http://www.altermedia.info In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. (George Orwell) Wed, 07 May 2008 00:24:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Austrian dissident, Gerd Honsik, has been extradited from Spain to his native country. He must serve an 18 month prison term in Austria for violation of speech laws. He is at risk of being sentenced again for further prohibited statements. If he is found guilty again, he could be ... http://www.altermedia.info/civil-rights/worse-than-china-austrian-dissident-could-face-more-than-20-years-in-jail_624.html Our Quiet Revolution has taken EIGHT steps forward (6.30am 2nd May) Good Morning, Good Morning!It was a long night, but worth staying up just to see Geoff Hoon's face as he announced that the BNP had polled 'disappointingly' well in Derby and gained its first councillor in Amber Valley.The state of ... http://www.altermedia.info/civil-rights/british-nationalist-party-bnp-wins-100-council-seats_623.html An 84-year-old former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested Tuesday on charges he slipped classified documents about nuclear weapons to an employee of the Israeli Consulate who also received information from convicted Pentagon spy Jonathan Pollard, authorities announced. ADVERTISEMENT Ben-ami Kadish was charged in U.S. District ... http://www.altermedia.info/civil-rights/ap-army-engineer-charged-with-passing-secrets-to-israel-in-80s_622.html British Jewish activists, decrying the far-right British National Party as anti-Semitic and racist, are urging former Londoners living in Israel to vote in the upcoming mayoral and council elections in an attempt to foil the BNP's bid to secure seats. A joint campaign against the BNP's bid for electoral ... http://www.altermedia.info/civil-rights/uk-jews-to-ex-pats-in-israel-fight-far-right-in-london-vote_621.html German police have carried out a series of raids targeting homes and cultural associations believed to be used to spread extremist material. The raids, which took place in several areas, including Bonn and Berlin, were linked to nine suspected Islamists. The nine men, aged between 25 and 47, are believed to have ... http://www.altermedia.info/diversity/german-police-in-islamist-swoop_620.html http://www.altermedia.info/video/bnp-broadcast-for-the-london-may-1st-elections_619.html A website that a Dutch right-wing politician was planning to use to release a film expected to be fiercely critical of Islam has been suspended. The US hosting service, Network Solutions, said it was investigating complaints that it may have breached guidelines on hate language. Dutch politician Geert Wilders says the 15-minute ... http://www.altermedia.info/diversity/dutch-islam-film-website-shut_618.html President Nicolas Sarkozy has said France will reduce its number of airborne nuclear weapons by one third. Mr Sarkozy said the reduction to fewer than 300 missiles would leave France with "half the maximum number of warheads we had during the Cold War". But he also insisted he was committed to France's ... http://www.altermedia.info/anti-war/france-to-reduce-nuclear-warheads_617.html French President Nicolas Sarkozy will probably see the birth of the Mediterranean Union, his pre-election brainchild. At a meeting with Sarkozy in Hannover on March 3 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has finally agreed to the union's formation. However, the alliance that Europe will try on is very different ... http://www.altermedia.info/treason/eu-enlagement-sarkozys-mediterranean-union_616.html Four French police officers were badly injured after being shot at by hooded youths on a Paris housing estate. The attack, which happened in the high rise Grigny estate on Sunday night, was described by Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie as an “ambush”. Police said that when the officers arrived ... http://www.altermedia.info/immigration/hooded-gunmen-ambush-police-in-paris-suburb-sparking-fears-of-new-national-riots_615.html