Statewatch News Online, 10 May 2011 (11/11): Welcome to the new world of the interception of telecommunications

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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 May, 2011: Army Starts Illegal Wall Construction Around Palestinian Town North of Jerusalem

9 May, 2011 — VTJP

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International Middle East Media Center

Army Starts Wall Construction Around Palestinian Town North of Jerusalem
IMEMC – Tuesday May 10, 2011 – 03:23, Local sources reported that the Israeli Authorities started the construction of a segment of the illegal Israeli Annexation Wall, around Qalandia Palestinian town, north of occupied East Jerusalem.

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Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war 10 May 2011: In Second Strike, NATO Destroys Libyan Children Commission Building

10 May 2011 — Stop NATO

  • NATO Warplanes Blast Tripoli
  • In Second Strike, NATO Destroys Libyan Children Commission Building
  • Video: NATO Air Strikes Target Libyan Capital
  • Video And Text: NATO Bombards Tripoli As UN Calls For Ceasefire
  • NATO Air Missions Against Libya Near 6,000
  • Mediterranean: The New Vietnam
  • Libyan War: Evicting China And Russia From The Mediterranean
  • AFRICOM’s Libyan Expedition
  • Libya 1911: The Genesis Of Aerial Bombardment
  • Baghdad: Russia Warns Against Foreign Use Of Force In Middle East

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Jazz genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52 By Matthew Burbidge

10 May 2011 — Mail & Guardian Online

South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52.

Manager Ayanda Nhlapo said Ngqawana, who played the flute and saxophone, had been rehearsing at his home in Troyeville for a show at Wits on the weekend when he had the stroke.

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NATO bombards Tripoli as UN calls to halt violence — RT

10 May 2011 — RT

The Libyan capital Tripoli has been hit by another heavy bombardment. Reports suggest numerous airstrikes were carried out by NATO fighter jets early on Tuesday. The UN humanitarian chief has called for a pause in hostilities, from all sides.

According to witnesses, eight airstrikes were carried out by NATO forces within a period of about three hours, which is unusually intense, Al Jazeera informed. Blasts were also heard in Muammar Gaddafi’s compound.

The country’s authorities announced on Tuesday that four children were wounded by flying glass as a result of the NATO strikes. They added that two of the children were seriously hurt and are in intensive care in hospital.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced on Monday that the military campaign alone will not solve the conflict in Libya.

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Libya Newslinks 9-10 May 2011

10 May 2011 — williambowles.info

10 May 2011

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