May 23, 2011
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Nabeel Rajab: Bahrain situation beyond explanation + Protesters sentenced to death
An emergency appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the death sentences of two men accused of running over two police officers during anti-government protests Continue reading
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Michel Camilo ‘Blue Bossa’
23 May 2011 — Jazz on the Tube Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: Humanitarian Ship to Enter Gaza Territorial Waters, Break the Blockade By Michel Chossudovsky and Julie Lévesque
23 May, 2011 — Global Research UPDATE Monday 23 May At 8.33am EDT (14.33pm local time) The Spirit of Rachel Corrie lifted anchor and started sailing towards Gaza. UPDATE: 9:53pm EDT, Egypt time 3:53pm “The Egyptian Navy is forcing us out of their territorial waters and has asked us to go to international waters. One Egyptian Continue reading
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Jeju Island: My Solidarity Fast Begins Today Bruce K. Gagnon
I have decided to begin an open-ended fast today in solidarity with Yang Yoon-Mo and the other eight leaders recently arrested for trying to stop the Navy base construction in the Gangjeong village on Jeju Island. By my calculations, professor Yang is now on his 49th day of his hunger strike. Continue reading
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BBC is ‘confusing cause and effect’ in its Israeli coverage By Tim Llewellyn
More than two years after Operation Cast Lead, the BBC continues to confuse cause and effect – Israeli attacks are always reported as retaliation to Palestinian violence or rockets, and the idea that Palestinian rockets, however ineffective, are armed resistance to Israel’s hammering from land, sea and air is rarely broadcast. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: 23 May, 2011: NATO To Deploy Attack Helicopters For Libyan War
23 May 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: Nearly 8,000 NATO Air Missions, Over 3,000 Combat Flights NATO To Deploy Attack Helicopters For Libyan War U.S. Missiles In Europe Can Fuel New Arms Race: Russian Military Chief Four NATO Soldiers Killed In Eastern Afghanistan U.S. Drone Attack Kills At Least Four In Pakistan United Arab Emirates Continue reading
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Video footage of interview with Miko Peled on his new book, The General’s Son
Miko Peled is an Israeli peace activist, and the son of the late Israeli war hero, General Matti Peled. Miko expresses his views very clearly Continue reading
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Hasan Hijazi interviewed on Israeli TV, a Palestine refugee who came in from Syria
Video footage of Hasan Hijazi, a Palestine refugee who came in from Syria, being interviewed on Israeli TV while sightseeing in Yafa Continue reading
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Video footage of Palestine refugees crossing from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Video footage of Hasan Hijazi, a Palestine refugee who came in from Syria, being interviewed on Israeli TV while sightseeing in Yafa Continue reading
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Disclosure and Deceit: Secrecy as the Manipulation of History, not its Concealment By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson
Julian Assange is quoted as saying that when he receives documents classified under the UK Official Secrets Act he responds in accordance with the letter of the law – since it is forbidden to withhold or destroy, his only option is to publish. The question remains for historians, investigators, and educated citizens: what is the… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 21-23 May 2011
22 May 2011 — williambowles.info 23 May 2011 Dissident Voice: Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions Morning Star: Rebel death squad body count grows SCF: Moscow claims NATO’s action in Libya inadmissible Global Research: Former U.S. congresswoman McKinney speaks on state TV in Libya BBC: VIDEO: Inside a Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news 22 May, 2011: NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions
22 May, 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions NATO Intensifies Bombing Of Tripoli, Libya’s Main Harbor Obama In Europe To Boost “Global Action” With NATO Allies “Here For The Long Term”: EU Opens Office In Benghazi EU Foreign Ministers Plan Additional Sanctions Against Belarus U.S. To Build New Radar-Evading, Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 May, 2011:
22 May, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli settlers dump sewage in Palestinian town IMEMC – Sunday May 22, 2011 – 19:07, Sewage and wastewater from the Israeli settlement of Ariel, the largest settlement in the West Bank, has polluted the Palestinian village of Bruqin, which sits adjacent to the settlement. Continue reading
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Spanish protesters cheer for ‘world revolution’ as ban on demonstration takes effect
MADRID — Thousands of protesters in Madrid furious over soaring unemployment staged a silent protest and then erupted in cheers of joy as a 48-hour ban on their demonstration took effect on Saturday. Continue reading
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Britain plotted regime change in Iraq as early as 2001 By Robert Stevens
Previously classified documents released into the public domain reveal that Britain’s MI6 planned a coup against then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, just months after 9/11. This was despite official acknowledgement that there was no connection between the Hussein regime and Al Qaeda. The documents also confirm that the quest to secure stable oil supplies was… Continue reading
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Haiti's humanitarian crisis
To anticipate what lies ahead in Haiti, it is important to understand the origins of the popular movement for democracy and social justice that has shaped the last 25 years. Continue reading
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War in Iraq: worst moment in UK history – British MP — RT
‘With 179 British lives lost and ten billion pounds spent, there will be no celebrations, no parades or marches or flags out to mark the end of the war. And all we seem to have achieved is we have replaced one rotten government with another rotten government,’ stated Flynn. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 