June 30, 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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