July 14, 2011
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Black Agenda Video Update — Two More Eyewitness Libya Videos
Although US drones are flying in, and US bombs are falling from Libyan skies, the president insists that the US is not waging war in Libya. The facts however, say otherwise. This week’s Black Agenda Video update includes two members of US citizen fact finding delegations, the Bay Area’s Dedon Kamathi and Atlanta’s Lucy Grider… Continue reading
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THE SLIME UNWINDS; MURDOCH MEDIA UNDER ATTACK By Danny Schecter
Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for British broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday in the face of cross-party hostility in parliament following allegations of widespread criminality at one of his tabloid newspapers. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Turkey Urges Support for ‘Road Map’ to End Libyan Conflict Fox News AP ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey will seek support for a “road map” to help end the Libyan crisis when countries backing NATO’s military mission gather in Istanbul to increase the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. US Secretary Continue reading
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Full-Scale NATO Ground Invasion of Libya is likely soon: Andrew Gavin Marshall
Andrew Gavin Marshall from the Centre for Research on Globalization says that a ground invasion is quite likely, and that the process is already underway. Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Horn of Africa drought: Kenya to open Ifo II camp BBC News Kenya has agreed to open a new refugee camp near its border with Somalia, as thousands are fleeing the region’s worst drought in 60 years. Prime Minister Raila Odinga said the Ifo II camp, which can fit up Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info US airstrike kills 3 Islamic militants in Yemen The Seattle Times Yemeni officials say a US warplane has attacked a police station overrun by Islamic militants in southern Yemen, killing three of the fighters. By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. Yemeni officials say Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Egypt Delays Vote, Fires Police Wall Street Journal By MATT BRADLEY Egypt’s revolutionaries are still able to mobilize large crowds to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, as seen Wednesday. CAIRO—Egypt’s interim government on Wednesday said it would delay parliamentary elections and fire police officers implicated … http://asia.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576444211066923724.html Continue reading
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Video: Getting Away with Torture
Human rights advocates urge criminal investigations into the Bush administration for torture Continue reading
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Murdoch drops BSkyB bid as PM flounders in House By Roger Bagley
News Corporation announced abandonment of the bid just minutes after Mr Cameron’s sheepish Commons announcement of an inquiry into phone-hacking plus links between politicians, the media and the police. Continue reading
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Freedom Rider: Rupert Murdoch and Media Corruption By Margaret Kimberley
The bottomless cesspool that was Rupert Murdoch’s London tabloid News of the World is gone, but the ruthless corporate politics of its master still hold sway in the U.S. and Britain. Murdoch is the great vampire of media corruption and consolidation on both sides of the Atlantic. But he is not a solitary villain. ‘Murdoch… Continue reading
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Murdoch’s empire expansion halts as British probe brings more arrests — RT
Britain wants Rupert Murdoch to testify before parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Earlier, the media mogul was pressured out of a deal with the UK’s largest satellite broadcaster. Continue reading
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Murdoch’s empire expansion halts as British probe brings more arrests — RT
Britain wants Rupert Murdoch to testify before parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Earlier, the media mogul was pressured out of a deal with the UK’s largest satellite broadcaster. Continue reading
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Murdoch’s News Corp Newslinks 13-14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Murdoch’s News Corp. – an empire built on ethically-dubious practicesRussiatoday.ru Today at 00:30 RT Rupert Murdoch’s push to expand in the British media has come to a halt. His embattled empire has announced the drop of its bid to take control of UK’s largest satellite broadcaster BSkyB, following News Corp’s…” Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Wikileaks’ Julian Assange: ‘I want to make you pregnant… I prefer virgins’ Daily Mail By Rebecca Camber Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told a woman he stands accused of raping that he wanted to impregnate her and other ‘virgins’, a court heard yesterday. The 40-year-old is said to have told his Continue reading
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Disintegrating Economic Recovery By Prof. John Kozy
The word ‘recover’ always has the connotation of “getting back.” But who is going to get back what when the economy “recovers”? Few at most. So what does an economic recovery look like? No one knows. The word ‘recovery’ can not be applied to objects willy-nilly. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 14, 2011
14 July 2011 — Stop NATO U.S., NATO Triple Size Of Afghan Air Base Near Iranian Border Afghanistan: Dozens Of Western Troops Injured By Huge Blast Afghanistan: Six NATO Soldiers Killed, French Death Toll At 69 U.S. Building New Detention Centers Across Afghanistan Moldovan Defense Minister To Visit NATO Headquarters Kosovo: NATO’s 12-Year-Old Archetypal ‘Success Continue reading
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Why Context Matters: Journalists and Haiti By Gina Athena Ulysse
Earlier this week, the Ms. Blog interviewed journalist Mac McClelland regarding the much-discussed online article she wrote about dealing with PTSD after a reporting stint in Haiti. One of our Ms. bloggers wanted to weigh in with her thoughts about the controversial story. Continue reading
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How the U.S. meddled in Haiti By Andrea Hektor
Kim Ives is a journalist and editor with Haiti Liberté, a weekly newspaper published in Port-au-Prince and New York City. He talked to Ashley Smith about what’s ahead for Haiti under a new president, as well as the recent Wikileaks revelations about U.S. meddling in the country and what the return of ousted former Jean-Bertrand… Continue reading
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UN official presses for truth panel on Duvalier By TRENTON DANIEL
More than 20 lawsuits have been filed in a Haitian court against Duvalier for crimes ranging from attempted murder and torture to embezzlement since he made an unexpected return to his homeland in January after 25 years in exile. Continue reading
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