France
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No one seems to be in command by Gaither Stewart
Many (with ample reason) doubt claims of a spontaneous uprising of Libyan people, poorly armed and disorganized. Many suspect the usual hidden roles of foreign powers and that the Libyan crisis was created artificially, something like Iraq and Kosovo. Continue reading
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Stop Nato Daily Updates on Libyan war 21 March 2011
21 March 2011 — Stop NATO International Law Forbids “Humanitarian Bombings”: Russian MP German Foreign Minister Warns Of Protracted War In Libya Canadian Warplanes, Warship To Join Libyan Battle In 48 Hours Czech Foreign Minister Calls For NATO Takeover Of Libyan War Pentagon Chief: Hand Over Libya Military Operation To NATO Britain Wants To Shift… Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 11-12 March 2011
12 March 2011 — creative-i.info Russia objects foreign military intervention in Libya Libyans fear West is more interested in Gaddafi’s money than human rights African Union Declaration on Libya Round up: why a ‘no fly zone’ in Libya must be opposed The Independent: Britain and France alone as EU rejects no-fly zone 11 March 2011… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report March 1st, 2011 by William Blum
Amidst all the stirring political upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East the name “Marshall Plan” keeps being repeated by political figures and media around the world as the key to rebuilding the economies of those societies to complement the political advances, which hopefully will be somewhat progressive. But caveat emptor. Let the buyer… Continue reading
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US, UK, French forces land in Libya By Akhtar Jamal
According to an exclusive report confirmed by a Libyan diplomat in the region ‘the three Western states have landed their ‘special forces troops in Cyrinacia and are now setting up their bases and training centres’ to reinforce the rebel forces who are resisting pro-Qaddafi forces in several adjoining areas. Continue reading
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Oliver Nelson ‘Black, Brown and Beautiful’
18 February, 2011 — Jazz on the Tube Oliver Nelson (alto sax soloist) & the Berlin Dream Band of Berlin in 1970 Trumpets: Milo Pavlovic (Yugoslavia), Ron Simmonds (Canada), Carmel Jones (USA), Manfred Stoppacher (Austria), Harry Samp (Germany). Trombones: Ake Persson (Sweden), Barry Ross (USA), Slide Hampton (USA), Jean Orieux (France), Kurt Masnick (Germany). Saxes:… Continue reading
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Politicians and Freebies by Charles Glass
The foreign minister and her consort, Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Relations Patrick Ollier, were flown around Tunisia with their children courtesy of a millionaire friend of Ben Ali’s about the time a young man’s self-immolation set the former French colony alight. On her return to Paris at the end of her complimentary winter vacation, Alliot-Marie… Continue reading
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OAS Diplomat's Words Rattle Haiti's Occupation Regime By Roger Annis
When the interview turns to questions of aid and earthquake relief, Seitenfus drops a bomb in declaring, “If there is proof of the failure of international aid, it is Haiti.” Charity and aid to Haiti have enfeebled the Haitian state. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Daily News Roundup 2 January, 2011
2 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Report: FBI seizes server in probe of WikiLeaks attacks CNET by Edward Moyer The FBI has seized a server in Texas as part of its hunt for the groups behind the pro-WikiLeaks denial-of-service attacks launched in … news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20026908-38.html Continue reading
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France: Not Victorious, But Not Defeated By Murray Smith
It is now possible to begin to draw a tentative balance sheet of the vast movement against the reform (or more exactly, counter-reform) of the pension system in France over the last few months. We need to look at the depth and breadth of the movement, the forms that it took and the positions adopted… Continue reading
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Busi Mhlongo – We Baba Omncane live@Nantes & Roskilde
South African diva, singer and songwriter Busi Mhlongo – Live recordings from the Fin de Siecle Festival in Nantes France, 1997 and the the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 1999. Continue reading
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3rd Nov. 2010 – Cantona Revolution – Kill the banks!
Must watch video with Cantona advocating that all citizens withdraw their money from the banks on 7 December! Continue reading
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The EU at a Crossroads By Rafe MAIR
I am, God knows, no economist but that may not be all that bad when you remember the words of Harry S Truman who said ‘Give a one-handed economist. All my economists say, ‘on the one hand…on the other’.’ I’m therefore unqualified to examine the EU’s field of economic landmines. Yet perhaps my ignorance of… Continue reading
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French lessons
THE FRENCH revolt against austerity has transformed politics in France–and it has the potential to do the same across Europe and beyond. The relentless international drive to force down working-class living standards has run smack into a united and determined working class with one of the most militant traditions in the world. Continue reading
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Cine-Tract: No to Retirement Reform
Cine-Tract: No to Retirement Reform. No to the retirement reform, yes to better work sharing Continue reading
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Why France Matters Here Too By Rick Wolff
For many weeks now, the historic social change sweeping across France has drawn increasing attention globally. It should. A genuine, mass democratic upsurge has surprised all those who thought, hoped, or feared that such things could no longer happen in countries like France or the US. Millions of French people — in left political parties,… Continue reading
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Engdahl on France: Cutting pensions instead of military spendings?
Frederick William Engdahl, an American writer and journalist based in Germany, questions the reform saying it could be aimed at protecting tiny elite in France. Continue reading
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The Revolt Shaking France
This revolt is the latest in a wave of struggles that have rocked France over more than a decade, dating back to a wave of public-sector strikes in 1995 that stopped a conservative government from imposing changes to the pension system. Continue reading
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Thank God for France By Mike Whitney
Thank God for France. While American liberals tremble at the idea of sending an angry e mail to congress for fear that their name will appear on the State Department’s list of terrorists, French workers are on the front lines choking on tear gas and fending off billyclubs in hand-to-hand combat with Sarkozy’s Gendarmerie. That’s… Continue reading
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France paralyzed over retirement age rise
In France, public transport is paralyzed, flights cancelled and one million people protesting, demanding the government backs down from retirement age reforms. The protests erupted into violence after President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed his conservative party would press ahead with raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty-two, still lower than in most European countries. Young… Continue reading
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