April 22, 2010
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New on North American Congress on Latin America 22 April, 2010
Soon after the June coup in Honduras, the de facto government unleashed a vigorous PR campaign against ousted president Manuel Zelaya, accusing him of being involved in drug trafficking. This linking of Zelaya to drugs remained a prominent feature of the coup government’s propaganda during its seven-month reign, and offers an insight into the the… Continue reading
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NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter No. 147 – 22nd April 2010: UK almost tops international Google-snoop league
Two weeks from now Parliament will have changed. Whoever forms the next government, over a quarter of MPs will be new to the job. Many may not know how much the database state matters to their constituents, or how deeply it will affect them. They need to be informed and you can help. Starting now. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online – 20 April 2010 (07/10)
Home page: www.statewatch.org/ The European Commission is about to adopt its Action Plan on the Stockholm Progamme: 1. European Commission: Action Plan on the Stockholm Programme: Statewatch Analysis: A bit more freedom and justice and a lot more security by Tony Bunyan: www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-95-stockholm-action-plan.pdf “The ‘harnessing of the digital tsunami’ as advocated by the EU Future Continue reading
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Joe Bageant: There ain’t no escape from collapse
I don’t think it’s possible to ‘hang out’ until the collapse is over. For starters, it could take 50 years. Or it could take five years. If we knew, more people would probably get off their asses, even in America. But I don’t think it will be all at once, or even recognizable at any… Continue reading
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Treasury face judicial review over RBS emissions By Julian Oram
Here’s a puzzler: what is the UK’s biggest contributor to climate change? Did you answer coal? Good guess, but no. Transport? It’s a biggy for sure, but not the largest. Farming? A distant fourth. Continue reading
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Belén Fernández “Coffee with Hezbollah” A Review By Mary Rizzo
Before reading the wonderful book by Belén Fernández “Coffee with Hezbollah”, I never would have imagined it possible to read about the post-destruction aftermath of Lebanon and smile at the same time. The pretext alone, a hitchhiking trip from Turkey to southern Lebanon simply “feels” dramatic, especially when the memory of Brides on Tour, was… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ZIONISM By Israel Shamir
A more accurate title for this book might be“ The Psychopathology of Zionism.” In the bulk of its 299 pages, Kovel meticulously deconstructs Zionism’s deranged psychology, and the reader very soon appreciates that this author’s long years of education in psychiatry and psychoanalysis were not spent in vain! Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION NEWSLETTER No. 1150, 19 April 2010
1) AFGHANISTAN WAR PLANS ARE IN CRISIS 2) PROTEST AT THE PARTY LEADERS’ TELEVISION DEBATE 3) YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN 1-2 MINUTES 4) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND DEBATES AROUND THE COUNTRY 5) STOP ISLAMOPHOBIA CONFERENCE 6) PROTEST AT JOE GLENTON’S APPEAL THIS WEDNESDAY 7) HAVE YOU FILM OF 15 FEBUARY 2003 DEMONSTRATION? 8) VOLUNTEERS… Continue reading
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UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA 20 April, 2010
In an open letter to musician Gil Scott-Heron, The Electronic Intifada’s Matthew Cassel urges him to cancel his upcoming concert in Tel Aviv. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 