February 20, 2012
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Video: Black History Special: Jazz Legend Randy Weston on His Life and Celebration of "African Rhythms"
In a Black History Month special, today we spend the hour with the legendary pianist and composer Randy Weston. For the past six decades, Weston has been a pioneering jazz musician incorporating the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa. His most famous compositions include “Little Niles,” “Blue Moses” and “Hi-Fly,” and his 1960 album, “Uhuru Afrika,”… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 February 2012: Palestinians Foil Settlers Attack On Al-Aqsa Mosque
19 February 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR Calls upon the International Community to Save the Life of the Detainee Khader Adnan IMEMC – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is concerned for the life of Khader Adnan, a detainee in Israeli jails, who has been on hunger strike for Continue reading
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JERUSALEM POST: Israeli Gov. dispatches PR envoy to “fight” IAW
Yesterday it was announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy would dispatch “envoys” around the world in an attempt to undermine the upcoming plans for Israeli Apartheid Week (starting today, 20 February, in some places). Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 20 February 2012
20 February 2012 — williambowles.info Free Bradley Manning! World Socialist Web Site As the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for US president, I condemn the persecution of Bradley Manning and demand his immediate release. Manning’s formal arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, where he will be charged with 22 counts, including that … http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/feb2012/mann-f20.shtml Continue reading
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Israeli High Court of Justice Schedules Hearing for 23 February While Khader Adnan Continues to Be in “Immediate Danger of Death”
Despite the elaborate medical report, which confirmed that Khader Adnan “is in immediate danger of death,” and that “a fast in excess of 70 days does not permit survival,” the Israeli High Court appointed the petition session for 23 February with no guarantees that a decision will be made on the same day. By then,… Continue reading
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UK in anti-Syrian conspiracy – Press TV
Britain has been openly calling for intervention in Syria based on allegations that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is suppressing the “people” whom Prime Minister David Cameron wishes to see as the absolute majority calling for Assad’s ouster. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: February 20, 2012
20 February 2012 — 012 Russia Vows Response To U.S.-NATO Global Missile Shield Growth Of Conflicts Near Russian Border Demand Army Development Obama Names High-Grade Enforced New Ambassador To Georgia Afghanistan-Iran-Pakistan Summit: No Foreign Intervention In Region Libyan Regime Deploys Army Amid Clashes In Southeast Continue reading
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Palestine: Hackney PSC’s Catastrophe Club presents a film and discussion
Tuesday 28th February, 7 for 7.30 start: on “Defamation” (dir. <strong class=’StrictlyAutoTagBold’>Yoav Shamir, 2010, 93 mins) Plus: Q&A with <strong class=’StrictlyAutoTagBold’>Miri Weingarten This fascinating film looks at the political use of <strong class=’StrictlyAutoTagBold’>Holocaust memory and anti-semitism claims. In his exploration of modern Israeli life, the filmmaker travels the world in search of the most modern Continue reading
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It’s time we recognised the Blair government’s criminality By John Pilger
In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theatre after all; the pirouettes matter, not actions taken at remove in distance and culture from their consequences. It is a secure arrangement guarded by cast and critics alike. The farewell speech of one of the… Continue reading
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Hardhitting, Dissenting Journalism — Without the Hardhitting, Dissenting Part By Arthur Silber
In a recent essay, I mentioned Matt Taibbi as one of the examples of a phenomenon I call “The Obedient Dissenter,” and said I would be examining that phenomenon in further detail soon. This isn’t that lengthier analysis, but more in the nature of a sneak preview. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 February 2012: Greece Shows Us How to Protest Against a Failed System
19 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Does AIPAC Want War? By Robert Naiman If a bill pushed by Lieberman passes, it could give the US “political authorisation for military force” against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30584.htm Continue reading
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“We Are Drowning” On A Road To Nowhere: New War on the Horizon By Danny Schechter
Oil prices are rocketing. Iranian warships are moving into the Mediterranean to shadow the US warships already there. Propaganda news is growing with rumors of Al Qaeda links with Iran, and, then, less speculative news about real links between the terror groups and the armed opposition in Syria. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 