June 10, 2011
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2010: Flurry of leaked US embassy cables reveal foreign strategies By David Leigh
At the start of a series of daily extracts from the US embassy cables – many designated ‘secret’ – the Guardian can disclose that Arab leaders are privately urging an air strike on Iran and that US officials have been instructed to spy on the UN leadership. Continue reading
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Video: As Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsens, Citizen-Led Radiation Monitors Pressure Govt to Increase Evacuations
Almost three months after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster in Japan, new radiation “hot spots” may require the evacuation of more areas further from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility. Continue reading
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Video: Bilderberg Group 2011: Full Official Attendee List By Rick Bronson
Thanks to the fantastic work of Bilderberg activists, journalists and the Swiss media, we have now been able to obtain the full official list of 2011 Bilderberg attendees. Routinely, some members request that their names be kept off the roster so there will be additional Bilderbergers in attendance. Continue reading
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A concerted effort from Europe against Israeli produce exporter Agrexco By Stephanie Westbrook
This past weekend in the Montpellier, France, over 100 activists from 9 countries gathered for the first ever European Forum Against Agrexco. Delegates from Italy, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Palestine joined the French organizers for two full days of workshops aimed at strengthening the boycott campaign against the Israeli agricultural export giant. Continue reading
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Video: Bilderberg: world’s fate sealed behind closed doors — RT
The Bilderberg Group, an invitation-only meeting of the world’s most powerful people, is taking place in Switzerland. Just what the political insiders, media moguls and industry magnates will actually discuss, remains top secret. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 10 June 2011
10 June 2011 — williambowles.info Rowan Joffe Is Writing the Wikileaks Movie for HBO and BBC New York Magazine Remember Wikileaks? Rowan Joffe, who wrote both The American and 28 Weeks Later has signed on to write a new Wikileaks movie for HBO and BBC. The film will reportedly focus on creation myth of Wikileaks Continue reading
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War as a “Humanitarian Endeavor”: NATO’s Libya ‘hope’ strategy is bombing By Gen. Lewis MacKenzie
In a bizarre development, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has said it will extend the campaign for 90 days, surely a first in the history of war when one side ‘extends the contract’ for a set period. Continue reading
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LIBYA – Behind the Phony ICC ‘Rape’ Charges: ARE NATO FORCES PREPARING A GROUND ATTACK? By Sara Flounders
Without presenting a shred of reliable evidence, NATO and International Criminal Court conspirators are charging the Libyan government with conspiracy to rape — not only rape as the ‘collateral damage’ of war, but rape as a political weapon. Continue reading
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Predatory Capitalism and War for Oil
Larry Wilkerson: The first Gulf War made me begin to understand that our military strategy was all about oil Continue reading
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NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter (Second series) No.1
During all the controversy about government NHS reforms (which in general NO2ID can have no view on), one question has gone almost unnoticed. What is happening to personal medical information? Continue reading
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Announcing Frontline Club Exclusive: Julian Assange in conversation with Slavoj Zizek
We are excited to announce that on Saturday 2 July at The Troxy in East London we will be bringing together the editor-in-chief of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and renowned Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek, to discuss the impact of WikiLeaks on the world and what it means for the future. Continue reading
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The Elite, the ‘Great Game’ and World War III By Prof. Mujahid Kamran
The control of the US, and of global politics, by the wealthiest families of the planet is exercised in a powerful, profound and clandestine manner. This control began in Europe and has a continuity that can be traced back to the time when the bankers discovered it was more profitable to give loans to governments… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 10, 2011: NATO Official: Gaddafi “Legitimate Target”
10 June 2011 — Stop NATO $2 Million A Day: Pentagon’s Billion Dollar Libyan War USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group In Mediterranean Cairo: Top U.S. Military Commander Supports Egyptian Junta, Libyan War NATO Official: Gaddafi “Legitimate Target” U.S. Military Chief Applauds Germany’s Role In Global NATO NATO Missile System To Neutralize Russia’s Strategic Continue reading
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US oil deal reveals real reasons behind Libya campaign By Vladimir Gladkov
The first shipment of Libyan oil arrived to the US on June 8th, following a deal signed by the US and the Transitional National Council, the self-proclaimed legitimate government of Libya. The sale finally reveals the true reasons behind the NATO campaign, previously described as an attempt to provide security for Libyan civilians. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 June, 2011: Uncivilized Relations: Israel Confronts its Neighbours
9 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Raids West Bank Towns Overnight IMEMC – Thursday June 09, 2011 – 17:14, Maan news agency is reporting that five Palestinian men, including minors, were abducted over night during raids on West Bank towns and villages by the Israeli military. Continue reading
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Wiki wha? By William Bowles
Every day I receive hundreds of stories and of course I can’t read but a small fraction of them but still I get a sense of the story from the title and the description as to whether it warrants further investigation. One thing is apparent from the process of scanning so many stories is that… Continue reading
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The Israeli Occupation Archive 10 June 2011: Palestine-UN | East Jerusalem | Jordan Valley
10 June 2011 — The Israeli Occupation Archive Secret cables show Israel’s battle plan over Palestinian UN bid East Jerusalem: Sharing our house with settlers Francis A. Boyle: Could Obama veto Palestine’s application to the United Nations? B’Tselem Jordan Valley report: Dispossession and Exploitation Palestinians in America: an intelligent socialist’s guide to Tony Kushner, with Continue reading
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ELECTRONIC INTIFADA 9 June 2011: Rafah closed | Antony Loewenstein interviewed | Jordan Valley | Gaza-Jerusalem diary
9 June 2011 — Electronic Intifada RECENT BLOG POSTS ON THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA: Update/analysis: Cameron changes “no comment” stance on JNF departure Ali Abunimah: Busting the myth of the West Bank “economic boom” Ali Abunimah: Saeb Erekat denies Washington Post claim Palestinians dropped settlement freeze demand Video: Democracy Now! reports from the Rafah crossing in Continue reading
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