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South Africa's Political Wars Begin To Resemble Our Own By Danny Schechter
The Mail & Guardian reports political scientist Achille Mbembe saying in a debate in Johannesburg, “after 18 years of relative complacency and self-congratulatory gestures” the ANC was realizing South Africa was an ordinary country and not a miracle. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 14 March 2012: The KONY Scam / Farewell Kucinich / Racist Empire / Obama Role Model?
14 March 2012 — Black Agenda Report News, commentary and analysis from the black left Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon A week ago Invisible Children released a video that was immediately picked up and promoted by every corporate news and entertainment outlet Continue reading
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Imperialist-backed conferences set stage for intervention in Somalia & Syria By Abayomi Azikiwe
Back-to-back conferences held Feb. 23-24 to determine the destiny of Somalia and Syria took place outside the respective countries with the full backing of the imperialist states, guaranteeing that these efforts oppose the best interests of the two countries’ people. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 29 February 2012
29 February 2012 — williambowles.info Wikileaks publishes claim about Pakistani knowledge of Bin Laden Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has published an international affairs think tank email that alleges mid-ranking Pakistani intelligence and military officials were aware of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s … http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/02/wikileaks-publishes-pakistan-osama-bin-laden.html Continue reading
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In Search of Syria’s True Friends By Polina Chernitsa
The ‘Friends of Syria’ is a contradiction in terms. In reality, these countries are Syria’s enemies which are not trying to reach a peaceful settlement but want to provoke a civil war, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for International Affairs Alexey Pushkov has declared. An international conference of the Friends of Syria, which includes… Continue reading
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Video: ‘US agenda in Middle East is very obvious’
The pressure is ramping up on the Syrian regime as calls for a peacekeeping force to get involved in the crisis intensify. But retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski says such missions hide another agenda. Continue reading
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Reports: U.S., NATO Allies Preparing For Ground Assault In Syria
The US and other NATO countries could soon launch a ground assault on Syria. The final decision will be made soon, following this week’s Tunis conference where allied countries will meet to discuss possible scenarios of military intervention. Continue reading
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Video: US to pump weapons into Syrian warzone? — RT
The White House and US State Department are considering arming Syria’s rebels, claiming ongoing reports of government crackdowns would legitimize their actions. But it remains unclear what form the assistance would take. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 20 February 2012
20 February 2012 — williambowles.info Free Bradley Manning! World Socialist Web Site As the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for US president, I condemn the persecution of Bradley Manning and demand his immediate release. Manning’s formal arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, where he will be charged with 22 counts, including that … http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/feb2012/mann-f20.shtml Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 19 February 2012: Assange on the Simpsons
19 February 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Guest on Fox’s THE SIMPSONS, 2/19 Broadway World As first reported on EWonline, WikiLeaks‘ founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange has recorded a guest voiceover that will appear during the 500th episode of Fox’s long-running animated series THE SIMPSONS. The episode is scheduled to air on Continue reading
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Libya Reprise: Former Mideast Colonial Powers France, Britain Plot Syria Takeover
17 February, 2012 — RT Friendly advice: France, UK to command ousting of Assad? Britain and France may send military advisors to teach the Syrian insurgents combat tactics, communication and other skills needed to attack governmental forces. Earlier unconfirmed reports said that British military are already on the ground in the besieged city Homs doing Continue reading
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'US threat to nuke Iran is criminal' Professor Francis A. Boyle
Addressing the 18th conference on “Direct Democracy” in Feldkirch, Austria, on nuclear deterrence, Boyle added that the US government is threatening to attack Iran “under the completely bogus pretext” that it might have a nuclear weapon. Continue reading
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Werritty/Miliband: They Were All In It By Craig Murray
David Miliband and William Hague are implicated in three entirely new Adam Werritty/Matthew Gould meetings admitted by the FCO in response to one of my FOI requests. Gould’s meetings with Werritty, in his capacity as Prinical Private Secretary to first Miliband and then Hague, were entirely left out of Gus O’Donnell’s ‘investigation’ into Werritty’s activities. Continue reading
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Israel: "Wiped off The Map". The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran By Arash Norouzi
The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged “Wiped Off the Map” statement by Iran’s president was never made. Continue reading
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Israel: “Wiped off The Map”. The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran By Arash Norouzi
The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged “Wiped Off the Map” statement by Iran’s president was never made. Continue reading
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WHAT IF GORBACHEV HAD WON TWENTY YEARS AGO? By Gaither Stewart
I have presented here excerpts from some of my own articles written during the Gorbachev perestroika period, plus notes and reflections concerning Mikhail Gorbachev, the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and Chief of State of the USSR, and his role in the history of Socialism. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 1 December 2011
1 December 2011 — williambowles.info How Does He Defy Democracy? Let We Count the Ways Pacific Free Press Army private Bradley Manning is accused of leaking thousands of government documents to Wikileaks. These documents expose untold numbers of lies by US government officials, wrongful killings of civilians, policies to ignore torture in Iraq, … http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/10303-how-does-he-defy-democracy-let-we-count-the-ways.html Continue reading
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EI banned from “delegitimization” meet | Pinkwashing | BDS victories | And more …
29 November 2011 — Update from the Electronic Intifada Bono must ditch Belgian maker of warplane parts for Israel By David Cronin, 27 November 2011The firm that installed screens and lightning on U2’s stage for its world tour also supplies components to Israel’s war industry.http://electronicintifada.net/blog/david/bono-must-ditch-belgian-maker-warplane-parts-israel Continue reading
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REMAINS OF TWO OF GUATEMALA’S DEATH SQUAD DIARY VICTIMS FOUND IN MASS GRAVE
The bodies of two men whose disappearance in 1984 was recorded in the notorious Guatemalan “death squad diary” have been located on a former military base outside the capital and positively identified through DNA testing, according to the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala, which announced its findings in a press conference this morning. Continue reading
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