terrorism

The new bad guys - Wildcat

daniel — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:49:27 +0000

Operation Northwoods: Justification for US military intervention in Cuba documents

daniel — Sun, 13 May 2007 22:25:45 +0000

[b]Code-named Operation Northwoods, US Navy members were also to be killed as part of a "terror campaign" This plan, which President John F. Kennedy refused to implement, had the written approval of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, and every other member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dutch Council Communism and Van der Lubbe Burning the Reichstag - The question of "exemplary acts"

Steven. — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:39:50 +0000

Feb 2003

It was the significance of the young Dutch council communist Van der Lubbe's torching of the Reichstag (27 Feb. 1933), more than Hitler's coming to power, which focused the debates within Dutch council communism. The latter was profoundly divided on the question of 'exemplary acts' and of individual violence against symbols of bourgeois order.

Shooting spree BNP man jailed for life

Steven. — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:22:47 +0000

Former boxer John Laidlaw, 24, who had earlier threatened to "kill all black people", was found guilty of three counts of attempted murder and two firearms charges. He is the latest in a long line of members and activists of the BNP - which claims to be a "law and order" party - to be jailed for violent, sexual or anti-social offences.

Valpreda, Pietro, 1933-2002

Steven. — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:45:20 +0000

Pietro Valpreda was born in Milan in 1933. At the beginning of the 1960s he began to frequent anarchist circles in Milan and Rome. He worked as a dancer in theatrical reviews.

Former BNP men face explosives charges

Sorry. — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:14:38 +0000

Robert Cottage, a BNP candidate in Colne last year, and David Jackson, a dentist from Nelson, Lancashire have been charged with possessing explosives at Preston Crown Court today.

The lawyers for the pair declined to ask for bail and were remanded in custody. A trial is set for February 12th at Manchester Crown Court.

Terrorism Act 2000 guide

libcom — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:47:50 +0000

"Terrorism" is defined very widely and could include what people would normally think of as direct action. It gives the Police very wide powers to stop search and arrest, and limits people's rights - including on arrest.

BNP election candidate arrested in biggest explosives haul ever

catch — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:45:21 +0000

Robert Cottage (49), of Talbot Street, Colne, and David Bolus Jackson (62), of Trent Road, Nelson, appeared at a Pennine magistrate's court charged under the Explosive Substances Act 1883. Mrs Christiana Buchanan, acting for the prosecution in court, suggested that the pair had "some kind of masterplan".

Shoot to Kill

martinh — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:08:37 +0000

This article is from Black Flag in 1999. It analyses the British state's use of shoot to kill.

The depraved heroes of 24 are the Himmlers of Hollywood - Slavoj Žižek

Joseph K. — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:44:15 +0000

On Sunday, the fifth season of the phenomenally successful television drama 24 will start in the US. Each season is composed of 24 one-hour episodes and the whole season covers the events of a single day.