January 20, 2011
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Middle East Report Online: Algeria’s Midwinter Uproar by Jack Brown
Soon after the onset of protests which eventually toppled Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, a wave of riots swept through Algeria as well, with many neighborhoods in the capital of Algiers and dozens of smaller cities overwhelmed by thousands of angry young men who closed down streets with burning tires, attacked police stations… Continue reading
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Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti By Mark Weisbrot
Haiti’s infamous dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier, returned to his country this week, while the country’s first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is kept out. These two facts really say everything about Washington’s policy toward Haiti and our government’s respect for democracy in that country and in the region. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Swiss ex-banker faces new probe over WikiLeaks data Reuters Elmer helped bring WikiLeaks to prominence three years ago when he used it to publish secret client details. On Monday he handed over new data to the … www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H81N20110120 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Activists support Manning Stafford County Sun Activists gathered at the Quantico Marine Base to protest seclusion of Army Pvt. Bradley Manning. By JULIA LEDOUX | For the Stafford County Sun QUANTICO … www2.staffordcountysun.com/news/2011/jan/19/activists-support-manning-ar-785031/ Continue reading
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Building a police state in Palestine By Aisling Byrne
“If we are building a police state — what are we actually doing here?” So asked a European diploma responding to allegations of torture by the Palestinian security forces. The diplomat might well ask. A police state is not a state. It is a form of larceny: of people’s rights, aspirations and sacrifices, for the… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info State media: Tunisian ministers quit ousted president’s party CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — All ministers in Tunisia’s new unity government have quit the ousted president’s party, state media reported … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/20/tunisia.protests/ Continue reading
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AIC Weekly News Update 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — Alternative Information Center Below are a selection of recent AIC publications: Israeli Settlers Violence Report: November, December 2010 The Alternative Information Center monitored and recorded Israeli settler attacks and violations during the final two months of 2010. www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/settlers-violence/3196-israeli-settlers-violence-report-november-december-2010- Continue reading
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Nina Simone ‘I Loves You Porgy’
From 1958 With Paul Palmieri on guitar, Lisle Atkinson on bass, Warren Smith on percussion, and Montego Joe on the conga drums. Nina Simone ‘I Loves You Porgy’ Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Media Lens: Collateral Damage – WikiLeaks In The Crosshairs
Speech that incites violence against individuals at home is unacceptable. Speech that incites mass death and destruction against entire nations is met with indifference, and/or high office and awards! Continue reading
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Huge spy hub uncovered in Israel — RT
It has been described as Israel’s ‘big ears’ – a huge facility where it is claimed phone calls and emails from all across the Middle East and beyond can be monitored for intelligence. Continue reading
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Richie Cole ‘Yardbird Suite’
20 January, 2011 — Jazz on the Tube Village Vanguard, NYC 1981 1st collector for Richie Cole ‘Yardbird Suite’ Follow my videos on vodpod Richie Cole (alto saxophone) Bruce Forman (guitar) Bobby Enriquez (piano) Marshall Hawkins(bass) Scott Morris (drums) Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 January, 2011: Racism In Jewish Schools; “A Dead Arab Is A Good Arab”
19 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Eyes At Demolishing Palestinian Village To Expand Settlement IMEMC – Thursday January 20, 2011 – 01:50, Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday “Khirbit At Taweel”, a small village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and handed the residents military orders to demolish Continue reading
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What Does WikiLeaks Have on Bank of America? By Mary Bottari
Before the big banks start calling for Assange’s internment at Guantanamo, the question worth considering is what does Wikileaks have on America’s largest bank? Continue reading
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Tunisia’s Wall Has Fallen by Nadia Marzouki
For the first time in decades, Tunisia is free of one-man rule. The extraordinary events of December 2010 and January 2011 have been nothing less than a political revolution: The consistent pressure of popular fury forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali first to make an unprecedented promise to relinquish power; then pushed him to… Continue reading
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