August 20, 2010
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Revised: ‘Death on the Med’ – taking your complaint to the BBC further
Following feedback from members to our email ‘Death on the Med – The Next Steps’; we encourage you to write back to the BBC and go through the three stages mentioned below. (Ofcom has written to members saying it is unable to hold the BBC accountable on issues of ‘accuracy and impartiality’). Continue reading
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CHINA AND THE “END OF THE END OF HISTORY”
Well, I guess it’s not exaggerating to say that global capitalism right now is in a structural crisis. And, of course, in some previous historical periods, we know that capitalism has similar structural crises and that later managed to survive. So the question is whether we are going to see a similar restructuring of global… Continue reading
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CHINA AND THE "END OF THE END OF HISTORY"
Well, I guess it’s not exaggerating to say that global capitalism right now is in a structural crisis. And, of course, in some previous historical periods, we know that capitalism has similar structural crises and that later managed to survive. So the question is whether we are going to see a similar restructuring of global… Continue reading
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Jerusalem train company asks passengers: ‘Do you mind traveling with Arabs?’ By Nir Hasson
“The light rail includes three stations in Shoafat. Does that present a problem for you?” the questionnaire asks. In another question: “All passengers, Jewish and Arab, enter the train freely and without the driver’s inspection. Is that a problem for you?” Continue reading
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“No threats can stop Bushehr nuclear plant launch”
‘Russia did not build the station in Bushehr so that somebody could bomb it,’ Rogozin stressed. ‘It is part of civilian infrastructure and has nothing to do with the military. It was built in accordance with all IAEA guidelines, all agreements and international laws. An attack against this civilian facility should be considered exactly as… Continue reading
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Inquiry exposes massive Israeli media manipulation campaign in US
Files declassified in America have revealed the covert public relations and lobbying activities of Israel in the US. The National Archive made the documents public following a Senate investigation. They suggest Israel has been trying to shape media coverage of issues it regards as important. Continue reading
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Together we are one
Thanks to the support of thousands of people across the country and many, many more in Bradford we’ve been able to persuade the West Yorkshire Police to ban the English Defence League’s dangerous and violent march through the town. And I’ve just been told that the Home Secretary is prepared to sign it. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 August, 2010: Ex-soldier in Facebook scandal would ‘gladly kill Arabs’
19 August, 2010 — VTJP News Ma’an News Witnesses: Armed settler threatens farmers 8/19/2010 – NABLUS (Ma’an) — An armed settler accompanied by settlement security guards prevented Palestinian farmers and peace activists from irrigating their land near Nablus on Thursday morning, witnesses said. A resident of the illegal Itamar settlement, carrying a rifle and traveling Continue reading
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The Ecstasy of Empire: How Close Is America’s Demise? Without a revolution, Americans are history By Paul Craig Roberts
The last Bush budget deficit (2008) was in the $400-500 billion range, about the size of the Chinese, Japanese, and OPEC trade surpluses with the US. Traditionally, these trade surpluses have been recycled to the US and finance the federal budget deficit. In 2009 and 2010 the federal deficit jumped to $1,400 billion, a back-to-back… Continue reading
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Massacre, with a smile
A few days ago we learned about Eden Aberjil, an Israeli woman who posted pictures on her Facebook account of her abusing bound Palestinian prisoners at the time of her military service. Continue reading
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Experts demand a full Kelly inquest
Dr Richard Spertzel claimed Dr Kelly was on a ‘hitlist’ in the final years of his life. The former head of the UN Biological Section, who worked closely with Dr Kelly in Iraq in the 1990s, has written to Attorney General Dominic Grieve about the ‘mysterious circumstances’ surrounding the death. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 