August 3, 2013
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FAIR TV: Misreporting WikiLeaks, NYT Defines the "Center," MSNBC's Walmart "Debate" By Peter Hart
This week: The corporate media finally paid attention to the Bradley Manning trial–but NBC botched some of the history. Plus the New York Timestries to show how Democrats are moving ‘away from the center.’ But how do they define the center anyway? And we look at an MSNBC debate over Walmart and a living wage… Continue reading
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'Why a Robert Mugabe victory would be good for Zimbabwe' By Roy Agyemang
Robert Mugabe belongs to a dying breed of politicians on the African continent. Molded in the crucible of politics of nationalism, he emerges as the surviving face of African nationalism radicalised through armed resistance to settler colonialism. It is this dimension of his generational politics, this trait of his character, which Britain and the western… Continue reading
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ICH 2 August 2013: Why Have So Many Liberals Been Silent about NSA Spying?
2 August 2013 — Information Clearing House Empire Project in Syria Reaches New Low By Michael Collins How did SSG get a special fundraising license for Syrian rebels from the U.S. Department of the Treasury? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35730.htm Continue reading
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Video: Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape
Since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that part of his congressional testimony was “erroneous.” Here are six claims about NSA surveillance that have been undermined by recent disclosures. Continue reading
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The Bradley Manning Verdict: Criminalizing the Exposure of Crimes By Joseph Kishore
manning On Wednesday, the day after the conviction of Bradley Manning was handed down by a military judge, the Washington Post published an article under the headline, “Manning’s Conviction Seen as Making Prosecution of WikiLeaks’ Assange Likely.” The Post noted that the prosecutors—that is, the Obama administration—specifically tailored their case against Manning to implicate the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 2 August 2013: Once More into the Peace Process Dead End
2 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPCHR Weekly Report: 9 civilians wounded, 26 abducted in 51 Israeli invasions this weekIMEMC – In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 25 – 31 July 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 28 July – 3 August 2013: Snowden / Palestine / USA / Hamas / Asia-USA / Canada / Syria / SCO
3 August 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Snowden: Asylum Granted, Russia-US Ties to Go Through Rough Times 03.08.2013 | 00:00 | Andrei AKULOV Whistle-blower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia… At present Snowden has been relocated to a «safe place»… Sometime before the asylum was granted, Russia’s President Putin had said Edward Snowden has Continue reading
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