August 2011
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Britain’s Riots: A Society In Denial Of The Burning Issues By Finian Cunningham
Although the arson attacks on commercial and residential premises do have an element of criminal spontaneity by disparate groups of youths, it is simply delusional for Britain’s political leaders, police forces and the media to claim that it is all a matter of law and order. Continue reading
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Tariq Ali on British riots: Why here and now?
Why is it that the same areas always erupt first, whatever the cause? Pure accident? Might it have something to do with race and class and institutionalised poverty and the sheer grimness of everyday life? Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 8, 2011: They Died in Vain; Deal With It
8 August 2011 — Information Clearing House Saudi Arabia’s Message to Syria, Decoded By Brian Whitaker It is Iranian influence, not the killing of civilians, that Saudi Arabia is concerned about as it recalls its ambassador in Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28782.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 August, 2011: Report: Israel wages cyber war on Iran
8 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Forces Advance Into Lebanese Territory IMEMC – Tuesday August 09, 2011 – 03:04, The Lebanese Army reported Monday that Israeli soldiers advanced into Lebanese territory for a distance of 200 meters and remained there for 30 minutes before heading back to the Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 August, 2011: Israel’s ‘real estate revolution’ is not about justice or peace
7 August , 2011 — VTJP News Ma’an News Report: Fatah says Dahlan involved in poisoning Arafat 8/7/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fatah has accused ousted party strongman Muhammad Dahlan of “having a hand” in poisoning late President Yasser Arafat, Arabic-language media reported Saturday. Arafat died in a Paris hospital in November 2004. The exact Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 August, 2011: Draft Knesset bill to drop Arabic as official Israeli language
6 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Abbas To Visit Lebanon To Hold Talks on Palestinian Statehood IMEMC – Saturday August 06, 2011 – 06:04, Palestinian sources reported that President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Lebanon in the middle of this month as he accepted an official invitation from the Continue reading
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Tent 1948 by Abir Kopty
If you are Palestinian, it will be difficult to find anything to identify with in Tel Aviv’s tents’ city on Rothschild Boulevard, until you reach Tent 1948. My first tour there was a few days ago, when I decided to join Tent 1948. Tent 1948’s main message is that social justice should be for all.… Continue reading
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk – 'Misty/I Want to Talk'
“Misty/I Want to Talk” performed by Rahsaan Roland Kirk in Montreux, 1972. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 06, 2011: What Gives Me Hope – Weekend Edition
6 August 2011 — Information Clearing House Let Us Get Off Our Knees Take The Pledge “I pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation goes into its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., with Continue reading
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Pakistan TV Report Contradicts US Claim of Bin Laden’s Death By Paul Craig Roberts
In Bashir’s account, every member of the landing party and anyone brought from the house died when the helicopter exploded on lift-off. I wrote that a qualified person could easily provide a translation of the interview, but that no American print or TV news organization had investigated Bashir’s account. Continue reading
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“Beachhead for an Attack on Iran”: NATO is planning a Military Campaign against Syria
NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran, Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said. Continue reading
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"Beachhead for an Attack on Iran": NATO is planning a Military Campaign against Syria
NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran, Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 5 August 2011
5 August 2011 — williambowles.info Libyan government denies death of Gadhafi son Seattle Post Intelligencer HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, AP, RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI, Associated Press In this photo taken on a government-organized tour a child walks past a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hanging in the median of an avenue in Zliten, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Continue reading
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USCENTCOM and the Cyberwar against Libya By Martin Iqbal
In an ominous development in March this year (in the lead-up to the war on Libya and the destabilisation of Syria), US Central Command (USCENTCOM) purchased a piece of software allowing US government employees to assume multiple fake online identities, complete with false backgrounds, supporting details, and IP address masking functionality. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 6, 2011
6 August 2011 — Stop NATO Media Coalition: NATO, Israel Breached Geneva Convention, Security Council Resolution NATO ‘Protects’ Libyan Civilians By Killing Them U.S. Navy Drone Shot Down Along Libyan Coast U.S. Marines Extend Counterinsurgency Front From Black To Caspian Sea Afghanistan: Four Killed In Anti-NATO Rally Georgia: U.S. Marines And Machine Guns New Japanese Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 05, 2011: Hiroshima: Is this the Greatest Crime in Human History?
5 August 2011 — Information Clearing House NATO Plans Campaign in Syria Tightens Noose Around Iran By RIA Novosti NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran, Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 5 August 2011
5 August 2011 — williambowles.info Tribe digs in as army advances on Yemen capital AFP Tribes wield much influence in impoverished Yemen, where the Hashid is a heavily armed tribal confederation capable of rallying and financing thousands of fighters. The Bakil is the other main tribal confederation. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdjqMPA17H28aC_L8SjgtKkGvNNQ?docId=CNG.295eadd7a57a513209fd6cf0da430227.221 Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 August, 2011: The two-state solution will die in September
5 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinians hold non-violent anti-Wall protests in 4 villages IMEMC – Saturday August 06, 2011 – 03:10, Non-violent protests took place on Friday in the central West Bank villages of al-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 August 2011
5 August 2011 — williambowles.info In our WikiLeaks, Cyber-Hacking Era, a Time Travel Video Game May Be a New … Kotaku One assumes members of the government in the age of hacking and WikiLeaks might want to get their hands on any tools that could help them guard against the problems of leaks. Hazard knows Continue reading
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