28 August, 2012 — RT
South African police are facing accusations of mass murder after autopsies on the victims of a bloody crackdown at Marikana platinum mine, showed that miners were shot in the back. Meanwhile, new violence has broken out at the location.
28 August 2012 — Housmans
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1. The Fuse Book Club at Housmans
2. Help save Hackney’s black bookshop, Centerprise
IN-STORE EVENTS – London’s Burning Season
3. ‘Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital’ with Clive Bloom
4. ‘King’s Cross: a sense of place’ with Angela Inglis and local campaigners
5. ‘The Art of Wandering’ with Merlin Coverley
6. ‘Baron’s Court, all change’ with Stewart Home
7. Peace News presents: ‘The Lives, Art and Struggles of John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy’ with Robert Leach & Housmans Peace Diary 2013 Launch
26 August, 2012 — Global Research
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“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance-it is the illusion of knowledge.”-Daniel Boorstin
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By Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2012
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. The Congressional Research Service said the US figure for 2011 was the largest for a single year in the history of the arms export program. While huge, the number may be something of a one off, as it includes a huge one-off deal with Saudi Arabia to the tune of $29.4 billion. This features 84 F-15 fighter bombers, upgrades to its existing fleet of 70 such aircraft and the sale of 178 helicopters.
Despite a sluggish world economy, global arms sales nearly doubled in 2011 to $85.3 billion, the report said. After the United States came Russia, with $4.8 billion in transfers, and then France, with $4.4 billion. Besides Saudi Arabia, major US clients included the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman, India and Thailand, the report added.
27 August 2012 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Israel To Close Bribery Case Against Sharon, His Sons
IMEMC – Israeli sources reported Monday that the Israeli prosecution is weighing the possibility of dropping bribery and corruption charges against former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and his two sons, Omri and Gilad, due to the lack of evidence. …
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