Middle East / North Africa Stories and Links for 5-6 March 2011

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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinksfor 6 March 2011

6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

‘US must keep Muslim Brothers from Egypt gov’t’ – Jerusalem Post
“I think we ought to be very clear that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be part of a future government in Egypt,” Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), 58, told The Jerusalem Post in his first interview with an Israeli paper since becoming chairman of the US …
www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=210923

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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2001

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In Bahrain, a key opposition leader signals openness to compromise
Washington Post
By Michael Birnbaum MANAMA, BAHRAIN – A day after protesters chanting anti-government slogans packed downtown Manama, a key hard-line opposition leader said Saturday that he would be willing to make peace with the royal family – but only if it makes …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/05/AR2011030503947.html

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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011

6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

Yemeni soldiers killed in attack
Aljazeera.net
Suspected al-Qaeda fighters have killed four Yemeni soldiers in the province of Marib, to the east of the capital, Sanaa. Sources in the area told Al Jazeera that suspected al-Qaeda gunmen opened fire on the soldiers as they passed in a military …
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/20113685346945172.html

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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011

6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

Military might
BBC News
There have been calls for a greater military role to help stabilise post-revolutionary Tunisia, but North Africa analyst Francis Ghiles warns that a military coup would only damage Tunisia’s long-term interests. The poorer classes of Tunisia paid a …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12623237

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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011

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Saudi Arabia Bans All Protests
Voice of America
Saudi Arabia has banned all protests following several small gatherings of demonstrators demanding change in the conservative kingdom. The country’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday on state television that security forces would use what it called …
www.voanews.com/english/news/Saudi-Arabia-Bans-All-Protests-117458783.html

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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2001: ??Obama administration may prefer Mideast stability to democracy

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Bahrainis Fear the US Isn’t Behind Their Fight for Democracy
New York Times
By THOMAS FULLER MANAMA, Bahrain — As more than 100000 protesters descended into the streets on Friday, women uniformly dressed in black flowing robes carried signs saying, “Revolution: The only solution.” Thousands of Shiites took part in an …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/world/middleeast/05bahrain.html

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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011

5 March 2011 — creative-i.info

DreamWorks options movie rights to WikiLeaks books
Times LIVE
The DreamWorks studio has optioned movie rights to a pair of books about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his controversial Website that is bent on revealing government secrets, company officials said. One of the books is “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian …
www.timeslive.co.za/world/article950165.ece/DreamWorks-options-movie-rights-to-WikiLeaks-books

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Bradley Manning Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011

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Kucinich compares Bradley Manning detention to Abu Ghraib
CBS News
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) charged today that the miilitary’s treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking confidential materials to Wikileaks, is comparable to the abuse carried out at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. …
www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20039445-503544.html

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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 5 March 2011

5 March 2011 — creative-i.info

In Egypt, crowd cheers newly appointed prime minister Essam Sharaf
Washington Post
A farmer celebrates with soldiers and police officers as Egypt’s new prime minister speaks during a pro-democracy rally in Tahrir Square. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh) By William Wan and Portia Walker CAIRO – Massive crowds turned out across the Arab world for …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030406378.html

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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011

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Three protesters wounded at demonstration in Yemen
Reuters
Anti-government protesters rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz March 4, 2011. By Mohammed Mukhashef ADEN (Reuters) – Three protestors were wounded on Friday evening when Yemeni security forces …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/05/us-yemen-idUSTRE72338020110305

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Will Gaddafi stay or go? Expats offer their opinions — RT

6 March 2011 — RT

Expats in Moscow discuss possible ways to tackle the broader set of Middle East issues, and give their perspective on Libya’s controversial leader.

Libya and the Danger of ‘Humanitarian’ Intervention By Matthew Brett

6 March 2011 — The Bullet Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No.476

Events are rapidly unfolding in Libya and the surrounding region, and military intervention appears to be an increasing reality as the hours pass. One look at the principal Western nations deploying their military forces to the Mediterranean says a great deal: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and France. Italy has also repudiated its friendship treaty with Libya, effectively freeing up Italy’s military outposts for use in southern Libya. These are the same Western powers that intervened in Haiti, Kosovo and Afghanistan on ‘humanitarian’ grounds, and they appear to be rearing their ugly heads again under the same humanitarian pretext.

If you don't come to democracy, democracy will come to you.

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Petroleum and Empire in North Africa. NATO Invasion of Libya Underway By Keith Harmon Snow

2 March, 2011 — Global Researchallthingspass.com

Muamar Gaddafi Accused of Genocide

Are events unfolding in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt more about petro-terrorism or about freedom and democracy? How much oil is there in North Africa? Who is in control of that oil? What is the relationship between the West and Muamar Gaddafi? Is he really the terrorist we’ve all been led to believe he is? Who is the Libyan “opposition” and who are the “rebels” we read about?

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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 March, 2011: Britain Cherry-picks which War Criminals to Prosecute

5 March, 2011 — VTJP

News

International Middle East Media Center

Hamas to re-start national unity talks with Fateh
IMEMC – Sunday March 06, 2011 – 01:46, The Hamas party, which won elections in 2006 but was prevented from forming a government in the West Bank, announced Saturday that it is working on an initiative to restore national unity with its main rival party, Fateh.

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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011

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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011

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Libya Mostly Independent Media Newslinks 5-6 March 2011

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