July 10, 2014
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Video: Fear and Loathing in Israel – Shir Hever on Reality Asserts Itself (2/5)
Mr. Hever says in colonial conditions the master fears and hates the servants who might rise up and demand their rights (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Book Review: Middle Class Workers? By Gabriel Kuhn
There is something admirable about small radical publishing houses unabashedly releasing material that seems out of sync with a new generation of activists trained in postmodern thought and language, politicizing Miley Cyrus and the Simpsons, and discussing elusive multitudes of oppression and resistance. Who cares about the “labor aristocracy”, or similarly outdated Leninist concepts? Continue reading
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“Handing patients NHS cash” is just rebranding cuts By Peter Beresford
Personal health budgets are to be rolled out to many more patients and combined with social care personal budgets, Simon Stevens, NHS England’s new Chief Executive announced yesterday. But as spending on both social care and the NHS contracts, what is the evidence underpinning this massive shift in resources? Continue reading
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Iraq News Links 9-10 July 2014
10 July 2014 14:14:02 — williambowles.info Iraq Rattles Bondholders as Dana Gas to Taqa Yields Rise (Bloomberg) US responsible for terrorists taking over Iraqi chemical weapons (Voice of Russia) Iraq’s Kurds say will boycott Cabinet meetings (CNS News) Continue reading
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Gaza News Links 9-10 July 2014
10 July 2014 14:08:50 — williambowles.info Gaza death toll hits 81 as third day of Israel’s offensive continues (RT) Death toll of Israel’s military operation in Gaza rises to 77 (SCF) Israel preparing full-scale ground offensive in Gaza as death toll rises (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 9-10 July 2014
10 July 2014 14:03:48 — williambowles.info Over 20,000 children find shelter in Russia over crisis in Ukraine – Russian MP (SCF) ‘Obama administration has no intention of downsizing its EU espionage’ (RT) Japan, France, Germany to cooperate closely over Ukraine — Japanese FM (ITAR-TASS) Continue reading
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Israeli Offensive on Gaza Continues: 69 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 60 Are Civilians, Including 22 Children and 13 Women, and 469 Others Wounded, Mostly Civilians, Including 166 Children and 85 Women
In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have escalated their offensive on the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes have increasingly targeted houses, civilian-populated areas and civilian facilities. The Israeli tanks have fired dozens of shells at Palestinian communities located near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and Israeli gunboats have fired dozens of shells… Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Eyewitness Report from Gaza
My life for the last 36 hours has been filled with stories of horrific attacks on civilians and non-combatants. I have heard almost constant bombardment of Gaza and the neighboring communities, and attacks on my own neighborhood by the seaport have been frequent and ferocious. More than once I found myself running for cover but… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 9 July 2014
9 July 2014 — Information Clearing House Troublemaking Washington Pushing Ukraine to the Brink By Mike Whitney There should be a concerted effort to abandon the dollar, ditch US Treasuries, jettison the petrodollar system, and force the US to become a responsible citizen that complies with International law. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article39044.htm Continue reading
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Fascism…are we there yet? Wall Street is making it happen By Margarida Fragoso
Want to hear the worst idea in the history of horrible ideas? How about we take the industry responsible for destroying the U.S. economy and wrecking the lives of tens of millions of people, and then allow it to create a “government-industry cyber war council.”It appears that trillions in taxpayer bailouts simply wasn’t enough for… Continue reading
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Global protest calls for canning SOPA-by-stealth treaty’s IP bits By Simon Sharwood
The TPP is a treaty being negotiated among Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. Controversially, the treaty’s full text has not been released for public scrutiny: citizens of the negotiating nations have generally been told the treaty is in their best interests and they… Continue reading
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The National Security State: UK gov rushes through emergency law on data retention By Kelly Fiveash
Emergency law is expected within days to be pushed through Parliament that will force ISPs to retain customer data to allow spooks to continue to spy on Brits’ internet and telephone activity, after existing powers were recently ruled invalid by the European Union’s highest court. Continue reading
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New disability payments system responsible for deaths in Britain By Dennis Moore
A new disability benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP), brought in by the UK government to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA), has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people. In addition, many seriously ill people have been left without a payment months after applying. Continue reading
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European governments prepare for military suppression of popular opposition By Denis Krassnin
European governments are working together to prepare to militarily suppress social unrest. This effort—involving legal, technical, as well as military plans—is in an advanced stage of development, according to a report by Aureliana Sorrento that aired on June 20 on Germany’s Deutschlandfun k radio station . “In the framework of collaborative foreign and security policy,”… Continue reading
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PCHR_e: Israeli forces engaged in punitive destruction of homes in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is strongly concerned by Israel’s conduct of its offensive on the Gaza Strip, and in particular by the widespread punitive targeting of homes belonging to members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Continue reading
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Ukraine’s Terrorists Speak By Eric Zuesse
You won’t see or read about them on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, The New York Times, or virtually any of America’s other propaganda-media, except that these people are “terrorists,” and that they thus constitute threats to U.S. national security; but, here they are, speaking for themselves, which America’s propaganda-media won’t let you hear,… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 9 July 2014: A View from Gaza: We Hug the Children as the Bombs Fall
9 July 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Scottish Hospitals Offer Treatment For GazansIMEMC – Scottish officials have declared the country ready to receive Gaza civilians who have been injured in the current Israeli military aggression on the region, according to a press release by External Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf. … Continue reading
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Is Israel Planning Gaza’s “Final Solution”? By Felicity Arbuthnot
Overnight (July 8th/9th), one hundred and sixty targets were initially hit, including the European Gaza Hospital (a war crime without a war.) Twenty-eight people were killed and over two hundred injured, adding to the unending onslaught on Palestine from the day the Zionist cuckoo took over the Palestinian nest — homes, gardens, history, culture, ancient… Continue reading
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