March 2011
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Anti-Gaddafi plot conceived in Paris – Voltaire Network
Thierry Meyssan, a political analyst and founder of the international NGO Voltaire Network, claimed in an interview with RT that the French and British had been preparing the operation in Libya since November 2010, and that the stakes were high. Continue reading
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Europeans against austerity cuts: thousands clash with police in Brussels — RT
A new threat to the euro overshadowed Libya and other issues at an EU summit in Brussels. A possible international bail-out for Portugal dominated talks, while nearby, police used water cannons to disperse crowds protesting against austerity cuts. Continue reading
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Leonard Weinglass, ¡Presente! by Gloria La Riva
Leonard Weinglass, preeminent civil rights attorney and fighter for justice whose defense history includes the Chicago 8, Daniel Ellsberg, Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Cuban Five, died on March 23 of cancer. Continue reading
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Leonard Weinglass: Aug. 27, 1933 – Mar. 23, 2011
Leonard Weinglass, was a restless fighter for the cause of five Cubans who have been in US prisons since 1998, internationally known as the Cuban Five. Continue reading
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Marines on ground in Libya By Jody Brown
An ABC affiliate in North Carolina says more than 2,000 U.S. Marines are on the ground in Libya. Continue reading
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Truth, Propaganda and Media Manipulation By Global Research
Never before has it been so important to have independent, honest voices and sources of information. We are – as a society – inundated and overwhelmed with a flood of information from a wide array of sources, but these sources of information, by and large, serve the powerful interests and individuals that own them. The… Continue reading
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Truth, Propaganda and Media Manipulation By Global Research
Never before has it been so important to have independent, honest voices and sources of information. We are – as a society – inundated and overwhelmed with a flood of information from a wide array of sources, but these sources of information, by and large, serve the powerful interests and individuals that own them. The… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 23-24 March 2011
24 March 2011 19:10:02 — creative-i.info 24 March 2011 Global Research: BREAKING NEWS: Russia’s Ambassador to Libya dismissed for Calling President Medvedev “A Traitor” RT: Why Libyan uprising is not “people toppling dictator” Global Research: Why France Was So Keen to Attack Libya RT: Revolution pandemic France: Racist Butcher of Haiti, Vietnam, Syria, Algeria, First to Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia freezes Gaddafi family assets-govt source Reuters Africa TUNIS, March 24 (Reuters) – Libya’s neighbour Tunisia has frozen assets belonging to the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Tunisian government source said on Thursday. Western countries, the United Nations and the European Union have already … af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE72N0GS20110324 Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — williambowles.info U.S. Says Egypt Vote Shouldn’t Be Rushed Wall Street Journal By ADAM ENTOUS CAIRO—US Defense Secretary Robert Gates gently prodded Egypt’s interim leaders not to rush to new elections, saying the new political movements that helped push longtime President Hosni Mubarak from power in February need time to … india.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703362904576218872404821988.html Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain suspends flights to and from Lebanon Xinhua BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) —Bahrain has suspended flights to and from Lebanon. Its state-run Gulf Air also says on its website that all flights to Iran and Iraq have been suspended until March 31st, without giving a reason. … news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-03/24/c_13795979.htm Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011— creative-i.info UK, Germany withdraw embassy staff from Yemen over unrest CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Germany and the United Kingdom are pulling nonessential embassy staff out of Yemen, they said Thursday, with the British citing “the rapid deterioration in the security situation.” Both nations are keeping small core … Continue reading
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A Humanitarian Intervention? by Richard Seymour, Edward Lewis
20 March, 2011 — New Left Project Richard Seymour writes the blog Lenin’s Tomb and is the author of The Liberal Defence of Murder and The Meaning of David Cameron. Following the onset of military intervention in Libya, he spoke to NLP’s Edward Lewis about the motives underlying the operation and whether or not it Continue reading
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New Left Project interviews Ed Balls & John Denham By Jennifer O’Mahony
Readers may of course take it as read that NLP is not granting space to Balls and Denham because we share their politics. The value of the piece is that, whether or not we agree with the Labour leadership on a given issue, the parties’ policies will always be a matter of direct concern to… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 March, 2011: Knesset Passes “Nakba” and “Segregation” Laws
23 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Before Flying To Moscow, Netanyahu Approves Further Strikes In Gaza IMEMC – Wednesday March 23, 2011 – 23:05, Israeli sources reported Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, approved a series of strikes in the Gaza Strip before he headed to Russia. Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — Stop NATO New U.S.-NATO Strikes Kill Libyan Civilians, Including Rescue Workers Libyan Quagmire Could Drag More U.S. Forces In White House Hands Libyan War Command And Control To NATO How “Humanitarian” Is Western Intervention In Libya? AFRICOM Chief Visits 14-Nation Libyan War Air Operations Center In Germany Egypt: Pentagon Chief Gates Continue reading
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Stop NATO News March 23, 2011
23 March 2011 — Stop NATO 1. Tbilisi: NATO Conference Discusses Georgia’s “Euro-Atlantic” Integration 2. Saakashvili: Full NATO Membership Georgia’s Main Political Goal 3. NATO Air Strike Kills Afghan Child And “Militants” On Motorcycle, Wounds Civilians 4. Belarus: NATO Courts Europe’s Last Holdout 5. Twelve Years Later: 20 Million Square Meters Of Serbia Contaminated With Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 March, 2011: Note To Progressives Who Back a No Fly Zone
23 March, 2011 — Information Clearing House Libya: Murder and Plunder Masquerading as “Humanitarian Intervention” By Orwellwasright A largely fabricated case for humanitarian intervention based on violence stoked by special forces troops and covert operations, with the consistent demonisation of the leader recast as a mass murdering tyrant. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27749.htm Continue reading
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Post-Gaddafi Govt. Selected / 1994 US ‘hosted’ Libyan Exile Post-Qaddafi Conference / About Lockerbie
23 March 2011 — Burbank Digest US ‘hosts’ support for spontaneous popular revolt 17 yrs. ago January 1994 Libyan Exiles Debate Post-Qaddafi Era www.washington-report.com/component/content/article/152/7370-libyans-debate-post-qaddafi-era.html Nov. 28-29, 1994, Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conference on “Post-Qaddafi Libya: The Prospect and The Promise.” The conference was unique in that all of the Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘Noble’ War In Libya – Part 1
One can hardly fail to be impressed by the corporate media’s faith in humanity. Or at least that part of humanity with its finger on the cruise missile button. Last week, the Independent’s Patrick Cockburn predicted that ‘Western nations will soon be engaged in a war in Libya with the noble aim of protecting civilians.’ Continue reading
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