June 2011
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M.K.Bhadrakumar (India) – Caveats in the Yemeni narrative
The Arab Spring has finally become beastly, marching stealthily and devouring a third dictator in the Middle East when it all but seemed that the region was lapsing back to its bad old ways of autocratic rule. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 6 June 2011: Pakistan: Masses to block Nato supplies: JI chief
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 2 Are Killed in Sixth NATO Copter Crash Since Late April in Afghanistan New York Times By RAY RIVERA KABUL, Afghanistan — Two NATO service members died Sunday when their helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan. It was the latest in a string of crashes in recent weeks that were being… Continue reading
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LIBYA: NATO IS ONE STEP FROM A GROUND WAR
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Sunday said he was concerned about NATO’s use of attack helicopters in Libya, warning the alliance was one step away from a land war, DPA reported. Continue reading
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The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome by Vladimir Fedoruk
[I]t seems like the US forces have stuck in Libya for long, like it is in Afghanistan and Iraq and, if we take some glance back into history, like it was in Vietnam. It becomes increasingly clear by the day that the NATO bombings are not helping to solve the Libyan conflict…. Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Bahraini medics were called on to treat dozens of wounded protesters in the … CNN Bahrain, where the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet anchors, is a small, predominantly Shiite country governed by a Sunni royal family. Since the beginning of the turmoil in Bahrain, about 30 people have been killed,… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 6, 2011: China: U.S. Waging Global Internet War
6 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Air War Against Libya: 9,917 Air Missions, 3,752 Combat Flights Libya: Bishop Decries NATO Bombing Of Church, Warns Of Partition U.S. Drone Missile Strikes Kill 20 In Pakistan Pakistan: Two NATO Tankers Destroyed NATO Launches Multinational Exercises In Southern Ukraine China: U.S. Waging Global Internet War Anti-Russian Trans-Caspian… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info SCF: NATO to take its time in Libya Stop Nato: Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 6, 2011 Global Research: The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome Global Research: LIBYA: NATO IS ONE STEP FROM A GROUND WAR RT: Medvedev discusses Libya with African Union chairman Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Quick News: Manning supporters rally at Kansas prison Press TV Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the release of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Gathered outside the prison where Manning is … www.presstv.com/usdetail/183325.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 6 June 2011: Wikileaks: Inside story of Megrahi’s return home
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Wikileaks’ Julian Assange wades into superinjunctions TechEye The Wikileaks founder, who is currently fighting extradition to Sweden, where he has faced allegations of sexual assault, has decided to ruffle feathers by claiming that the FBI tried to bribe the organisation’s staff. That’s according to the Daily … www.techeye.net/business/wikileaks-julian-assange-wades-into-superinjunctions Continue reading
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Video: Unemployment and Resistance in Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have tracked down and arrested bloggers and people who have protested on Facebook. Continue reading
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exiledsurfer has a conversation with Adrian Lamo
Isn’t that always the way that it is? everything works until the moment that it is important to work…I had originally intended to record this conversation using the screen capture program ishowu, which has in the past functioned flawlessly for me, so i didnt even check it before starting the interview with Adrian Lamo. Continue reading
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Empire or Republic. How the Empire Destroys its Own People By Prof. James Petras
On May 29, 2011, President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri , the site of a devastating tornado that killed 140 and pronounced it a terrible “tragedy”. But were the deaths the inevitable result of ‘natural events’ beyond the human intervention? Coincidentally the same week Afghan President Karzai condemned the killing of a family of 14 by… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 4-6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 6 June 2011 SCF: Saudi TV: Saleh to return to Yemen after surgeries, recovery SCF: Yemeni government troops retreat from cease-fire area in Sanaa: official BBC: Yemeni president is ‘recovering’ 5 June 2011 Greanville Post: Obama the Minimalist SCF: Yemen opposition to work with U.S., Gulf to prevent president’s return… Continue reading
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Libyan NATO rebels force captured Libyan army soldiers to eat raw dog meat
Other videos widely circulated but too graphic to display on a news agency web site, include the cold blooded murder of a surrendered soldier who said his heart is with Muammar Qaddafi, was then beheaded while handcuffed, and his heart cut out. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 June, 2011: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against occupation
5 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center French Activist summoned to court over Israel Boycott Video IMEMC – Sunday June 05, 2011 – 19:38, Olivia Zemor a French national has been summoned to appear before the Paris tribunal for publishing a video on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against israel… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 5 June, 2011: Couple Foreclose On Bank of America: Sweet Justice
5 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” – Rosa Luxemburg The State Of The Empire: Some Reflections on the Geopolitical Situation By Ninan Koshy The Bush administration had redefined war objectives in terms of “changing the regime of an adversary state” and “occupying foreign territory… Continue reading
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Video: Private Israeli security guard attacks protesters with live fire
Israeli private security opens live fire on unarmed Israeli and Palestinians demonstrators. Army arrives and throws tear gas on the demonstrators. Continue reading
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War Zone Qalandyia By Radically Blonde
It is Sunday morning, and I am at the Nakba Day protest in Qalandyia refugee camp. The long and beautiful march with the songs, slogans and high spirit has been dispersed quickly with massive shooting of tear-gas, and all attempts to resume the march have been dispersed as well, with ever growing violence. Continue reading
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In India and Israel, the burden of protest falls on the victims of injustice By Pankaj Mishra
At a dark moment in postcolonial history, when many US-backed despots seemed indestructible, the great Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, whose centenary falls this year, wrote: “We shall witness [the day] when the enormous mountains of tyranny blow away like cotton”. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 