimes, of tightened nooses – the execution of a death sentence – and of deliberately hurting a nation of 74 million human beings, along with chest-thumping boasts about destroying the internationally safeguarded nuclear facilities of a sovereign country, would be unequivocally condemned were it directed toward the United States or its allies. After thirty years of warmongering, threats, and propaganda, it’s clear that American and Israeli discourse about Iran is starving for humanity. source: Wide Asleep In Americaread more

ENGAGE letter to Foreign Secretary on comments on Iran
Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII) - 5 Mar 2012
Summary: ENGAGE has written to the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, regarding his statement to the House on Iran?s alleged nuclear weapons programme in the first ever Parliamentary debate on Iran on 20 February 2012.. Foreign Secretary, the matter of Iran?s nuclear intentions remains circumspect with circumstantial evidence provided to bolster a hawkish position but little hard evidence put forth to prove it conclusive. The ?sabre-rattling? obscures the truths that should concern us in this matter and in this we must abide by the findings of the IAEA reports if we are to pursue a course that is open, transparent, and defensible to the British people; who have been misled by their government on Iraq’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction in the recent past. source: ENGAGEread more

Police And Intelligence Agencies Conspired Against UK Dissidents
Jyoti Mishra - 5 Mar 2012
Today’s lead story in the Observer is a maddening and excellent investigative piece revealing that for three decades, the UK’s biggest construction companies worked with British police and spy-agencies to build illegal dossiers on whistle-blowers who complained about unsafe working … Continue reading →

Workfare: Enslave us and we’ll shut you down!
Indymedia UK - 5 Mar 2012
Protests took place outside stores across Britain on 3rd March 2012 as campaigners stepped up their opposition to the ConDem workfare slavery scheme, (started under Labour,) by taking the online campaigns, which have resulted in many firms pulling out, onto the streets .In Edinburgh two Tescos were ‘invaded’ and pickets were mounted outside a Poundland and British Heart Foundation store. The Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty delivered a letter to the BHF store insisting ?that BHF withdraws completely from the Work Programme and all workfare schemes?Bristol cops arrested two protestors at a picket of a McDonalds, and a solidarity action was held outside Trinity Road cop-shop later in the day. In Birmingham about 50 campaigners stopped off at Sainsburies and Superdrug to congratulate them on pulling out the scheme, whilst pickets were held at Poundland and McDonalds. In Sheffield campaigners who were chucked out of a Tesco on West Street, continued their tour with visits to stores which included Marks and Spencers, McDonalds and Primark. Nottingham campaigners picketed Wilkinsons before moving on to other storesIn Lewisham, McDonalds, Boots, Greggs, BHS and Primark werre targeted by a group of about 30, whilst Oxford Street saw a few dozen campaigners target outlets including McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Holiday Inn in a game of cat and mouse awith the police. On Friday Ian Duncan-Smith was challenged by protestors as he arrived at a conference in Tottenham. He insisted that "workfare is a brilliant scheme".[Read more.]Newswire: Workfare conference cancelled due to protest | Workfare Unravels | ‘It’s exploitation and it’s repellent’ | Tesco?s Secret Workfare Slaves | Demo shuts Westminster Tesco | GMB Union Promotes Workfare as Answer | DWP Locks Down FOI Responses |Links: Boycott Workfare | Asda and Argos choose workfare over work | The Homelessness Charities Involved | Anti-workfare action in Brighton | Create Jobs ? Scrap Workfare | Edinburgh Tescos invaded |