July 13, 2009
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[GazaFriends] House of Commons debate on the actions of the Israeli Navy tonight 13 July, 2009
The House of Commons will tonight be debating the interception of a boat in international waters by the Israeli Navy and the abduction of six British civilians on board. The debate[1] will be led by Emily Thornberry, MP, and constituent MP for Alex Harrison, a human rights worker who was one of those abducted. Continue reading
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I’ve Seen 1,200 Torture Photos By David Swanson
This moment, in which the Attorney General of the United States claims to be considering the possibility of allowing our laws against torture to be enforced seems a good one in which to reveal that I have seen over 1,200 torture photos and a dozen videos that are in the possession of the United States… Continue reading
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Video: Nick Griffin: Not in my name
Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons of the British National Party will be taking their seats in the European Parliament tomorrow – but they are not there in our name. I’ll be going there as well, to hand in our petition – and I want your name on it. http://notinmyname.tv http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/ExternalVideo.848919 more about “Not In My Continue reading
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Washington is Playing a Deeper Game with China By F. William Engdahl
The reasons for Washington’s intervention into Xinjiang affairs seems to have little to do with concerns over alleged human rights abuses by Beijing authorities against Uyghur people. It seems rather to have very much to do with the strategic geopolitical location of Xinjiang on the Eurasian landmass and its strategic importance for China’s future economic… Continue reading
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New NATO: Germany Returns To World Military Stage, Part 1 by Rick Rozoff
Far from issuing in an era of disarmament and a Europe free of military blocs – or even of war – the merging of the two German states and the simultaneous fragmentation of the Eastern Bloc and, a year later, the USSR was instead followed by a Europe almost entirely dominated by a US-controlled global… Continue reading
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Season of Travesties: Freedom and Democracy in mid-2009 By Noam Chomsky
The Hezbollah-based March 8 coalition won handily, by approximately the same figure as Obama vs. McCain in November 2008, about 54% of the popular vote, according Ministry of Interior figures. Hence by the Friedman-Abrams argument, we should be lamenting Ahmadinejad’s defeat of President Obama, and the “moral authority” won by Hezbollah, as “the majority of… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 