April 2011
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NYT Calls for Protecting Libyan Civilians by Escalating War–Like in Fallujah By Peter Hart
AC-130s were used frequently in the Iraq War, particularly in the bloody fight in the city of Fallujah–which was not often characterized by the careful sorting of targets. The Times established a record of downplaying the civilian deaths there, which might help explain why their editorial page has such faith in the careful sorting properties… Continue reading
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Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker ‘Bank Robbery’
The Hot Spot is a 1990 American drama film directed by Dennis Hopper and based on the 1952 book Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams. It stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, and features a score by Jack Nitzsche played by John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal and Roy Rogers. Continue reading
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STOP NATO News: 8 April, 2011
8 April, 2011 — Stop NATO Updates on Libyan war: April 8 2011 From Ivory Coast To Libya And Beyond: Africa Threatened With Western Military Subjugation No To War – No To NATO Network Congress In Dublin U.S. Prepares For Landmark Interceptor Missile Test Georgia Ready To Join NATO In “2-3 Years” Abkhazia: Two Georgian Continue reading
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NATO and Libyan rebels play the blame game — RT
It is now nine days since NATO took command of the Libyan operation from the US. In the last week alone, two confirmed friendly fire NATO air strikes left a total of over 20 rebels dead and dozens injured, so there is no wonder tensions are running high in the desert. Continue reading
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Libya newslinks 8-9 April 2011
9 April 2011 19:09 — creative-i.info 9 April 2011 SCF: Gaddafi forces shell retreating rebels in eastern Libya – TV Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war: April 9 Links Int’l: Libya: Pakistan left parties’ statement on NATO attacks Consortium News: NYT Demands Libyan War Escalation BBC: African heads set for Libya visit RT: NATO and Continue reading
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Gilbert Achcar’s Defense of Humanitarian Intervention By Edward S. Herman
Before examining Achcar’s principles and factual claims justifying this new Western military attack on a relatively defenseless small country, I want to point out that his main and reiterated specific illustration of a historical case where imperial intervention would clearly have been warranted — Rwanda — is larded with factual errors and misunderstandings. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 April, 2011: Goldstone has paved the path for a second Gaza war
8 April, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ten Palestinians Killed In Gaza Since Thursday IMEMC – Friday April 08, 2011 – 14:38, Medical Sources in Gaza stated that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli shells since Thursday arrived to ten. A woman and her daughter were the latest casualty until Continue reading
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Libya: The Empire conducts a war fest (or business as usual) By William Bowles
A gaggle of the world’s most powerful, militarized states led by the US, UK, France and Canada are busy pulverizing countries around the planet, with the Ivory Coast being the latest addition to the orgy of destruction being carried out in the name of ‘humanitarian intervention’. This is ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in the era of the… Continue reading
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The CIA is behind the Rebellion: The Euro-American Attack on Libya has nothing to do with “Protecting Civilians” By John Pilger
The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to popular uprisings in strategic, resource-rich regions of the world and the beginning of a war of attrition against the new imperial rival, China. Continue reading
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FT journalist accuses press warmongers
A leading Financial Times journalist accused the British media today of ‘buttering up’ the population to support the war on Libya. Continue reading
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The CIA is behind the Rebellion: The Euro-American Attack on Libya has nothing to do with “Protecting Civilians” By John Pilger
8 April 2011 — Global Research – JohnPilger.com David Cameron’s Gift of War and Racism, to Them and Us The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to popular uprisings in strategic, resource-rich regions of the world and the Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 7-8 April 2011
8 April 2011 – 17:57 — creative-i.info 8 April 2011 The Independent: Video: UK ‘sorry for rebel deaths’ Morning Star: FT journalist accuses press warmongers FAIR: NYT Calls for Protecting Libyan Civilians by Escalating War–Like in Fallujah Links Int’l: The two wars in Libya ICH: We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya RT: Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 8 April 2011
8 April 2011 — Stop Nato Back To Africa: Swedish Jets In First Combat Mission In 50 Years Italy Flies 108 Air Missions For NATO’s Libyan War Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Libya: Sarkozy, The New War President Russian, Venezuelan Presidents Cal For Peace In Libya NATO Solidarity: German Okays “Humanitarian” Troops To Libya Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 8 April 2011
8 April 2011 — Stop Nato Back To Africa: Swedish Jets In First Combat Mission In 50 Years Italy Flies 108 Air Missions For NATO’s Libyan War Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Libya: Sarkozy, The New War President Russian, Venezuelan Presidents Cal For Peace In Libya NATO Solidarity: German Okays “Humanitarian” Troops To Libya Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 8 April, 2011: General: US may consider sending troops into Libya
8 April, 2011 — Information Clearing House We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya By Johann Hari “In Pakistan, when we hear Obama’s rhetoric on Libya, we can only laugh. If he was worried about the pointless massacre of innocent civilians, there would an easy first step for him — stop doing it Continue reading
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Part 4: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang: We do not live in a post-industrial age Continue reading
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Part 4: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Part 4: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Cap…Follow my videos on vodpod Ha-Joon Chang: We do not live in a post-industrial age Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 6 April 2011: Lynch Law in Libya / Black Wall Around Obama / Thinking Post-Obama
6 April 2011 — Black Agenda Report – News, commentary and analysis from the black left Lynch Law and Summary Executions in Rebel-Held Libya by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “The world’s most imperial-dependent, ill-disciplined and whining ‘liberation movement’ is still blaming black ‘mercenaries’ and soldiers from Chad for its failures in the field.” Chad, Continue reading
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Sarkozy between a Libyan ‘rock’ and a French ‘hard place’ — RT
For a France that was pushing for a military solution in Libya three weeks ago, the possibility of a stalemate looks likely to bring some grand ambitions crashing down, with watchers already questioning the noble sentiments voiced by the country. Continue reading
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Operation Scorching Summer: Israel attacks Gaza (again)
Israeli apache helicopters open fire at Palestinian houses in the heavily populated neighbourhood of Shuja’eya east of Gaza. There are also reports of Israeli military boats firing at houses. Palestinian sources say that an ambulance was hit in one of the strikes. Continue reading
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