July 11, 2011
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Libya Newslinks 11 July 2011
11 July 2011 — williambowles.info FEATURE-Libya’s ragtag rebels discover discipline in battle Reuters By Nick Carey EAST OF ZLITAN, Libya, July 11 (Reuters) – Midway through the morning, as Grad rockets whooshed through the branches of trees overhead, some of the young men of the 1st battalion Al Marsa regiment began to sing. A slow, Continue reading
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Multi-Billion-Dollar Terrorists and the Disappearing Middle Class By James Petras
During Obama’s Presidency, Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment has been frozen, resulting in a net decrease of over 8 percent, which is exactly the amount spent chasing just 5 dozen ‘Al Qaeda terrorists’ in the mountains bordering Pakistan. Continue reading
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Libyan PM urges UN intervention to stop NATO military attack
11 July 2011 TRIPOLI, July 10 (Xinhua) — Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi has urged UN intervention to stop NATO military attacks against the north African country, local media reported. Al-Mahmoudi made this appeal when meeting Saturday with Abdel Elah al-Khatib, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy for Libya. NATO’s intensive airstrikes have caused Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 11, 2011
11 July 2011 — Stop NATO Canadian Warship Leaves For Libyan War Mission U.S., Australia Launch Large-Scale War Games U.S. To Upgrade Israeli Patriot Interceptor Missile System Washington Suspends Military Aid To Pakistan Afghan War: NATO 2011 Death Toll Nears 300 U.S. Reiterates Demand For Yemeni President To Step Down Continue reading
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Stop the EDL march in Tower Hamlets
On Saturday 3 September the English Defence League plan to march through the streets of Tower Hamlets. They want peddle their racism and hatred through the heart of one of Britain’s biggest Muslim communities. I am asking for your help to stop them. Continue reading
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Disregard the Blairite undead
It is difficult to imagine either of Ed Miliband’s predecessors as Labour leader deciding to force a parliamentary vote to delay consideration of Rupert Murdoch’s swallowing up of BSkyB until criminal investigations into the News of the World are complete. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 11 July 2011
11 July 2011 — williambowles.info Syria Draws Vocal Critics at Talks Wall Street Journal Syria’s government on Sunday opened a first meeting for talks with the opposition as most opposition figures boycotted the event and some of those attending unleashed criticisms of the regime unusual in a government-sponsored setting. … http://india.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576437901903136370.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 11 July 2011
11 July 2011 — williambowles.info Visa starts then halts Wikileaks donations acceptance Inquirer By Dave Neal PAYMENT FIRM Visa has explained why it briefly accepted donations made to Wikileaks and then promptly stopped. The firm was discovered to have dropped its embargo at the end of last week when Datacell, its Iceland-based hosting company … Continue reading
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Palestine’s ‘last village’ faces the bulldozers: Lifta to make way for Jewish vacation homes By Jonathan Cook
Although most Israeli drivers barely notice the buildings, this small ghost town — neglected for the past six decades — is at the centre of a legal battle fuelling nationalist sentiments on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. Continue reading
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Media Lens: BBC Bombast – Propaganda, Complaints And Black Holes of Silence
The newscaster – Huw Edwards, Fiona Bruce, perhaps Emily Maitlis or Nick Owen – looks directly into the camera with the requisite degree of gravitas. The message is clear: ‘You can trust us. We have no agenda. This is the BBC. This is The News.’ Continue reading
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Video: Franklin Lamb in Tripoli: Libyans ask “Why Now?”
A fresh report from Tripoli on the mood and situation on the ground. Franklin Lamb is a well known International lawyer who provides regular updates from the Arab world. Continue reading
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Video: Franklin Lamb in Tripoli: Libyans ask “Why Now?”
A fresh report from Tripoli on the mood and situation on the ground. Franklin Lamb is a well known International lawyer who provides regular updates from the Arab world. Continue reading
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Battle for Libya: Moscow is playing on two looms in Libya
Tripoli – The green national flag of Libya is fluttering in the hot desert wind. The border crossing Ras Jedir, between Tunisia and Libya,unbearable heat and a big crowd. There is about 113 degrees in shade, columns of cars and trucks, all pushing horns and trying to bypass the queue. Continue reading
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PressTV – ‘Turkey executes US plots in Syria’
A political analyst says the recent unrest in Syria has been the result of wicked US and Israeli policies and the Turkish government executes such policies in the Arab nation. Continue reading
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21 YEARS AFTER “FREEDOM:” SOUTH AFRICA’S CANCER OF CORRUPTION AND ‘CULTURE OF CONCEALMENT’ By Danny Schechter
Twenty one years after Nelson Mandela walked free, corruption has become the issue du jour in South Africa. Continue reading
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Syria: Marches in Most Governorates to Support Reforms, Reject Misleading Media and Foreign'Intervention
Popular activities continued in the Syrian governorates to express support for the reform program under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, rejection of misleading media channels and any foreign intervention in the Syrian internal affairs. Continue reading
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Video: West Funnels Illegal Weapons Into Libya By grtv
The sending of arms to the Libyan rebels is illegal, yet it has been going on almost since the beginning of the conflict there, believes Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya from the Centre for Research on Globalization. Continue reading
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