November 2010
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 November, 2010: Capitalism and the War on Public Education
8 November, 2010 — Information Clearing House Bush Admits He Considered Attacks on Iran and Syria By Ewen MacAskill and Chris McGreal in Washington George Bush ordered the Pentagon to plan an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and considered a covert attack on Syria, the former president reveals in his memoirs. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26780.htm Let’s Attack Iran! Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 November, 2010: Settlers Open New Settlers Only Road in Hebron
One of the best aggregations of news and analysis on the situation in Palestine. Frequency: almost daily. More material available from Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel – www.vtjp.org Continue reading
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Horace Silver ‘Senor Blues’
9 November, 2010 — Jazz on the Tube Classic Horace Silver Quintet live performance. “Senor Blues” performed by Horace Silver, leader and piano; Junior Cook, tenor saxophone; and Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Gene Taylor; Louis Hayes, drums. Recorded in Scandinavia in 1959. Continue reading
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BRITAIN: Not Executing, Just Enabling By David Cronin
European Union officials are reluctant to tighten up rules covering the trade in products designed for torture or the death penalty, despite suggestions that a British company has been exporting lethal injection drugs used in executions. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 November, 2010: Israeli homes plan for Jerusalem sparks Palestinian fury
8 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Erekat: “Netanyahu Determined To Destroy Talks” IMEMC – 8 Nov 2010 – Monday November 08, 2010 – 22:58, Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, accused Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of acting in a way that is meant to foil peace talks and hinder Continue reading
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Housmans Seasonal Reading Recommendations
Last year Housmans launched our online bookshop, offering a much-needed ethical alternative to Amazon. Amazon continues to use their near-monopoly position to squeeze publishers, and still prevents unionisation amongst their poorly-paid workforce, with sackings and intimidations commonplace for those who try. Continue reading
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Media Lens: WikiLeaks – The Smear And The Denial – Part 2
The UK and US media smears described in Part 1 should be kept in mind when considering the gravity and importance of the latest WikiLeaks. In addition to thousands of previously unreported civilian killings, the leaks revealed more than 1,300 claims of torture by Iraqi police and military between 2005 and 2009. But these are… Continue reading
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Liberation: Beyond Resistance Building a People’s Assemblies Movement
In response to the economic crisis, government cuts and the pressures of globalisation, we are now witnessing the rise of social movements from across the political spectrum in Britain, Europe and beyond. But how can this popular discontent be transformed into an emancipatory political movement? It is the view of many activists that a very… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 November, 2010: Israeli police demolish mosque in impoverished Arab town
7 November, 2010 — VTJP News Ma’an News Soldiers shoot worker on north Gaza border 11/7/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man was injured Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire at a group of workers collecting stone aggregates near an evacuated Israeli settlement in northern Gaza. Eyewitnesses said 19-year-old Karam Al-Adham was shot Continue reading
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Zionism and Herzl: The Antisemitic Side of Zionism
If you are interested in Jewish political power and Zionist morbidity you must find the time to watch the first forty minutes of this incredible Israeli documentary. The film outlines what early Zionists thought of their Diaspora Jewish brothers, Jewish wealth, Jewish war mongering and Jewish power. Continue reading
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British militants demand One Million Climate Jobs by Martin Empson
The first edition of the Campaign Against Climate Change’s One Million Climate Jobs Now pamphlet has had a big impact within the British trade union and environmental movements. 8,000 copies have been sold to activists in campaigns and trade unions The central arguments had an immediate resonance in the aftermath of the occupation by workers… Continue reading
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US elections: Public policy privatized, ‘democracy’ bought and sold
This is a special election year in the US. For the first time, corporations are allowed to funnel as much money as they want into political campaigns – and they are definitely not missing out on the chance to buy influence on Capitol Hill. The election system in the US is such that it is… Continue reading
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The Nuremberg Trials And The Rewriting Of History By Adam Curtis
Three Films About the Power of the Past was the second major documentary series made by British film-maker Adam Curtis. This series investigated the way that history and memory (both national and individual) have been used by politicians and others. It was transmitted on BBC Two in the spring of 1995. Continue reading
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Interrogation Techniques at ‘Britain’s Abu Ghraib’ Revealed By Ian Cobain
Evidence of systematic and brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation centre that is being described as the UK’s Abu Ghraib emerged today during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 November, 2010: Cornerstone of Zionism is to Conquer, Not Negotiate
6 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli government documents show deliberate policy to keep Gazans at near-starvation levels IMEMC – 7 Nov 2010 – Saturday November 06, 2010 – 21:32, Documents whose existence were denied by the Israeli government for over a year have been released after a legal battle Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 November, 2010: “Traffic Accidents” in occupied Palestine: Another Form of Zionist Terrorism
5 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Three Injured at an-Nabi Saleh Anti-Wall Protest IMEMC – 5 Nov 2010 – Friday November 05, 2010 – 18:06, At least three civilians were injured and many others treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday, after Israeli troops violently suppressed the Continue reading
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Deaths in British custody spark outrage over police brutality – RT Top Stories
In Britain, one person is said to die of contact with police every week as relatives of the victims have taken to the streets to bring attention to the alarming number of deaths in police custody. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 