January 11, 2010
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Free Gaza Movement: ‘We’re Sailing Again – Join Us!’
This spring, the Free Gaza Movement is sending at least six boats to Gaza to break Israel’s illegal blockade on 1.5 million Palestinians. This blockade constitutes an act of collective punishment, a crime prohibited under international humanitarian law. Gaza’s man-made and internationally perpetuated crisis is set to deepen as Egypt builds an Iron wall 30… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: WERE AFGHAN CHILDREN EXECUTED BY US-LED FORCES? AND WHY AREN’T THE MEDIA INTERESTED?
American-led troops dragged Afghan children from their beds and shot them during a night raid on December 27 last year, leaving ten people dead. Afghan government investigators said that eight of the dead were schoolchildren, and that some of them had been handcuffed before being killed. Kabul-based Times correspondent Jerome Starkey reported the shocking accusations… Continue reading
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Haiti Report for January 11, 2010
– UN Peacekeeping Mission Helping Prepare for Upcoming Elections – Latin American Solidarity Coalition Delegation in Haiti Releases Statement – UN Representative Says Elections are Key to Preserving Progress – UN Secretary General says UN will Provide Security and Logistical Support for Elections – President Preval Promises Fair Legislative Elections, Emphasizes Importance of Stability for… Continue reading
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HaitiReport 11 January, 2010: Elections Without Voters: Eroding Participation in Haiti
Twenty years after its first democratic elections, Haiti is preparing for a vote to fill all but one seat in its Chamber of Deputies and ten of its thirty Senate seats. However, as the election date of February 28 rapidly approaches, the United States and other donor countries should withhold funding and observers from what… Continue reading
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Joe Bageant: Taking Tea with the Lizards
The Republican Party will beat the living piss out of anybody for a buck. The Democrats will fly the flag of FDR, even as they pirate the public coffers on behalf of Wall Street. Don’t think the American people have not noticed these things. After thirty years of pistol whipping and emptying of their wallets,… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 