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Monday, July 30
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 30 Jul 2007 00:06 BST
Jon Stewart introduces a nice exposition of the blatant
lies of the neo-cons.
Monday, May 14
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 14 May 2007 10:11 BST
but really couldn't be arsed... well Tracey Moberly, Tony Pletts and Mark Thomas have the solution for you.... McDemos
We provide bespoke or off the peg demonstrations against governments, corporations and occasionally neighbours at a price to suit all pockets. No job to small or too big, from a discrete "boo" to a literally renting a mob, we cater for all your protesting needs! McDemos is a protest solutions company (06153817) registered at Companies House UK Tuesday, May 8
by
The Trained Monkey
on Tue 08 May 2007 22:36 BST
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6633745.stm
A senior policeman in Los Angeles has been demoted and his deputy and about 60 other officers have been reassigned after an inquiry into May Day clashes. Last week protesters and journalists were injured when police fired some 140 rubber bullets to break up the crowd. The rally had been peaceful until the clashes, which the police department said were prompted by agitators throwing rocks and bottles at officers. But TV footage showed a police officer pushing people who were walking away. Judge for yourself from the clips below from the major news networks clip 1 cnn msnbcprivate journo Monday, April 9
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 09 Apr 2007 16:27 BST
as sent to me by a friend
Saturday, March 31
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 31 Mar 2007 10:01 BST
Mark Thomas describes how you can become a serious criminal (whether you want to or not).
On Radio 4 Listen Again: My other posts on SOCPA Thursday, March 29
by
The Trained Monkey
on Thu 29 Mar 2007 16:39 BST
Human Writes Homepage
British humbug by Mark ThomasDid you hear the snigger as Britain complained that Iran had broken international law It is an awkward question to ask but did anyone else hear the rest of the world sniggering? I thought I heard it, that’s all. The sequence of events went like this: the unfortunate British soldiers were kidnapped by Iran, Britain announced that Iran had broken international law... and that was when I thought I heard a global giggle, though it could have been a snort of derision.
by
The Trained Monkey
on Thu 29 Mar 2007 12:38 BST
The US Marines are banning the wearing of large tattoos, saying they do not represent "traditional values". From Sunday, tattoos on the head or neck, or large
tattoos on arms or legs will not be allowed. Marines already with the
tattoos are exempt. Unit commanders will photograph and document all existing tattoos to make sure Marines do not touch them up. Dozens of Marines are reportedly queuing up at tattoo parlours to beat the deadline.
Marines have long been banned from having racist or sexist tattoos. But from 1 April, "sleeve" tattoos that cover most of an arm or leg will be banned, as will smaller half or quarter sleeve tattoos if they are visible on arms or legs when a Marine is wearing shorts and T-shirt. Monday, March 5
Wednesday, February 21
by
The Trained Monkey
on Wed 21 Feb 2007 20:01 GMT
Sunday, February 18
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 18 Feb 2007 22:36 GMT
How extreme were conservative commentators in their remark this year? How about calls to nuke the Middle East and an allegation that a "gay ... mafia" used the congressional page program as its own "personal preserve." Right-wing rhetoric documented by Media Matters for America Sunday, January 7
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 07 Jan 2007 13:24 GMT
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1984496,00.html
Millions of Britons who visit the United States are to have their fingerprints stored on the FBI database alongside those of criminals, in a move that has outraged civil rights groups. The Observer has established that
under new plans to combat terrorism, the US government will demand that
visitors have all 10 fingers scanned when they enter the country. The
information will be shared with intelligence agencies, including the
FBI, with no restrictions on their international use. more on link To the people who say "if you're innocent you have nothing to fear. I would gladly have my ten toe prints taken too if only to be able to step foot in the 'Land of the Free" I present this: original graphic by Winjer 2004 Saturday, January 6
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 06 Jan 2007 18:49 GMT
If bribery is so good for jobs, why should it be a crime? writes Mark Thomas in the New Statesman Blog The war on terror has been used to justify many things from the Brian Haw law (to make protesters get permits) to illegally invading Iraq. It is indeed a small wonder that John Prescott when caught shagging didn’t opt for the “war on terror” defence. I for one would pay money to
see him declaring, “We have it on reliable intelligence information
that unless I put my penis in the woman’s vagina then terrorists will
detonate a nuclear dirty bomb device. In London, quite possibly at
Battersea Dogs Home or somewhere else with a large collection of
vulnerable pets.” more here Thursday, January 4
by
The Trained Monkey
on Thu 04 Jan 2007 08:11 GMT
I posted a story about Saddam Dog being Executed last week,
I have now found that the story is FAKE.......the picture has been faked The photo is found on DOGS DESERVE BETTER website which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing the chained dog, and bringing our ‘best friend’ into the home and family. warning distressing pictures the orginal picture is here Wednesday, January 3
by
The Trained Monkey
on Wed 03 Jan 2007 21:16 GMT
After my post the other day about
Naseem Hamed being stripped of MBE and wanting Jeffery Archer to go the same way, well Steve Ayland sent me this petition that is on the goverment's Number 10 site and it is a petiton to have Jeffery Archer stripped of his peerage. So get down and sign up and tell your friends.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Strip Jeffery Archer of his peerage. Submitted by Steve Ayland – Deadline to sign up by: 03 July 2007http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Archer-Peerage/ Tuesday, January 2
by
The Trained Monkey
on Tue 02 Jan 2007 00:06 GMT
Naseem Hamed stripped of MBE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6222389.stm Former world boxing champion Naseem Hamed has been stripped of his MBE after serving a jail term for dangerous driving. 32-year-old Hamed served 16 weeks of a 15-month term in Moorland Prison, Doncaster for causing serious injury to Anthony Burgin in a high-speed crash in May 2005. An official notice said the Queen had directed that Hamed's name be erased from the Order of the British Empire. So does that mean we can get rid of these too? Lord Brocket - convicted of insurance fraud, having dismantled and hidden four of the Ferraris, claiming them to be stolen. Lord Archer - Convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice and sent to prision for 4 years.. Dame Shirley Porter - convicted in the high court of running an council Building Stable Communities policy that was completely illegal and ordered to pay £27,000,000.back to Westminster Council Sir Clive Thompson - Chairman involved in the collapse of the Farepak Christmas hamper company Or sorry I forgot it doesn't work like that does it...if it did the honour system would be fair and you would not be able to throw them at members of your family for doing what they done since birth...ie: prat around on a horse Sunday, December 31
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 31 Dec 2006 12:47 GMT
Saddam's Dog executedIraq:
Shortly after the execution of the dictator Saddam Hussein, his dog
Blondi followed the same fate to the gallows. Contrary to Saddam,
Blondi’s execution was ... more »
Saturday, December 30
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 30 Dec 2006 11:17 GMT
http://mark-reed.blogspot.com/2006/12/one-nation-under-dog.html#links more »
Monday, December 25
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 25 Dec 2006 14:48 GMT
Sunday, December 24
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 24 Dec 2006 13:01 GMT
Radio 4 the Today programme is having a poll to decide which laws should be repelled. The SOCPA law (permission to demonstrate in Parliament Square) has made it on to the short list. If you want to vote to scrap the law follow instructions bellow.
YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE AGAINST THE SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME AND POLICE ACT - SOCPA The Christmas Repeal! Now is our chance to vote against this law that ban unauthorised demonstration anywhere around Parliament. However, we are up against the Hunters who are known for their mobilising skills. Please vote for SOCPA to be repealed and circulate this to others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/vote/2006vote/vote_index2.shtml You can vote by phone: 0901 5221001 to repeal the Dangerous Dogs Act 0901 5221002 to repeal the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 0901 5221003 to repeal the Human Rights Act 0901 5221004 to repeal the European Communities Act 0901 5221005 to repeal the Hunting Act 0901 5221006 to repeal the Act of Settlement Or go to the web link above to vote online. Please distribute this info far and wide to make SOCPA win this vote - it will be a moral, if not actual, victory. Saturday, December 16
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 16 Dec 2006 11:54 GMT
The story of youth rivalries between 'Chavs' and 'Goths' in Peterborough, and how the local council have come up with radical solutions to the violence, binge drinking and anti social behaviour. The council has organised 'airsoft' battles between the two groups in nearby woods.
BBC Choice The Show: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/radio4/radio4choice/radio4choice_20061215-1700_40_pc.mp3 Some how I think it wasn't the goths that we being violent, binge drinking or causing anti social behaviour and the council had to give the chavs a target. Saturday, November 18
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 18 Nov 2006 13:51 GMT
Student to file suit against UCPD
Mostafa Tabatabainejad, who was stunned several times with a Taser in Powell Library Tuesday, plans to file a lawsuit against university police alleging "brutal excessive force" and false arrest, his lawyer said Friday. more »
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 18 Nov 2006 12:35 GMT
House of Commons Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2004, Quarterly Reports for 2005, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny
First Joint Report of Session 2005–06 Twelfth Report from the Defence Committee of Session 2005--06 Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 2005--06 Fifth Report from the International Development Committee of Session 2005--06 Seventh Report from the Trade and Industry Committee of Session 2005--06 What a bloody title.....the goverment just love it don't they? http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmquad/873/873.pdf This is the report from the committee that Mark Thomas gave evidence to regard the arms industry the experiences he turned into the book As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade His evidence starts at EV105 but I'd recommend reading the whole report if you've got the stomach for it. Thursday, November 16
by
The Trained Monkey
on Thu 16 Nov 2006 17:00 GMT
Sunday, November 5
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 05 Nov 2006 21:30 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6118298.stm
"I welcome that Saddam Hussein and the other defendants have faced justice and have been held to account for their crimes. Appalling crimes were committed by Saddam Hussein's regime. It is right that those accused of such crimes against the Iraqi people should face Iraqi justice. Today's verdicts and sentences by the Iraqi Higher Tribunal comes at the end of a trail during which evidence has been offered and challenged in the full glare of media scrutiny. " These are the words of Margaret Beckett British Foreign Secretary, it fills me with discust that anyone in the 21th Century never mind a British Goverment Minister the same Goverment that will not deport people to regiums that have the death penalty as a punishment .Can speak out and back the death penalty. There is no crime that taking a life can be called just, instead he should be inprision at the hague Never being given the easy way out and every day having to atone for his crimes. As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder. --Corretta Scott King Update: Mr Roy has posted some example of what other goverments are saying to give you some perspexive Lets see how the Finnish Presidency of the EU puts it: "The EU opposes capital punishment in all cases and under all circumstances and it should not be carried out in this case either." or the Spanish PM: "Saddam Hussein, like any other citizen or political leader, has to answer for his actions, for what he has done in his government task.It is well known that for a long time the EU has not been in favour of the death penalty. Obviously it is a penalty which is not provided for in any legal system in the EU or, of course, in our country. " or the Irish: "The minister welcomes the end of this long legal process.Ireland and its EU partners have made it clear in the past to Iraqi authorities that we are opposed to courts applying the death sentence.Ireland is also opposed to it being applied as a penalty in this case. " Thursday, October 26
by
The Trained Monkey
on Thu 26 Oct 2006 11:35 BST
Global Big Brother, we get closer to 1984 every day, Stop the ID fraud - stop
the government stealing your identity
--- US, EU sketch plans for global immigration database by By Mark Ballard http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/25/global_immigration_db/ The US is to corral "like-minded" nations behind a global immigration database after proving with a trial link to British computers that such an ambitious, global plan is technically feasible. Allies of the US have joined it in talks to formulate an international policy framework that would allow the sharing of immigration databases, effectively creating a global border control. Their aim is to stop criminals and other undesirable migrants at a vast, biometric border that is likely to include, at the very least, the EU countries, Australia, and Canada. Troy Potter, biometrics programme manager for the US Department of Homeland Security's biometric border control programme, told The Register only those countries "of like mind" would be allowed to join the scheme: "People with similar goals, aspirations, laws and ability to implement such a scheme. "It's about keeping out folks from countries, to have more of a global border per se," he said. "Shouldn't like-minded countries be told when someone's been kept out of the US? That's a necessary next step [because] immigration has become a worldwide issue. Frank Paul, head of large scale IT systems at the European Commission, hinted to an audience at the Biometrics 2006 conference last week about EU support for such a scheme. "We trust everyone enrolled in the US and they trust everyone in the EU system. Then I don't see why the systems shouldn't be linked in the future," he said. Terrorists would be the prime target of the system. Terrorism had been the reason the US government gave for setting up US-VISIT, the immigration database for which Potter is biometric manager. The US database had yet to snare a terrorist, and the Department of Homeland Security has since been advertising it as a means of keeping foreign murderers out of the country. An international agreement for sharing immigration data would also target criminals and "habitual immigration violators", Potter said. "If there's a murderer in another country we would rather not have that murderer in the US, especially if they are on the run," he said. But he stressed the system would not finger normal people, or "Joe Public". People's privacy would have to be respected, he said. "We would violate the privacy laws of individual countries if we shared data as we wanted to," said Potter, but added: "The last thing we want is for someone who has changed their ways and then we keep harassing them." It could take years for the US and its allies to form an agreement that deals with all the emerging privacy and legal concerns about sharing immigration data. Other developments at the Department for Homeland Security could complicate matters further. It is developing a permanent link between immigration and criminal databases, while US law enforcers also want links to civil databases so they can get a full biographical history of people who catch their interest. "There are fine lines and that's where these agreements are not going to be easy. But this is not routine data sharing on everyone. This is not big brother," said Potter. Similar concerns have slowed the progress of the European Visa Immigration System (VIS). A continent-wide version of the US plan, legislation to allow the VIS is stuck between the European Parliament and member states in the Council of Ministers. The concern is that European efforts to share information for immigration are being subsumed into a broader security effort that has no legal obligation to Europe's proud data protection authorities. This has created tension between member states and the European Parliament over other controversial data sharing arrangements - the US trawling of passenger name records and secret snooping on banking data handled by SWIFT being two recent examples. In neither case is the EU's authority to impose data protection laws that would protect citizens from being caught up in the zealous hunt for terrorists being conducted by the security agencies. The European VIS is being built by European Commission civil servants anyway, and will be completed in 2007. There will simply not be any legal basis for the system to be switched on. The US faces the same problem, said Potter: " The policy and legal framework is not in place to do routine data sharing between countries. but that's something we were discussing." The UK's Home Office and US Department of Homeland Security have already trialled a link between their immigration databases, which Potter said was successful. "It was a technical trial. It showed we could share data between countries if agreements were there so we could do it," he said. "Our biometrics were compatible...when the legal and policy framework catches up, we can do it." ® Saturday, October 14
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 00:08 BST
There is a great article in the Guardian about Mark Thomas and SOCPA today it even has a special apperance of Fisheye, link below
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/commons/comment/0,,1920277,00.html#article_continue past articles on the subject http://blog.kking.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/3/2291786.html http://blog.kking.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/17/2132097.html http://blog.kking.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/25/2263061.html Wednesday, October 4
by
The Trained Monkey
on Wed 04 Oct 2006 17:47 BST
From: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/04/guns_for_sale_online/
Two men have been arrested after more than 40 police officers raided two addresses in Kent early this morning. Police were supported by officials from the Ministry of Defence. Both are suspected of having weapons prohibited under the Firearms Act. The officers were investigating the alleged sale of weapons over the internet. Both addresses are still being searched. Detective Eddie Fox of Kent's organised crime unit said: "Today's action was part of an ongoing enquiry. A number of items are being ceased and removed from the two locations for analysis and examination but we can't specify what they are at this stage." Earlier this summer the government was criticised by the splendidly-named Quadripartite Committee which oversees government export strategy. The Times reports MPs were influenced by comedian Mark Thomas who helped a group of school children set themselves up as arms dealers. But it appears this investigation involves historic weapons and the MOD officials were on hand to advise on safety. UK arms exports average about £5bn a year, according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade researchers using government figures. The UK government publishes some information on licenses granted for arms exports, but not enough to work out the value of the trade. There's government information on exports available here (pdf) Monday, September 18
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 18 Sep 2006 17:25 BST
Sunday, September 3
by
The Trained Monkey
on Sun 03 Sep 2006 17:23 BST
Well last thursday the was a Mass Lone Protest The police presence was
minimal (three coppers stood in the shade of a tree about a hundred
yards away). The highlight was a live
TV broadcast by BBC London allowed the 120 people there to reach a
much larger audience than just the tourists gawping from the open-top
buses. (Watch the broadcast here.I take great relish in pointing out the undemocratic idiocy of SOCPA.
The video's also worth watching to see Mark Thomas take Tory London Assembly
member Brian Coleman to pieces. Coleman protested against the protests.
Without police permission.) Arrest that man, officer.
Previous SOCPA posts: http://blog.kking.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/17/2132097.html http://blog.kking.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/25/2263061.html Friday, August 25
by
The Trained Monkey
on Fri 25 Aug 2006 09:34 BST
Tuesday, August 22
by
The Trained Monkey
on Tue 22 Aug 2006 01:34 BST
http://www.netcu.org.uk/ The National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit, everyone's friend from the Clowns to the Animal rights Anti Monday, August 7
by
The Trained Monkey
on Mon 07 Aug 2006 15:51 BST
Every wanted to have a bit of fun at the political parties expense, well here is you chance. check out ... more »
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