September 15, 2011
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Media: The Leveson Inquiry: Should We Care? By Des Freedman
The aftermath of the phone hacking scandal and the establishment of the Leveson Inquiry, ‘is a hugely significant moment both for the British media and for British democracy’ and that ‘the spell of media power is facing its most serious challenge to date’. Given that official inquiries rarely generate genuinely radical proposals and we have… Continue reading
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Interrogating Contemporary News: Asking the Right Questions By Natalie Fenton
The Leveson inquiry has been launched to investigate phone hacking and the culture, practices and ethics of the press; there is a Lords Select Committee on the future of investigative journalism; a joint Select Committee on privacy and injunctions; all of which will feed into a Communications Review leading up to the New Communications Act… Continue reading
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NATO’s client regime in Libya confronts divisions as military offensives stall By Peter Symonds
The military push by Libya’s NATO-backed National Transitional Council (NTC) to take control of the remaining pro-Gaddafi strongholds appears to have stalled. NTC militias have encountered strong resistance in their advances on Bani Walid, about 150 kilometres south-east of Tripoli, and coastal city of Sirte, the birthplace of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Continue reading
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Video: UK Cuts to Public Sector Not Leading to Private Sector Growth
Ch4: Government austerity in UK leading to higher unemployment not growth Continue reading
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The New Scramble for Africa By Conn Hallinan
Is current U.S. foreign policy in Africa following a blueprint drawn up almost eight years ago by the right-wing Heritage Foundation, one of the most conservative think tanks in the world? Although it seems odd that a Democratic administration would have anything in common with the extremists at Heritage, the convergence in policy and practice… Continue reading
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Dmitri Sedov – In and Around Libya
The sliding of the civil war in Libya into a new phase tilted considerably the balance of forces in the country. Some of Gadhafi’s supporters continue to mount stiff resistance in Bani Walid, Siret, and Sabha and at least so far manage to keep attackers out of the strongholds. A few days ago they even… Continue reading
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Libya: If democracy is the keyword used to justify the destruction of human lives and property, then God help us all!
The question now remains: does a post-Gaddafi Libya hope to become a land of milk and honey? Believe me, that would be a very tall order because actually, whether you like Gaddafi or not, Libya, by all appreciable standards, had the highest standard of living in Africa, under Gaddafi. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 14-15 September 2011
15 September 2011 — williambowles.info 15 September 2011 NATO’s client regime in Libya confronts divisions as military offensives stall World Socialist Web Site Today at 14:07 The fragility of the new regime in Tripoli was underscored by its announcement yesterday that it would remain in Benghazi until after the seizure of the remaining pro-Gaddafi strongholds. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 15 September 2011
15 September 2011 — williambowles.info Ethiopian journalist named in WikiLeaks flees country AFP ADDIS ABABA — An Ethiopian journalist identified in a diplomatic cable released last month by WikiLeaks has fled after being questioned by authorities, a media rights watchdog said Thursday. Argaw Ashine was questioned last week by government … http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hPUU1ouLkRUZJg6xEXLd2CGD9k7g?docId=CNG.c3d28c9ce20f22f00e7bae9c0b328b07.11 Continue reading
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Independence for England? By Craig Murray
The Osborne theory – that public sector employment ‘crowds out’ private sector employment, and cutting public sector jobs will somehow automatically increase the production of private sector jobs – appears, in this large scale example in the actual UK economy – the opposite of the truth. Cutting public sector jobs cuts private sector jobs too.… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 13-15 September 2011
15 September 2011 — williambowles.info EU sanctions on Syria oil and gas industry come with loopholes Los Angeles Times (AFP/Getty Images) By Paul Richter and Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times The European Union, which buys 90% of Syria’s oil exports, has slapped sanctions on the nation’s oil and gas industry, but loopholes allow European energy Continue reading
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Britain: The Health and Social Care Bill and the Negation of Democracy By Colin Leys
In voting, in the British House of Commons, for the third reading of Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill last week MPs voted to replace the National Health Service (NHS) as a public service with a system of competing businesses – foundation trusts, social enterprises and for-profit corporations. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio 14 September 2011: Fauntroy's Libya Massacres Story: No Time for Teasing
Rev. Walter Fauntroy has so far failed to follow up on his abbreviated tale of witnessing European special forces troops on an orgy of massacres and beheadings in Libya. The former DC congressional delegate’s story loses credibility with each day that he withholds further information. Continue reading
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Libya: Libyan Resistance: Summary, 14. 09. 2011, English, Dr. Moussa Ibrahim
14 September 2011 — Youtube Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter September 14, 2011: Col Gaddafi 'in Libya and readying forces'
14 September 2011 — Information Clearing House Israel is Paying For War On Gaza By Gideon Levy During Hanukkah 2008, Israel attacked Gaza in Operation Cast Lead. Now it is eating the bitter fruit of that operation, which was the turning point in the attitude of the world and the region toward Israel and its Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: September 15, 2011
15 September 2011 — Stop NATO Canada To Extend Libya War Mission To End Of Year NATO Moving Missile Shield Into Black Sea, Asiatic Turkey Boeing To Double Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Interceptor Missile Production U.S., NATO Allies Ready To Test MEADS Interceptor System AFRICOM Commander Wants ‘More Special Operation Forces Now’ Continue reading
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