December 11, 2010
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John Pilger: Why are wars not being reported honestly?
In the US Army manual on counterinsurgency, the American commander General David Petraeus describes Afghanistan as a “war of perception . . . conducted continuously using the news media”. What really matters is not so much the day-to-day battles against the Taliban as the way the adventure is sold in America where “the media directly… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 10 December, 2010: Halliburton May Pay $500 million to Keep Cheney out of Prison: Report
10 December, 2010 — Information Clearing House Why Are Wars Not Being Reported Honestly? By John Pilger The public needs to know the truth about wars. So why have journalists colluded with governments to hoodwink us? www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27036.htm Lebanon Holds its Breath Over Leaked Revelations By Robert Fisk in Beirut The Hezbollah party is using the Continue reading
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Incredible – over 500,000 signatures in one day for press freedom! Join the massive outcry and spread the word…
The massive extra-judicial intimidation of WikiLeaks is an attack on democracy. We urgently need a public outcry for freedom of the press and expression. Sign the petition to stop the crackdown and forward this email to everyone — let’s get to 1 million voices and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week. Continue reading
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An ugly video to get Jews to support war with Iran – Blog Post
A friend just sent me this video. It’s posted on the website of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, one of the largest mainstream Jewish organizations with offices in every major city and many small town across America. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 December, 2010: Israel to Destroy Electric Infrastructure Near Hebron
10 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Arab Store Owners In East Jerusalem Forced To Write Store Names In Hebrew IMEMC – 10 Dec 2010 – Saturday December 11, 2010 – 05:53, The Jerusalem Municipality is trying to oblige store owners in Arab East Jerusalem neighborhoods to change the language of Continue reading
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‘Moody’s Mood’ Rest In Peace, James Moody (1925-2010)
11 December, 2010 — Jazz on the tube James Moody, the jazz saxophonist and flutist, died in a San Diego on December 10th 2010. He was best known for his recorded performance of “I’m in the Mood for Love” and his work with lifelong friend Dizzy Gillespie. Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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‘Amsterdam After Dark’ George Coleman
11 December, 2010 — Jazz on the tube George Coleman, tenor saxophonist, band leader, composer… Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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A conspiracy to silence? By William Bowles
10 December, 2010 ‘Wikileaks has not been charged with a single US crime…and here the country’s financial institutions are taking action on behalf of our state department to extinguish this whistleblower’s website.’ — Jeff Paterson, Project Director of Courage to Resist, ‘KKK OK but not WikiLeaks for some payment processors‘ “What is emerging from all Continue reading
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The best 4 minutes and 50 seconds you’ll spend today: ‘We are no longer that post-ideological generation.’
UK: Fifteen year-old tells Establishment to stick it Continue reading
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Made in Dagenham: Lessons for Today from the Golden Age of Factory Unrest? by Steve Early
In 1968, the world was transfixed by global student unrest. Less attention was paid to factory uprisings that occurred at the same time and overlapped with campus protests in places like France. In one small corner of the Ford Motor Company’s huge production complex in Dagenham, England, several hundred women did their part in the… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks News Roundup 11 December, 2010
11 December, 2010 — creative-i.info 11 December, 2010 Former WikiLeaks Staff Open New Whistle-Blower Leak Service `OpenLeaks` A conspiracy to silence? By William Bowles Wikileaks Cablegate: Israel let off the hook on nuclear weapons, Arabs fooled WikiLeaks demos planned in Spain and Latin America If We Lose our Internet Freedoms Because of Wikileaks, You Should Continue reading
The New Dark Age 