October 25, 2010
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Tarpley & Escobar: China to blame or to admire?
Many Americans and US politicians are blaming China for the recession and for taking American jobs, while others say we should look to chain and immolate their system. Pepe Escobar, a correspondent for the Asia Times said China is not to blame; instead the US itself is to blame. Continue reading
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Tarpley & Escobar: China to blame or to admire?
Many Americans and US politicians are blaming China for the recession and for taking American jobs, while others say we should look to chain and immolate their system. Pepe Escobar, a correspondent for the Asia Times said China is not to blame; instead the US itself is to blame. Continue reading
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Engdahl on France: Cutting pensions instead of military spendings?
Frederick William Engdahl, an American writer and journalist based in Germany, questions the reform saying it could be aimed at protecting tiny elite in France. Continue reading
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Wikileaks: garbage in, garbage out
It goes without saying that there’s lots of good information in the latest Wikileaks document dump. First-hand reports by the soldiers involved of killing of civilians at checkpoints, for example. But there’s also more than a fair dose of ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ because the source for all the material is the U.S. military, and… Continue reading
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The secret war between Wikileaks and the Pentagon, (and some media outlets) By Danny Schechter
Wikileaks introduced the significance of their immense treasure trove of secrets on their website this way: “The 391,832 reports (‘The Iraq War Logs’), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United… Continue reading
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The Revolt Shaking France
This revolt is the latest in a wave of struggles that have rocked France over more than a decade, dating back to a wave of public-sector strikes in 1995 that stopped a conservative government from imposing changes to the pension system. Continue reading
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26 October, 2010 Following the leak by w…
Following the leak by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks of almost 400,000 secret US army field reports from the Iraq war between 2004 and 2009. Join Julian Assange at the Frontline Club this evening in conversation with one of the most famous whistle blowers in history, Daniel Ellsberg who was responsible for the leak of the Pentagon… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 October, 2010: Settlers Flood Palestinian Village With Sewage
24 October, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Soldiers Continue Their Facebook Displays IMEMC – 24 Oct 2010 – Monday October 25, 2010 – 00:51, The Israeli Walla News website published on Sunday several pictures published by Israeli soldiers on Facebook showing “memories” while humiliating Palestinians during the war on Gaza.… Continue reading