July 2011
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 30 July, 2011: Jewish association launches tourism project promoting the West Bank as “part of Israel”
30 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli troops attack 3 non-violent protests in West Bank, injuring four IMEMC – Sunday July 31, 2011 – 01:09, On Friday four people were injured and four arrested, as Israeli troops attacked anti-wall protests organized in a number of West Bank communities. Protests Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 30 July 2011
30 July 2011 — williambowles.info Zimbabwe: Wikileaks – Zuma Pushing for Commonwealth Readmission AllAfrica.com SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma used his facilitation role to push hard for Zimbabwe’s readmission to the Commonwealth at the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) held in Port of Spain, Trinadad and Tobago, according to a WikiLeaks … Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 30 July 2011
30 July 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Bombs Libyan Satellite Dishes Voice of America July 30, 2011 NATO Bombs Libyan Satellite Dishes VOA News NATO says it has bombed three Libyan satellite dishes in the capital, Tripoli, in an effort to prevent Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from using television to intimidate civilians. … http://www.voanews.com/english/news/NATO-Bombs-Libyan-Satellite-Dishes—126448088.html Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 31, 2011
Stop NATO Libya: The True Costs Of War Americanization And Militarization Of Canadian Foreign Policy NATO Certifies Another Bulgarian Warship For Deployment Uganda: AFRICOM Chief Pledges U.S. Role In Fighting LRA Vermont: NATO Obstacle Course Training For Military ‘Olympics’ U.S. Senate Tells Russia To Withdraw Troops From Abkhazia, South Ossetia Chinese Warships Participate In Russian Continue reading
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Libya: The True Costs Of War Charles Abugre*
The bottom line is war was solely unwarranted. But my greatest sadness and shame was to see the United Nations secretariat beating the war drums and cheering on the battle rather than singing the songs of peace. This is a sad time indeed. How else can one describe what is going on in Libya but… Continue reading
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New moves by British parliament to shield the Murdochs By Robert Stephens
The Murdochs rely on the fact that the British political elite and the police are seeking at all costs to prevent a serious investigation of the hacking of thousands of phones and the bribing of police officers, and block the bringing of criminal charges against the guilty. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 30-31 July 2011
31 July 2011 — williambowles.info Richard Seymour: Gaddafi is Stronger than ever in Libya Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 09:00 Photo: Muammar Gaddafi staying alive for the sake of freedom and the liberation of the oppressed of the world Continue reading
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Another Stinging Blow for the Libyan Rebellion By Victor Kotsev
The death of the general, whose body along with those of two senior aides was reportedly found badly burnt on Thursday, brings into focus a complex and extensive web of power relationships and rivalries spanning both sides of the conflict. This is evidence of just how fluid the situation in Libya is, with multiple layers… Continue reading
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El Salvador: The Truth Commission and the Jesuit Massacre
The outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980 initiated twelve years of violent conflict within Central America’s most densely populated nation. For years, President Ronald Reagan employed a traditional Cold War platform to reinforce conservative governments, insisting that the leftist insurgency organization, the Frente Faribundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), posed a dangerous… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 30, 2011
30 July 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Armored Vehicle Kills Child, Injures Seven Other Afghans Mongolia: U.S. Leads NATO, Asian NATO Allies In Military Exercise America’s Africa Partnership Station In East Africa Call To Expand American Counterinsurgency Operations In Philippines U.S. Military To Be Based In Australia To Confront China U.S. Could Upgrade Polish Warships Continue reading
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The Israel Lobby’s Power Comes From the American Ruling Class
“Prince Walid bin Talal bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud, the second biggest shareholder in News Corporation after Murdoch, recently gave an interview, on his yacht, to the BBC flagship programme Newsnight. The Saudi prince declared himself “a good friend” of Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 July, 2011: Israeli Army Attacks Dutch Music Orchestra with Tear Gas
29 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers Attack Internationals With An Iron Bar IMEMC – Friday July 29, 2011 – 12:12, Three settlers from the illegal West Bank settlement of Havat Maon harassed three Palestinian shepherds and attacked two internationals observers near Mesheha hill. The masked settlers threw stones Continue reading
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Breaking news: Tragic cholera outbreak in Port de Paix killing scores of Haitians, HLLN, July 29, 2011
We just received an urgent SOS from the area of Port De Paix (North western) Haiti on a severe cholera outbreak. Our info is that so many people in that City have taken ill and are dying that there’s no place to even hospitalize all who are sick and dying. Medical help is insufficient. Ezili’sHLLN… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 23-30 July 2011
30 July 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation A US-Iran pantomime over Iraq 30.07.2011 | 10:25 | Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR Al-Qaeda’s virulent Wahhabi, anti-Shi’ite ideology is sheer poison for Iran…The US has sought and obtained Iran’s acquiescence in its strategies in Iraq ever since the invasion in 2003…The “pro-West” Persian Gulf states are terrified of Shi’ite empowerment, Continue reading
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The best of FAIR’s Blog 29 July 2011
29 July 2011 — Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Here’s some of the week’s best media criticism from the FAIR Blog Obama’s Right-Wing Plan to Win the Center Diallo Speaks: Are There Holes in the ‘DSK Case Crumbles’ Narrative? Tom Friedman’s Radical Center, 2012 Edition For Beck, Norway Shooter Wasn’t Right-Wing–Though His Victims Were ‘Hitler Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 29 July 2011
29 July 2011 — williambowles.info Feds Defend Seizure of WikiLeaks Supporter’s Laptop Wired News (blog) By Kevin Poulsen The Justice Department on Thursday fired back against a lawsuit filed by a WikiLeaks supporter and friend of accused leaker Bradley Manning over the warrantless seizure of his laptop, arguing that they held onto the machine for Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 29, 2011
29 July 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Plans Interceptor Missile Radar System In NATO States Russian Envoy Visits Turkey Over NATO Interceptor Missile System Japan To Allow Interceptor Missile Transfers To NATO Nations U.S. Missile Shield To Spark Nuclear Arms Race: North Korea Kosovo-Serbia: NATO Declares Crossings ‘Restricted Military Areas,’ Threatens Lethal Force Poland Loses Continue reading
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Media Lens: Murdoch’s Other Moral Crimes
When Rupert and James Murdoch appeared before the House of Commons media select committee on July 19, not one of the MP inquisitors demanded accountability for News International’s biggest moral crime – its shameful role as a facilitator of war. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 29 July 2011
29 July 2011 — williambowles.info Anonymous Fantasizes it was Responsible for EBay Stock Drop DailyTech (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Anonymous calls Paypal “corrupt” for refusing to support Wikileaks and cooperating with the FBI in arresting members associated with the attacks. (Source: Furious Fanboys) Anonymous takes credit for an eBay stock drop, … http://www.dailytech.com/Anonymous+Fantasizes+it+was+Responsible+for+EBay+Stock+Drop/article22276.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 July, 2011: Israel To Apologize For “Mistakes” During Flotilla Attack
28 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Declares Ties With Newly-Born Republic Of South Sudan IMEMC – Friday July 29, 2011 – 01:23, Israel announced Thursday that it will be holding official ties with the newly-born Republic of South Sudan, while Israeli officials visiting the country received an official Continue reading
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