June 2009
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ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES
“This is an outrageous violation of international law against us. Our boat was not in Israeli waters, and we were on a human rights mission to the Gaza Strip,” said Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate. “President Obama just told Israel to let in humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, and that’s exactly what… Continue reading
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Obama's REAL message to Latin America … the coup d'etat in Honduras By Nikolas Kozloff
Officially, the military removed Zelaya from power on the grounds that the Honduran President had abused his authority. On Sunday, Zelaya hoped to hold a constitutional referendum which could have allowed him to run for re-election for another four year term, a move which Honduras’ Supreme Court and Congress declared illegal. But while the controversy… Continue reading
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Coup in Honduras … mass mobilization in the streets and general strike! By Jorge Martin
Early in the morning on Sunday, June 28, a group of 200 soldiers surrounded the residence of the Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, and after a 20-minute gun battle with his 10-man personal guard he was arrested. He was then taken by plane to neighbouring Costa Rica where he gave a press conference denouncing a military… Continue reading
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Eva Golinger, "US Govt. Confirms It Knew Coup Was Coming in Honduras"
A New York Times article has just confirmed that the US Government has been ‘working for several days’ with the coup planners in Honduras to halt the illegal overthrow of President Zelaya. While this may indicate nobility on behalf of the Obama Administration, had they merely told the coupsters that the US Government would CUT… Continue reading
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Honduras: Fidel Castro Ruz, "A Suicidal Error"
Before dawn today they deployed 200 professional and well-trained soldiers to attack the president’s residence. Roughly pushing aside the Honor Guard squadron, they then kidnapped Zelaya, who was sleeping at that point, took him to the air base, forcibly bundled him aboard an airplane, and transported him to an air base in Costa Rica. Continue reading
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Gabriela Gurvich, "Honduras: Dawn of General Strike"
29 June, 2009 – MRZine – Monthly Review There was a curfew until 6 AM. The city is militarized. Hondurans remain in the streets, demanding the return of their president, Manuel Zelaya, keeping a vigil all night. This Monday morning began in Honduras with people demanding the return of democracy, ready for struggle. There was Continue reading
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GazaFriends 30 June, 2009 – “All We Want is to Reach Gaza. We do not Seek a Confrontation.”
At 1:30am, Israeli warships surrounded the small civilian boat and threatened to open fire if they did not turn around. When the activists refused to be intimidated, Israeli Occupation Forces began jamming their instrumentation, blocking their GPS, radar, and navigation systems. This jamming was in direct violation of international maritime law, threatening the welfare and… Continue reading
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The death of Michael Jackson, as covered by the press By Christie Silk
The media coverage of the shock death of Michael Jackson has served to highlight press dynamics, raising interesting questions concerning the nature of breaking news reporting, the cult of the celebrity and the relationship between newspapers and their online news rivals. Has the fact that most newspapers were delayed in the initial reporting of the… Continue reading
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Gaza Friends 30 June, 2009: UPDATE from the Spirit; unarmed ship still being threatened by Israeli Navy
We just spoke again with our people aboard the Spirit of Humanity. The Israeli Navy is continuing to try and intimidate the ship, and is actively jamming its radar, GPS, and navigation systems in direct violation of international maritime law. Continue reading
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29th June 2009 Video Free Gaza SPECIAL EDITION DEPARTING
The Spirit of Humanity is almost halfway to Gaza, a little over 100 kilometers off the coast of the Lebanon/Israel border. They’re a bit tired, but everyone is in good spirits and determined to reach Gaza. So far they have not seen any Israeli warships or had any radio contact with the IDF. From aboard… Continue reading
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Honduran president overthrown, new leader voted in
‘I will never give up since I was elected the president by the people,’ Zelaya said from San Jose, accusing Honduran troops of kidnapping him and denouncing what he called a ‘political conspiracy.’ Zelaya, who was elected as a conservative, has shifted dramatically to the left during his presidency. Continue reading
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GUEST MEDIA LENS ALERT: Turning Children Into Consumers By Sharon Beder
Children are naïve about advertising and can easily be manipulated and exploited by marketers to want and demand their products. Corporate marketers believe that over time they can be shaped into lifelong consumers with brand loyalties and that can be profitable for decades to come. What is more, children influence family spending decisions worth hundreds… Continue reading
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Support the U.S. Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
I’m writing to ask you to join more than 50 international scholars, over 300 U.S. academics along with dozens of writers, poets, musicians, and other cultural workers by adding your name to the list of academic endorsers, listed on our website. Continue reading
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Tehran, June 2009 By Kaveh Ehsani, Arang Keshavarzian and Norma Claire Moruzzi
Whatever history’s verdict on the desiderata of Fars News, neither the institutional structure nor the political culture of the Islamic Republic will emerge unchanged from the crisis following the 2009 election. The stakes are nothing less than these: Should the protesters persevere, the limited traditions of political and civil rights and citizen participation in the… Continue reading
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COHA Responds to the UN World Drug Report
A more apropos analogy might be to ask why, after the American experience with organized crime and black markets during the 1920s, one would think that drug prohibition would produce better results. While legalization would undoubtedly have its drawbacks, the fact that no tangible progress has been made under the current model, and with billions… Continue reading
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Rostam Pourzal, "Iran's Business Elite, Too, Is a "Dissident""
The opposition insists that Ahmadinejad unfairly buys voter loyalty with consumer subsidies, low interest loans, and similar ‘handouts.’ The president has especially enraged the managerial class with his wildly popular monthly rallies in the provinces, where he orders funding on the spot for the infrastructure needs of common folks. A special flashpoint is the pace… Continue reading
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27th June Video Free Gaza SPECIAL EDITION
Boats still in Cyprus, determined to sail to Gaza. Video by Adam Shapiro Continue reading
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Iran, the arrogance of Empire and the death of Michael Jackson By William Bowles
The Left, such as it is in the West, seems not to know what to do, caught up as it is in the same blast of hot air about the ‘Mad Mullahs’ and projected definitions of democracy. So on the one hand the left’s broadly anti-capitalist thrust is neutralized by its desire not to be… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 