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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011
16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Police off streets during march for 2nd slain protester in Bahrain CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Bahraini protesters in Pearl Square, Manama, hold signs, February 16, 2011. One reads: “We will not forget you oh martyrs.” (CNN) — Thousands of people gathered Wednesday for the peaceful funeral procession… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 16 February, 2011
16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bradley Manning Being Touted A Patriot: Still In Solitary Confinement Daily News Pulse While WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech, his ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning… Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011
16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Yemen protests enter sixth day Aljazeera.net Protests in Yemen are spiralling out of control as they enter their sixth consecutive day, with pro-democracy protesters and government loyalists clashing in Sanaa, the capital. Despite thousands of police being deployed across the city, … english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121611012256401.html Continue reading
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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in the Egyptian Media By Ursula Lindsey
It took 18 days of mass mobilization, the deaths of hundreds and the wounding of thousands, the crippling of Egypt’s tourism industry and the crash of its stock market, to bring an end to the 30-year presidency of Husni Mubarak. And almost every minute of the revolution was televised. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 14-15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 17:21:44 — creative-i.info 15 February, 2011 Jordan: Zionist King’s Bodyguards Shoot Protesters BBC: Obama sees ‘right Egypt signals’ Samir Amin, “What Is Happening in Egypt” 1079 SADAT-ISRAEL ‘WAR TREATY’ AGAINST PALESTINIANS A & MUSLIMS NOT BINDING ON EGYPTIANS Will Democracy Movement Challenge Military After Mubarak Egypt Tensions Persist Egypt: Of Snake and The… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 14-15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 17:22:50 — creative-i.info 15 February, 2011 Jordan: Zionist King’s Bodyguards Shoot Protesters BBC: Obama sees ‘right Egypt signals’ Samir Amin, “What Is Happening in Egypt” 1079 SADAT-ISRAEL ‘WAR TREATY’ AGAINST PALESTINIANS A & MUSLIMS NOT BINDING ON EGYPTIANS Will Democracy Movement Challenge Military After Mubarak Egypt Tensions Persist Egypt: Of Snake and The… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info BHP offered to swap China info with US – Wikileaks Reuters Kloppers took personal credit for quashing that deal, according to Wikileaks, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. “Australia does not want to become an open … www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/15/wikileaks-bhpbilliton-idUSL3E7DE27I20110215 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 15 February, 2011: Investigators Still Can’t Find Any Evidence To Link Assange & Manning
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Assange Opposed Quick Publication of Cables Out of Concern for Manning Wired News (blog) Davies met with Assange after reading Wired.com’s excerpts of chat logs between Bradley Manning and ex-hacker Adrian Lamo in which Manning allegedly … www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/assange-opposed-cables/ Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011: Saudi Military Entered Bahrain to Crackdown on Protesters
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain Protests Swell With Second Death, Tear Gas at Funeral BusinessWeek 15 (Bloomberg) — Protests against Bahrain’s government escalated today as a second demonstrator was reportedly killed and police used tear gas to break up … www.businessweek.com/news/2011-02-15/bahrain-protests-swell-with-second-death-tear-gas-at-funeral.html Continue reading
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The Face(book)less Revolution: A Decade of Strikes by Millions of Egyptian Workers by Mary Lynn Cramer
Last night I attended a large gathering of activists who came together in Arlington Center, Massachusetts, to listen to MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky and Institute for Policy Studies fellow Phyllis Bennis discuss how to reinvigorate and expand the Peace Movement. Continue reading
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Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 15 February, 2011
15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Upheaval Opens the Exits in Tunisia New York Times By THOMAS FULLER SEDOUIKECH, Tunisia — A dozen young men left this village of olive groves and whitewashed houses near the Mediterranean coast last week, … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/africa/15tunisia.html Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 14 February, 2011: Official: US to expand Yemeni military training
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Violence Marks Fourth Day of Yemeni Protests Against President Bloomberg By Mohammed Hatem – Mon Feb 14 10:24:15 GMT 2011 Thousands of protesters gathered at Yemen’s Sanaa University for the fourth day, demanding President Ali … www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-14/violence-marks-fourth-day-of-yemeni-protests-against-president.html Continue reading
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Dissent and the Spread of Information in Egypt
In a dictatorship, independent journalism by default becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation. Continue reading
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Tunisia mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Italy Seeks to Use Forces to Halt Illegal Immigrants From Tunisia New York Times Would-be immigrants from Tunisia were detained after arriving by boat on Lampedusa, a small Italian island closer to Tunisia than the Italian mainland. … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/world/europe/14boats.html?src=twrhp Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Feeling the pressure at WikiLeaks The Australian Former member of the Wikileaks group Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a critic of the leadership style of Julian Assange, has established a rival whistleblower… www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/feeling-the-pressure-at-wikileaks/story-e6frg6z6-1226005379420 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Wikileaks leaker still in custody ABC Online The ABC’s Four Corners has investigated the story of Bradley Manning – the US army analyst who allegedly stole the classified documents that were published … www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3137805.htm Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 13-14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media 14 February, 2011 Gaza scholars ask Egypt to end siege Friedman: White House disgusted with Israel Can Egypt trigger a regional change? Information Clearing House Newsletter 13 February, 2011: Once Upon a Time in the Evil Empire… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 13-14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media 14 February, 2011 Gaza scholars ask Egypt to end siege Friedman: White House disgusted with Israel Can Egypt trigger a regional change? Information Clearing House Newsletter 13 February, 2011: Once Upon a Time in the Evil Empire… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks from the Independent Media 12-13 February, 2011
13 February, 2011 18:41:46 — creative-i.info A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media 13 February, 2011 In Post-Mubarak Egypt, Protestors Demand A Date for Free and Fair Elections from the Supreme Council Tsunami in Egypt The people have WON! Congratulations Egypt and everyone! Egypt’s lessons for Palestine Egypt protest leaders… Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks 13 February, 2011
13 February, 2011 — creative-i.info New Era Dawns in Egypt and Across the Arab World New York Times By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — A new era dawned in Egypt on Saturday as this nation of 80 million — and hundreds of millions beyond its … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/world/middleeast/13egypt.html Continue reading
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