May 30, 2010
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GazaFriends: From the Hebrew media… here’s what they say they will do
From someone with contacts in the Israeli military, the following message has been translated. Commando units that will be used to stop the boats. He says they are highly trained, very efficient and very SILENT. Continue reading
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Latest from Free Gaza, approached by Israeli vessel
they contact the ship asked who we are and dissappeared now they getting close to the ship we can see them stay here 3 boats are coming not two 3 israeli boats we are 78 mile from israel Continue reading
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KEVIN OVENDON REPORT’S LIVE FROM THE GAZA FLOTILLA!
At 22:41pm tonight, preparations aboard the Mavi Marmara are extensive. We are 90 miles away from land – 22 miles further than the Israeli decided 68 mile exclusion zone – but are being approached by an Israeli vessel. Continue reading
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GazaFriends: From the Hebrew media… here’s what they say they will do
From someone with contacts in the Israeli military, the following message has been translated. Commando units that will be used to stop the boats. He says they are highly trained, very efficient and very SILENT. Continue reading
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Latest from Free Gaza, approached by Israeli vessel
they contact the ship asked who we are and dissappeared now they getting close to the ship we can see them stay here 3 boats are coming not two 3 israeli boats we are 78 mile from israel Continue reading
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The Malthus Myth: Population, Poverty and Climate Change
22 May, 2010 — Left Streamed http://blip.tv/play/AYHirDcC View it on Blip.tv website Ian Angus, editor of Climate and Capitalism, author of The Global Fight for Climate Justice, Anti-capitalist Responses to Global Warming and Environmental Destruction. Ian is also Associate Editor of Socialist Voice. This was recorded at the Socialism 2010: Socialism or Barbarism Conference in Continue reading
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From International Brigade to Freedom Flotilla: Remembering the ancestors of our struggle By William Bowles
In the light of the Freedom Flotilla on its way to Gaza and the opposition it’s facing, not only from Israel, but the news blackout by the corporate/state media on the seven hundred brave people making the trip, it’s worth recalling that back in the 1930s the International Brigade was formed to defend Spain’s democratic… Continue reading
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Gaza flotilla due to leave southern Turkey
Three boats will form part of a flotilla hoping to break the siege of Gaza to leave TurkeyThree boats that will form part of a flotilla hoping to break the siege of Gaza are due to leave a port in southern Turkey. They are to link up with six other vessels off the coast of… Continue reading
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Tensions rise over Gaza aid fleet
The UN chief has called for restraint as some 700 activists from around world vow to deliver 10,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to break the blockade of Gaza. Israel has cautioned that the Freedom Flotilla would be stopped, if necessary by force. Continue reading
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Gaza flotilla drives Israel into a sea of stupidity By Gideon Levy
The Israeli propaganda machine has reached new highs its hopeless frenzy. It has distributed menus from Gaza restaurants, along with false information. It embarrassed itself by entering a futile public relations battle, which it might have been better off never starting. They want to maintain the ineffective, illegal and unethical siege on Gaza and not… Continue reading
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Israeli Occupation Archive has posted 3 new items
* UN aid group: Israel deliberately hampering West Bank, Gaza relief efforts * Nehemia Shtrasler: Our bleeding-heart prime minister * East Jerusalem eviction orders threaten new embarrassment for Netanyahu Continue reading
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LATEST NEWS ON THE GAZA AID FLOTILLA – FROM VIVA PALESTINA’S CREW MEMBER KEVIN OVENDEN
At 08.50 am today we are awaiting the arrival of the European parliamentarians, who begin to shuttle from Northern Cyprus to our staging ground in international waters to the south of the island where they will board the lead ship. The decision by the Greek Cypriot government not only not to allow the flotilla to… Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, May 30, 2010: Secret U.S. Overture to Iran in 1999 Broke Down Over Terrorism Allegations
Washington, DC, May 30, 2010 – A highly confidential U.S. overture to Iran in summer 1999 foundered because the intelligence community and FBI believed members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had a role in the infamous Khobar Towers bombing of June 1996, and because U.S. officials overestimated the Iranian president’s ability to manage the sensitive… Continue reading
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Israel to World: Screw You, We will Continue to Block Gaza
The power controlling Palestine in a non-democratic manner, responds in form. It sends soldiers to storm the ship at sea some 20 miles out of Gaza. Passengers fight back using non-lethal means. Troops open fire killing 3, then force the ship to another port, arrest the passengers and deport them. The battle is won, but… Continue reading
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Video: The English Defence League uncovered
Formed less than a year ago, the English Defence League has become the most significant far-right street movement since the National Front. The Guardian spent four months undercover with the movement, and found them growing in strength and planning to target some of the UK’s biggest Muslim communities ” Warning: video contains very strong language Continue reading
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ANCHORED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN By Fatima Mohammadi
Currently, we are anchored in the Mediterranean Sea about a 6 hour sail from Cyprus, where we have been awaiting two final ships. A Greek ship carrying members of Parliament from half a dozen European countries has just arrived, and the Irish boat, the MV Rachel Corrie follows shortly. We will soon set sail towards… Continue reading
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KEVIN OVENDEN REPORTING LIVE FROM THE GAZA FLOTILLA!!!
The level of support for the international flotilla is growing by the day. There are now expressions of either support for allowing the ships in or calling for Israel to be restrained in its actions from Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Italy, Russia and from the EU foreign affairs chief Cathy Ashton. At the same… Continue reading
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‘A battle for the high seas. And the high ground’ By Lauren Booth*
After calls to newsrooms across the UK it is clear to me that the first ever sea bound fleet of international aid to Palestine is not of itself a big enough story for our media – until if fails. On Israel’s terms. The BBC has been taking some 200 calls in an hour from viewers… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 