June 9, 2011
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WikiLeaks Reveals US Wanted to Keep Russia out of Libyan Oil
Kevin Hall of McClatchy Newspapers reports that on April 20 the big Italian oil company Eni put off its deal with Gazprom, the big Russian oil company, connected to its president, Vladimir Putin, put off a deal that would have given Gazprom a big stake in Libyan oil. That’s been an objective of US foreign… Continue reading
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KILL BILL 2011: THE ONGOING SABOTAGE OF FINANCIAL REFORM By Danny Schechter
Some years back Thomas Franck nailed it in his book, “The Wrecking Crew.” It was subtitled “How Conservatives Rule” and showed how narrow self-interest and well practiced cynicism in the service of partisan warfare has crippled our political system resulting in a deep paralysis despite the threat of a collapse. Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks 9 June 2011
9 June 2011 — williambowles.info Bahrain official blasts Ecclestone “hypocrisy” pitpass.com A number of prominent people in Bahrain have criticised Bernie Ecclestone’s u-turn on the country’s 2011 Grand Prix, describing the latest decision as “shameful”. Although the announcement that Bahrain will not now host a race this year has yet to be …www.pitpass.com/43852-Bahrain-official-blasts-Ecclestone-hypocrisy Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 9 June 2011: NATO rejects Russia’s missile defence proposals
9 June 2011 — williambowles.info As NATO Bombs Tripoli, World Powers Chart Libya Without Gadhafi Voice of America Photo: AP NATO has launched more airstrikes near the residence of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as global powers gathered to discuss a Libya without him. Loud explosions rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli late Wednesday, with the first Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 9, 2011
9 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Defense Chiefs Endorse Extension Of Libyan War To End Of September Pentagon Chief Pressures More NATO Allies For Libyan War Support 83-Day Air War: 10,290 NATO Sorties, Almost 4,000 Combat Flights Namibia: Call For Marches, Other Actions Against NATO’s Atrocities In Libya NATO Escalates Bombardment Of Tripoli Obama’s Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 9 June 2011
9 June 2011 — williambowles.info US had asked Zardari not to humiliate Musharraf: WikiLeaks Hindustan Times PTI The US had asked Pakistani leadership not to humiliate Pervez Musharraf after he stepped down as the country’s President on the promise of indemnity against prosecution, according to WikiLeaks cables. “Don’t humiliate Musharraf. … www.hindustantimes.com/US-had-asked-Zardari-not-to-humiliate-Musharraf-WikiLeaks/Article1-707328.aspx Continue reading
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Media Lens: Ten Years Of Media Lens – Operation Rheinübung
Working on Media Lens has given us ten years of first-hand experience of just how tightly discussion can be controlled in an ostensibly democratic society. No matter how carefully we have formulated our questions, no matter how politely we have delivered them, we have been branded angry, irrational, unworthy of attention. Continue reading
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US breathes life into a new cold war By M K Bhadrakumar
America, one of the most cynical superpowers in history, struts around the globe creating havoc unimpeded. Where’s the champion to relieve humanity of this newfangled pestilence? Continue reading
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Special Report: Foreign Military Intervention in Libya
NATO has resumed operations over Tripoli, as aircraft launched strikes on the heart of the capital. The renewed bombardment comes after a brief respite that followed the heaviest day of bombing since the campaign began. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 8 June, 2011: Gaddafi's daughter files “war crimes” lawsuit related to NATO air strike that killed relatives
8 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House “Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.” – African Proverb Libya: A Deafening Silence By Jody McIntyre We have been sold on a false premise, and, as Noam Chomsky would say, have allowed the manufacture of our consent. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28282.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 June, 2011: Israeli forces ransack Nablus offices of the Change and Reform Bloc
8 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Wine Bottles Smashed In Al-Aqsa Compound IMEMC – Wednesday June 08, 2011 – 17:56, Local sources report that a number of Jewish settlers broke into the al-Aqsa compound and began drinking wine and smashing bottles on the floor. Continue reading
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As Rigging Came to Light: US, EU Backed Haitian Election, Deeming “Too Much Invested” to Pull Out By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
The United States and other international donors decided to support Haiti’s recent presidential and parliamentary elections despite believing that the country’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), “almost certainly in conjunction with President Préval,” had unwisely and unjustly excluded the country’s largest party, the Lavalas Family, according to a secret U.S. Embassy cable dated Dec. 4, 2009… Continue reading
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Would A $5-A-Day Minimum Wage Make Life Better In Haiti? By Adam Davidson
8 June 2011 — National Public Radio Today, The Nation and Haiti Liberte posted a story about some Wikileaks memos that reveal that “Contractors for Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Levi’s worked in close concert with the U.S. Embassy when they aggressively moved to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian assembly zone workers.” Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
Contractors for Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Levi’s worked in close concert with the US Embassy when they aggressively moved to block a minimum wage increase for Haitian assembly zone workers, the lowest-paid in the hemisphere, according to secret State Department cables. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Haiti: Cable Depicts Fraudulent Haiti Election By Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
The United States, the European Union and the United Nations decided to support Haiti’s recent presidential and parliamentary elections despite believing that the country’s electoral body, “almost certainly in conjunction with President Preval,” had “emasculated the opposition” by unwisely and unjustly excluding the country’s largest party, according to a secret US Embassy cable. Continue reading
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