February 2012
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Videos: Adam Curtis — The Mayfair Set, Buccaneer Capitalists
The Mayfair Set is a series of films produced by Adam Curtis that study how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of The Clermont club in the 1960s. Continue reading
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Video: Syrian 'Activists' in action
The Free Syrian Army is battling government forces in Homs. The United Nations says 5,400 people have died in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 17 February 2012: Adnan Still On Hunger-Strike At Galilee Hospital
17 February 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Detainees In Ramon Punished For Protesting Abuse IMEMC – The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Friday that Palestinian political detainees held at the Ramon Israeli prison, are being punished for protesting abuse against their families, who are being ordered to undergo humiliation and strip Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 17 February 2012: It's Time We Recognised the Blair Government's Criminality
16 February 2012 — Information Clearing House 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. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30558.htm Continue reading
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Video: Danish TV-station retracts after presenting false evidence of systematic torture in Syria
Roughly he says: that yesterday night they “brought a newscast, where there were some pictures that showed violence and assaults against civilians, allegedly committed by Syrian security forces. Unfortunately the pictures did not come from Syria, and can therefore not be used as evidence for torture against civilians” And in the end he says that… Continue reading
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Netizen Journalism, Libya and the UN By Ronda Hauben
In this issue is a collection of articles documenting what happened in Libya in 2011. These articles serve to argue that starting in February 2011 there was a media blitz supporting the NATO actions, largely based on unverifiable claims by the opposition against the government of Libya. The story that emerged is based on broadly… Continue reading
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Europe’s cheap imperialism: Libya’s Colonial War One Year Later By Konstantin Bogdanov
The uprising against the regime of Col. Muammar Gaddafi started in Libya one year ago, on February 15, 2011. France and Britain conducted the supporting military operation with great difficulty and much deeper involvement than they had planned, hoping initially for a quick colonial campaign. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 17 February 2012: Gays threaten the future of the human race says Libyan UN delegate
There are fifteen stories in today’s links, most from the MSM and twelve of the fifteen stories (some are essentially duplicates viz Business Week and TIME) have essentially the same headline: ‘A year after revolt, Libya mired in factional fighting’, or words to that effect. Predictably the BBC and Sky News headlines make no mention… Continue reading
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Libya Reprise: Former Mideast Colonial Powers France, Britain Plot Syria Takeover
17 February, 2012 — RT Friendly advice: France, UK to command ousting of Assad? Britain and France may send military advisors to teach the Syrian insurgents combat tactics, communication and other skills needed to attack governmental forces. Earlier unconfirmed reports said that British military are already on the ground in the besieged city Homs doing Continue reading
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China Steps Up in Syria
The conventional picture of US policy in the Middle East is of a hellbound train rushing toward war with Iran, pulling burning coaches filled with European passengers howling praise of Western values out the windows at horrified bystanders. Continue reading
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Hungary: The gallows of capitalism By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
To call Hungary the gallows of capitalism is as right as calling it the gallows of human decency. Recently, the Hungarian Parliament legislated that homelessness is a criminal activity, meaning that those forced to live on the streets, through no fault of their own, can be thrown into a jail and be locked away. So… Continue reading
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Video: US double standards: Indirectly arming Syrian rebels? — RT
The conflict in Syria is intensifying and the UN is unable to agree on a solution to end the bloodshed. Meanwhile, US politicians are calling to arm opposition forces, amid suspicions the US may already be supplying weapons through its Arab allies. Continue reading
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Who Arms the Gang Called «Free Syrian Army» By Leonid Savin
Militant terrorist groups are the main force of those who apply efforts to destroy Syria after doing the same thing in Libya. The Report of the League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria (11) made public in January 2012 and ignored by the West, says there is no government organized repression against peaceful protesters… Continue reading
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Lies, Revolutions and Wars: A House of Sand and Fog By Nebojsa Malic
Last summer, as the Sandstorm mistakenly dubbed the “Arab Spring” swept across North Africa, a cadre of professional revolutionaries the Empire created in Serbia bragged about their role in the revolts to some European videographers. Sure, the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt may have begun spontaneously, but Empire-trained activists soon took control and channeled the… Continue reading
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Video: High-Tech Trickery in Homs? By Sharmine Narwani
The “satellite photos,” says Ford, “have captured both the carnage and those causing it — the artillery is clearly there, it is clearly bombing entire neighborhoods…We are intent on exposing the regime’s brutal tactics for the world to see.” But within 24 hours, the blog Moon of Alabama had taken a hammer to the ambassador’s… Continue reading
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Syria and the media: “Activists say…” By William Bowles
The situation in Syria would appear to be almost identical to that of Libya (with some Kuwait thrown in for good measure) in the months that ran up to the destruction of the country in just a few, short weeks. It’ll probably take NATO a little longer to destroy Syria but the outcome will be… Continue reading
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GREECE IN FLAMES: PRELUDE TO EUROPEAN REVOLUTION? A DEBATE WITHIN THE LEFT
The worst fears of the ruling classes of Greece and Europe are becoming true: an uncontrollable social explosion is under way in Greece. Continue reading
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UK: The People versus The Big 6 #endtheenergyfix
Yesterday EDF, one of the big six energy firms, announced a yearly profit of £2.5 Billion. This vindicates our claim that the big six are making excessive profit. While many freeze, a few profit. It’s now time they paid a levy to redress this balance. In response to these obscene profits we need your help… Continue reading
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US: A Voters' Rights Amendment — A Matter of Critical National Importance
The VRA will result in a transformation of the U.S. government into a more representative democracy in which the power of money and corporations will be curtailed and the power of the people will prevail. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 