June 2011
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NATO states divided over Libya
NATO’s admission of killing civilians in recent days may have made the headlines back home, but the expressions of regret have not been felt on the ground in Libya, unlike the western bombs and missiles which continue to fall, killing those the alliance says it is there to protect. Continue reading
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Fukushima city: officially safe thanks to new ‘creative’ safety standards — RT
‘What the government did was change the radioactivity control level, the standard levels from 1 millisieverts per year to 20 millisieverts per year. That is, 20 times looser [than] the standards before the accident and now they raised the standards so they can say it was as safe as before, but actually the standards have… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 June, 2011: Savvy flotilla prep in full swing at Athens port
22 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ross: “Israel Must Remain Jewish State” IMEMC – Thursday June 23, 2011 – 04:54, Dennis Ross, senior aide to American President, Barack Obama, stated during a speech in Jerusalem, Wednesday, that all steps must be taken to ensure that Israel “remains a democratic and… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 23, 2011: NATO To Use “Any Means Necessary” To Wage Libyan War: Rasmussen
23 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO To Use “Any Means Necessary” To Wage Libyan War: Rasmussen Libya: Bitter Truth About The Fighting Country Emanuel Uses Influential Friends To Land NATO, G-8 Summits In Chicago Emanuel Seeks Corporate Donors For Chicago NATO Summit U.S. Warship Enters Georgian Waters Russia Condemns Arrival Of U.S. Warship In… Continue reading
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“Rebels” are power-hungry terrorists, say Libyan refugees — RT
Civilian casualties have raised serious misgivings about NATO intervention in Libya, even among supporters of the ongoing aerial campaign. And while the international community is taking sides in the conflict, it is the Libyan people who suffer most. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter June 22, 2011: British, French Agents Undercover in Libya to Get Gaddafi
22 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House Note: Tom Feeley, editor of ICH has to go into hospital for a few days and get his heart repaired. We wish him well British, French Agents Undercover in Libya to Get Gaddafi: Report By ANI A team of 130 British and French agents are reportedly on a… Continue reading
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Is Greece another Lehman’s? By Raphie de Santos
As Ruling Class fight over another bailout, is Greece another Lehman’s – that’s the question that has been raised in the financial markets over the last few weeks by financial analysts and more mainstream commentators. Continue reading
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Greece: Crisis and Unrest By Panagiotis Sotiris
The only way to describe recent developments in Greece is to refer to a peaceful popular insurrection that has led to an open political crisis. The mass gatherings at city squares at the centres of all major Greek cities continue to gather momentum. Since the 25th of May, Athens and most Greek cities have experienced… Continue reading
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The struggle in the squares By Panos Petrou
Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou and his PASOK party government survived a June 21 confidence vote in parliament, but he will face continued mass protests as he pushes for yet more devastating austerity measures. Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 22, 2011
22 June 2011 — Stop NATO 96-Day Libyan War: Over 12,000 NATO Sorties, Over 4,500 Combat Missions NATO Air Strikes Target Towns Near Libyan Capital Spokesperson: U.S. Aid Essential To NATO’s Libyan War Senate Opens Door For U.S. Troops To Fight In Libya Iran Slams NATO’s Killing Innocent Libyans, Destroying Infrastructure Americans’ Support For Speedy… Continue reading
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Greek government wins confidence vote — RT
Greek university lecturer Panagiotis Sotiris says, ‘People are being refused their right to judge what policies are going to be implemented upon them. And, of course, the Greek government is an accomplice to this loss of Greek sovereignty.’ Continue reading
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Fukushima is the greatest nuclear and environmental disaster in human history By Steven C. Jones
By way of comparison, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occured in 1986 in the Ukraine, Russia- heretofore the worst nuclear disaster on record- burned for 10 days and cumulatively killed an estimated 1 million people worldwide. The Fukushima, Japan nuclear disaster has 5 nuclear reactors burning, 2 in partial meltdown and 3 in full meltdown-… Continue reading
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Radiation and Nuclear Powers Stations Japan is dangerously contaminated by radioactivity By Washington’s Blog
“With Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, and now with Fukushima, you can pinpoint the exact day and time they started,” he said, “But they never end.” Continue reading
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Fukushima and the Mass Media Meltdown: The Repercussions of a Pro-Nuclear Corporate Press By Keith Harmon Snow
A sociological and technological discussion — in the wake of the out-of-control nuclear apocalypse in Japan — addressing the compromise of public health and security created by the failure of the western corporate mass media to equitably report on, mildly investigate, or even moderately challenge, the nuclear power industry. Continue reading
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SCO vs Bilderberg: Where are the real decisions being made? By Eric Walberg
As the Western elite gathered in picturesque St Moritz to grapple with pressing world crises, the outsiders met in the bleak steppes of Central Asia, writes Eric Walberg Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 21 June, 2011: American flotilla passengers set to challenge U.S. support for Gaza blockade
21 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Netanyahu: “We Need To Disengage From The Palestinians, Need To Keep Jewish Majority” IMEMC – Wednesday June 22, 2011 – 03:26, As the Israeli cabinet was holding its Sunday meeting, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that he supports the notion of a total… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter June 21, 2011: The Plan to Destabilize Syria
21 June 2011 — Information Clearing House “I think that NATO is itself a war criminal.” – Harold Pinter Attacking Libya — and the DictionaryBy Jonathan SchellThe Obama administration claims that if the adversary cannot fight back, there is no war.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28392.htm Continue reading
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Escalated War in Libya; New War in Syria? Selected Articles
21 June 2011 — Global Research Towards a World War III Scenario. New E-Book from Global Research Publishers – by Michel Chossudovsky – 2011-06-30 A fourth war theater has opened up in North Africa, which raises the issue of escalation over a vast geographical area. Continue reading
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Extremely graphic footage: Libyan children killed by NATO bombs
Just a day after admitting killing 9 civilians in a bungled airstrike, NATO has been accused by the Libyan authorities of causing at least another 15 deaths. The Alliance confirmed it had carried out another bombing, but has not responded to the allegations of civilian casualties. RT crew in Tripoli has shot some shocking footage… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 20-21 June 2011
21 June 2011 17:21:06 — williambowles.info 21 June 2011 Global Research: Foreign Policy Experts Urge House Republicans to Support U.S. Operations in Libya BBC: VIDEO: Libyan TV shows helicopter wreckage Stop Nato: Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 21, 2011 Mathaba: Report of Events in Libya from February 2011 which led to the War BBC: PM… Continue reading
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