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Foreign Policy Conference

Michael Fitzgerald — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:25:18 +0100

Krystyna Dragoman of the World without Wars movement again joins Michael FitzGerald to highlight a conference organized by the Peace & Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and which she will be a participant at. The conference is intended to address the concept of An Independent Irish Foreign Policy and includes a very wide range of speakers, reflecting an equally wide range of interests and objectives.

She discusses the concept of PEACE, how she seeks to teach the values of peace to younger children and what positives she hopes will emerge from the conference.

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Gaza Flotilla sails again.

Michael Fitzgerald — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:15:08 +0100

Claudia Saba and Michael FitzGerald, discuss the appeal to raise funds to purchase another boat to take part in a Gaza flotilla. They look back at issues raised by the first flotilla and what is hoped to be achieved by this new endeavour aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade.

They further reflect on the topical issues particularly the commencement of direct talks currently taking place in Washington and the killing this week of four Israelis, which HAMAS have claimed responsibility for.

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"Ar Muin na Muice"- 1ú Meán Fómhair '10

Darren Prior — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:59:53 +0100

Labhair Darren Mac an Phríora leis an tAire Coimirce Sóisialaí Éamon Ó Cuív TD faoin Schéim nua a mbeidh le fáil in áit an Schéim Fostaíochta Pobail agus Schéim Pobail Tuaithe.
Sheol TG4 a sceideal nua don Fhómair ar an Máirt 31ú lá i an Staid Aviva. Labhair Darrren Mac an Phríora le seisear ón stáisiún ansin.

TG4 ::
Éamon Ó Cuív (suíomh idirlíon) ::

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Elektro Shock

aoife — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:28:00 +0100

Club Cheol chat’s to Dublins hottest Club Promoter Vickie Algay

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Robbie Sinnott discusses the impacts of visual impairment

Michael Fitzgerald — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:01:57 +0100

Robbie Sinnott again joins Michael FitzGerald where he uses the case of New York Governor David Paterson to highlight the difficulties and discrimination visually impaired individuals experience throughout their lifetime.

Robbie shares with Michael his experiences of growing up visually impaired and explains why he empathises with African American Paterson when he recently declared how the discrimination he experience as a Black man, was insignificant compared to that he experienced as a visually impaired man.

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Pakistan - an introduction!

Michael Fitzgerald — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:56:14 +0100

Michael FitzGerald and Robbie Sinnott, look at the devasting floods in Pakistan and ask how much the power structure of the country has contributed to the misery currently being experience by that nation’s citizens.

While looking at the country’s history, particularly the involvement of it’s military in economics and politics, they question whether government policies have exacerbated an already bad situation, by investing in nuclear weapons at the expense of social infrastructure and services, and risk turning the Islamic Republic into a failed state.

“If India builds the Bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry. But we will get one of our own.” Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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"Ar Muin na Muice"- 27ú Lúnasa 2010

Darren Prior — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:11:00 +0100

Labhair Darren Mac an Phríora le Frank Feighan TD (Fine Gael) mar gheall ar an smaoineamh atá aige faoi Oileán Chliara agus le Maedbh Ní Dhomhnaill ó Ógras.

Ógras ::

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Free Iran Group

Michael Fitzgerald — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:25:22 +0100

Amir Seifi, spokesperson for the Free Iran Group joins Michael FitzGerald where they look at developments in Iran since the disputed elections of 2009.

They discuss the reaction of the regime to local and international criticism of the repression of democratic protest and how the Iranian justice system is being perverted to criminalise dissent.

Amir shares with Michael the response of the Irish Iranian community to the heavy heanded reaction of the security guards, during the recent visit to Dublin of Foreign Minister Motaki and poses the question “if this is how they behave abroad – how do they behave at home (where there is not a free press to highlight their brutality).

Amir discusses the Iranian nnuclear weapons programmme, the regime’s support for proxy terrorists (HAMAS and Hisbollah) and their aspirations for not only regional, but also Islamic, pre-eminence by seeking to install Shia Islam, over its Sunni counterpart, as the dominant sect throughout the Umma.

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The War on Drugs - new thinking required?

Michael Fitzgerald — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:13:39 +0100

Robbie Sinnott again joins Michael FitzGerald where they investigate the call by former Mexican President Vincente Fox to end the War on Drugs, declaring it a failure. In advocating this strategy, he has been joined by former Presidents Ernesto Zedillo (Mexico), Fernando Cardoso (Brazil) and César Gaviria (Colombia) who have all had experience of supporting an unwinnable war which has rapidly degenerated into quasi civil wars in each of their home nations. (see attached notes).

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Burma Update with Caoimhe Hughes (Burma Action Ireland).

Michael Fitzgerald — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:11:49 +0100

Michael FitzGerald welcomes Caoimhe Hughes, the new spokesperson for Burma Action Ireland, to Global Solidarity. Following the announcement of national elections in November 2010, they cast the gaze over BURMA, and ask whether this development springs from any desire to support democratic values and practices or if it is just a cynical exercise in consolidating military rule and in effect anti-democratic.

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