September 28, 2010
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RED SEA ROILING
In the last two years, Washington and its allies have trained their gaze upon the western tip of what Zbigniew Brzezinski and others have called the “arc of crisis.” The capture of several merchant vessels by pirates in the Red Sea and the failed underwear bombing of Christmas 2009 have prompted extensive media coverage, much… Continue reading
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PressTV – Israel warships intercept Gaza aid boat
Israeli warships have intercepted a Jewish aid boat bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip, forcefully diverting the aid vessel to the Israeli port of Ashdod. Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: The Facts About Ahmadinejad's UN Speech By Jack A. Smith
On Sept. 25, the Times published a correction: “A headline on Friday with an article about an incendiary speech in the United Nations General Assembly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran summarized his remarks about the Sept. 11 terror attacks incorrectly. In his speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad asserted various theories about the origin of the attacks,… Continue reading
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Media Disinformation: The Facts About Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech By Jack A. Smith
On Sept. 25, the Times published a correction: “A headline on Friday with an article about an incendiary speech in the United Nations General Assembly by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran summarized his remarks about the Sept. 11 terror attacks incorrectly. In his speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad asserted various theories about the origin of the attacks,… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: “VEILED THREATS” OF “INDUSTRIAL CHAOS”
On 19 September, the Sunday Times ran a major interview with Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (Andrew Davidson, ‘King of compromise alone on a tightrope’, Sunday Times, business section, 19 September, 2010; online article is hidden behind a pay wall). The bias was clear even from the text immediately following the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 27 September, 2010: Killing For Sport – US Soldier Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans
27 September, 2010 — ICH Killing For Sport US Soldier Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans Confession Video: Corporal, 22, Tells How His ‘Crazy’ Sergeant Allegedly Murdered For Kicks, Collected Body Parts. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26461.htm How U.S. Jews Strangle Peace Talks By Peter Beinart What would it take to make American Jewish groups admit that an Israeli Continue reading
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Housmans Radical Books London, Events Newsletter for October 2010
28 September, 2010 — Housmans NEWS 1. Peace Diary 2011 – coming very soon! EVENTS 2. ‘Afrocolombians for the land and against militarism’ with Jota Ramos 3. ‘The struggle for West Papuan’s indigenous rights’ with Rosa Moiwend 4. Mouvement Communiste present: ‘Workers’ Struggle in China’ 5. ‘Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy’ with Matthew Alford 6. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 September, 2010: Settlement Activities Did Not Stop During Settlement Freeze, Research Center Says
27 September, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli airstrike kills three in central Gaza IMEMC – 27 Sep 2010 – Tuesday September 28, 2010 – 03:00, According to local eyewitnesses, three young men were killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike in al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. Talks Continue While Settlers Continue reading
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Something new is happening in Palestine By An-Nabi Salih
25 September, 2010 — The Only Democracy? Something new is happening in Palestine. I saw and heard things today that are relatively rare in my experience. I saw conflict erupt in the village between those who wanted to throw stones at the Israeli soldiers and generate more violence, as in the past, and the no Continue reading