December 2010
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US secret aims in Yemen secret no more — RT
As confirmed by a recent WikiLeaks dispatch of classified diplomatic cables, US special operations forces are carrying out strikes against suspected terrorists in Yemen, and the Yemeni government is taking the credit. But US plans in Yemen go further than strikes. The military are discussing long-term bases and asking for more than a billion dollars… Continue reading
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Israel Effectively Denies Palestinian Victims of Operation Cast Lead Access to Justice
As a result of the physical, financial, and legal obstacles imposed by Israel, Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip – including the thousands of victims of Operation Cast Lead – are effectively prevented from seeking redress before Israeli courts. This situation results in the systematic denial of fundamental human rights. Continue reading
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Raji Sourani – Petitioning the Israeli High Court for Justice
The reality of life in the Gaza Strip is hard to convey. Individuals throughout the world have seen the pictures and the images: shootings and maiming, air strikes and artillery shelling, and the unforgettably horrific sight of white phosphorous raining down over Gaza city. However, beneath these images lies a complex reality. The civilians of… Continue reading
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Eric Dolphy ‘God Bless the Child’
20 December, 2010 — Jazz on the Tube The one and only Eric Dolphy. 1st collector for Eric Dolphy ‘God Bless the Child’Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Who’s Who at Wikileaks? by Julie Lévesque
Wikileaks is now being used by the authorities, particularly in the US, to promote the cyber warfare narrative, which could dramatically change the Internet and suppress the freedom of expression Wikileaks claims to defend. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 December, 2010: Israel/West Bank: Separate and Unequal
19 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Teenage shepherd shot and injured by Israeli troops in Gaza IMEMC – 19 Dec 2010 – Sunday December 19, 2010 – 19:32, On Sunday, Israeli soldiers stationed on the northern border between Gaza and Israel shot a Palestinian shepherd, 19, who was herding his Continue reading
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Lynne Stewart Transferred to Texas By Stephen Lendman
Seven previous articles discussed Lynne Stewart’s case and status, explaining the gross injustice against a heroic human rights lawyer who devoted her career to defending society’s poor, unwanted, and unfairly persecuted – defendants deprived of due process without an advocate like her. Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 19-20 December, 2010
20 December, 2010 — creative-i.info TRNN Skewer: Rap News 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there Will Julian Assange regret WikiLeaks? Past whistleblowers say no Wikileaks: Play the Ball, not the Man – and Check Who’s Kicking it Wikileaks News roundup 19 December, 2010 Who’s Who at Wikileaks? No naps, and no clothes Continue reading
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TRNN Skewer: Rap News 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there
Cablegate has burst open. With a steady trickle of Diplomatic communiques leaking out every single day, the Book of Revelations is expanding dramatically. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks' lesson on Haiti By Mark Weisbrot
One area of US foreign policy that the WikiLeaks cables help illuminate, which the major media has predictably ignored, is the occupation of Haiti. In 2004, the country’s democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown for the second time, through an effort led by the United States government. Officials of the constitutional government were jailed… Continue reading
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Rachel Corrie’s Dream
20 December, 2010 Must watch! Rachel Corrie’s Dream Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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GAZAN YOUTH’S MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE
We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16’s breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in our… Continue reading
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Wikileaks News roundup 19 December, 2010
Ever since the media went OTT over Wikileaks, but more especially Julian Assange, I have carrying 20,30 even 40 stories per day. Not so anymore as you can see, even the BBC are no longer covering the issue. Thus Wikileaks is no longer ‘news’. Continue reading
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Larry Young, “Monk’s Dream”
“Monk’s Dream” perfomed by Larry Young released on “Unity” -1964 (Blue Note Records). Larry Young (Hammond B3) Woody Shaw (Trumpet) Joe Henderson (Tenor Saxophone) Elvin Jones (Drums) 1st collector for Larry Young, “Monk’s Dream” Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Diego Garcia: Wikileaks confirm Greenpeace-backed `marine protection zone' was a ruse; Police ban socialist protests
Whistleblower website Wikileaks confirmed the worst of suspicions by releasing a document, as part of the US diplomatic cables leak, that stated the marine reserve was established primarily to legally block attempts by the Chagossians to return to their homeland. Continue reading
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Diego Garcia: Wikileaks confirm Greenpeace-backed `marine protection zone’ was a ruse; Police ban socialist protests
Whistleblower website Wikileaks confirmed the worst of suspicions by releasing a document, as part of the US diplomatic cables leak, that stated the marine reserve was established primarily to legally block attempts by the Chagossians to return to their homeland. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 18 December, 2010: Farmer: Settlers burned my sheep alive
18 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Refugees Committee Slams The “Jordan Is Palestine” Conference IMEMC – 18 Dec 2010 – Sunday December 19, 2010 – 02:00, The Higher Committee for Defending the Right of Return of the Palestinian Refugees, slammed a Tel Aviv conference that calls for considering Jordan as Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 17 December, 2010: Palestinian Women Suffer Harsh Violations in Israeli Jails
17 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Heading To Gaza, Asia Convoy Arrives In Turkey IMEMC – 17 Dec 2010 – Saturday December 18, 2010 – 04:36, The Asia solidarity convoy heading to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies arrived in in Turkey on Friday after it left Iran on Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 December, 2010: Israel’s war on Jerusalem children: 1,200 arrested in one year
16 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 15 civilians and 2 fighters wounded by Israeli forces IMEMC – 16 Dec 2010 – Friday December 17, 2010 – 01:11, In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the week Continue reading