November 25, 2008
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Bewitched, Baffled and Bewildered By William Bowles
The problem they confront is that without an enemy in the form of socialism, they have no explanations, no excuses, no one to blame except individuals. Which is why the media have raised the spectre that once haunted Europe, dare we speak its name? Bolshevism and a pretty bastardized one at that, but one that… Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘Living Our Values’: Guardian News & Media And The Climate – Part 1
MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media November 25, 2008 PART 1 – IN THEORY Last week, Guardian News & Media (GNM) published ‘Living Our Values’, an independently audited account of the company’s annual performance on sustainability issues. GNM, which encompasses the Guardian, the Observer and guardian.co.uk, claims to have strong Continue reading
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Akram Awad – The Siege on Gaza: We Share the Blame
As an international community, we all share the responsibility for the ongoing brutal siege on Gaza, and not until we utilise all possible means of peaceful and nonviolent resistance shall we hope for a close end of that siege. Continue reading
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Gaza: Siege report for the past 20 days
Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS issues a comprehensives report on the latest of siege outcomes which hit all life aspects. The crisis came up strongly as Israel completely closed crossings, banned food stuff, fuel shipments and all products into Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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The Ugly Of War – Afghanistan
September 2008 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1796434 more about "The Ugly Of War – Afghanistan", posted with vodpod Continue reading
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In besieged Gaza, Journal of a voyage by Gideon Spiro : A call for civil disobedience
When Mairead Maguire, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Northern Ireland, called me and asked me to join the sea-voyage of the humanitarian delegation from Larnaca (Cyprus) to Gaza to break the Israeli closure and to bring medicine to the besieged city, I answered positively without hesitation. Continue reading
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Afghans fear shortage in humanitarian aid – 25 Nov 2008
The Afghan government has warned foreign donors of a “huge humanitarian crisis” if they don’t respond rapidly to growing food shortages.Al Jazeera’s David Chater reports from the west of Afghanistan. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.1796408 more about “Afghans fear shortage in humanitarian…“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
The New Dark Age 