Podcast-Feed"Ar Muin na Muice"- 10ú Meán Fómhair '10
Chuaigh Darren Mac an Phríora go dtí an cruinniú miosúil den Comhairle Cathair i Halla na Cathrach ar an Luain agus labhair sé le hAndrew Montague (LO) agus le Críona Ní Dhálaigh (SF) ann faoi rúin atá curtha síos faoi bhráid an Comhairle acu.
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Free Makes Work - Nein Danke.
Minister Éamonn O’Cuiv, has proposed that welfare recipients might be obliged to “work for the dole”. INOU’s Bríd O’Brien explains to Michael FitzGerald, why this is a clear case of treating the labour sector as the poor relations of the economy, when one examines the resources that have been lavished/squandered on the financial sector.
Michael observes that the call to the unwaged to “Work for Free” sounds suspiciously similar to the sign above the entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau deathcamp “Arbrit Macht Frei” (“work makes one free”).
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Free Iran Group
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.
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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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Pakistan - an introduction!
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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Gaza Flotilla sails again.
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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