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Anti-Empire Report, Number 94 2 June 2011 By William Blum
The United States is an equal-opportunity bomber. The only qualifications for a country to become a target are: (A) It poses an obstacle — could be anything — to the desires of the American Empire; (B) It is virtually defenseless against aerial attack. Continue reading
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Obama, hands off our spring By Soumaya Ghannoushi
The first wave of Arab revolutions is entering its second phase: dismantling the structures of political despotism, and embarking on the arduous journey towards genuine change and democratisation. The US, at first confused by the loss of key allies, is now determined to dictate the course and outcome of this ongoing revolution. Continue reading
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Deepening Economic and Social Crisis: Will Indignation Salvage Spain? By Pablo Ouziel
In Spain, the elections have come and gone, with the squares full of thousands of people continuing with their shouts of indignation, but so far they have not been heard. The political party PSOE of Zapatero’s ruling socialist government has taken a beating, but the formal democracy in which we live has not changed, and… Continue reading
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The West is Trapped in its Own Propaganda By Paul Craig Roberts
One of the wishes that readers often express to me came true on May 11. I was on the mainstream media. It was a program with a worldwide reach–the BBC World Service. There were others on the program as well, and the topic was Hillary Clinton’s remarks (May 10) about the lack of democracy and… Continue reading
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Video: Palestinian Activist Says Obama Speech “Irrelevant”
Omar Barghouti: The US continues to oppose Palestinian basic rights, Arabs will make their own democracy Continue reading
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Democracy, Haitian Style By Stephen Lendman
Except for Aristide’s tenure, what passes for Haitian democracy would make a despot blush, thanks to America’s imperial grip on the hemisphere’s poorest, long-suffering people. Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘Noble’ War In Libya Part 2
Like a skilled conjuror, the media slips effortlessly, and without explanation, between the obvious need for ‘positive engagement’ and the obvious need to ‘confront tyranny’. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia freezes Gaddafi family assets-govt source Reuters Africa TUNIS, March 24 (Reuters) – Libya’s neighbour Tunisia has frozen assets belonging to the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Tunisian government source said on Thursday. Western countries, the United Nations and the European Union have already … af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE72N0GS20110324 Continue reading
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Egyptian Protests Force PM Removal
6 March 6, 2011 — The Real News Network Egyptians discuss continuing fight for more democracy http://therealnews.com/scripts/player/player.swf 1st collector for Egyptian Protests Force PM RemovalFollow my videos on vodpod Egyptians discuss continuing fight for more democracy Continue reading
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Stop Rupert Murdoch – incredible response!
In 24 hours, nearly half our commercial media could be owned by Rupert Murdoch. Continue reading
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Stop Rupert Murdoch – incredible response!
In 24 hours, nearly half our commercial media could be owned by Rupert Murdoch. Continue reading
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Egypt on the edge: democracy last hope to fight poverty — RT
25 February, 2011 — RT http://rt.com/s/swf/player.swf?file=http://rt.com/files/news/egypt-democracy-hope/egy-pkg-oliver-08.flv&image=http://rt.com/files/news/egypt-democracy-hope/photo-cairo-square-pictures-754.n.jpg&skin=http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/changeset/643/skins/beelden?old_path=%2F&provider=http&abouttext=Russia%20Today&aboutlink=http://rt.com&autostart=false There is fresh hope of a brighter future under democracy in Egypt. However, fighting poverty and other deep-rooted problems may be just as important. The fact is, many Egyptians live in dire economic conditions. In an interview with a major newspaper, the minister for Social Solidarity warns that unless Continue reading
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Gaddafi cruelly resists, but this Arab democratic revolution is far from over By David Hirst
It is definitely, all-encompassingly Arab. The moment one Arab country, Tunisia, lit the spark, it ignited a fire, a contagion, which all Arabs instantly hoped – and its initially mysterious begetters seem to have envisaged or even planned – would spread to the whole “Arab nation”. Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks 13 February, 2011
13 February, 2011 — creative-i.info New Era Dawns in Egypt and Across the Arab World New York Times By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — A new era dawned in Egypt on Saturday as this nation of 80 million — and hundreds of millions beyond its … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/world/middleeast/13egypt.html Continue reading
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Egypt: Obama Reacts To Strategic Blow
12 February, 2011 Gilbert Achcar: More democracy in Egypt will mean more opposition to Israeli and US policy http://therealnews.com/scripts/player/player.swf Egypt: Obama Reacts To Strategic Blow Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
5 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 4 February, 2011 Time for action Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream” Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation” Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying Continue reading
The New Dark Age 