Middle East
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The Arab Revolt Spreads to Kuwait
Stateless Arabs in Kuwait held protests today, demanding citizenship. The protests reportedly took place in Taima’ and Sulaibiya, Jahra Governorate, and Ahmadi, Ahmadi Governorate. Continue reading
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Middle East Media Links for 19 February 2011
20 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Bradley Manning Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Wikileaks Newslinks for 19 February, 2011 Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 19 February, 2011
19 February, 2011 — creative-i.info BAHRAIN: VIDEO: Protesters shot as government seeks to smother protests Los Angeles Times Internet videos show peaceful protesters in Bahrain coming under fire as reports surface that the government used live ammunition Friday to repel anti-government demonstrators attempting to retake a main square from which they had been violently ousted Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 18 February, 2011: Bahrain police attack a “massacre”: top Shi'ite cleric
18 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protests Swell at Bahrain Funerals Wall Street Journal By JOE PARKINSON MANAMA, Bahrain—Mass antigovernment demonstrations in Bahrain entered their fifth full day Friday, as four funerals took place simultaneously around the capital, and opposition leaders said the government’s violent crackdown had … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704900004576151632161951462.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 18 February, 2011: Bahrain police attack a “massacre”: top Shi’ite cleric
18 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protests Swell at Bahrain Funerals Wall Street Journal By JOE PARKINSON MANAMA, Bahrain—Mass antigovernment demonstrations in Bahrain entered their fifth full day Friday, as four funerals took place simultaneously around the capital, and opposition leaders said the government’s violent crackdown had … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704900004576151632161951462.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Continue reading
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Bahrain: The Third Day of Wrath by Al Jazeera and Euronews
16 February, 2011 — MRZine “They renamed it [Manama’s central square] Tahrir Square after the one in Cairo. They’ve started setting up tents, and vans are bringing supplies of food and water.” — Ahmed Hazim The Euronews video at the top and the Al Jazeera videos below it were released on 16 February 2011. Cf. Continue reading
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Bahrain Is New Center for Arab Anger
Thousands of protesters have taken over a main square in Bahrain’s capital. They’ve brought in tents and raised banners in an attempt to copy Egypt’s uprising and force high-level changes. Clashes have left at least two people dead. Continue reading
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Bahrain, 14 February 2011?
“Clerics have been ordered to preach against chaos” Continue reading
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The Day of Wrath in Bahrain By Yoshie Furuhashi
Among the most watched Bahraini protest videos today is this one showing police attacking protesters in Duraz, Bahrain, 14 February 2011 Continue reading
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Washington: How Best to Shape the Middle East Playing Field? By Eric Walberg
Quiet tourist backwater Tunisia under its only rulers since independence — Habib Bourghiba (1956-1987) and then Zein Al-Abidine bin Ali (1987-2011) — was a much appreciated ally of the United States. However, as bin Ali fled to Saudi Arabia last month, US leaders suddenly were hailing those who defied his US-trained police with their US-made… Continue reading
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The Egyptian revolt is coming home By John Pilger
The uprising in Egypt is our theatre of the possible. It is what people across the world have struggled for and their thought controllers have feared. Western commentators invariably misuse the words ‘we’ and ‘us’ to speak on behalf of those with power who see the rest of humanity as useful or expendable. The ‘we’… Continue reading
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Huge spy hub uncovered in Israel — RT
It has been described as Israel’s ‘big ears’ – a huge facility where it is claimed phone calls and emails from all across the Middle East and beyond can be monitored for intelligence. Continue reading
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US secret aims in Yemen secret no more — RT
As confirmed by a recent WikiLeaks dispatch of classified diplomatic cables, US special operations forces are carrying out strikes against suspected terrorists in Yemen, and the Yemeni government is taking the credit. But US plans in Yemen go further than strikes. The military are discussing long-term bases and asking for more than a billion dollars… Continue reading
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Wikileaks: Hezbollah Rockets Cover All of Israel
3 December, 2010 — The Real News Network Gareth Porter: Balance of forces in Middle East has changed with Hezbollah able to “cover entire territory of Israel” with rockets http://therealnews.com/scripts/player/player.swf Follow my videos on vodpod Bio Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Cable TV: Needed Truth Teller?
29 November, 2010 Discovered WikiLeaks Cable TV: Needed Truth Teller? via dandelionsalad Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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It’s political, not personal – Hossam el-Hamalawy interviews Charles Glass
Hossam el-Hamalawy meets up with renowned journalist Charles Glass in Cairo Continue reading
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Obama bombs Yemen again, as he claims to stand “with those who seek their universal rights.” By Mozhgan Savabieasfahani
You would never guess that Yemen was occupied from 1839 to 1967 by Great Britain or that Israel and the U.S. deployed their air forces, and their air bases, to crush Yemen’s drive for independence. From the 1960’s until today, Yemen has had its sovereignty shattered by U.S. military interventions, both covert and overt. So,… Continue reading
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‘US aided’ deadly Yemen raids
The US provided firepower and intelligence to help the Yemeni government launch a series of deadly raids against suspected al-Qaeda bases in the country, the New York Times has reported. Continue reading
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Yemen: Pentagon's War On The Arabian Peninsula By Rick Rozoff
It is perhaps impossible to determine the exact moment at which a U.S.- supported self-professed holy warrior – trained to perpetrate acts of urban terrorism and to shoot down civilian airliners – ceases to be a freedom fighter and becomes a terrorist. But a safe assumption is that it occurs when he is no longer… Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Attack on Syria cover up
Erlich: The US massacre at Al-Sukkariya, Syria in 2008 was a clear violation of international law Continue reading
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