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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 21 August, 2011: Israel’s Convenient War on Gaza
21 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Egyptian Hacker Hacks Into Netanyahu’s Website IMEMC – Monday August 22, 2011 – 03:22, An Egyptian hacker managed on Sunday to hack into the website of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and placed a picture of Egyptian soldiers raising the Egyptian flag in… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 21 August 2011
21 August 2011 — williambowles.info 21 August 2011Syrian townspeople welcome army to rout “gangs” Russiatoday.ru Today at 07:33 This week pressure has been mounting again on the Syrian leader Bashar Assad. The US and European leaders called on him to step down, but Russia refused to support the demand, saying Assad should be given time… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 August, 2011: Israeli forces ‘fire live ammunition’ at Hebron rally
20 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Apologizes To Egypt For Killing Three Of Its Soldiers IMEMC – Sunday August 21, 2011 – 03:04, Israel submitted on Saturday an apology to Egypt over the death of three Egyptian soldiers who were killed by the Israeli army on Thursday following… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 18-20 August 2011
20 August 2011 — williambowles.info 20 August 2011 Jay Rothermel, “Who Defends Syria’s Sovereignty?” MRZine.org Today at 15:43 Continue reading
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Syria: Obama Threatens U.S. Military Intervention By Sara Flounders
President Barack Obama on Aug. 18 demanded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down, saying that the Syrian leader’s days are numbered. The governments of Britain, France and Germany joined in this demand. This statement is a blatant imperialist interference in Syria’s internal affairs. Continue reading
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Jean Bricmont / Diana Johnstone: Who Will Save Libya From Its Western Saviours?
Last March, a coalition of Western powers and Arab autocracies banded together to sponsor what was billed as a short little military operation to ‘protect Libyan civilians’. Five months later, all the assumptions on which the war was based have proved to be more or less false. Human rights organizations have failed to find evidence… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 August, 2011: All Israeli kindergarteners are required to sing the national anthem— except for ‘Arab sector’ children
14 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli forces abduct three children in East Jerusalem IMEMC – Sunday August 14, 2011 – 21:10, According to local sources, Israeli forces invaded the neighborhood of Silwan, in east Jerusalem, on Sunday morning and abducted two young children and a teenager, taking them… Continue reading
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The Future of Arab Revolts: Interview with Samir Amin By Hassane Zerrouky
The way Egyptian scholar and researcher Samir Amin sees it, nothing will be the same as before in the Arab world: protest movements will challenge both the internal social order of Arab countries and their places in the regional and global political chessboard. Continue reading
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Libya — Lather, Rinse, Repeat — Syria: Liberal Imperialism and the Refusal to Learn By Maximilian C. Forte
One detects a strong tendency among liberal imperialists and assorted self-designated “progressives” to think of their actions and thoughts as being above history, as if residing in some altostratus of unimpeachable rectitude. If they pretend to act and think as if they were gods, it is not an historical accident. At the end of their… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 8, 2011: They Died in Vain; Deal With It
8 August 2011 — Information Clearing House Saudi Arabia’s Message to Syria, Decoded By Brian Whitaker It is Iranian influence, not the killing of civilians, that Saudi Arabia is concerned about as it recalls its ambassador in Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28782.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 August, 2011: Report: Israel wages cyber war on Iran
8 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Forces Advance Into Lebanese Territory IMEMC – Tuesday August 09, 2011 – 03:04, The Lebanese Army reported Monday that Israeli soldiers advanced into Lebanese territory for a distance of 200 meters and remained there for 30 minutes before heading back to the… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 5 August 2011
5 August 2011 — williambowles.info Tribe digs in as army advances on Yemen capital AFP Tribes wield much influence in impoverished Yemen, where the Hashid is a heavily armed tribal confederation capable of rallying and financing thousands of fighters. The Bakil is the other main tribal confederation. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdjqMPA17H28aC_L8SjgtKkGvNNQ?docId=CNG.295eadd7a57a513209fd6cf0da430227.221 Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 August, 2011: The two-state solution will die in September
5 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinians hold non-violent anti-Wall protests in 4 villages IMEMC – Saturday August 06, 2011 – 03:10, Non-violent protests took place on Friday in the central West Bank villages of al-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 August, 2011: Israeli Knesset considers bill to end ‘democratic’ element of Israeli state
4 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center UN Committee enters Gaza for first time in 43 years IMEMC – Friday August 05, 2011 – 01:00, For the first time in forty-three years, an investigative committee of the United Nations General Assembly has managed to enter the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 4 August 2011
4 August 2011 — williambowles.info UN Security Council rebuke of Syria hailed as potential ‘turning point’ Christian Science Monitor The UN Security Council approved a statement Wednesday condemning human-rights violations in Syria. It contains no penalties, but it is significant as ‘a clear and unequivocal condemnation,’ the US ambassador to the UN said. … http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2011/0803/UN-Security-Council-rebuke-of-Syria-hailed-as-potential-turning-point Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 August, 2011: How Netanyahu’s Israel is like Monty Python’s cheese shop
3 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PLO Report: “Six Palestinians Killed in July, 230 Kidnapped, 32 Structures Demolished” IMEMC – Thursday August 04, 2011 – 03:16, The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) reported that, in July, Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinians, kidnapped 230 others, and demolished 32 homes and structures… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 3 August 2011
3 August 2011 — williambowles.info Latest word from Yemen’s ill president doesn’t allay tensions MiamiHerald.com By ADAM BARON SANAA, Yemen — When Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia on June 5 after suffering severe injuries in a bomb attack on his compound, many in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation… Continue reading
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