2 December — Strategic Culture Foundation
The encirclement of Syria and Lebanon has long been in the works. Since 2001, Washington and NATO have started the process of cordoning off Lebanon and Syria.The permanent NATO presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Accountability Act are part of this initiative. It appears that this roadmap is based on a 1996 Israeli document aimed at controlling Syria.The documents name is A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info
2 December 2011
The media war turns against Iran
Morning Star Today at 17:11
Now that Libya has been checked off the list, the West is setting its sights on its next target
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info
Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest – live updates
The Guardian
12.25pm GMT / 7.25am EST: Egyptian state TV is saying the results of the first round of elections will be released at 8pm local time (6pm GMT, 1pm EST). Meanwhile, numbers at the march to honour those killed since the Supreme Council of the Armed …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/dec/02/syria-egypt-middle-east-unrest-live-updates
2 December 2011 — Global Research
Most in the civilized world are blissfully unaware that we are marching ineluctably towards an increasingly likely pre-emptive nuclear war. No, it’s not at all about Iran and Israel. It’s about the decision of Washington and the Pentagon to push Moscow up against the wall with what is euphemistically called Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD).
2 December 2011 — Pambazuka News
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2 December 2011 — Stop NATO
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info
ZDNet UK (blog)
By David Meyer, 2 December, 2011 08:47 Wikileaks has released hundreds of documents describing the products of Western intelligence contractors, in a new project called the Spy Files. In the context of the Arab Spring, increasing attention is being …
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/wikileaks-exposes-surveillance-deals-in-spy-files-10024926/
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info
Crime and Punishment Bradley Manning’s Leaks Didn’t Actually Hurt Anybody But …
Queerty
It’s no blood, no foul when it comes to Bradley Manning. This week his lawyers stated that the alleged WikiLeaks culprit and confirmed Queerty reader didn’t actually cause any damage by releasing classified government documents. …
http://www.queerty.com/bradley-mannings-leaks-didnt-actually-hurt-anybody-but-lets-torture-him-anyway-20111201/
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info
Maybe updated as the day wears on…
2 December 2011
Done deal: Russia supplies cruise missiles to Syria
Russiatoday.ru Today at 10:59
Fulfilling a contract signed in 2007, Russia has supplied Bastion coastal missile systems with Yakhont cruise missiles to Syria under a contract signed in 2007, a diplomatic source in Moscow has told Russian media.
1 December 2011 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Soldiers Attack Detainees In Nafha Prison
IMEMC – Israeli soldiers attacked on Thursday several detainees held in the Nafha detention camp, in the Negev Desert. In a letter sent to Husam Society, the detainees said that they have been without electricity since more than three days. …
1 December 2011 — Global Research
Libya and “The Arab Spring”: Neoliberalism, “Regime Change” and NATO’s “Humanitarian Wars”
The New Dark Age 