Africa
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Video of new wave of street battles in Tunisia
Tunisia’s embattled prime minister said on Sunday that he would resign, bowing to a key demand of protesters after at least five people died in a groundswell of new unrest in this North African country. Mohammed Ghannouchi, 69, has been a major irritant to Tunisians behind the so-called ‘Jasmine Revolution’, which eventually led to the… Continue reading
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2/28 LIBYA; US Soft War Preps for Military: African & Arab Surrogates Assist
1 March, 2011 — Burbank Digest KHADAFI ON THE OUTS A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Blackagendareport.com/content/khadafi-outs Continue reading
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In between the peaks: Tunisia now By Jeremy Corbyn
In front of them a beautiful tree-lined space is filled with protesters and a detachment of army tanks and armoured cars. The protesters, mainly young people, have occupied the square and encircled the army and every time an attempt is made to move a tank out I see them surround it, lie down in front… Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011 Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks… Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s interim President appoints new PM Xinhua 28 (Xinhuanet) — Tunisia’s interim President has appointed the country’s former foreign minister as Prime Minister, after Mo-hamed Ghannouchi resigned on Sunday. The departure follows a wave of protests, that demanded a complete break with officials … news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/28/c_13753892.htm Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info N. Africa, Mideast unrest: Three killed as demonstrations turn deadly in Tunisia CNN (blog) [TUNISIA, 9:12 pm ET, 3:12 am local] Protests in Tunisia turned violent and deadly Saturday, just over six weeks after a popular uprising forced the president out of office, and lit a spark of desire for… Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 26 February, 2011
26 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Refugees flood into Tunisia Los Angeles Times Tunisian and UN officials scramble to avert a refugee crisis as people fleeing the Libyan unrest fill the roads out of the border crossing at Ras Ajdir. Many Tunisians help as volunteers. By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times At first it was dozens… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 26 February, 2011
26 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Long Bread Lines and Open Revolt in Libya’s Capital New York Times By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK TRIPOLI, Libya — A bold effort by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to prove that he was firmly in control of Libya appeared to backfire Saturday as foreign journalists he invited to the capital discovered blocks… Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Independent Media Newslinks 24-27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 27 February, 2011 Middle East: Protests shake-up status quo Bahrain: ‘The regime must fall’ The Independent: The price of food is at the heart of this wave of revolutions Key Bahraini opposition figure returns home, protests continue 26 February, 2011 Permanent revolution in the Arab world UN: A Parody On… Continue reading
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Dmitry Sedov – Revolts in Arab world – who’s next?
The revolt in Libya makes us seriously revise our attitude to the events in the Arab East. A widespread point of view that the Internet was to blame for creating options for self-organization has been shaken. Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 25 February, 2011
25 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Thousands Fleeing Libyan Violence Cross Into Tunisia Voice of America Photo: AP People carry their belongings after they fled Libya at the Tunisia-Libya border, near the village of Ras El Jedir, Tunisia, Feb. 24, 2011 Thousands of people fleeing violence in Libya streamed across Tunisia’s southeastern border post of Ras… Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks 24-25 February, 2011
25 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 25 February, 2011 Libya: Is Washington Pushing for Civil War to Justify a US-NATO Military Intervention? Fidel Castro Ruz, “Cynicism’s Danse Macabre” Another British-Libyan distortion Government braced for rebel siege US Empire to Dig Deeper Grave With UN Veto Military Resistance 9B22 25 February, 2011: Sometimes Dreams Come True Military… Continue reading
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Fear stalks Tripoli, celebrations in Libya’s east By Alexander Dziadosz
Thousands of Libyans celebrated the liberation of the eastern city of Benghazi from the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, who was reported to have sent a plane to bomb them on Wednesday as he clung to power. Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 24 February, 2011
24 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Zimbabwe activists face treason charges for discussing Middle East upheaval Los Angeles Times Police arrest 45 people at a meeting in Harare analyzing the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and comparing it with the situation in Zimbabwe. They are charged with treason, which could result in the death penalty. Police… Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 22-23 February, 2011
23 February, 2011 20:33:13 — creative-i.info 23 February, 2011 Roundup of Some Reports on Events Relating to Libya From Other Agencies Estimated “300 to 1000” Deaths in Libya Violence France Urges European Sanctions Against Libya Loyalists take over Tripoli as east holds on The Gaddafi Problem: Arrogance, Pride, Media Qaddafi Moved Libya Forward in Unbelievable Ways… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011
23 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Oil surges 4% on growing Libya turmoil CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US oil prices spiked 4% Wednesday, as reports of Libyan oil production shutdowns swirled. Italian oil giant Eni said Wednesday that it had partially shut down its 150000-barrel-per-day production in the North African country. … http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/23/markets/oil/ Continue reading
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Khadafi On the Outs By Glen Ford
Mouammar Khadafi was once the bane of the West, but in the past decade he has made an “accommodation” with imperialism. Since 9/11, “Khadafi has appeared more concerned with Islamic fundamentalists…than with American and European machinations.” U.S secret services may or may not have acted against Khadafi, but they will surely take advantage of any… Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 23 February, 2011
23 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011 Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011 Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011 Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 22 February, 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011 Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 22-23 February, 2011 Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 23 February, 2011
23 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 2900 Chinese to be evacuated to Tunisia from turbulent Libya Xinhua More than 30 shuttle buses were bringing the first batch of Chinese, who will be put up in the Tunisian resort of Girba, Chinese Ambassador Huo Zhengde said. The Chinese nationals are mostly staff and their families from Chinese… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 22 February, 2011
22 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Oil prices surge 5% on Libya unrest CNNMoney By Aaron Smith, staff writer February 22, 2011: 12:26 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Oil prices jumped 5% Tuesday, spiking as high as $98 a barrel earlier in the session, as the crisis in Libya sparked concern that the turmoil roiling… Continue reading
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