December 2010
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Student Protests and the Emerging Discontent of Youth By Oliver Huitson
The “iPod generation” have long been written off as apathetic, pampered wasters; a collection of illiterate Nathan Barleys draining their parents resources. Yet, from the storming of Tory HQ to campus occupations across the country, it is those same youth now leading public resistance to the Coalition’s cuts. The tripling of tuition fees is unquestionably… Continue reading
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Palestinians call for state recognition without peace deal — RT
‘If the European Union would indicate to the government of Israel that the association agreement with Europe will be frozen until such time as there is a complete settlement freeze on part of the Israeli government and serious consideration of the rights of the Palestinian 1948 refugees to return and to recover their property rights… Continue reading
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Spaniards take to streets to protest austerity measures — RT
People gathered in the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against tough austerity cuts as the country struggles with huge debt. The people have been planning this ever since the government announced a new batch of austerity measures in early December. Continue reading
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Jody McIntyre: It is rough out there
“Suddenly, four policemen grabbed my shoulders and pulled me out of my wheelchair. My friends and younger brother struggled to pull me back, but were beaten away with batons. The police carried me away. Around five minutes later, my younger brother was also forced through, the wheelchair still in his hands.” Continue reading
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Scott Horton Interviews Max Blumenthal
More about the fire in Israel and its symbolic meaning. Continue reading
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Bil’in weekly demonstration 17-12-2010
Bil’in- Ramallah: Today dozens of people were injured from asphyxia as a result of inhaling the tear gas due to the clashes that took place in the village of Bil’in. Along with the peace activist and foreigners who camed to give solidariety to Bil’in people especially after the decision of the Israeli Defence Force to… Continue reading
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Latest demo in Bil’in, brutally attacked by IOF. Live video
Bil’in- Ramallah: Today dozens of people were injured from asphyxia as a result of inhaling the tear gas due to the clashes that took place in the village of Bil’in. Along with the peace activist and foreigners who camed to give solidariety to Bil’in people especialy after the decision of the Israeli Defence Force to… Continue reading
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The Internal Organizational Structure of Wikileaks: Record of Wikileaks Email Exchanges
We are reproducing the Wikileaks emails initially posted by www.cryptome.org, with a view to ensuring that this archive is not lost or erased. Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 18 December, 2010
18 December, 2010 — creative-i Wikileaks, the Espionage Act, and the Constitution (Ralph Nader testifies) Wikileaks News roundup 16-17 December, 2010 The WikiLeaks Release: U.S. Complicity and Cover-Up of Iraq Torture Exposed. The Palestine Cables’: WikiLeaks dox expose Netanyahu’s vision of Palestinian bantustan The Internal Organizational Structure of Wikileaks: Record of Wikileaks Email Exchanges Sudan Continue reading
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Wikileaks News roundup 16-17 December, 2010
17 December, 2010 21:29:22 — creative-i.info 17 December, 2010 Assange says ‘US has lost face’ WIKILEAKS: Selection of Global Research Articles Wikileaks: Documents Confirm US Plans Against Venezuela Wikileaks on trial WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Vows to Resume Whistleblowing After Release From London Jail WikiLeaks Cables: Pfizer Targeted Nigerian Attorney General to Undermine Suit Over Fatal Continue reading
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Wikileaks News roundup 16-17 December, 2010
17 December, 2010 21:29:22 — creative-i.info 17 December, 2010 Assange says ‘US has lost face’ WIKILEAKS: Selection of Global Research Articles Wikileaks: Documents Confirm US Plans Against Venezuela Wikileaks on trial WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Vows to Resume Whistleblowing After Release From London Jail WikiLeaks Cables: Pfizer Targeted Nigerian Attorney General to Undermine Suit Over Fatal Continue reading
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France: Not Victorious, But Not Defeated By Murray Smith
It is now possible to begin to draw a tentative balance sheet of the vast movement against the reform (or more exactly, counter-reform) of the pension system in France over the last few months. We need to look at the depth and breadth of the movement, the forms that it took and the positions adopted… Continue reading
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Busi Mhlongo – We Baba Omncane live@Nantes & Roskilde
South African diva, singer and songwriter Busi Mhlongo – Live recordings from the Fin de Siecle Festival in Nantes France, 1997 and the the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 1999. Continue reading
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National Security Archive Update, December 16, 2010: Archive Director Tom Blanton decries “Wikimania”
Blanton reminded lawmakers that the Nixon administration had once considered firebombing the Brookings Institution building to destroy a copy of the Pentagon Papers, and that President Gerald Ford had vetoed the Freedom of Information Act in reaction to government leaks–only to be overruled by the U.S. Congress. Continue reading
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Clips from John Pilger’s ‘The War You Don’t See’
Some clips from Pilger’s must-watch video. Continue reading
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White House Intensifies Military Buildup In Poland By Rick Rozoff
10 December, 2010 — Stop NATO Immediately on the heels of reports in the Guardian and other Western news media that the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization has crafted a strategy to intervene with nine army divisions in the Baltic Sea area, President Barack Obama met with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski at the White Continue reading
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As WikiLeaks’ Assange Freed on Bail, Alleged Military Leaker Bradley Manning Imprisoned under Inhumane Conditions
A high court in London has upheld a decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But what about U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning? The Army intelligence analyst has been held for the last seven months on suspicion of leaking the massive trove of government documents to WikiLeaks. Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald says Manning… Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 16 December, 2010
16 December, 2010 — creative-i.info Assange case judge banned Tweets Grace Mugabe sues over Wikileaks Wikileaks activists go analogue URUK Net Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Hypocrisy Gone Nuclear: Israel, Obama and the Bomb Popular Elsewhere Order Reigns on the Internet by Vijay Prashad Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Join The “Rebellion” Against U.S. Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 16 December, 2010
16 December, 2010 — creative-i.info Assange case judge banned Tweets Grace Mugabe sues over Wikileaks Wikileaks activists go analogue URUK Net Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Hypocrisy Gone Nuclear: Israel, Obama and the Bomb Popular Elsewhere Order Reigns on the Internet by Vijay Prashad Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Join The “Rebellion” Against U.S. Continue reading
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Fidel Castro on Wikileaks: The empire stands accused
The daring challenge did not come from a rival superpower; from a state with more than 100 nuclear weapons; from a country with millions of inhabitants; from a group of nations with vast natural resources which the United States could not do without; or from a revolutionary doctrine capable of shaking to its foundations the… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 