The army are wondering whether to court martial an officer over the death of Gordon Gentle in Iraq. Pollok-born Gentle was 19 when killed by a roadside bomb near Basra. The vehicle he was travelling in may not have had the best protection. His mother Rose has been engaged in a high profile campaign to bring the troops home but hasn't been kept informed of this new development.

Bob Geldof says "stop picking on me, keep sucking up to Tony" in response to recent criticism of his role pretending to be part of the global justice movement. http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article312437.ece Meanwhile Scotland's Sweatshop Millionaire Tom Hunter is teaming up with Bill Clinton to do well-publicised Good Deeds in Africa. What they seem to have in common is that their concern for the majority world has come *after* careers where the actions they took to be "successful" exacerbated poverty there. http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/47072.html

The Celtic League, a leading activist in the Scottish Socialist Party and a Scots historian have all backed Independence First, the campaign for a referendum on Scottish Independence.

President Bush, Alberto Gonzales & Senator Dole support terror threats and civil rights violations within the U.S..

Video from the dynamic reaction by anarchists against the harsh greek government's policies, especially in relation to the economy, employment and suppression of personal rights and liberties.

LETTER

The 2005 European Basketball Championship in Belgrade, Sponsored by FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball) is stained with blood due to the massive extermination of hundreds upon thousands of Companion Animals (Dogs and Cats (Pets)).

CRIMINAL cases against G8 protestors have been dropped after costing the tax¬payer thousands of pounds in fees and court time. Trials involving activists who tried to disrupt this summer's summit at Gleneagles Hotel were due to get under way tomorrow.

Frustrating article in Student yesterday

filmscreening about different social centres world wide, Date: 14th of September Time 9.30pm Venue: the Forest, Arts and Events Space on 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1EY, http://www.theforest.org.uk/