Day: May 7, 2011

Democratic Syria could destabilize region – political analyst — RT

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6 May 2011 — RT

As violent clashes between the protesters and the security forces resume in Syria, political analyst Professor Mark Almond says democratic changes in the country could be for worse and not for better.

­Syrian tanks have reportedly stormed the coastal city of Banias on Saturday, and protesters tried to keep them out by forming human chains amid deadly confrontations with security forces.

It follows a day of nationwide protests across the country that left at least 30 people dead and hundreds arrested.

The US is warning the regime that it will take new steps against it, in response to the Friday’s bloody crackdown by security forces.

But international relations expert and visiting professor at Bilkent University in Turkey, Mark Almond, believes the Americans or the Europeans have little leverage to influence Syria.

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The Assassination of Osama Bin Laden By Fidel Castro

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Cuba Debate

May07, 2011 ‘Cuba Debate’ – – Those persons who deal with these issues know that on September 11 of 2001 our people expressed its solidarity to the US people and offered the modest cooperation that in the area of health we could have offered to the victims of the brutal attack against the Twin Towers in New York.

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The liberation machine has turned against Syria – war correspondent — RT

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6 May 2011 — RT

Another intense day of protest across Syria – dubbed ‘the day of defiance’- has claimed another 30 lives. With the regime conducting deadly crackdowns against its civilians and international pressure building, how long can President Assad hold out?

­War correspondent and columnist Eric Margolis believes that President Assad and his government can hold out for as long as the Syrian army and security forces – particularly the elite units – and the business community, which favors stability, stay loyal to him.

‘But certainly the regime is under tremendous pressure,’ he said. ‘The lid is about to blow off in Syria, it is very hard for [Assad] to release the pressure without creating an explosion. And Syria is also under attack from the outside. So it is going to be a close run thing.’

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Family Values and One Last Act of Magic By Dan Hind

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7 May, 2011 — The Return of the Public

So, Osama bin Laden is dead.

It is a cliche to say that the popular uprisings against dictatorship in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain and elsewhere had marginalised him. The fusion of political Islam and spectacular terrorism for which he was the figurehead no longer holds out the prospect of radical transformation. Mohamed Bouazizi’s decision to set himself on fire in December of 2010 has done far more to change the culture and politics of the Middle East than any number of suicide bombers.

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Updates on Libyan war: May 7: 38-Day NATO Air War: 5,510 Sorties, 2,204 Strike Sorties

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7 May 2011 — Stop NATO

  • 38-Day NATO Air War: 5,510 Sorties, 2,204 Strike Sorties
  • Italy To Provide Weapons To Libyan Rebels Within Days
  • Britain And France Demand Gaddafi’s Ouster
  • Obama Thanks Kuwaiti Emir For Libyan, Military Support
  • African Union Presidents, Why Sit Silent On War Against Libya?

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The file on Osama bin Laden’s assassination

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7 May 2011

A roundup of stories relevant to the assassination of Osama bin Laden

America again needs Osama
Osama bin Laden conscientiously accomplished the task set and, once September 11th 2001 was over, earned peace and quiet that he was promised by his US bosses. But 10 years went by, and the masters of America decided they needed him again, this time clearly for the last time. Had it not been for the hurriedly masterminded murder of the “terrorist No. 1”, the mass media throughout the world would have focused on the United States and NATO, which loom up behind the merciless killing of Gaddafi’s son and grandchildren…

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Nailing Bin Laden: Was it a military or a media operation? Why now? By Danny Schechter

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7 May 2011 — media channel

The tip on bin Laden’s whereabouts came in back in 2010. You have to assume the house was under surveillance. If they thought they “bagged him” they would be watching closely and choosing the right time to deep six the target (I actually wrote this lead paragraph sentence before reading this “Breaking News” from the Washington Post: “CIA had secret outpost in Abbottabad”).

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The Sheikh who shook two Superpowers By Satya Sagar

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7 May 2011

Long after he is gone, in the mythology of the Western world, Osama Bin Laden will always remain the fanatical architect of 9/11, the evil man who brought down the World Trade Center, a long standing symbol of US power. On the Arab and other streets of the Third World he will pass into fable as the interloper who dared to hit America in its heartland, eluding its wrath for a decade before becoming a martyr.

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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 30 April – 5 May 2011

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7 May 2011 — Strategic Cutlture Foundation

America again needs Osama

06.05.2011 | 00:00 | Leonid IVASHOV
Osama bin Laden conscientiously accomplished the task set and, once September 11th 2001 was over, earned peace and quiet that he was promised by his US bosses. But 10 years went by, and the masters of America decided they needed him again, this time clearly for the last time. Had it not been for the hurriedly masterminded murder of the “terrorist No. 1”, the mass media throughout the world would have focused on the United States and NATO, which loom up behind the merciless killing of Gaddafi’s son and grandchildren…
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 7 May 2011: Obama Murdered bin Laden for a Fistful of Votes

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7 May 2011 — Information Clearing House

Obama Murdered bin Laden for a Fistful of Votes
By Haim Baram
Obama is allowing American conservatives and their allies everywhere (including “our” prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu ) to preach in favor of official terror as the only way to stop liberation movements the world over. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28034.htm

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On Syria, Democracy, and Imperialism By Prabir Purkayastha

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6 May 2011 — Newsclick – MRZine

The trajectory of the democratic movement in the Arab world was never going to be a straight line with clear goals and objectives.  The Arab regimes are not homogeneous; they have medieval Islamist monarchies, as in Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states, and secular but completely authoritarian regimes, both Western puppets like Mubarak and anti-West figures such as Bashar al-Assad.  Gaddafi falls in a class by himself: originally anti-West but later made up with the West before being discarded and proclaimed an enemy once again.  The question is simple: if the ruling regimes are not the same, why should we expect their oppositions to be from a common mould?

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Chossudovsky: “Humanitarian” Wars Against Libya and Syria

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7 May 2011 — grtv

The UN failed to pass a statement condemning violence in Syria. Some nations blocked the move, expressing concern the country could face a Libyan-style scenario.

Russia was among them, saying that outside intervention would only lead to further destabilisation and a fully fledged civil war. For more on the situation in Syria, RT talks to Michel Chossudovsky – Director of the Canada-based Centre for Research on Globalization.

NATO wants Libya to become another Somalia By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

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6 May 2011 — RT

NATO forces have carried out over 2,000 air strikes on Libya and keep insisting they are all intended to protect civilians. But in fact they want this conflict to last, and there is no rush to end the war says analyst Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya.

“Their objective is not to save civilians, it is to break up the country and to turn it into another Somalia, another Afghanistan, a failed state that they can take advantage of and manipulate, and take all resources,” says Nazemroaya.

“They are achieving their objective. And that’s to break up Libya and bomb it into state of chaos.”

Nazemroaya calls Libya the financial backbone of Africa and that it has always been attractive for the West.

“What they do care about is the financial assets and resources of Libya which are still appropriate. They have already set up oil cooperation in eastern Libya, based in Benghazi and a national bank based in Benghazi. They control this just as they control the national banking of Bosnia” says Nazemroaya. “In fact the first step of this war was to take Libya’s money by freezing its billions of dollars of assets in North America and Europe. That was the first step in this war. That is how the war started – financially, when they stole Libya’s money.”