Spies

MI5, the Security Service have just launched their home page but this isn't it!

This is though!  Confused?  This is the secret world!

This is where MI5 agents login  Be careful to use the right password, mind!

David Shayler is being pursued by the British Government because of his revelations about the incompetence of MI5 and plots to kill Ghaddafi.
NB: this site is under frequent attack by the authorities and does not always work!

Mike Corley says that he has been harrassed by the security services.  Check this out

Check out declassified spy photos from the US Geological Survey.  Coverage of all of the planet, not just the US!

Find out about MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service here

The Big Breach - inside account of life in MI6

KGB stuff here

The official CIA home page

Privacy International's page contains lots of links concerning those who watch us

Afghanistan is being bombarded by the US military and the British forces. I ave been unable to locate any web site based in Afghanistan but these varied links give some useful background: Afghan Online Press, Afghanistan News, Afghan Government in exile, Assistance Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch report on the Northern Alliance, CNN Asia, Crisis in Afghanistan (UNHCR), Islamic Taliban Movement, Radio Afghanistan, Revolutionary Women of Afganistan, Ummah News. General information about Afghanistan including recent history is available at Afghan Web.

Northern Ireland: the four main parties are the Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Fein, Democratic Unionist Party and the SDLP.
Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning(.pdf file).

Chechnya is an independent republic in the North Caucasus which has been at war with Russia ever since the break up of the Soviet Union.  Information here from Chechnya Online, ITAR-TASS (Russian News Agency), CNN, North Caucasus links.  There are some other useful links at the History Guy page, also try Caspian Net

East Timor was a Portuguese colony until 1975 when, in the aftermath of their revolution, the colonialists pulled out.  The Indonesian army moved in and since then hundreds of thousands have died.  The causes of this conflict are many, including religion and ethnicity.  In September 1999 the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly for their independence from Indonesia and in late September a UN force, led by Australia arrived in Dili to try and impose oredr and stop the killings by the pro-Indonesia militias.  Here is the US page of the East Timor Action Group; an history of East Timor; stuff from the Australian Broadcasting Company about the referendum; the Indonesian Human Rights Commission and the Indonesian Government's history page

Kosovo - Is it really all over now?
For other points of view on what is happening in the Balkans try the Kosovo Crisis Centre.  These will you give you points of view not covered in the British and US media.  This MOD / Foreign office site gives maps, details of the military and police structures of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and other links.  This link is a page of links related to Kosovo from CNN

Palestine has limited autonomy administered by the Palestine National Authority but the peace process with the Government of Israel seems to be stalled

The Eelam Tamil Tigers of northern Sri Lanka are locked in a bitter fight with the Government of Sri Lanka. Tamil Net gives the opposition view

The Zapatista movement in Mexico is struggling against the central government

Check up on your MP at the House of Commons.  Here is a starting list.  If you explore the site you can find when your MP last spoke and how they voted in crucial divisions

The Wobblies, America's Independent Socialist Party are here: International Workers of the World Unite!

Statewatch, a searchable database of European political shenanigans

British Government Search Engine - links to all government web sites, acts of parliament, regulations, other information

Genuine dis-information here

The Nuclear Menace and other Environmental Concerns

They're mucking about with our food! GM links here

At least ten good reasons why we should Abolish the Monarchy!