February 21, 2012
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Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
This press conference concludes a 10 day visit to the region, carried out within the framework of my mandate as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. I have had meetings with representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations, and civil society actors, as well as with… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 20 February 2012: Acts of Love
20 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Syrian Uprising Will Fail But Leave Lasting Divisions By Michael Jansen For several months now money and arms have been flowing semi-clandestinely to local militias and the “Free Syrian Army”, composed of army deserters. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30595.htm Continue reading
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Julie Lévesque: SOCIAL MEDIA “TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION” – Spying and Propaganda using Facebook, Twitter
A new study by the Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies’ (MCIS) 2012 Intelligence Studies Yearbook points to the use of social media as “the new cutting edge in open-source tactical intelligence collection”. What the study fails to mention, however, is the use of social media by intelligence agencies for other purposes. Continue reading
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NATO’s Double Game In Libya Under UN Cover Revealed By Akhtar Jamal
Islamabad: A Canadian newspaper has revealed an account of NATO’s double-game in Libya and disclosed how the NATO countries collaborated with each other to topple the Libyan regime and secretly supplied most sophisticated weapons and drones to Libyan rebels. Continue reading
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WAR PLAN IRAN: Dispelling the Lies, Telling the Truth about Western Aggression in the Persian Gulf GR ONLINE NEWS READER by Finian Cunningham and Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research’s Online News Reader (N-Book) aims to take a top story in world events and present the best of our recent archive to give readers a condensed and informed overview of the topic. It will include a mix of news, analysis and backgrounder. In that way, we hope that you can stay informed of… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 February 2012:
20 February 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Court To Look Into Adnan’s Appeal Tuesday IMEMC – Lawyer of detainee, Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike since 65 days, stated that the Israeli Supreme Court decided to hold a session to look into Adnan’s case on Tuesday. The court also Continue reading