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Syria: Clinton Admits US On Same Side As Al Qaeda To Destabilise Assad Government By Michel Chossudovsky and Finian Cunningham
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has acknowledged that Al Qaeda and other organizations on the US “terror list” are supporting the Syrian opposition. Clinton said: “We have a very dangerous set of actors in the region, al-Qaida [sic], Hamas, and those who are on our terrorist list, to be sure, supporting – claiming to… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 17-19 February 2012: Iranian Ships Dock in Syria Port
19 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 U.N. inspectors to press Iran over nuclear concerns Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 20:41 Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 17-18 February 2012
18 February 2012 19:09:22 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 012 Wrongheaded UN Vote on Syria: US-NATO “Arm Twisting” at the General Assembly GlobalResearch.ca Today at 18:29 For more details, please click on the link to read the article. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 17 February 2012: It's Time We Recognised the Blair Government's Criminality
16 February 2012 — Information Clearing House It’s Time We Recognised the Blair Government’s Criminality By John Pilger In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30558.htm Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 17 February 2012: Gays threaten the future of the human race says Libyan UN delegate
There are fifteen stories in today’s links, most from the MSM and twelve of the fifteen stories (some are essentially duplicates viz Business Week and TIME) have essentially the same headline: ‘A year after revolt, Libya mired in factional fighting’, or words to that effect. Predictably the BBC and Sky News headlines make no mention… Continue reading
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Syria and the media: “Activists say…” By William Bowles
The situation in Syria would appear to be almost identical to that of Libya (with some Kuwait thrown in for good measure) in the months that ran up to the destruction of the country in just a few, short weeks. It’ll probably take NATO a little longer to destroy Syria but the outcome will be… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 16-17 February 2012
17 February 2012 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 012China sits out Syria regime change tango Asia Times Online Today at 11:00 There is a window of opportunity for China to promote its desired outcome in Syria – a ‘third path’ political strategy, one that eschews both regime change and perpetuation of Continue reading
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Media Lens: UN ‘Travesty’: Resolutions Of Mass Destruction – Part 2
Ironically, like other media that dismissed highly credible scientific analyses of the death toll in Iraq – published in one of the world’s most respected medical journals, the Lancet – the BBC has been reporting hundreds of deaths in Homs based on anecdotal evidence and highly questionable sources. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Western media indiscriminate in Syria reports’ — RT
Reports about hundreds of dead and wounded coming from Syria on a daily basis has become commonplace in Western media, while the sources of such information are highly questionable, investigative journalist Asa Winstanley told RT. Continue reading
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Video: – Eric Hobsbawm 'Responsible Capitalism?'
Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm told Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman that capitalism was concerned only with growth and making profit, not responsibility. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 6-8 February 2012
8 February 2012 13:47:55 — williambowles.info 012 Israel embassies preparing for Iran strike? occupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59 Itamar Eichner – Ynet – ‘In the framework of the preparations for possible fallout in case of an Israeli strike on Iran, foreign diplomats stationed in Israel requested that the Foreign Ministry equip them and their Continue reading
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BBC Trust rules in favour of censoring ‘Palestine’
The BBC has denied it was wrong to edit the word ‘Palestine’ from an artist’s performance on Radio 1Xtra, but has said its producers may have been ‘overcautious’. Continue reading
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Stop Murdoch’s BBC robbery
The BBC is being forced to hand over tens of millions of pounds every year to line Rupert Murdoch’s pockets. Murdoch’s cronies in government are determined to save this scheme — but together we can stop this outrage. Continue reading
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Media Lens: Silence Of The Lambs
One of the original aims of Media Lens, when we began in 2001, was to engage in honest, open and rational debate with journalists working for major news organisations. It wasn’t about ‘bashing’ them or trying to make them look bad. We wanted to examine media assumptions, challenge journalists’ arguments and find out more about… Continue reading
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SOPA, PIPA and now ACTA Newslinks 19-24 January 2011
25 January 2012 — williambowles.info 012 As cyberspace turns its attention to the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has been quietly signed or ratified by most of the developed world and is arguably the biggest threat to Internet freedom yet Max Keiser and Stacy HerbertYesterday at 17:57 Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 29-30 December 2011
30 December 2011 — williambowles.info 30 December 2011 Syrian opposition urges resignation of Arab League’s monitoring mission head Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 16:37 Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 28-29 December 2011
29 December 2011 — williambowles.info 29 December 2011 Escalating Anti-Iranian Tensions Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 16:01 Whether or not anti-Iranian rhetoric, saber rattling, sanctions, other policy measures, and recent events signal war isn’t known. Growing dangers though mount, Mathaba Analyst Stephen Lendman says. Continue reading
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The Top Ten Revolutionary Videos of 2011
Rarely do we see the BBC and their ilk reminding us of the startlingly powerful images of resistance and revolution. So, in honour of those who were maimed or killed in 2011 in service of a better world, here are ten of the most memorable moments of revolt in 2011 Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 24-27 December 2011
27 December 2011 — williambowles.info 27 December 2011 Arab League monitors arrive to Syria Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 04:41 Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 21-22 December 2011
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info 22 December 2011 Arab observers to head for Syria BBC News Today at 08:17 Arab League observers are set to arrive in Syria under a plan to end the violent crackdown on anti-government protests the UN says has claimed 5,000 lives. Continue reading
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