May 2011
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“Boots on the Ground”: Sarkozy and Cameron Prepare to Land in Libya: Powerful Naval Strike Group enters Mediterranean By Manlio Dinucci
At the end of the G8 summit, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he would visit Benghazi with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, since “we think alike,” essentially they agree that they “cannot negotiate with Gadhafi.” President Barack Obama expressed the same thought: “We will not relent until the people of Libya are… Continue reading
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Israel’s PR victory shames news broadcasters By Greg Philo
The propaganda battle over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached a new level of intensity. In 2004 the Glasgow University Media Group published a major study on TV coverage of the Second Intifada and its impact on public understanding. We analysed about 200 programmes and questioned more than 800 people. Our conclusion: reporting was dominated by… Continue reading
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PressTV – ‘US dropped cluster bombs on Misratah’
A Human rights investigation in Libya has found that it was the US and its Western allies who cluster bombed the troubled city of Misratah back in April. Continue reading
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Al-Jazeera footage captures ‘western troops on the ground’ in Libya
Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation that foreign special forces are playing an active role in the Libyan conflict. Continue reading
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Video: Bias at the BBC BY Lauren Booth
30 May 2011 — Uprooted Palestinians http://www.presstv.ir/player/player1.swf Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 30 May 2011: Twelve children killed in another US massacre in Afghanistan
30 May 2011 — Information Clearing House Remember An alternative view of Memorial Day Video Remember the Lies and Liars that Killed Them. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28210.htm Continue reading
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A selection of Gil Scott-Heron videos
30 May 2011 Gil Scott-Heron “Pieces Of A Man” (1971) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VqGWfq0Btg Is That Jazz? Gil Scott Heron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOBVa6Gg6PA The Revolution Will Not Be Televised http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8 Winter In America, (1974) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHOq8i5Pyk The Bottle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0 Gil Scott Heron – Message to the Messengers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hCQcrfg28 Ain’t No Such Thing As A Superman by Gil Scott Heron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_9Ph8KiVM Gil Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 29 May 2011: Video: NATO accused over child deaths
29 May 2011 — williambowles.info Los Angeles Times Relatives mourn for Afghan children allegedly killed in a NATO airstrike in Helmand province. (EPA / May 29, 2011)By Laura King Los Angeles Times A new dispute over civilian deaths erupted Sunday when Afghan officials claimed an errant NATO airstrike … www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-afghan-civilian-deaths-20110530,0,2353624.story Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news 29 May, 2011: U.S. To Modernize Its Nuclear Weapons In Europe
29 May, 2011 — Stop NATO Libyan Air War: Almost 8,800 NATO Sorties, Over 3,300 Combat Missions Afghan Officials: NATO Air Strike Kills At Least 12 Children, Four Women U.S. To Modernize Its Nuclear Weapons In Europe Bulgarian Defense Minister To NATO: Need U.S. Interceptor Missiles New Strategic Concept: NATO Must Back Arab “Revolutions,” Train Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 May, 2011: Israeli prisons charge Palestinian detainees for medical treatment
29 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Gaza Journalism Forum Slams Israeli Police For Attacking Journalists in Jerusalem IMEMC – Sunday May 29, 2011 – 10:21, The Palestinian Journalists Forum in Gaza issued a statement denouncing the Israeli police for attacking Palestinian journalists reporting on clashes that took place in Ras Continue reading
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Torture Firm Risks Incorporated Tied To Destructive Evictions in Haiti By Ansel Herz
Security forces who are tearing down makeshift tent camps inhabited by Haitians displaced in last year’s earthquake were trained by Risks Incorporated, a US private security firm involved in torture trainings in Mexico, a Narco News investigation has found. Three camps in Delmas, a district in central Port-au-Prince, have been destroyed in the past week,… Continue reading
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Video: Imperial Takeover: Libya is Now a Humanitarian Disaster
“The sad fact, however, is that it is the Libyans themselves, who have been insulted, terrorized, lynched, and murdered as a result of the press reports that hyper-sensationalized this base ignorance. Who will be held accountable for the lives lost in the bloodletting frenzy unleashed as a result of these lies? Continue reading
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Russia's turnabout on Libya arouses doubts, welcome
Russia’s change of its stance on the chronic Libyan crisis raised doubts from the Libyan government, but was applauded by the Libyan opposition. Continue reading
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Russia’s turnabout on Libya arouses doubts, welcome
Russia’s change of its stance on the chronic Libyan crisis raised doubts from the Libyan government, but was applauded by the Libyan opposition. Continue reading
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The Secret Wars of the Saudi-Israeli Alliance By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Tel Aviv, Washington and NATO are taking advantage of the upheavals in the Arab World. Not only are they fighting against the legitimate aspirations of the Arab people, they are manipulating the Arab geo-political landscape as part of their strategy to control Eurasia. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 28 May 2011
28 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Targets Tripoli Facility Voice of America Photo: AP NATO says it targeted a vehicle storage area in a complex where leader Moammar Gadhafi sometimes lives. The French news agency (AFP) says white smoke could be seen rising from the blast site. Earlier Saturday, explosions from NATO airstrikes … www.voanews.com/english/news/Explosion-Rattles-Libyan-Capital-122767289.html Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 27 May 2011
27 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Allies Reject Libyan Cease-Fire Offer Wall Street Journal This capability would be at NATO’s disposal, though final decisions will be up to military commanders on their deployment, he said. The calls from the US and French presidents came a day after Libya’s government, under mounting pressure from a military Continue reading
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Every President and Congress Are Complicit in Israel’s “War Crimes” by Mohamed Khodr
Under International Law and America’s War Crimes Act, all U.S. Presidents and the 535 members of the U.S. Congress are “complicitors” in Israel’s long history of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; and as such are “war criminals” themselves. Continue reading
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Every President and Congress Are Complicit in Israel’s “War Crimes” by Mohamed Khodr
Under International Law and America’s War Crimes Act, all U.S. Presidents and the 535 members of the U.S. Congress are “complicitors” in Israel’s long history of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; and as such are “war criminals” themselves. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 28-29 May 2011
29 May 2011 — williambowles.info 29 May 2011 Socialist Resistance: What next for the Arab uprisings? RT: Gaddafi only obstacle to peace – Libyan transitional council head RT: ‘Victory or death for Gaddafi’ – political analyst 28 May 2011 Mathaba: An Open Appeal to the People of the United States and Great Britain CounterPunch Diary: Continue reading
The New Dark Age 