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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Saudi Arabia Bans All Protests Voice of America Saudi Arabia has banned all protests following several small gatherings of demonstrators demanding change in the conservative kingdom. The country’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday on state television that security forces would use what it called … www.voanews.com/english/news/Saudi-Arabia-Bans-All-Protests-117458783.html Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2001: ??Obama administration may prefer Mideast stability to democracy
5 March 2001 — creative-i.info Bahrainis Fear the US Isn’t Behind Their Fight for Democracy New York Times By THOMAS FULLER MANAMA, Bahrain — As more than 100000 protesters descended into the streets on Friday, women uniformly dressed in black flowing robes carried signs saying, “Revolution: The only solution.” Thousands of Shiites took part in… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info DreamWorks options movie rights to WikiLeaks books Times LIVE The DreamWorks studio has optioned movie rights to a pair of books about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his controversial Website that is bent on revealing government secrets, company officials said. One of the books is “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian … www.timeslive.co.za/world/article950165.ece/DreamWorks-options-movie-rights-to-WikiLeaks-books Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Kucinich compares Bradley Manning detention to Abu Ghraib CBS News Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) charged today that the miilitary’s treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking confidential materials to Wikileaks, is comparable to the abuse carried out at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. … www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20039445-503544.html Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info In Egypt, crowd cheers newly appointed prime minister Essam Sharaf Washington Post A farmer celebrates with soldiers and police officers as Egypt’s new prime minister speaks during a pro-democracy rally in Tahrir Square. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh) By William Wan and Portia Walker CAIRO – Massive crowds turned out across the… Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Three protesters wounded at demonstration in Yemen Reuters Anti-government protesters rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz March 4, 2011. By Mohammed Mukhashef ADEN (Reuters) – Three protestors were wounded on Friday evening when Yemeni security forces … www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/05/us-yemen-idUSTRE72338020110305 Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Izabella Kaminska, “Bahrain’s Strategic Importance, Graph du Jour” “The Bahraini Opposition Speaks: Press Conference of the Opposition Political Societies Jadaliyya, “Notes from the Bahraini Field” Quantum Note: An Arabian Union? Mubarak, the Bag Man Gisha: Karni’s closure is politically motivated and violates recent promises to the World… Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Izabella Kaminska, “Bahrain’s Strategic Importance, Graph du Jour” “The Bahraini Opposition Speaks: Press Conference of the Opposition Political Societies Jadaliyya, “Notes from the Bahraini Field” Quantum Note: An Arabian Union? Mubarak, the Bag Man Gisha: Karni’s closure is politically motivated and violates recent promises to the World… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Independent Media Newslinks 5-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Will Qaddafi be physically Eliminated? The Independent: SAS unit ‘held by Libyan rebels’ Racism rears its ugly face in Libya uprising live on TV The Independent: Britain offers covert help to Libyan rebels as fighting kills further 100 BBC: MoD silent on SAS capture report BBC: Gaddafi… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 4-5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info 5 March 2011 What Libya Learned From Egypt Huffington Post (blog) Libya’s nationwide Internet blackout is entering its second full day. From a technical standpoint, it’s clear that this is a very different strategy than the one used by Egypt in the last days of the Mubarak regime. The ultimate… Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info African Workers Massacred in Desert Caught in Libya Racism Power Play China Insists Libyan Sovereignty Must Be Respected Russia and Saudi Arabia warned against outside political or military intervention in Libya Western Journalists Fail to Report the Facts about Libya Objectively By Timothy V. Gatto On either side, Libyans want… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 March, 2011:
3 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Break Into Eshil-Be’er Sheva Prison, Attack Detainees, Search Their Rooms Soldiers Kidnap Four Children In East Jerusalem Continue reading
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Armed with Twitter, Clinton seeks new information war
While appearing before a congressional committee, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared the US is losing the global information war and requires extra funds to compete with others in a global propaganda war. Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 3 March 2011
3 March 2011 — creative-i.info Saudi Arabia Must Keep Pumping Oil to Buy Stability: Peter Coy BusinessWeek By Peter Coy March 3 (Bloomberg) — It’s been more than a week since youthful Saudi Arabian demonstrators bucked the regional trend and cheered their ruler, celebrating his return to the kingdom from medical treatment abroad. Saudi Arabia… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 3 March 2011
3 March 2011 — creative-i.info Don’t Fret Lost Libyan Oil But Worry Plenty About Algeria Forbes (blog) Loyalists and rebels in Libya are fighting it out over the town of Brega, one of five export terminals in the east of the country. Two US warships loom over the horizon in the Mediterranean. The flow of… Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 3 March, 2011
3 March, 2011 — creative-i.info Libya Refugee Crisis Called a ‘Logistical Nightmare’ New York Times By NADIA SHIRA COHEN and SHARON OTTERMAN RAS AJDIR BORDER CROSSING, Tunisia — The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday that it was proving a “logistical nightmare” to help tens of thousands of migrant workers fleeing… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 3 March, 2011
3 March, 2011 — creative-i.info Assange files appeal against extradition in sex case CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff London (CNN) — Lawyers for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange have filed an appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face questioning on sex charges, a member of his defense team said Thursday. The appeal was… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 3 March, 2011: Twenty-Two New Charges Against Pvt. Bradley Manning
3 March, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning facing 22 fresh charges DailyIndia.com Washington, Mar 3(ANI): Bradley Manning, the prime suspect in the leaking of classified US documents to the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, has been hit with an additional 22 charges, including aiding the enemy. The US Army intelligence analyst … www.dailyindia.com/show/427785.php Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 3 March, 2011
3 March, 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain’s Shiite opposition set to talk to rulers The Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The Shiite opposition groups seeking to loosen the Sunni monarchy’s grip on power in Bahrain are ready to talk to the Gulf nation’s rulers about political change after weeks of protests, a leading opposition member… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 2 March 2011
2 March 2011 — creative-i.info N. Africa, Mideast protests: 4 killed in fighting in al-Brega, Libya CNN (blog) Libyan rebels in the city of Ajdibaya get ready for a fight after a government jet flies over them Wednesday. [LIBYA, 10:11 am ET, 5:11 pm] At least four people have been killed and 23 have been… Continue reading
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