December 2011
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The Arab Winter: Violence from a US-backed Egyptian military junta By Patrick Henningsen
Now that the Arab Spring has come and gone, one of the features of the new Arab Winter is watching how a US/UK-backed brutal Egyptian military dictatorship has become increasingly more violent towards its own pro-reform, unarmed citizens. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 22-23 December 2011
23 December 2011 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 23 December 2011 Hamas denies Syrian report about Mashaal occupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59 Ma`an News Agency – ‘The website of Syria’s General Organization of Radio and TV on Tuesday quoted Mashaal expressing disappointment at al-Qaradawi urging the Syrian people to Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 23, 2011
23 December 2011 — Stop NATO Video And Text: U.S. Targeting Russian Nuclear Capability: Analyst U.S. Doubles Aid For Israeli Missile Shield Pakistani Army Rejects NATO’s Self-Exonerating Report Philippines Wants U.S. Fighter Jets, Ships Deployed Against China Azerbaijan: Oil For War Continue reading
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Syrian opposition death toll claim: Thousands dead, zero verifiable sources — RT
The Syrian opposition says 5,000 have been killed during a nine-month crackdown, with more than 250 civilians killed in two last days alone, calling for UN protection from ‘acts of genocide.’ But researchers say the information is tough to verify. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 23 December 2011
23 December 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks founder helped Army private get data, prosecutors say Los Angeles Times During closing arguments in the pretrial hearing of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, prosecutors flashed excerpts of chat logs to the courtroom that they alleged showed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange coaching Manning on how to decode computer passwords to Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 23 December 2011
23 December 2011 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning hearing ends with no clear sign of harm done to US Kansas City Star By NANCY A. YOUSSEF FORT MEADE, Md.After seven days of testimony and the submission of more than 300000 pages of documents, a key question remains unanswered in the case against Army Pfc. Bradley Manning: Continue reading
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New York Times Finds Noam Chomsky Fit to Print
“I am involved in these appeals all the time but I get no calls unless it is an enemy of the US,” Chomsky said. “This is more a comment on the media than on the case.” Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 December 2011: EI exclusive: UK charity with Mossad links secretly denounced anti-Zionist Jews to government
22 December 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers Enter The Al Aqsa Mosque IMEMC – A group of Israeli settlers entered on Thursday that Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, under the protection of dozens of Israeli soldiers. The settlers were marking the “Hanukkah” Jewish feast; no clashes were reported. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 22 December 2011: Are We Living in a Fool's Paradise?
22 December 2011 — Information Clearing House Pakistan Needs to Declare Its Independence By Yasmeen Ali Pakistan lies ravaged, with her economy destroyed, thanks to the country’s deep involvement in the “War on Terror.” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30055.htm Continue reading
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NATO Forced to Admit Air Strikes Killed Dozens of Libyan Civilians, Contradicting Initial Denials
22 November 2011 — Democracy Now! NATO has admitted for the first time Libyan civilians were killed and injured during its seven-month bombing campaign that led to the ouster and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The acknowledgement came after a New York Times investigation revealed at least 40 civilians, and perhaps more than 70, Continue reading
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Media Advisory: 2011 P.U.-litzers: Journalism That Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
It’s that time of year again—when FAIR goes through the year’s archives to collect a sampling of the worst moments of corporate media spin and malfeasance. Continue reading
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In Explaining Iraq War, WMD Hoax Becomes a Footnote
When it comes to the rationale for the entire war, things get a bit fuzzy. Like we pointed out recently about CBS Evening News, the main driver of the invasion–the threat of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction–is reduced to something like a footnote Continue reading
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Tom Friedman Not Sucking It on Iraq War
I guess one great thing about being a Times columnist is that you not only get to write about the present–you can also re-write your own past. Continue reading
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Two Icons, Two Deaths, Two Worlds: The Media Simplified Them Both By Danny Schechter
The world has said goodbye to two leaders who were worlds apart. One was a widely celebrated anti-communist, the other a widely despised communist. However, both the lives and thoughts of the Czech Republic’s Vaclav Havel, and North Korea’s Kim Jung-il were given short shrift. Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 22 December 2011: Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia The Independent Britain plans to deepen its involvement in Somalia – a land that has become a byword for instability and violence – in the new year. David Cameron describes Somalia as “a failed state that directly threatens British interests” and will convene Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 20 December 2011
20 December 2011 — williambowles.info US Considers Combating Somali Militants’ Twitter Use New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya The United States government is increasingly concerned about the Twitter account of the Shabab militant group of Somalia, with American officials saying Monday that they were looking closely at the militants’ use of Twitter and the … http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/world/africa/us-considers-combating-shabab-militants-twitter-use.html Continue reading
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CBS, Panetta and (Hypothetical) Iranian Nukes
Now without knowing what was actually said in the full interview, it’s hard to know whether Panetta’s office is trying to walk back his careless, inaccurate rhetoric, or whether the CBS interviewer was pushing a hard line on Iran and nuclear weapons, treating the allegations being made about that country’s nuclear program as if they… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 22 December 2011
Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: ECJ: Judgment: France’s appeal against the judgment of the General Court removing the PMOI the EU 2. UK: POLICE OFFICER ON JURY: ECHR: Police officer’s presence on jury made trial unfair 3. EU: EURO CRISIS: Statewatch Analysis: Draft Agreement on Reinforced Economic Union (REU Treaty) by Steve Peers Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 22 December 2011
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info Witnesses in WikiLeaks case describe lax security Los Angeles Times Many later were transferred to WikiLeaks and posted on its website, prosecutors say. Manning, who was arrested 19 months ago, has spent the last six days in an evidentiary hearing at Ft. Meade that will determine whether he will face Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 22 December 2011
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info Closing arguments expected in Bradley Manning case CNN International By Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer Pfc. Bradley Manning faces 22 charges after being accused of distributing hundreds of thousands of secret government documents to WikiLeaks. Fort Meade, Maryland (CNN) — Closing arguments are scheduled … http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/justice/bradley-manning-hearing/ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 