“[Rather] a picture is beginning to emerge of a clash between an Iraqi Shia tribe on a pilgrimage to Najaf and an Iraqi army checkpoint that led the US to intervene with devastating effect.”

It should be noted that while this story was available via Reuters no domestic papers carried it. So far, I can only find this story in Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post. The National Post did not have any articles on Hamas yesterday. While the NY Times had seven articles on Hamas and its use of terrorism, it failed to mention this rather salient declaration from a British parliamentary committee.

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is calling for a freeze on current greenhouse gas emissions in the province, and asking that the premier remember his past support of the Kyoto Protocol.

CCNB News Release: Conservation Council Calls for Greenhouse Gas Freeze

–It has actually always been part of the ideology in South America… it is just that the people have now got control over their governments and can actually put it into action.

–More on Venezuela’s process and democracy how it should be.

–The media say that the march only had 100 000 people in it. The real number is, of-course, much higher. It seems that there were probably around half a million people out in DC to march against the war.

–A rather interesting article. Demand a living wage.

–This is a US article but it could just as easily be about some of Canada’s cities. We need more social services, not less.

–This is a protest over the fact that nationalisation of the oil and gas sector have not gone far enough. Nice to see people in Bolivia know where their priorities are.

–It is quite easy to answer this. It is because it is not Labour that is in power, it is the opportunistic entryists from the right that brought in “New” Labour. Socialism is not even in the minds of those in New Labour. If people want socialsit policy then they are either going to have to drag the “New” out of Labour or they are going to have to build something new from scratch.

–Is there anyone except Bush and Bliar that actually think that the mission in Iraq is actually getting what they want?

–The troops are not providing security to the people of Afghanistan, if they were the numbers would not be what they are.

–Leftnews supports the Fredericton Peace Coalition’s stance. Support the troops, bring them home.

–Right, ’cause New Brunswick doesn’t have enough monopoly ownership over our forestry industry.

–We must continue to organise and put pressure on the governments of the world if we are going to save life on this planet.

–The fact that the city is not considering it should be of concern to the residents. Public services are more efficient and better run.

“A powerful speech highlighting the appalling situation in Iraq, and the pathetic handling of it by the British government: Ill-equipped troops, brutal treatment of civilians, and support for death squads: Welcome to democracy, Bush & Blair style!”

–The environmental review should be a national issue for the second refinery in Saint John. The Conservation Council and the people of Saint John are going to need public support from throughout the province to make sure that Irving is held to account for anything that they do with regards to this refinery.

–Global Warming. To stop it is going to take more than just market driven solutions.

–It is really something to see. Socialism continues to be the wanted future for workers around the world.

–The unions are on the ground at the World Social Forum.

–It needs to be understood that the “official” number of dead is well below the actual number of dead in Iraq because the “official” numbers do not count the mercenaries.