Information Clearing House Newsletter 8 February 2012: US Will Continue to Arm Anti-government Rebels in Syria

8 February, 2012Information Clearing House

Intervention in Syria will Escalate Not Stop the Killing
By Seumas Milne
For the US, Britain and their allies to indulge in moral posturing over Syria or pose as friends of its people is preposterous.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30472.htm

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BAR February 8 2012: Black Politics Atrophies / Super Pac Obama / Nigeria Oil Scourge / No To Drones and more…

8 February 2012Black Agenda Report • News, commentary and analysis from the black left

‘By far the best left publication, never mind ‘black left’, on the Web. WB’

Black Politics Atrophies Under Obama

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
“Traditional Black progressive and movement politics has been replaced by fear and sycophantism, as Blacks once again circle the wagons around Obama and contort the events of the last three years to justify their unrequited loyalty to the Banker’s President.” Can the proud African American progressive legacy survive another four years of cowing to the corporate servant in the White House? – Read more

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Activists denounce restrictions on Chicago G8/NATO protests By CHRISTINE MARIE

8 February 2012 — Socialist Action

 On Jan. 25, the Vancouver culture jammers known as Adbusters brought new attention to the need to protest the NATO/G8 summit occurring in Chicago from May 19-21. Adbusters played a large role in building the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York last fall and their call is expected to put the NATO/G8 summit meetings in Chicago on the top of the list of spring protest sites in the U.S.

Iran Newslinks 6-8 February 2012

8 February 2012 13:47:55 — williambowles.info

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Israel embassies preparing for Iran strike?
occupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59
Itamar Eichner – Ynet – ‘In the framework of the preparations for possible fallout in case of an Israeli strike on Iran, foreign diplomats stationed in Israel requested that the Foreign Ministry equip them and their family members with gas masks.’

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WikiLeaks Newslinks 8 February 2012

8 February 2012williambowles.info

WikiLeaks, Assange and Democracy
Green Left Weekly
WikiLeaks, a free press publishing and media organisation, has revealed human rights abuses, war crimes and corruption in governments across the world. Yet the US Administration wants to close WikiLeaks down and prosecute its founder Julian Assange.
http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49821

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Israeli Occupation Builds Villas for Carmel Settlers, Destroys the Hut of their Widow Neighbor. YOU Can Do Something about it

8 February 2012Villages Group

Miyaser Al-Hatheleen is a 45-year-old woman living in Umm al-Kheir, South Hebron Hills. Her house was first demolished by the Israeli Occupation authorities in October 2008, together with other dwellings belonging to her relatives (see our original 2008 report about these demolitions). In July 2009, Miyaser’s husband Salem passed away, leaving behind him his widowed wife and their seven children: Manal (now age 18), Tareq (17), Husam (15), Ahmad (13), Khulood (11), Maysoon (8) and Gamila (6). Continue reading

Stop NATO News: February 8, 2012: U.S. Officials Pour Into Bulgaria Amid Middle East War Rumors

8 February 2012Stop NATO

  • U.S. Officials Pour Into Bulgaria Amid Middle East War Rumors
  • 24 Ships, 3,600 International Troops In U.S. Amphibious Warfare Drill
  • After Afghanistan, Canadian Military Trains For Arctic Warfare
  • Baltic-Arctic Region: Baltic-Nordic Chiefs of Defense Meet
  • U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ten In Northwestern Pakistan
  • NATO Naval Group To Visit Tunisia
  • China Tells U.S. To Abandon Cold War Mentality

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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 February 2012: AIPAC Obtained Missile Secrets

7 February 2012VTJP

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International Middle East Media Center

“Death To Christians” Graffiti Found On Jerusalem Monastery
IMEMC – Israeli Police spokesperson, Micky Rosenfeld, stated Tuesday that Israeli extremists settlers, carried out another “price tag” attack, this time targeting a Christian Monastery in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross” Monastery. …

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