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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 26, 2011: Chomsky: American Decline: Causes and Consequences
26 August 2011 — Information Clearing House Libya: 80 Found Dead at Abandoned Tripoli Hospital By The Telegraph Rescuers finally reached the hospital late on Thursday, finding 21 surviving patients among a macabre scene of dead bodies. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28959.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 August, 2011: Debt Crisis is Just a 'Prelude to War'
18 August, 2011 — Information Clearing House Shadow Warriors: Movin’ On Up By Conn Hallinan The U.S. is embarking on a military sea change that will replace massive deployments, like Iraq and Afghanistan, with stealthy night raids, secret assassinations, and death-dealing drones. Its implications for civilian control of foreign policy promises to be profound. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28877.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 August, 2011: Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis
10 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Fatah Report Claims Dahlan Poisoned Arafat and Stole Millions IMEMC – Wednesday August 10, 2011 – 13:00, An official Fatah report claims that former Gaza security chief, Mohammad Dahlan, was responsible for the poisoning of Yasser Arafat. It also accuses Dahlan of stealing… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 3 August 2011
3 August 2011 — williambowles.info Death Toll Mounts in Syria as UN Debates Resolution Voice of America August 03, 2011 Death Toll Mounts in Syria as UN Debates Resolution VOA News Syrian security forces have intensified their bloody siege against anti-government protesters, sending the three-day death toll above 130 as President Bashar al-Assad’s … http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Death-Toll-Mounts-in-Syria-as-UN-Debates-Resolution-126653473.html Continue reading
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Murdoch the ‘Dirty Digger’ Newslinks 15-16 July 2011
16 July 2011 — williambowles.info 16 July 2011 Murdoch apology in press adverts BBC News Today at 05:13 Rupert Murdoch takes out national press adverts to apologise for the phone hacking by the News of the World, as two of his most senior aides resign. Continue reading
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NACLA 15 July 2011: Out this week: Mexico Drug Crisis
This issue includes coverage of Mexico’s own history of prohibitionism by the historian Isaac Campos. His forthcoming book about marijuana, Home Grown: Marijuana and the Origins of Mexico’s War on Drugs, will explore how the substance became associated with madness and violence in Mexico, leading to its prohibition in 1920. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Turkey Urges Support for ‘Road Map’ to End Libyan Conflict Fox News AP ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey will seek support for a “road map” to help end the Libyan crisis when countries backing NATO’s military mission gather in Istanbul to increase the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. US Secretary… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 13 July 2011: Obama Sells Out Soc Sec / Somalia Worst World Crisis / Atlanta Cheating
13 July 2011 — Black Agenda Report – News, commentary and analysis from the black left Obama’s “Big Deal”: Wallowing with Pigs in Search of a Grand Center-Right Coalition by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama is salivating at the prospect of concluding his Big Deal with the Republicans, the one that will move… Continue reading
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World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia: So U.S. Sends in the Marines and Drones
A U.S. Marine task force is about to be deployed in the war against Somalia, where American drones are stepping up their predations. For the second time in four years, U.S. aggression threatens the lives of multitudes in the Horn of Africa. ‘A United Nations spokesman describes the food and refugee emergency in Somalia as… Continue reading
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Economic Abyss and Empire Run Amok: Selected Articles
12 July 2011 — Global Research The Global Economic Abyss Big Banks Waging Warfare Against the People of the World – by Washington’s Blog – 2011-07-12 Continue reading
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Greece: Crisis and Unrest By Panagiotis Sotiris
The only way to describe recent developments in Greece is to refer to a peaceful popular insurrection that has led to an open political crisis. The mass gatherings at city squares at the centres of all major Greek cities continue to gather momentum. Since the 25th of May, Athens and most Greek cities have experienced… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 19, 2011
19 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Strike In Libyan Capital Kills Entire Family Angolan Parliament Speaker: West’s Intervention In Africa Targets Energy Resources The Libyan Crisis: The Point Of No Return Four NATO Soldiers Killed In Southern Afghanistan Georgia: Second U.S. Guided Missile Cruiser Visit In Less Than Two Weeks Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 16 June 2011: Obama Financial Suporters Get Top Jobs
16 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House The Revolution Will Not Be Deactualized Oct. 6th: Will Tahrir Square Come to Washington? By Ted Rall Here in the United States, corrupt politicians and their corporate overlords have raped the wealthiest nation in the history of civilization, reducing one out of five Americans to unemployment as the… Continue reading
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Video: As Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsens, Citizen-Led Radiation Monitors Pressure Govt to Increase Evacuations
Almost three months after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster in Japan, new radiation “hot spots” may require the evacuation of more areas further from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 7 June 2011
7 June 2011 — williambowles.info Morning Star: Help for expats in war zone by Our Foreign DeskBBC: Yemen’s Saleh ‘gravely wounded’BBC: Clashes rock south Yemen citiesSCF: Iran urges Yemeni people not to allow foreign meddlingUK marines on Yemen exit standbySocialist Worker: Yemen after Saleh?SCF: EU leaders call on Yemeni people to reconcile Continue reading