May 20, 2011
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Statewatch 18 May 2011 What is a document?
European Parliament to revisit the definition of a “document” and adopt its report on the changes to Regulation on access to EU documents Continue reading
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Video: Mass rally in Lisbon over bailout and austerity cuts
EuroNews: A lack of jobs and the bite of austerity measures prompted thousands of people to take to the streets of Lisbon on Thursday Continue reading
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The serious questions raised by the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair By David North and David Walsh
The arrest of French financier and politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York City on sexual assault charges and his continued imprisonment is a disturbing event with far-reaching implications. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war 20 May 2011: Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege
20 May 2011 Stop NATO Russia Condemns NATO Strikes, Urges Peacekeeping Force In Libya NATO Warplanes Attack Libyan Ships In Three Ports NATO Bombs Eight Libyan Naval Vessels Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege NATO Targets Libyan Telecommunications: $1.2 Billion In Damages Continue reading
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Video: Palestinian Activist Says Obama Speech “Irrelevant”
Omar Barghouti: The US continues to oppose Palestinian basic rights, Arabs will make their own democracy Continue reading
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Pirates of the Mediterranean By William Bowles
In a very real (and I hazard a guess, legal) sense the BBC is complicit (as is the rest of the MSM) in the committing of war crimes not only by accepting the idea that force is the only means of resolving conflict, but also by actively promoting this view in its ‘news’ coverage. Continue reading
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The Middle East Revolution: The Empire Strikes Back: Libya Attacked by the US and NATO By Asad Ismi
The Western attack on Libya is motivated mainly by the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions taking those countries out of Washington’s control. This created the need for a military base from which to contain those revolutions, which Libya is perfect for, since it borders both of these countries. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 19-20 May 2011
20 May 2011 — williambowles.info 20 May 2011 Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and North Africa BBC: Libyan troops ‘shot photographer’ alleges family BBC: VIDEO: Footage of air strikes on Libyan warships SCF: Will NATO Forces Under the UN Flag Take the Jamahiriya’s Place in Libya Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 May, 2011: Obama Not Expected To Make Significant Announcement On Peace Process
19 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Obama To Announce Us Aid Plan For Democratizing Arab States IMEMC – Thursday May 19, 2011 – 15:30, Rumours continue to circulate regarding the content of US President Obama’s speech on his administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East, later today. Maan news agency Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 May, 2011: Ron Paul: We'll Occupy Pakistan, Too
19 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Ron Paul: We’ll Occupy Pakistan, Too By JUANA SUMMERS The helicopters that landed in Abbottabad won’t be the last to put American troops on the ground in Pakistan, says Rep. Ron Paul. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28130.htm Continue reading
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Regime Change at the IMF: The Frame-Up of Dominique Strauss-Kahn? By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
The arrest of IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has all the appearances of a frame-up ordered by powerful members of the financial establishment, in liaison with France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, whose presidency has served the interests of the US at the expense of those of France and the European Union. While there is for the moment… Continue reading
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Trying to Torpedo the Dollar By Mike Whitney
Whoever wants to nail IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has really pulled out all the stops. Their agents have been rummaging through diaries, hotel registries, phone records, yearbooks, yada, yada, yada. The UK Telegraph even paid a visit to a high-priced DC knocking shop to get a little dirt from Madame Botox; whatever it takes to… Continue reading
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Africa: Battleground For NATO’s 21st Century Strategic Concept BY Rick Rozoff
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko “Pointed out that the operation in Libya is becoming the first actual litmus test for NATO’s new strategic concept,” [2] a reference to the latest Strategic Concept adopted by the 28-nation alliance at its summit in Lisbon, Portugal last November, the first in this century and since that endorsed… Continue reading
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