January 26, 2010
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Guardian editor hits back at paywalls
Delivering the 2010 Hugh Cudlipp lecture at London College of Communication today, Rusbridger said that universal charging for newspaper content on the internet would remove the industry from a digital revolution which is allowing news organisations to engage with their readers more than ever before. Continue reading
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Russia, Turkey and the Great Game: Changing teams By Eric Walberg
For all intents and purposes, Turkey has given up on the European Union, recognising it as a bastion of Islamophobia and captive to US diktat. As Switzerland bans minarets and France moves to outlaw the niqab, the popular Islamist government in Istanbul moves in the opposite direction — supporting the freedom to wear headscarfs, boldly… Continue reading
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Hugo Chavez Did Not Accuse the U.S. of Causing the Haitian Earthquake by The Anti Press
Within the actual story, ABC noted that the information came from an obscure opinion post on the website of a Venezuelan state television channel, VIVE Television. The post referenced a supposed Russian military report on American seismic weapons. All quotes subsequently attributed to Chavez regarding Haiti and earthquake weapons were in fact direct quotes from… Continue reading
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Haiti Newslinks 25-26 January, 2010
A compilation of links, with descriptions to news and analysis on the crisis in Haiti. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 