EI 8 November 2011: Russell Tribunal hacked | Video: student walkout | Freedom Waves | Pinkwashing delegation protested

8 November 2011 — UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

THE LATEST FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA BLOGS

Professionals said to be behind hack attack on Russell Tribunal website
By Asa Winstanley, 8 November 2011

As the second day of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine’s South Africa session was underway in Cape Town on Sunday, the tribunal’s website was taken offline by a sophisticated cyber attack.
http://electronicintifada.net/blog/asa-winstanley/professionals-said-be-behind-hack-attack-russell-tribunal-website

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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: November 8, 2011

8 November 2011 — Stop NATO

  • U.S. Ambassador Daalder Recruits Libya For NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue
  • Obama, Rasmussen Discuss Libya, Afghanistan, Chicago
  • NATO Missile Shield Threat To Region: Iran
  • NATO Implementing Interceptor Missile Shield For Armed Forces In Europe
  • U.S., NATO Move Ahead With MEADS Interceptor Missile Test
  • ‘Cruel And Barbaric Act’: NATO Troops Kill Afghan Civilian, Arrest Others
  • NATO Trains Iraqi Officers At Battle Staff Training School
  • U.S. AFRICOM Plans 30-Nation Exercise For African Standby Force
  • SCO: Vehicle For China, Russia To Defend Themselves Against West
  • Russia Endorses Full SCO Membership For Pakistan

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Information Clearing House Newsletter 7 November, 2011: How To Buy Your Own Congressperson

7 November 2011 — Information Clearing House

Senior Cleric Warns of Iran’s Powerful Reprisal for US Plots
By Fars News Agency
Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami, warned on Monday that Tehran would reciprocate any US move and plot against the Islamic Republic with such strong acts of reprisal that Washington and its allies would never forget.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29646.htm

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EI: Palestinian heritage vandalized | Thomas Friedman | Ameer Makhoul on prisoner swap | And more …

7 November 2011 — UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

LATEST OPINION AND FEATURES FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA

Israel’s vandalism of Palestinian heritage
By Abe Hayeem, 7 November 2011
Amongst the fallout of Palestine’s admission as a member state, Israel’s warning that it “will now reconsider its cooperation with UNESCO” is the biggest irony.
http://electronicintifada.net/content/israels-vandalism-palestinian-heritage/10564

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Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network, with Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey – Week of November 7, 2011

7 November 2011 — Black Agenda Radio

Churches Seek to Withdraw $1 Billion >From Big Banks
“If our New Bottom Line Coalition can move a billion dollars,” said Rev. Ryan Bell, of Hollywood Adventist Church, in Los Angeles, “then not only does that make a fiscal impact on the banks, but to accumulate a billion dollars worth of transfers you’ve got to get a movement. And that’s what’s afoot right now.” The New Bottom Line Coalition is an umbrella of 1,000 faith-based organizations. Rev. Mario Howell, pastor of the Antioch Church Family, in the San Francisco Bay area, said churches are also pressing local governments to divest from the Bank of America and other behemoths. “If you don’t,” he said, “we’re going to remember you when it comes time to vote again.”
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