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BRICS Summit in South Africa, U.S. Trade War Escalates: Selected Articles
2 August 2018 — Global Research News BRICS Summit Held in South Africa While U.S. Trade War Escalates By Abayomi Azikiwe, August 02, 2018 Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted the 10th BRICS Summit where strong opposition to the burgeoning trade and currency wars initiated by the United States administration of President Donald Trump was assailed. Continue reading
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The World’s Darkest Hour: The British Empire As Criminal Enterprise by Romi Mahajan
No matter the facts, “Churchillian” is a metonym for Statesmanship, Churchill the cynosure of all eyes seeking freedom’s light. Bookstores have entire sections devoted to him while the colonies that suffered under the enormous weight of his hatred might merit a book or two. Quotes from him adorn presentation materials from NGOs and Governments, even… Continue reading
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Kodaikanal: Unilever relents and agrees to clean up its mess
Unilever, a huge global corporation that makes billions of pounds in profit, have just buckled under the pressure of ordinary people. [1] That’s right: you and thousands of others have forced this corporate giant – the owner of PG Tips, Marmite, Dove and more – to clean up their mess. Continue reading
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Obama keeps hold of the Syrian ball By M K Bhadrakumar
Moscow now admits that the current controversy over the chemical weapons attacks near Damascus might be a pre-meditated one choreographed carefully with a political objective. But then, it is too late, since it emerges that Sellstrom is unbound already and is at large, and Moscow cannot easily circumscribe his future activities in Syria. Continue reading
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Egypt's Sisi banishes wild dogs By M K Bhadrakumar
It doesn’t look good for the bedraggled Syrian dogs of war, now that Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattel al-Sisi has ordered Syrian National Council leaders to leave Cairo. They aren’t going to be safe in Istanbul either. With strange things beginning to happen all over the Middle East, it looks like the Syrian-regime-hugging Russian bear is… Continue reading
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Pharaoh al-Sisi sits tight By M K Bhadrakumar
Both Washington and Moscow have chosen to view the Egyptian developments largely through the geopolitical prism and their respective self-interests, singularly devoid of any human compassion or political morality. Their credentials to take to the high ground on the Middle East issues – Palestine problem or Syria or the Arab Spring – have now come… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning / Wikileaks Newslinks 8 July 2013
8 July 2013 — williambowles.info Defense gets its turn to present case as WikiLeaks trial for Bradley Manning … Washington Post FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private who admittedly sent troves of classified information to WikiLeaks is preparing to refute the government’s charge that he aided the enemy. The court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its sixth week Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 2 July 2013
2 July 2013 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: Edward Snowden makes expanded asylum requests Politico WASHINGTON — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, believed to be in legal limbo in the Moscow airport, is expanding his requests for asylum to another 19 countries, including China, according to WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy … http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/wikileaks-edward-snowden-asylum-requests-93644.html?hp=l3_b2 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 14 June 2013
14 June 2013 — williambowles.info ‘WikiLeaks founder Assange did not request asylum in India’ Hindustan Times WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has never requested for asylum in India, government said on Thursday, rebutting his claim that he had written to external affairs ministry through the Indian high commissioner in London. “We have checked our records Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 13 June 2013
13 June 2013 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks founder Assange to deliver speech Xinhua SYDNEY, June 13 (Xinhua) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to address by video link the International Symposium on Electronic Art held at the University of Sydney at 5:30 p.m. local time (0730 GMT) Thursday. The recent flight of ex-CIA … Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 2-8 June 2013: Iran / Gold / Afghanistan-Pakistan / India-Nukes / Brics / Finland / Russia
8 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Hydropolitics Propel Balkanization 08.06.2013 | 00:00 | Wayne MADSEN Wherever there are reports of melting glaciers and a future of diminished water resources, there is an increasing Balkanization of nation-states. Those who manipulate world events for maximum profit understand that it is much easier to control water resources if Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 7 June 2013
7 June 2013 — williambowles.info 3 days in, WikiLeaks trial comes into focus Businessweek FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Three days into Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court-martial for giving thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, prosecutors have shown the soldier was trained to guard classified information and knew it could easily fall into … http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-06-06/3-days-in-wikileaks-trial-comes-into-focus Continue reading
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How a London Court Repudiated Zionist Abuse of the Anti-Semitism Charge By Mike Marqusee
Taunting and tainting opponents with the charge of anti-semitism is a long-standing Zionist ploy, familiar to everyone involved in the Israel-Palestine issue. As their support weakens in the face of evidence-based argument, Israel’s advocates have stepped up their use of the accusation as a means to close down debate, particularly on proposals for boycott, divestment… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning / Wikileaks Newslinks 11 May 2013
11 May 2013 — williambowles.info The good soldier – Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald In part, The Passion of Bradley Manning can be read as a biography. Manning, a talented but troubled computer geek, enlisted in the army (perhaps because of an unhappy relationship with his father) and, despite struggling as a recruit, Continue reading
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Bradley Manning / Wikileaks Newslinks 8 May 2013
8 May 2013 — williambowles.info SF Pride’s Bradley Manning Imbroglio Could End Up in Court SF Weekly (blog) If Bay Area peaceniks had their druthers, the whole SF Pride Manning-gate imbroglio would end tonight. Pride board members are scheduled to have a meeting at 7 p.m., at which point they’ll probably discuss the issue Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 20 April 2013
20 April 2013 — williambowles.info Google’s Eric Schmidt talks WikiLeaks with founder Julian Assange Christian Science Monitor Google executive Eric Schmidt and former Secretary of State advisor Jared Cohen, who runs Google Ideas, decided to pay the WikiLeaks founder a visit in 2011, according to transcripts recently released by WikiLeaks. They met with Mr. Assange as part Continue reading
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Interview: “My Afghanistan – Life in the Forbidden Zone” by Nagieb Khaja, Ian Sinclair
Nagieb Khaja, a well-known journalist and filmmaker in Denmark, has travelled extensively in Afghanistan since 2004. In 2008 he was kidnapped by the Taliban. His new documentary ’My Afghanistan – life in the forbidden zone’ provides civilians in Helmand province with camera phones, thus giving a voice to those normally ignored by the Western media. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 19 April 2013
19 April 2013 — williambowles.info Julian Assange’s secret chat with Google’s chairman CNET Eric Schmidt met with the WikiLeaks founder for five hours in 2011 for material for a book expected to be released next week. Steven Musil. by Steven Musil. April 18, 2013 10:38 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil. Julian Assange speaks to the public while … Continue reading
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