Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 15-16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media

16 February, 2011

15 February, 2011

Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 15-16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media

16 February, 2011

15 February, 2011

Wikileaks Mostly Mainstrean Newslinks for 16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

WikiLeaks, free speech and Twitter come together in Va. court case
Washington Post
By Dana Hedgpeth An odd confluence of important issues came together in a
federal courtroom in Alexandria on Tuesday: the criminal investigation of
WikiLeaks, free speech and social networking. It all stemmed from the
government’s attempts to get …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506483.html

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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Tunisian migrants head for Europe’s shores
ABC Online
It’s also struggling to deal with a surge of migrants from Tunisia. Up to
5000 Tunisians arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in last
week. Many of them say that despite the Tunisian uprising and the ousting
of the president, the economic …
www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2011/s3140315.htm

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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Police off streets during march for 2nd slain protester in Bahrain
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Bahraini protesters in Pearl Square, Manama, hold
signs, February 16, 2011. One reads: “We will not forget you oh martyrs.”
(CNN) — Thousands of people gathered Wednesday for the peaceful funeral
procession for a Bahraini man …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/16/bahrain.protests/?hpt=T1

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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Bradley Manning Being Touted A Patriot: Still In Solitary Confinement
Daily News Pulse
While WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of
free speech, his ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been
possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning who
allegedly stole the classified …
dailynewspulse.com/bradley-manning-being-touted-a-patriot-still-in-solitary-confinement/224681/

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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011

16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Yemen protests enter sixth day
Aljazeera.net
Protests in Yemen are spiralling out of control as they enter their sixth
consecutive day, with pro-democracy protesters and government loyalists
clashing in Sanaa, the capital. Despite thousands of police being deployed
across the city, …
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121611012256401.html

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US concern for Mideast public not genuine – Egypt specialist — RT

15 February, 2011 — RT

The US is defending its own interests in the region and that is impossible without pretending to support the democratic process prevailing in the region, says Middle East expert Barah Mikhail from Islamabad.

­In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, activists in the Middle East are turning up the heat on their governments.

Riots have broken out across the region. Two demonstrators were killed in Bahrain on Monday. An activist was also shot dead by police in the Iranian capital. The protest in Tehran took place just a day after the US State Department began inspiring Iran’s opposition with Twitter messages. It’s the first such riot in the country in over a year.

On Tuesday, Iranian MPs called for opposition leaders to be tried and executed. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington ‘clearly and directly’ supports the protesters.

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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 February, 2011: Mass protests spread in Middle East as Washington reassures Israel, Arab dictators

15 February, 2011 — VTJP

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International Middle East Media Center

Palestinian Youth Injured By Settlers Fire Near Nablus
IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 20:59, Palestinian medical sources reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by settlers fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank.

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