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Jews for Justice for Palestinians Weekly newsletter 20 June 2011
20 June 2011 — Jews for Justice for Palestinians The state of Jews June 18th, 2011 From its origin as ‘Jew-state’ through various twists of meaning, the current ‘Jewish state’ which Palestinians must recognise has more in common with Pakistan than the USA or any European state of all its citizens. Uri Avnery traces the… Continue reading
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Why Regime Change in Libya? By Ismael Hossein-zadeh
There is undeniable evidence that contrary to the spontaneous, unarmed and peaceful protest demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, therebellion in Libya has been nurtured, armed and orchestrated largely from abroad, in collaboration with expat opposition groups and their local allies at home. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 June, 2011: Netanyahu Seeks To Form Block Of 30 To Counter To Palestinian UN Bid
15 June, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli troops attack anti-Wall protest near Ramallah, injuring seven IMEMC – Wednesday June 15, 2011 – 23:06, According to local sources, Israeli forces attacked a non-violent action by Palestinian men, women and children trying to block Israeli bulldozers from bulldozing their farmland and orchards… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks for 16 June 2011
17 June 2011 — williambowles.info 17 June 2011 Morning Star: West blocks Libya peace resolution Morning Star: Politicians sue Obama over war Global Research: The War on Libya: Canada’s Parliament Endorses Military Escalation Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 15 June 2011: CIA to send armed drones into Yemen
15 June 2011 — williambowles.info UN official calls for Syria probe…US preps for Yemen problems 9&10 News WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is getting ready in case the worst happens in Yemen. The US is building a secret CIA air base in the Persian Gulf region to target al-Qaida terrorists there in case anti-American… Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks for 15 June 2011: Bahrain to sue Independent newspaper over articles
15 June 2011 — williambowles.info Ex-editors of opposition Bahraini newspaper to go on trial CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — The trial of three Bahraini opposition journalists accused of fabricating news to disrupt peace during the civil unrest in the Gulf state adjourned after a few minutes Wednesday. Civilian High Court judges… Continue reading
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Low-End High Design and the Butterfly Effect By Greg Lindsay
In 2004, MediaTek sold 3 million of its chips [3]; six years later, its sales had soared to 500 million, more than a third of the worldwide market. Nearly half of those went to shanzhai. The sudden ability to design, manufacture, and ship millions of dirt-cheap handsets in total secrecy led to an explosion in… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks for 15 June 2011
15 June 2011 — williambowles.info Turkey Spurns Assistance as Syria’s Attack on Town Forces More to Flee Bloomberg “Maybe this stems from Syria’s special status and Turkey doesn’t want to involve the international community, but this is an international crisis.” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit the camps holding Syrian refugees on his country’s… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 13, 2011
13 June 2011 — Stop NATO Pentagon Chief Praises NATO’s Arab Monarch Allies For Libyan War Aid U.S., NATO Hold Proliferation Security Initiative Drills In Mediterranean Libya: NATO Conducts 10,822 Sorties, 4,102 Strike Missions German Foreign Minister In Benghazi Syria On The Boil, U.S. Warship In The Black Sea Poland: Permanent U.S. Air Base, NATO… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 13 June 2011
13 June 2011 — williambowles.info Reports: US man held in Egypt as Israeli spy msnbc.com CAIRO — Egypt arrested a man on Sunday — identified in Israeli media reports as a US citizen — suspected of spying for Israel and recruiting agents to destabilize Egypt, a prosecutor and judicial sources said. A 19-year-old woman who… Continue reading
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What If Britain Drops Out of All US Wars? By David Swanson
Before long public pressure might just lead Britain to drop out of participation in US wars, a move that would seriously damage future pretenses of acting as an international coalition. Continue reading
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NORTH AFRICA: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REVOLT Middle East Report 259 12 June 2011
Tunisia and Egypt, where the 2011 Arab rebellions began, will do much to determine the course of the upheavals elsewhere. The degree of political democracy that Tunisians and Egyptians achieve will be the most watched barometer. But just as important will be the extent of reform of the economic order. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 12 June 2011: Ali Abdullah Saleh's Health In 'Bad' Condition: Report
12 June 2011 — williambowles.info Army confronts Islamists in Yemen Boston Globe Tribesmen loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, gathered on the back of a vehicle while patrolling the area around Ahmar’s house in Sana, Yemen. (Hani Mohammed/ Associated Press) By Ahmed Al-Haj Associated Press / June … http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/06/12/army_confronts_islamists_in_yemen/ Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 11, 2011: NATO Air Strike Kills Algerian Family In Libya
11 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Air War In Libya: 10,570 Air Missions, 3,999 Strike Sorties NATO Air Strike Kills Algerian Family In Libya Libya Claims To Have Shot Down Three NATO Helicopters Unrest In Arab World Heightens Turkey’s NATO Role Kyrgyzstan: NATO Central Asian Office Ratified NATO Headquarters: Cooperation With Azerbaijan Discussed Continue reading
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2010: Flurry of leaked US embassy cables reveal foreign strategies By David Leigh
At the start of a series of daily extracts from the US embassy cables – many designated ‘secret’ – the Guardian can disclose that Arab leaders are privately urging an air strike on Iran and that US officials have been instructed to spy on the UN leadership. Continue reading
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Video: Bilderberg: world’s fate sealed behind closed doors — RT
The Bilderberg Group, an invitation-only meeting of the world’s most powerful people, is taking place in Switzerland. Just what the political insiders, media moguls and industry magnates will actually discuss, remains top secret. Continue reading
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US oil deal reveals real reasons behind Libya campaign By Vladimir Gladkov
The first shipment of Libyan oil arrived to the US on June 8th, following a deal signed by the US and the Transitional National Council, the self-proclaimed legitimate government of Libya. The sale finally reveals the true reasons behind the NATO campaign, previously described as an attempt to provide security for Libyan civilians. Continue reading
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Events in Syria -taking sides against imperialist intervention by International Action Center
The progressive political movement must avoid being just an echo and a justification of Pentagon war policy, especially whenever any developing country is in the cross hairs of a U.S. attack. Continue reading
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Turkey’s Not-So-Subtle Shift on Syria By M K Bhadrakumar
The conclave at Antalya was entitled “Change in Syria”. Ankara would go ballistic if a neighboring country did to it such a thing. The conclave at Antalya didn’t happen accidentally, either. It was well planned. Turkish authorities allowed it to go ahead but with one caveat: no Kurdish political parties would be invited. The Syrian… Continue reading
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The rights of Israel By Joseph Massad
Israel’s entire basis for beginning negotiations lies in the false premise that it has a ‘right’ to exist Continue reading
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