November 2010
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UK: Fury builds over policing
An estimated 130,000 school, college and university students across Britain participated in the day of action, which saw protesters in London -some as young as 13 – pressed into an area at Whitehall for almost nine hours without access to food, water or toilet facilities. Continue reading
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Haiti: Rebellion grows against occupiers By G. Dunkel
For more than a week, mass protests against the U.N.’s occupation have broken out throughout Haiti, especially in Cap-Haïtien on its northern coast and Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. Protests have also taken place in southern cities like Cayes and in the center of the country in Gonaïve. Continue reading
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Haiti: 80% OF THE POPULATION IS READY TO GO TO THE POLLS
80% of the population is ready to go to the polls and attorney Jean Henry Céant will be president of Haiti with 53% of votes, indicates the survey conducted by the Haitian Priorities Project of the elections of November 28, 2010. Continue reading
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STOP THE WAR COALITION Newsletter No.1180 25 November 2010
Congratulations to the thousands who marched last Saturday to bring the troops home from Afghanistan. And many thanks to all those who have sent messages of support to Stop the War, CND and the BMI for organising what was a very diverse, vibrant and angry demonstration. Continue reading
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“US has unprecedented imperial military presence in the world”
The American military presence in the world is global, blogger and author Tom Engelhardt told RT. Continue reading
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Russia and NATO: ‘Not a piece of furniture’ By Eric Walberg
Medvedev’s presence in Lisbon was more a show of Russia’s importance than of subservience to the Euro-Atlantic alliance, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 24 November, 2010: Fascist Skies and Streets / Selling out the Net / Haiti Colonized
24 November, 2010 — BAR Congressman Bobby Rush, the Color of Change and the Color of Truth by BAR managing editor Bruce Dixon In the next Congress, Chicago’s Bobby Rush wants to the the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet. While there is much to like and admire about Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 November, 2010: Settlers move into house after Israeli police evict Palestinian family
24 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Extremists Attack Jordan Embassy Employees In Tel Aviv IMEMC – 25 Nov 2010 – Thursday November 25, 2010 – 02:15, An official Jordanian source reported Wednesday that a number Israeli extremists attacked on Tuesday at night two employees working at the Jordanian embassy in Continue reading
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BDS update: Anti-apartheid Hagues By Eric Walberg
Despite the stranglehold Israel lobbies have on Euro-parliaments and politicians, there have been some surprisingly plucky official moves to protest illegal Israeli settlements recently, notes Eric Walberg Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 November, 2010: “War Criminals” Leak Strikes at Heart of Israeli Society
23 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Internal Revenue Service Asked to Revoke AIPAC’s Tax Exemption IMEMC – 24 Nov 2010 – Tuesday November 23, 2010 – 17:40, An 1,389 page filing, demanding that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC’s) tax exempt status be revoked, was received by the Internal Continue reading
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In the name of the father: Israel arrests 16 year-old son of imprisoned protest organizer
At 2:30 AM this morning Israeli forces entered the village of Bil’in in armored military jeeps and by foot, and proceeded to surround the home of jailed organizer, Adeeb Abu Rahmah. A group of masked soldiers forcefully entered the house without showing a warrant, and arrested Adeeb’s only son, 16 year old Mohammed. Since his… Continue reading
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GILAD ATZMON: 200 ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS BETTER HOPE FOR PALESTINIAN AMNESTY
It took a few years for British military elites to admit that the war in Afghanistan cannot lead anywhere : a valuable lesson to learn from mid to late 20th century warfare, is that conventional military might cannot easily defeat mass civilian resistance. It is interesting to reflect too, that the Jewish state has exercised a ‘strategy’ of occupation… Continue reading
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George W. Bush can’t fight for freedom and authorise torture By Boris Johnson
It is not yet clear whether George W Bush is planning to cross the Atlantic to flog us his memoirs, but if I were his PR people I would urge caution. As book tours go, this one would be an absolute corker. It is not just that every European capital would be brought to a… Continue reading
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Mark Gonzales – Gaza | Palestinian & International Campaign – End the Siege & Lift Blockade of Gaza | Causes
20 November, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/apiplayer?enablejsapi=1&playerapiid=ytplayer Mark Gonzales – Gaza | Palestinian & Internatio… Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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New on Strategic Culture Foundation 6-11 November, 2010
11 November, 2010 — Strategic Culture Foundation G20 and the Federal Reserve’s Dictate 11.11.2010 | 11:19 | PUSTOVOITOVA Elena The US Federal Reserve announced it would additionally pump some freshly printed $600b into the economy via a new treasuries buying program. The message thus sent to the world is that as always the Federal Reserve Continue reading
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Why Did South Africa Vote in Favor of Executing Gay People?
19 November, 2010 Why Did South Africa Vote in Favor of Executing Gay People? By Michael A. Jones We noted yesterday that the United Nations truly failed LGBT people this week, with a sad vote that removed sexual orientation from a resolution condemning extrajudicial killings. So while the UN c… Read more of this post, Continue reading
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National Outcry Over TSA Body Scanners and Invasive Pat-Downs
As one of the busiest travel seasons of the year approaches there is a public outcry over new airport security measures that include full-body scanners and invasive police-style pat-downs. We speak with the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as New York City Councilman David Greenfield, who introduced a… Continue reading
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Russel Tribunal on Palestine, London Session: Corporate Complicity in Israeli War Crimes
The second international session of the RToP will take place in London, on 20, 21 and 22 November 2010. It will examine *International corporate complicity in Israel’s Violations of International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and War Crimes*. Continue reading
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Nat King Cole’s Message to the TSA
It’s hard to resist weighing in to the TSA scandal…especially since I just canceled a flight to Toronto to drive instead so I can avoid the “handlers.” Here’s a song by Nat KIng Cole with some advice to the lunatics who run the TSA: Continue reading
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