February 15, 2011
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Bahrain, 14 February 2011?
“Clerics have been ordered to preach against chaos” Continue reading
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The Day of Wrath in Bahrain By Yoshie Furuhashi
Among the most watched Bahraini protest videos today is this one showing police attacking protesters in Duraz, Bahrain, 14 February 2011 Continue reading
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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in the Egyptian Media By Ursula Lindsey
It took 18 days of mass mobilization, the deaths of hundreds and the wounding of thousands, the crippling of Egypt’s tourism industry and the crash of its stock market, to bring an end to the 30-year presidency of Husni Mubarak. And almost every minute of the revolution was televised. Continue reading
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What Is Happening in Egypt by Samir Amin
Now, this is the plan. This is what Obama means by “smooth transition” — the transition which would lead to no change in fact, except some minor concessions, such as that Mubarak would personally leave. That is what is on the agenda now: the movement will continue to develop, radicalize, be more and more demanding… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 14-15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 17:21:44 — creative-i.info 15 February, 2011 Jordan: Zionist King’s Bodyguards Shoot Protesters BBC: Obama sees ‘right Egypt signals’ Samir Amin, “What Is Happening in Egypt” 1079 SADAT-ISRAEL ‘WAR TREATY’ AGAINST PALESTINIANS A & MUSLIMS NOT BINDING ON EGYPTIANS Will Democracy Movement Challenge Military After Mubarak Egypt Tensions Persist Egypt: Of Snake and The Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 14-15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 17:22:50 — creative-i.info 15 February, 2011 Jordan: Zionist King’s Bodyguards Shoot Protesters BBC: Obama sees ‘right Egypt signals’ Samir Amin, “What Is Happening in Egypt” 1079 SADAT-ISRAEL ‘WAR TREATY’ AGAINST PALESTINIANS A & MUSLIMS NOT BINDING ON EGYPTIANS Will Democracy Movement Challenge Military After Mubarak Egypt Tensions Persist Egypt: Of Snake and The Continue reading
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Meeting on Egypt and Tunisia: Middle East in revolt: WHAT NEXT FOR THE ARAB REVOLUTIONS?
Middle East in revolt: WHAT NEXT FOR THE ARAB REVOLUTIONS? Continue reading
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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info BHP offered to swap China info with US – Wikileaks Reuters Kloppers took personal credit for quashing that deal, according to Wikileaks, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. “Australia does not want to become an open … www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/15/wikileaks-bhpbilliton-idUSL3E7DE27I20110215 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 15 February, 2011: Investigators Still Can’t Find Any Evidence To Link Assange & Manning
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Assange Opposed Quick Publication of Cables Out of Concern for Manning Wired News (blog) Davies met with Assange after reading Wired.com’s excerpts of chat logs between Bradley Manning and ex-hacker Adrian Lamo in which Manning allegedly … www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/assange-opposed-cables/ Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 February, 2011: Egyptian Paper: “Mubarak In A Coma”
14 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel closes northern West Bank road; deny report that checkpoints will be dismantled IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 05:47, Over the weekend, Israeli troops erected new earth mounds blocking the Nablus-Beit Iba road, a road which had been closed by Israeli authorities Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011: Saudi Military Entered Bahrain to Crackdown on Protesters
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain Protests Swell With Second Death, Tear Gas at Funeral BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) — Protests against Bahrain’s government escalated today as a second demonstrator was reportedly killed and police used tear gas to break up … www.businessweek.com/news/2011-02-15/bahrain-protests-swell-with-second-death-tear-gas-at-funeral.html Continue reading
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The Face(book)less Revolution: A Decade of Strikes by Millions of Egyptian Workers by Mary Lynn Cramer
Last night I attended a large gathering of activists who came together in Arlington Center, Massachusetts, to listen to MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky and Institute for Policy Studies fellow Phyllis Bennis discuss how to reinvigorate and expand the Peace Movement. Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Upheaval Opens the Exits in Tunisia New York Times By THOMAS FULLER SEDOUIKECH, Tunisia — A dozen young men left this village of olive groves and whitewashed houses near the Mediterranean coast last week, … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/africa/15tunisia.html Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 14 February, 2011: Tracking, Intimidating WikiLeaks' Donors
14 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House Is The Army Tightening Its Grip On Egypt? By Robert Fisk There is a growing concern among those who overthrew Mubarak that the fruits of their victory may be gobbled up by an army largely composed of generals who achieved their power and privilege under Mubarak himself. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27470.htm Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 14 February, 2011: Official: US to expand Yemeni military training
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Violence Marks Fourth Day of Yemeni Protests Against President Bloomberg By Mohammed Hatem – Mon Feb 14 10:24:15 GMT 2011 Thousands of protesters gathered at Yemen’s Sanaa University for the fourth day, demanding President Ali … www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-14/violence-marks-fourth-day-of-yemeni-protests-against-president.html Continue reading
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Dissent and the Spread of Information in Egypt
In a dictatorship, independent journalism by default becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation. Continue reading
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Washington: How Best to Shape the Middle East Playing Field? By Eric Walberg
Quiet tourist backwater Tunisia under its only rulers since independence — Habib Bourghiba (1956-1987) and then Zein Al-Abidine bin Ali (1987-2011) — was a much appreciated ally of the United States. However, as bin Ali fled to Saudi Arabia last month, US leaders suddenly were hailing those who defied his US-trained police with their US-made… Continue reading
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Tunisia mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Italy Seeks to Use Forces to Halt Illegal Immigrants From Tunisia New York Times Would-be immigrants from Tunisia were detained after arriving by boat on Lampedusa, a small Italian island closer to Tunisia than the Italian mainland. … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/world/europe/14boats.html?src=twrhp Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Feeling the pressure at WikiLeaks The Australian Former member of the Wikileaks group Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a critic of the leadership style of Julian Assange, has established a rival whistleblower… www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/feeling-the-pressure-at-wikileaks/story-e6frg6z6-1226005379420 Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, No 2 of 2: 14 February 2011 (06/11)
14 February, 2011 Home page: www.statewatch.org/ News Online: www.statewatch.org/news/newsfull.htm e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU-COE: Discussions on EU joining the ECHR: Working Document from the European Commission 2. Switzerland: Rights Groups Issue ‘Indictment’ of Bush 3. UK: Cameron’s Munich speech marks securitisation of race policy (IRR News Service) 4. Statewatch Analysis: Time to rethink terrorist blacklisting 5. Continue reading
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