June 26, 2012
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 June 2012: History of the US-Israel Relationship
26 June 2012 — Information Clearing House Syria and Turkey’s Phantom War By Pepe Escobar Imagine if this was a Syrian jet flying over Turkish or Israeli territory. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31713.htm Continue reading
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The EyeOpener- The Future of the Web (and what you can do about it)
In mid-2012, in the wake of the ratification of ACTA and the proposal in the US of bills like SOPA and PIPA, in an age where the war on terror is gradually morphing into a cyberwar and database hacks, password leaks and identity thefts are reported on breathlessly, it is difficult to imagine the promise… Continue reading
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Housmans Radical Books, London Newsletter July 2012
26 June 2012 — Housmans Books NEWS 1. London’s Burning / Radical London walks COMPETITION 2. One day sale: 30% off all books on June 30th! 3. British Library ‘Writing Britain’ ticket giveaway Continue reading
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South Africa's Political Wars Begin To Resemble Our Own By Danny Schechter
The Mail & Guardian reports political scientist Achille Mbembe saying in a debate in Johannesburg, “after 18 years of relative complacency and self-congratulatory gestures” the ANC was realizing South Africa was an ordinary country and not a miracle. Continue reading
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War At Any Cost: Another Manufactured Pretext for War with Syria By Eric Draitser
The downing of a Turkish jet by the Syrian military last week was not merely a military incident making the possibility of an intervention and regional war much more likely. This episode was the most recent in a long and storied history of “international incidents” or provocations used by imperial powers as pretexts for military… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 26 June 2012 (12/12)
26 June 2012 — http://www.statewatch.org/ – e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. TURKEY: Readmission: Council of the European Union rushes through agreement2. EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION: Council of the European Union position3. SLOVAKIA::ECHR rules against deportation of convicted terrorist because of risk of torture4. EU: Statewatch Analysis: The revised ‘Dublin’ rules on responsibility for asylum-seekers: a missed opportunity Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 June 2012: Israel demolishes Bedouin village for 39th time
25 June 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Demolishes Sheds, Confiscates Water Tanks, In Wadi Al-MalehIMEMC – Israeli soldiers demolished, on Monday afternoon, several sheds used by Bedouins in Wadi Al-Maleh area, in the northern plains of the West Bank, and confiscated several water tanks used by the residents, in an attempt Continue reading
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