August 18, 2012
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NGO accuses platinum mine owners of neglecting communities
Several Platinum miners have dismissed a non-governmental organisation report on their operations in the Rustenburg area. The Bench Marks Foundation is accusing platinum miners of neglecting mining communities in pursuit of profits. Mineworkers union National Union of Mineworkers has come out in support of Bench Marks findings. Continue reading
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Israeli-US Script: Divide Syria, Divide the Rest By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
What is happening in Syria is a sign of things to come for the region. Regime change is not the sole goal of the US and its allies in Syria. Dividing the Syrian Arab Republic is the end goal of Washington in Syria. Continue reading
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Letter from a South African reader on the Marikana miners massacre
Shortly before the police attack on striking mine workers at Rustenburg’s Marikana platinum mine, police spokesperson Dennis Adriao issued a chilling threat, a portent of the massacre to follow: “Today is unfortunately D-Day.” Continue reading
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Assange Newslinks 17-18 August 2012
18 August 2012 Australian government lines up behind British threats against AssangeWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 17:01 Canberra’s refusal to publicly criticise, let alone challenge, the British government further demonstrates its role as a co-conspirator in the persecution of the WikiLeaks founder. Continue reading
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Marikana: NUM: Rival union 'may have planned' mine violence
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) secretary general Frans Baleni put the toll at 36 and blamed the unrest on the rival Association of Mineworkers and Communication Union making promises which could never be delivered and, in the process, organising an illegal action which led to the loss of lives. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 12-18 August 2012: Italy / Syria / Kosovo / China-Africa / Egypt / USA / UN
18 August 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Rethinking Italian National Interest and Strategy in a Changing World 18.08.2012 | 00:00 | Tiberio GRAZIANI, Daniele SCALEA Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 17 August 2012: ‘After Zionism’ puts forth debates on one-state solution
17 August 2012 — VTJP News Ma’an News Report: Palestinian, Israeli group clash in West Jerusalem8/17/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — An 18-year-old Palestinian was seriously injured in a fight between a group of Palestinians and Israelis in West Jerusalem on Thursday night, Israeli media reported. Israeli news site Ynet said the man was taken to Continue reading
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