constitution
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US wants to install a Mubarak-type dictatorship in Egypt: Analyst
A Cairo-based political commentator tells that the United States is seeking to set up a new dictatorship in Egypt under its supervision similar to the one during the Mubarak regime. Continue reading
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Five Notes on Egypt's Crisis By Joshua Stacher
Amidst street battles over Muhammad Mursi’s decree and Egypt’s draft constitution, the Brothers have indeed argued a familiar authoritarian line: The protesters have no valid claims; they are a small troublemaking minority; they wish to disregard electoral results and plunge the country into chaos. Some of the Brothers and their backers have been portraying the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 1 December 2012: The next stop for Palestinians could be global courts
1 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Kidnaps 21 Palestinians In West Bank, GazaIMEMC – Israeli soldiers and Navy kidnapped, Saturday, 19 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; 12 fishermen were kidnapped in Gaza territorial waters in Gaza, and nine in the occupied West Bank. … Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 30 November 2012: Israel To Build 3000 Settlement Units In West Bank, Jerusalem
30 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Threatens To “Reoccupy’ West BankIMEMC – Israeli member of Knesset, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and the development of the Negev and Galilee, Silvan Shalom, threatened that Israel would reoccupy the West Bank in response to the Palestinian bid at the United… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 29 November 2012: Israel bombed the stadium where disabled athletes train
29 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center US Senate Threatens Sanctions Against P.A.IMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported that the United States Senate threatened to block all funding to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank should the Palestinians decide to sue Israel for war crimes at the International Court. … Continue reading
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Introduction: The Needs of Oligarchy by Dan Hind
The collapse of Britain’s finance-dominated economic model in 2007-8 and the scandals that followed in quick succession mark the beginning of a constitutional crisis. How this crisis is resolved will determine the future of the country. I believe that republican doctrines and habits of mind provide valuable resources for those who want Britain to become… Continue reading
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Egypt's Morsi: Biting the bullet By Eric Walberg
At last Egyptian politics is moving. President Mohamed Morsi is slowly building on his summer ‘coup’, when he stared down Egypt’s generals and put his men in the top army and defence positions, following terrorist attacks in Sinai which the army, so old and bumbling, so involved in Egyptian internal politics, failed to prevent. Continue reading
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Looking for Revolution in Kuwait By Mary Ann Tétreault
If one were looking for a revolution in the Middle East, the Gulf might be the place to start. The usual mental images of revolutions feature teeming masses and blood in the streets, and there are examples of each in the Gulf. But to see a revolution that may be in progress one has to… Continue reading
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‘Do some research!’ Christine Assange steamrolls Western journalism
Julian Assange’s mother slammed Western media’s lack of research and grasp of basic facts in an interview with Australian television, as the host tried to get her to “address the allegations” of free speech suppression in Ecuador. Continue reading
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ColdType, August 2012
Cover story is Jonathan Cook’s analysis of the West’s build-up to war in Syria, in which the West’s choice of ‘White Hat’ fighters are those democracy/freedom lovers from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, who are using oil money to fund the dissident forces. Continue reading
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Syria keeps everyone guessing By Denisova Olga
According to a Syrian foreign ministry spokesman, Syria hails the proposals and has replied positively to those which meet the country’s needs. However, the response provided by Syria has triggered new questions. Kofi Annan is now expected to address the UN Security Council in connection with it on March 16th Continue reading
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Role of mass media in Syrian conflict By Yekaterina Kudashkina
What we are seeing is very much a push on the side of the opposition to push for this mass humanitarian crisis which would then justify intervention and which basically obliterate any resistance from Russia or China, or other countries. So, for example on the Guardian newspapers and on Channel 4 in Britain and most… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 26-27 February 2012
27 February 2012 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… Syrian conflict destabilizes LebanonWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 12:29The conflict in Syria, where US-backed “rebels” are fighting the government of Bashar al-Assad, is exacerbating tensions in neighboring Lebanon. Continue reading
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The Constitution Is Dead: The Gradual Transition towards an Orwellian Police State By Devon DB
Many in America still believe that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that politicians, both Republican and Democrat alike, still hold that view and ensure that any and all legislation passed does not violate it. However, in today’s America, the Constitution is effectively a null and void document, nothing more than… Continue reading
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Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But is Not By Deena Stryker
As one European country after another fails or risks failing, imperiling the Euro, with repercussions for the entire world, the last thing the powers that be want is for Iceland to become an example. Here’s why: Continue reading
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Obama Loses His ‘Constitutional Law Professor Hat’ By Charles Davis
As a candidate for president, Barack Obama was a Distinguished Constitutional Scholar. As a president waging an illegal war? He’s just some guy who, gosh, isn’t really in a position to talk about that complex document he took an oath to uphold and defend. Continue reading
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Obama Loses His ‘Constitutional Law Professor Hat’ By Charles Davis
As a candidate for president, Barack Obama was a Distinguished Constitutional Scholar. As a president waging an illegal war? He’s just some guy who, gosh, isn’t really in a position to talk about that complex document he took an oath to uphold and defend. Continue reading