August 2010
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Narratives Under Siege (5): There’s Something in the Water: The Poisoning of Life in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is pleased to announce the resumption of the Narratives Under Siege series, which aims to provide a human voice to the suffering caused by the illegal Israeli-imposed closure, applied continuously since 14 June 2007 and in various forms for over a decade. The Narratives series provides a glimpse… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 4 August, 2010: Church to Burn Copies of Koran to Mark 9/11
4 August, 2010 — Information Clearing House Obama Warned Israel May Bomb Iran By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity We write to alert you to the likelihood that Israel will attack Iran as early as this month. This would likely lead to a wider war. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26077.htm Israel-Lebanon Tensions Flare After Skirmish Leaves Four Dead By Continue reading
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FAIR: Does the NY Times Factcheck Op-Eds?
On August 2, the New York Times published an op-ed arguing that Arabs do not care much about Palestinians–and that this is a good thing, especially for Palestinians. But the argument relied on a “poll” of the Arab world that does not exist. Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report 4 August, 2010 by William Blum
When facts are inconvenient, when international law, human rights and history get in the way, when war crimes can’t easily be justified or explained away, when logic doesn’t help much, the current crop of American political leaders turns to what is now the old reliable: 9/11. We have to fight in Afghanistan because … somehow… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 4 August, 2010: Mongrel / White Citizenship / Invisible Negroes / Persecuting Maxine Waters
4 August, 2010 — Black Agenda Report “Mongrels”: Historically, and from Obama’s Mouth by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama behaves as if he has no historical or cultural knowledge of “the nation over which he presides.” The president’s labeling of African Americans as “mongrels” reveals an astounding and fundamental disrespect for Black Americans Continue reading
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On Wikileaks (III): “We’d like his cooperation…” By Arthur Silber
1 August, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Within the next few days, I will publish a detailed analysis of the criticisms of Wikileaks and the latest release of Afghanistan documents offered, not by conservative/rightwing bastards like Varadarajan (discussed in the last section of this article), but by what we might call the “radical left.” Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (II) By Arthur Silber
29 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Life and Death in the Obedience Culture I have sometimes described America today as an “obedience culture.” The phrase refers to the fact that, beneath the specifics of the largely pointless debates on any topic you care to name, those who purport to speak on behalf of Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (I) By Arthur Silber
27 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… The other day, I offered some observations about the Wikileaks story and the latest release of a huge number of documents. My comments were focused very narrowly: I wanted to highlight the great heroism of those who run Wikileaks and are otherwise involved in these continuing leaks Continue reading
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THE BIG DEBATE: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
3 August, 2010 — The Real News Network The Dinokeng scenarios: 35 South Africans with different perspectives debate the shape of their future in five videos. http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464663 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464677 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464693 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464703 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.6464731 THE BIG DEBATE: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 August, 2010: Scores injured in days of Israeli attacks on Gaza
3 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Military Injures One Gazan Worker IMEMC – 3 Aug 2010 – Tuesday August 03, 2010 – 17:21, Israel shoots another man as he attempts to gather construction materials. 3 Lebanese Killed in Cross Border Fire IMEMC – 3 Aug 2010 – Tuesday August Continue reading
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If I needed something to confirm I am going in the right direction: an interview with Yonatan Shapira By Jesse Bacon
[Yonatan-Shapira] I interviewed about Yonatan Shapira of Boycott from Within and Combatants for Peace after he was called in for an interrogation by the Israeli Security Services. Continue reading
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The Haiti story you won't read By Laura Wagner
When I came back to Haiti in early April, after having been injured during the earthquake and evacuated a few days after, I was prepared to be shocked by the transformation of a city I once knew. Instead, what struck me was how quickly I adjusted to empty lots and mounds of broken-down rubble where… Continue reading
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Live Video of Ethnic cleansing in the Israeli Negev
Around 300 Bedouins living in Israel’s Negev desert are homeless after Israeli police raided their village & razed their homes. Continue reading
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Bradford can’t afford the EDL
“The EDL are coming here to provoke further trouble – trouble this city cannot afford.” That’s the warning from Ian Greenwood, the leader of Bradford Council. He knows his city. He knows that the English Defence League’s march of hate will hurt Bradford. Over the last few days, over 17,000 people have co-signed our letter… Continue reading
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CCR and ACLU File Lawsuit to Allow Challenge to Targeted Killings off the Battlefield
Today CCR along with the ACLU filed a joint lawsuit to challenge the legality and constitutionality of a licensing scheme that requires lawyers to seek government permission to represent individuals that same government intends to kill. The U.S. government has claimed the power to target and kill U.S. citizens and other individuals anywhere in the… Continue reading
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Keiser Report #65: Markets! Finance! Scandal!
Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the latest scandals of box office manipulation in China, $9 billion missing in Iraq and contango in commodities. In the second half of the show, Max talks to Internet sensation George Hemminger about his experience with financial collapse in America. Continue reading
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PCHR and Hickman & Rose Oppose Proposed Changes to Universal Jurisdiction in the UK; Political Considerations Must Not Be Allowed to Triumph over the Rule of Law
On Thursday, 22 July 2010, UK Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced that the British government intends to give the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) the power to veto the issue of arrest warrants for universal jurisdiction offences in the UK. The proposal is the direct result of political pressure applied by the government of Israel,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 August, 2010: Let Them Eat Wedding Cake
3 August, 2010 — Information Clearing House Pakistan No Obedient Ally By Eric Margolis WikiLeaks data shows how volatile nation is forced to act against own self interests. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26070.htm The CIA & The ISI: More In Common Than We Think? By Nida Khan Drones Kill 12 Children Playing Outside’ – ‘A Family Buries 15’ – Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 2 August, 2010: Revered rabbi preaches slaughter of gentile babies
2 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel agrees to UN probe of Flotilla attack IMEMC – 2 Aug 2010 – Monday August 02, 2010 – 17:36, Israel’s cabinet agreed on being a part of the UN committee investigation into the May 31 attack on the Mavi Marmara. Rockets hit Israel Continue reading
The New Dark Age 