Libya Newslinks 1 July 2011

1 July 2011 — williambowles.info

Libya’s women-at-arms
Washington Post
Among Moammar Gaddafi’s most ardent loyalists are a core of Libyan women who have risen to high-profile roles in the police, military and government and credit Gaddafi with giving them greater career avenues than many of their sisters elsewhere in the …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyas-women-at-arms/2011/06/30/AGM4qVtH_gallery.html

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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: July 1, 2011

1 July 2011 — Stop NATO

  • Libya: 13,324 NATO Sorties, 5,005 Strike Missions
  • NATO Preparing Ground Operation In Libya: Russian Envoy
  • NATO Chief: Main Objective Is To Topple Libyan Government
  • Saudis Tell NATO Of ‘Untold, Dramatic Consequences’ Regarding Iran
  • Singapore Troops Decorated For Serving NATO In Afghanistan
  • NATO’s Caucasus, Central Asia Representative Headed To Azerbaijan

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Why is the flotilla heading for Gaza to break the blockade? Nadezhda Kevorkova on Flotilla Free Gaza 2

1 July 2011 — RT

freedom-2.jpgAthens : Passengers on the US Gaza-bound boat, ‘The Audacity of Hope’ prepare to set sail from Athens on June 30, 2011 to join the flotilla to Gaza. (AFP PHOTO/ JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK )

In May, Egypt announced that it was lifting the blockade of Gaza from its side. This has prompted many to wonder why the upcoming Gaza flotilla is necessary. We found some compelling reasons.

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla 2: Call the Greek Embassy now July 1st 11:30…

Call the Greek Embassy now!

July 1st – 11:30 am

We urge you to immediately contact the Greek Embassy in Washington, DC at 202-939-1300 or the Greek consulate in your city. Tell them to let The Audacity of Hope leave Athens safely and sail to Gaza.

Right now there is a stand off between the boat and the Greek Coast Guard. No one is moving and it is not clear what will happen next.

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US: inspiring attacks from within — RT

1 July 2011 — RT

Three men convicted of trying to blow up synagogues in New York have each been sentenced to 25 years in prison. But the case has raised allegations of entrapment, after they were actually incited by the FBI, and handed fake bombs.

­Critics claim it was a set-up, but the judge said her hands were tied.

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Gerald Celente: “Austerity riots will come to the US” — RT

1 July 2011 — RT

More and more of the world economy is crumbling and America doesn’t seem too far behind.

While riots erupt in Greece over austerity measures imposed by the government, back home lay-offs are rampant on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs relieving over 200 employees from their positions today. Is there a way out before Americans begin to emulate the Greeks?

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Gerald Celente: "Austerity riots will come to the US" — RT

1 July 2011 — RT

More and more of the world economy is crumbling and America doesn’t seem too far behind.

While riots erupt in Greece over austerity measures imposed by the government, back home lay-offs are rampant on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs relieving over 200 employees from their positions today. Is there a way out before Americans begin to emulate the Greeks?

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The Anti-Empire Report by William Blum – Libya: Unending American hostility

1 July, 2011 — www.killinghope.org

Libya: Unending American hostility

If I could publicly ask our beloved president one question, it would be this: “Mr. President, in your short time in office you’ve waged war against six countries — Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. This makes me wonder something. With all due respect: What is wrong with you?”

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Punishing Pakistan and Challenging China By Andrew Gavin Marshall

30 June 2011 — Global Research

Pakistan in Pieces, Part 2 – Part 1: Imperial Eye on Pakistan

The AfPak War Theatre: Establishing the New Strategy

As Senator Obama became the President-elect Obama, his foreign policy strategy on Afghanistan was already being formed. In 2007, Obama took on veteran geostrategist and Jimmy Carter’s former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski as one of his top foreign policy advisers,[1] and he remained his foreign policy adviser throughout 2008.[2] On Obama’s campaign, he announced that as President, he would scale down the war in Iraq, and focus the “War on Terror” on Afghanistan, promising “to send in about 10,000 more troops and to strike next-door Pakistan, if top terrorists are spotted there.”[3]

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Slowly, Alzheimer’s Erases a Poet’s Gifts and Memories By Almudena Toral

1 July 2011 — NYTimes.com

[Preamble: I worked with Jack for six years designing and building the first Hispanic museum in the USA, El Museo del Barrio and I was heartbroken when I met up with him in 2008 in NYC to discover that he had Alzheimer’s. Please do visit the Website his son Marcel has set up: http://www.jackagueros.com/ WB.]

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Greece: The beginning of the end, or a new beginning? By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

1 July 2011 — Pravda.Ru

It is by now patently obvious that there are two languages being spoken in Athens: that among the political class desperate to keep the Euro-wagon on the road and that of the Greek people, who at this moment represent the hearts and minds of the Europeans, which spells out the message that we do not want this European Union.

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Greeks outraged by government’s sellout for quick cash — RT

1 July 2011 — RT

Greece is now set to receive 12 billion euro in additional rescue cash from the EU, after parliament passed a vote on how to implement tough new austerity measures. However, the move sent thousands of angry protestors on to the streets of Athens.

Greeks face 28 billion euros in cuts, to be implemented over the next five years. EU officials have welcomed the plan, saying it will help the country get back onto a path of recovery.

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Greece standing up to EU neo-colonialism

30 June 2011 — RT

Greek protests against the new austerity measures can be viewed as a way of standing up to EU neo-colonialism, both economically and politically, believes Professor Costas Douzinas from the University of London.

Greek protesters are gathering for another day of rallies after the country’s parliament approved new austerity measures needed to avert a debt default in the country. Wednesday’s clashes with police left some 200 people injured.

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US looks on Libya as McDonald’s – Gaddafi’s son

1 July 2011 — RT

USA looks upon Libya as fast food expecting a fast war and a quick victory, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader wanted by the ICC, told RT. But the West will never get what they want, he added.

­‘Many countries, Iran and North Korea are among them, told us it was our mistake to give up, to have stopped developing long-range missiles and to become friendly with the West. Our example means one should never trust the West and should always be on alert – for them it is fine to change their mind overnight and start bombing Libya,’ said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

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Information Clearing House Newsletter July 1, 2011: US Refuses to Vacate Pakistan Base

1 July, 2011 — Information Clearing House

US Refuses to Vacate Pakistan Base
By REUTERS
The United States is rejecting demands from Pakistani officials that American personnel abandon a military base used by the CIA to stage drone strikes against suspected militants, U.S. officials told Reuters.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28448.htm

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