June 24, 2011
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 24 June 2011
24 June 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks Sheds Light on Legal Standstill Over ‘Well Regarded’ Fugitive on … New York Times But new insight into the international tug of war over Pluimers can be found in a diplomatic cable released earlier this year by the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks. That cable, written in 2006 by officials at Continue reading
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State Department Officials Have an Obligation to Speak Out Against Israeli Threats to Attack U.S. Boat to Gaza
U.S. peace activists preparing to set sail on the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope, expressed profound disappointment over a statement issued by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Instead of calling on the Israeli government to let a flotilla of unarmed civilians sail to Gaza, the United States government… Continue reading
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BDS update: Fighting apartheid on land and sea By Eric Walberg
As the second Freedom Flotilla packs its humanitarian aid and prepares to brave the wrath of the Israeli navy, boycott divestment and sanctions (BDS) activities continue on the homefront, notes Eric Walberg Continue reading
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The Plan to Destabilize Syria By Thierry Meyssan
The project to break up these two States simultaneously was initially brought up by John Bolton on 6 May 2002 when he was serving as Undersecretary of State in the Bush administration. It’s implementation by the Obama administration nine years down the line – in the context of the Arab Awakening – is not without… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 23-24 June 2011
24 June 2011 — williambowles.info 24 June 2011 More than 1500 refugees flee Syria in one day The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1500 Syrian refugees streamed across the border to safe havens in Turkey in one day as Syria’s 3-month-old pro-democracy movement braced for another day of mass protests Friday. The refugees Continue reading
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US-Led Terror Bombings Target Civilians By Stephen Lendman
Since NATO terror bombings began March 19, an average of nearly nine daily civilian deaths followed, besides unknown hundreds killed by rebel cut-throats in their controlled areas, murdering any suspected pro-Gaddafi supporters – what Western media reports and governments won’t explain. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 23-24 June 2011
24 June 2011 — williambowles.info 24 June 2011 BBC: Libya rebels in ‘Tripoli talks’ Stop Nato: Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 24, 2011 BBC: Libya conflict RT: ‘NATO will have done a good thing in Libya’ – diplomat 23 June 2011 Global Research: Libya: The Latest Product in Canada’s Ugly War Assembly Line SCF: Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 24, 2011
24 June 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. AFRICOM Chief Defends Drone Missile Attacks In Libya NATO Headquarters: Bloc’s Number 2, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Libya War Cuba Reiterates Need For Cease-Fire In Libya Netherlands Extends Libya War Role By Three Months EU Sanctions Are Declaration Of War: Syrian Foreign Minister Baghdad: NATO Trains Senior Continue reading
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Video: Selling Israeli Militarism Like Toothpaste
From children’s shows to national war drills, a discussion on militarism in Israeli society and gender equality in the army Continue reading
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FAIR Media Advisory: Defining ‘Withdrawal’ From Afghanistan
Barack Obama’s June 22 announcement of a phased troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was often portrayed as a major step towards ending the war, with many outlets neglecting to accurately explain the pace of escalation that has happened under his watch. Continue reading
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One Million March for Gaddafi: Where is this story?
Last Friday one million Libyans took to the streets of Tripoli to march in favour of their Brother Leader Muammar al-Qathafi and against the criminal precision-terrorism wrought on Libya’s population by NATO and the terrorist elements they are protecting. Yet where is this story? Continue reading
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Israel Proves that Flotillas Work By Huwaida Arraf
Israel’s announcement of authorization for construction materials for 1,200 homes and 18 schools in Gaza is the latest achievement by the Freedom Flotilla, scheduled to sail next week. Continue reading
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