September 2010
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Seven deadly myths
28 September, 2010 — Seven Deadly Myths “When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.” – Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet dissident Please support Seven Deadly Myths and Donate today! Continue reading
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Avigdor Lieberman takes settlement policy to its logical conclusion By Jesse Bacon
Lost in the debate over the settlement phase is its real purpose, to claim Palestinian land for Israel. Even its hardcore defenders like Avigdor Lieberman, know there will come a time when that has reached its end, when all available Palestinian land has been taken, and all Palestinians capable of being forced to leave will… Continue reading
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Jewish Gaza-bound activists say IDF used excessive force in naval raid
Israel Defense Forces soldiers used excessive force while taking over a Gaza-bound aid ship organized by Jewish and Israeli activists, the boat’s passengers said Tuesday, countering the military’s official version claiming that the takeover had been uneventful. Continue reading
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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
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Fields of grass, soup kitchens at risk in Haiti By JONATHAN M. KATZ
The soccer pitches and running tracks in the destitute Cite Soleil slum are a physical embodiment of the grassroots aid experts say is needed in Haiti — an example of Haitians helping themselves. Yet despite the billions donated to Haiti after the disaster, L’Athletique and many other small groups are scrambling to stay afloat amid… Continue reading
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Israel labels charity “terrorists” – RT Top Stories
Jewish activists aboard a boat sailing towards Gaza say they expect Israel to intercept them. The campaigners aim to show that not all Jews support their government’s policy towards the Palestinians. Continue reading
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New? ‘old’-new? Labour, the election of Ed Miliband and the left By William Bowles
Following the election of Ed Miliband to lead the ‘new’ ‘old’ Labour Party it seems nothing has been learned from the lessons of the past thirteen years (let alone the previous forty). Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 September, 2010: CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones'
26 September, 2010 — ICH US To Continue Killing Own Citizens Overseas By Spencer S. Hsu The Obama administration urged a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit over its targeting of a U.S. citizen for killing overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26455.htm Obama Argues His Assassination Program Is A Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 September, 2010: Settlers start building in West Bank
26 September, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Egypt Locates Explosives in Sinai IMEMC – 26 Sep 2010 – Sunday September 26, 2010 – 23:05, The Egyptian Security Forces located Sunday a warehouse filled with explosives in the Sinai peninsula, south of Al Arish Egyptian city. Settler, His Wife, Wounded Near Hebron Continue reading
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Race, Class and Crisis: What New Possibilities for the U.S. Left? – with Adolph Reed
The economic crisis that started in U.S. housing markets in 2007 quickly swept across the world market. A long period of stagnation and austerity now seems to be the order of the day. While all working class people have felt the impact of the crisis on their lives and work, the crisis has also been… Continue reading
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Viva Palestina 5 in Ancona, a photo essay By Mary Rizzo
Yesterday, the Viva Palestina 5 convoy arrived in Ancona to end the first leg of their land journey, and sail closer to the final destination. We all think the destination is Gaza, Palestine, but actually, it’s freedom for all of us. Nobody among us is really free if we allow the atrocities against the Palestinian… Continue reading
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NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter No. 158 – 23rd September 2010: Identity Documents Bill passes 3rd Reading
Challenging the authoritarian thinking behind the ID scheme was always going to be much tougher than defeating ID cards. Repealing the Identity Cards Act is essential, but has not killed the database state. We are still seeing ‘new’ bureaucratic project that simply re-package the same mass-surveillance concepts. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 