July 2005
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Virtual Fascism or the State of Terror By William Bowles
10 July 2005 A letter from a reader: For a good period of time I had gone along, starting my practice in neuropsychology (I worked in hospitals for a long time and the venture into private practice consumed me) and paying little attention to the neocon threat. I hated Bush et. al. but had little Continue reading
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‘If Osama bin Laden didn’t exist it would be necessary to invent him’ By William Bowles
I am reminded of a statement made some time back that ‘if Osama bin Laden didn’t exist it would have been necessary to invent him’ for if, as I contend that to justify the ‘war on terror’ it was necessary to invent the terrorist threat first, then come hell or high water, acts such as… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Archive Part 1 July 3-8 2005
8 July 2005 — Information Clearing House [I’ve been archiving ICH digests since early 2003. Unfortunately, an unknown number of the links are now dead, so I can’t guarantee that the link will take you where you want to go. WB] Information Clearing House Digest July 3-8 2005 Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 Charge Him or Continue reading
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Jive8: Bob Geldof does damage control for international war criminal By William Bowles
The last few weeks have seen a gigantic propaganda onslaught by the state and corporate interests to confuse, misdirect and finally channel peoples’ concerns anywhere except where they truly belong, that is, directed at big business and the political class that represents them, that has for hundreds of years raped Africa and the rest of… Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Mysterious Case of the Missing World Tribunal on Iraq
Media Lens has detected a recent shift in media reporting. It is hard to quantify, but there is a palpable uneasiness amongst media professionals at the increasing rise of the ‘blogosphere’ and internet-based ‘alternative’ media sites. Joe and Jo Public are increasingly aware that the news and commentary distributed by the BBC, ITN, Channel 4… Continue reading
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