August 2010
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NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter No. 154 – 29th July 2010
29 July, 2010 — NO2ID WHERE ARE WE NOW? Parliament is in recess, so now is a good time to take stock of the coalition’s few weeks in office. Has the database state rolled back? The Identity Documents Bill – which will repeal the Identity Cards Act – is still in the Commons. Some improvements Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 August, 2010: Flotilla ship Israel ‘painted’ to cover bullet holes
8 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israelis hold protests in 15 cities against demolition of Palestinian homes IMEMC – 8 Aug 2010 – Saturday August 07, 2010 – 20:19, More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered in cities across Israel on Friday (6 August) for a day of solidarity marking the one-year Continue reading
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Rapper is No Friend of Haiti — Wyclef Opposed Aristide By Charlie Hinton
To cut to the chase, no election in Haiti, and no candidate in those elections, will be considered legitimate by the majority of Haiti’s population, unless it includes the full and fair participation of the Fanmi Lavalas Party of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Continue reading
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Haiti Gears Up for Polls – Again, Sans Lavalas By Wadner Pierre
In the last round of senatorial elections before the earthquake, less than three percent of the electorate participated. Fanmi Lavalas, widely seen as the most popular political party in the country, was excluded from the election on technical grounds, along with some other parties. Now, the party has again been banned from participating in the… Continue reading
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Voices of Haiti Speak Out on Presidential Politics
As Jean, 40, announced his candidacy, he entered a fractious, and an often dangerous, political milieu. The past 40 years in Haiti have included dictatorship, military coups and, in recent times, the death of more than 20 percent of civil servants after the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake. Continue reading
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Incompetent, egotistical Wyclef Jean offers only false hope for Haiti By Ansel Herz
The pre-disaster financial improprieties of Jean’s charitable organization, Yele Haiti, have been well documented. To take one example, Jean claims he founded it in 2005 with a personal donation from his multi-million dollar fortune. Records show he didn’t contribute a cent. Continue reading
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The Betrayal of Haiti By Ashley Smith
Six months after Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, the promises of the world’s most powerful governments to provide billions in aid to one of the world’s poorest and weakest governments have been betrayed. Continue reading
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Calma Pueblo
9 August, 2010 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Video.4193204 Calma Pueblo-.wmv, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Calma Pueblo (ORIGINAL) – CALLE 13
9 August, 2010 http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Video.4193202 Calma Pueblo (ORIGINAL) – CALLE 13, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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Calle 13 featuring Orishas
http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Video.4193188 Calle 13 ft Orishas Pal Norte, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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7/7: Seeds of Deconstruction
An 18-part Investigative documentary on 7/7: Seeds of Deconstruction, which examines some of the questions and conspiracy theories about 7/7, the July 7th 2005 London Bombings. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 3-8 August, 2010
8 August, 2010 — Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 8/8/10 – Bradley Manning: An American Hero 6/8/10 – NYT Passes Along Anonymous Denial of Civilian Deaths 6/8/10 – WikiLeaks’ Revelations and their Substance By Aurobinda MAHAPATRA (India) 6/8/10 – WHY IS THE US IN AFGHANISTAN – RUSSIA AND CHINA? Wikileaks: The Pakistan connection Pt.3 6/8/10 – CIA Continue reading
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Memories of war still fresh in South Ossetian minds – RT Top Stories
Doctor Georgiy Gogichaev works at a clinic in the center of the South Ossetian capital Tskhinval, which two years ago was the only medical facility in the city. Gogichaev still balks at the idea of coming down to the cellar, where he spent several sleepless nights operating on those injured during the Georgian aggression, though… Continue reading
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Vestiges of war still present in S. Ossetia two years after conflict – RT Top Stories
South Ossetia is remembering the victims of the 2008 war with Georgia. Hundreds were killed and thousands displaced when Tbilisi attacked the republic with artillery and tanks two years ago. Continue reading
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“We did everything to avoid the war” — South Ossetian president
On the second anniversary of the war in South Ossetia, the country’s president, Eduard Kokoity, spoke exclusively to RT, sharing his experience of the conflict. He said South Ossetia was doing everything possible to avoid the worst scenario of events, but Georgia showed no signs of wrapping up the military operation against South Ossetia. Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1166, 7 August 2010
7 August, 2010 — Stop the War Coalition IN THIS NEWSLETTER: 1) WHEN DAVID BECKHAM WENT TO AFGHANISTAN: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? 2) SUPPORT THE WIKILEAKS WHISTLEBLOWERS 3) VIVA PALESTINA AID CONVOY FOR GAZA: GET INVOLVED 4) REBRANDING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ 5) PROSECUTING TONY BLAIR 6) MAKE A DONATION TO STOP THE WAR Continue reading
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Child Inmates Crowded Into Haiti's Dangerous Post-Quake Prisons By Alice Speri
Suze is the youngest of 58 minors currently incarcerated in Port-au-Prince’s penitentiaries, held next to adult inmates, with no trial and in degrading conditions, Haiti’s National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) denounced last month. Continue reading
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Haiti's Ransom By Isabel MacDonald
It has been nearly seven months since a devastating earthquake killed upwards of 250,000 people in Haiti. But judging from recent media coverage, it would appear the country’s future hinges on just one question: “Will Wyclef be the next Haitian president?” Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 August, 2010: Israel Plans Mass Forced Removals of Bedouin
7 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Protest in Artas against the Israel wall IMEMC – 7 Aug 2010 – Friday August 06, 2010 – 20:27, The people of the village of Artas west of Bethlehem organized on Friday their weekly march against the construction of the wall on their land. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 August, 2010: Will the Israel-Lebanon border blow up?
6 August, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Protest in Artas against the Israel wall IMEMC – 7 Aug 2010 – Friday August 06, 2010 – 20:27, The people of the village of Artas west of Bethlehem organized on Friday their weekly march against the construction of the wall on their land. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 