…Read’s Google’s Associated Press service. Mr. Chief of the European Commission tells us our nation will go to the dogs if we don’t say “Yes” in the upcoming refferedum. Remember, this is the guy who didn’t want us to have a referendum! That biased piece of shit. I hope he dies in a fire. I don’t remember voting for him!

So.. what are these ghouls you’re warning us about Borroso? Are all the Capitalists going to leave Ireland and we’ll revert back to a 3rd World? Most unlikely, as.. Capitalism goes where it can feed. And EVEN SO, I’ll take 3rd World Ireland over the United States of Europe any day. I live in a country, not a vassal of your crooked pyramid scheme.

So what does Nigel Farage think of the EU Commission?

The eGypt Collective has put out a call to all peoples to get this in front of as many Galwegian eyes as possible, and the eyes of the world to learn from this glorious example of Revolutionary spirit.

For more info.. visit their site. Pro-consciousness Alliance

The Ballyfermot Post has this story:  New Union of Students in Ireland president elected unopposed after troubled year

His date for resignation will be 6th of May of this year (2008 for archives).

His speech, although he can’t make a speech for shit, was really well done. If not for the fact that the majority of what he said was lies and bullshit… I’d commend him on it.  But credit where it’s due… he has speech problems, and he deserves a nice night in with some coco sitting down to watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

The Mahon Tribunal revealed that suspicious payments ended up in his bank account. Most of which were in the British currency.
This gives the citizens of e-Gypt, and I’m sure many Irish people too, even more reason to suspect he was a British pawn as to this date the Tribunal cannot figure out where the Sterling came from.

But all that aside - let us sing songs of glory and accomplishment, as the guy who told us we didn’t really mean “No” that time is gone.

No more shall the Irish people pay for his expensive holidays and extra staff to tell him when his shirt isn’t tucked into his pants.

Bertie - We’ll miss you like a sore tooth. I hope some day he ends up with a nice little slot on RTÉ Radio1, as is the fate of those who slip out of the “mainstream” of Irish society. And I put mainstream in inverted-commas because one doesn’t actually exist - we’re too busy earning our bread and butter… God Bless the Celtic Tiger and the EU, eh?

The riots and protests that have erupted in Tibet this week are the product of decades of national oppression.

Early last week, Buddhist monks from the main monasteries in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, led essentially peaceful demonstrations to mark the anniversary of a failed uprising in 1959.

They were met by thousands of armed police, and as the demonstrations escalated the police opened fire. Protesters fought back with rocks and iron bars, setting fire to many Chinese-owned businesses.

By last weekend the protesters were in control of the heart of Lhasa. Tibetan exiles claimed that the police had shot at least 80 people. The Chinese government flooded the city with troops and armoured cars.

There were also non-violent demonstrations in Shigatse, Tibet’s second city, and in the town of Xiahe in the north-western province of Gansu.

Tibetan exile websites have also reported protests in the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan, which border Tibet.

All three provinces are part of “historic” Tibet and have substantial Tibetan populations.

The last time there were mass protests on this scale was March 1989, when Buddhist monks led protests that were violently attacked. Protesters managed to hold the centre of Lhasa for three days before a vicious crackdown killed hundreds of people.

Anniversary

The protests today seem to be on an even larger scale, although it is probable that there is no common organisation behind them. All started by marking the anniversary of 1959, which has become a rallying point for Tibetan nationalism.

Before 1953 Tibet was a monarchy ruled by the Dalai Lama. It was a desperately poor and unequal country, with the majority of the population working as serfs for big landowners.

The Chinese army invaded in 1953, and at first collaborated with the Dalai Lama and the landowners. But as the Chinese army took ever greater control over Tibet, it provoked a series of revolts.

These culminated in the March 1959 uprising. The Chinese army responded with widespread repression, forcing some 50,000 Tibetan people to flee into India with the Dalai Lama.

China imposed a colonial regime on Tibet. In the early 1960s there was widespread famine as the government banned traditional crops and tried to make peasants grow cereals unsuited to Tibet’s altitude.

Shortly afterwards, during the Cultural Revolution, there were attacks on Tibetan cultural and religious institutions. People were attacked in the streets for wearing traditional clothes.

The repression in Tibet has partially eased since Mao Zedong’s death in 1976. China’s economic boom has led to new industries and a major boom in tourism. Last year the first rail link opened between Tibet and China.

But the economic growth has passed by most Tibetans. Chinese people and other ethnic minorities have taken most of the new jobs created – which is one reason why they were targeted during the recent rioting.

In the countryside, the government is carrying out a massive relocation project – one in ten Tibetans was forcibly rehoused last year.

Although the new housing is an improvement on the old, the communities being uprooted are given no choice in the matter. In the process, increasing numbers of people are forced off the land to find labouring work in the cities.

The riots in Tibet could hardly have come at a worse time for the Chinese government. As part of the preparations for the Olympics in August, the Olympic flame was due to be carried through Lhasa in June.

Olympics

China’s rulers want to use the Olympics to show how China has become a major world power – and are desperate to avoid any exposure of the ugly realities of China’s growth.

They now face the dilemma of either having the torch relayed behind a massive military presence, or risking further pro-independence demonstrations.

In the short term, China has the firepower to win in Lhasa, and will probably be able to impose a media blackout on its repression.

But the riots have given the pro-Tibetan independence movement a massive boost, and acted as a powerful reminder of China’s continuing occupation of Tibet.

Coming at the same time as the worst inflation figures for 12 years, the problems for China’s rulers are multiplying.

China has helped Tibet? Those who say internationalists are wrong:

Before the Chinese government took control of the region women were denied access to education and peasants were unable to purchase their own plots of land.
The Chinese seizure of the region resulted in the abolition of these practices.
Independence would threaten these progressive advances.

- SWP Ireland (Thanks to whichever comrade wrote this)

Listen guys. This dude is BAD NEWS. If you’d take the time to read The Alex Jones Files, then you’ll find that I’m not just saying this - it is infact true. The Americans had a hard time dealing with him and so will we.

I then sent the following letter to Wise Up Journal:

“Hey

Have a nice Wednesday!”

So we’ll see what they think of the situation…

Alex Jones is well-known as the Grandfather of the 9/11 movement because HE predicted it.
REALITY CHECK!
Bill Cooper predicted it!

He’s also well-known for being on a really big alternative radio network called GCN.
REALITY CHECK!
GCN happens to be owned by NBC.. you know.. that big, lying, right-wing news and entertainment network.  And one moment… doesn’t Alex always talk about Project Mockingbird? And isn’t NBC meant to be under Project Mockingbird?

Then you have his EXCELLENT coverage of the Gray Family’s bombardment against the Federal government.
REALITY CHECK!
He had an agreement with the family that he will record an interview with John Gray to be added to a documentary AFTER (now, this is a key word here… AFTER) the siege. For security purposes of course.
What does Alex do? He sells the tape to NBC!!!

Maybe the Americans have time to fuck about while they’re rights are being stripped daily (Recommended Reading: Nation of Sheep), but we don’t. So let’s keep this slimy shit out of our affairs.

Yes - This IS a hit-piece…

Now. I saw a few more jets spew fat “contrails”. But the van goes going too fast to get a clear picture out of. These pictures were taken towards the North-East, as you can see the sun. Odd when you consider that planes always pass by the West of my house.

It’s up to you to make your own call on this.. but do watch this presentation on Chemtrails by Freeman Fly. Open your mind.

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