December 2011
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Information Clearing house Newsletter 26 December 2011: Manning Prosecution Lays Basis for Terror Charge Against Assange
26 December 2011 — Information Clearing House Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya 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. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30077.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 December 2011: Israel’s new house rules – deepening authoritarianism
25 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Boycott campaigners claim credit for denial of London contract to company invested in settlements IMEMC – A French transportation company, Veolia, that has been the target of a campaign by human rights groups around the world for its investment in Israeli settlements, has been Continue reading
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Join the protest for Gaza tomorrow -Tuesday 27th December / London
Join us tomorrow to commemorate three years since the beginning of the three week Israeli attack on the Palestinian people in Gaza in December 2008/January 2009. Protest against the ongoing violence and siege against Palestinians living in Gaza. Continue reading
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Video: Against AFRICOM: Questioning the US Agenda in Africa
Find out more about the race for Africa’s riches in this week’s GRTV Feature Interview with former congresswoman and 2008 presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney. Continue reading
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Blast blame: Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood points finger at regime and vice versa
Three headlines, all telling a totally different story. Who to believe? It doesn’t matter, the bombings are taking place within the context of a Western media onslaught that has completely demonized the Assad regime, softening us up for yet another barbaric attack on a sovereign state in the name of ‘humanitarian intervention’. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 December 2011: Will Jerusalem cause a third Intifada?
24 December 2011 — VTJP News Ma’an News Mediator: Political detainees free by end of month 12/24/2011 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Nablus billionaire and political independent Munib al-Masri said Saturday in the Gaza Strip that political prisoners both in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip would be released by the end of Continue reading
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A history lesson By William Bowles
The history of capitalism is the history of continuous revolutions in production: from the rural to the city; from cottage industry to factory; and finally from factory to ‘outsourcing’, the rise of the ‘service’ industry, de-industrialization and the financialization of capital. The end of an economy based on actual production and along with it, the… Continue reading
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Israel Cannot Wage a War against Iran without a "Green Light" from the US By Michel Chossudovsky
In late December 2008, coinciding with the onslaught of Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” directed against Gaza, the Pentagon dispatched some 100 military personnel to Israel from US European Command (EUCOM) to assist Israel in setting up a new sophisticated X-band early warning radar system as part of a new and integrated air defense system. Continue reading
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Israel Cannot Wage a War against Iran without a “Green Light” from the US By Michel Chossudovsky
In late December 2008, coinciding with the onslaught of Israel’s “Operation Cast Lead” directed against Gaza, the Pentagon dispatched some 100 military personnel to Israel from US European Command (EUCOM) to assist Israel in setting up a new sophisticated X-band early warning radar system as part of a new and integrated air defense system. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 24, 2011: U.S. Pivot To Asia Strategy Can Destabilize Entire Region
24 December 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Pivot To Asia Strategy Can Destabilize Entire Region U.S. Intensifies Military Posture Against Russia In Arctic After Libya: Britain Mulls Military Intervention In Somalia Britain: After Libya, NATO States Plan For Next Air War Horn Of Africa: France Signs New Military Pact With Djibouti France Close To Providing Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 18-24 December 2011
24 December 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia-EU Energy Ties Under Threat 24.12.2011 | 00:00 | Natalia MEDEN The 20th World Petroleum Congress which convened in Doha, Qatar, in December, 2011, became the scene of a continuing dispute between Russian energy minister Serguey Shmatko and European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger as at the moment Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 December 2011: The undeniable Palestinian right to resist occupation
23 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Eshtayya: “Palestinian Lands Are For the Palestinians, Not For Settlements” IMEMC – Mohammad Eshtayya, member of the Central Committee of Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his government, must understand that the Palestinian lands Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 December 2011: 6 Questions For Noam Chomsky
23 December 2011 — Information Clearing House Thud of the Jackboot By Alexander Cockburn At least the DPRK doesn’t trumpet its status as the last best sanctuary of liberty. American politicians, starting with the president, do little else. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30064.htm Continue reading
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Israel has 101 different types of permits governing Palestinian movement By Chaim Levinson
Israel’s Civil Administration issues 101 different types of permits to govern the movement of Palestinians, whether within the West Bank, between the West Bank and Israel or beyond the borders of the state, according to an agency document of which Haaretz obtained a copy. Continue reading
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U.S. THREAT TO ATTACK IRAN WITH NUKES IS “CRIMINAL” By Sherwood Ross
The U.S. today is threatening to attack Iran “under the completely bogus pretext” that it might have a nuclear weapon, a distinguished American international legal authority says. Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: European Union Protests Israeli Policies in the Occupied West Bank
European Union Ambassador to Israel, Andrew Standley, submitted a formal protest to the Israeli Foreign Ministry over plans to displace Bedouin, and demolition of Palestinian homes in the E1 area near the West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim, reported Haaretz on Friday. Continue reading
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Will rendition of this man land MPs in jail for war crimes?
British ministers could be found guilty of war crimes if the US refuses to hand back a Pakistani citizen held without charge in Afghanistan for seven years. Continue reading
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'US call for Iran war classic deception'
A Harvard professor of international affairs says the warmongering calls for a military strike on Iran follow a classic model of deception that involves fabricating a threat and downplaying the repercussions of an attack. Continue reading
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Dump Veolia West London campaign a SUCCESS!
Congratulations to the ‘Dump Veolia West London’ campaigners who have been working incredibly hard for the past year for Veolia to be deselected from this tender, and to Daniel Machover for his brilliant legal advice and assistance in this campaign. Continue reading
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‘If Jesus were to come this year, Bethlehem would be closed’ By Phoebe Greenwood
Bethlehem is the heart of Christian Palestine and it swells with pride every Christmas. Manger Square is transformed into a grotto of lights and stalls crowned by a towering Christmas tree. Strings of illuminated angels, stars and bells festoon the streets. But just a few minutes’ drive to the north, the festive atmosphere stops abruptly. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 