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VTJP News & Articles 8/19/2012: Report: US labels settler violence as terrorism for first time
19 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center U.S: “Settler Violence Is Terrorism”IMEMC – In its 2011 Country report, an annual report about global terrorist activities, the United States described the escalating attacks carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians as “terrorist attacks”. This is the first time the United States describes… Continue reading
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Extortion Against Standard Chartered Bank Shows Bias Against Iran By Danny Schechter
On the surface, it looked like a simple game of “Gotcha,” when New York Bank regulators blew the whistle on London’s Standard Chartered Bank for laundering money. The fact that the money was allegedly tied to Iran cast a major shadow on the allegations, given the Islamic Republic’s “bad guy” image in American policy circles. Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 8/18/2012: Three Palestinian youth hospitalized after attack by Israeli lynch mob
18 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Report: “4550 Palestinians, Including 220 Children, Imprisoned By Israel”IMEMC – Palestinian researcher and former political prisoners, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, reported that Israel is currently holding captive 4550 Palestinians, held in 17 prisons, detention and interrogation centers, and added that 220 Palestinian children are still imprisoned by Israel.… Continue reading
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ICH 18 August 2012: Pussy Riot vs Julian Assange
18 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Why the World Can’t Tolerate a Preemptive Israeli Attack on Iran By L. Michael Hager It is time for President Obama to say “No” to the Israelis – no more military aid (now amounting to more than $3 billion a year) if they launch a military strike on Iran.… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 17 August 2012: ‘After Zionism’ puts forth debates on one-state solution
17 August 2012 — VTJP News Ma’an News Report: Palestinian, Israeli group clash in West Jerusalem8/17/2012 – TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — An 18-year-old Palestinian was seriously injured in a fight between a group of Palestinians and Israelis in West Jerusalem on Thursday night, Israeli media reported. Israeli news site Ynet said the man was taken to… Continue reading
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Media Lens: The Return Of The King – Tony Blair And The Magically Disappearing Blood By David Cromwell
How many war crimes does a western leader have to commit before he is deemed persona non grata by the corporate media and the establishment? Apparently there is no limit, if we are to judge by the prevailing reaction to Tony Blair’s return to the political stage. Continue reading
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Russia in the Middle East: Return of a superpower? By Eric Walberg
The US “withdrawal” from Iraq last year and the planned “withdrawal” from Afghanistan in 2014 cannot help but change the face of Central Asia and the Middle East. But how does Russia fit in, asks Eric Walberg Continue reading
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ICH 16 August 2012: US Punched Bibi, Barak in the Face
16 August 2012 — Information Clearing House Bibi’s Secret War Plan By Richard Silverstein In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel‘s war plans against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32201.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 August 2012
16 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Father, Mother And Children Injured By Settlers FirebombIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported Thursday that a cab driver, a Palestinian father, mother and their children, from Nahhalin town, near Bethlehem, suffered moderate to severe injuries after fundamentalist Israeli settlers hurled a firebomb at the… Continue reading
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The US-NATO War on Syria: Western Naval Forces Confront Russia Off the Syrian Coastline? By Michel Chossudovsky
While confrontation between Russia and the West was, until recently, confined to the polite ambit of international diplomacy, within the confines of the UN Nations Security Council, an uncertain and perilous situation is now unfolding in the Eastern Mediterranean. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 July 2012: Does the NSA Have a File On You? Probably
26 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria Western Troops ‘Increasingly Likely’ to Intervene By Nick Hopkins “It is highly likely that some western special forces and intelligence resources have been in Syria for a considerable time,” says Colonel Richard Kemp. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31990.htm Continue reading
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Demonizing Muslims: America's Worldwide Witch Hunt By Sherwood Ross
The U.S. has launched a witch hunt “reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition” to “demonize” Muslims. “While President Obama may uphold freedom of religion, the U.S. inquisitorial social order has institutionalized patterns of discrimination, prejudice and xenophobia directed against Muslims,” writes Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Research on Globalization, Montreal. Continue reading
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Demonizing Muslims: America’s Worldwide Witch Hunt By Sherwood Ross
The U.S. has launched a witch hunt “reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition” to “demonize” Muslims. “While President Obama may uphold freedom of religion, the U.S. inquisitorial social order has institutionalized patterns of discrimination, prejudice and xenophobia directed against Muslims,” writes Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Research on Globalization, Montreal. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 July 2012: The Zionist-Nazi Collaboration
8 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers and soldiers attack village near Nablus, injuring 5IMEMC – On Saturday 7 July, 2012, the village of Yanoun, located 12km southeast of Nablus, was attacked by illegal settlers from the illegal Itamar settlement. Five Palestinians were injured in the attack and large sections of… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 July 2012: Iran Can Sue US And Israel Over Threats
9 July 2012 — Information Clearing House Manufactured Realities The Truth About The Arab Spring, Occupy Movement And Anonymous By Bill Noxid Once set in motion this elaborate plan to gain the support of people worldwide was intended to grow organically through appealing to and manipulating the genuine and humanitarian desires and instincts of the people,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 6 July 2012: Pilot Sings As He Kills Afghan – Video
6 July 2012 — Information Clearing House U.S. Helicopter Blasts Afghan Man to Pieces… As The Pilot Sings ‘Bye, Bye Miss American Pie’ Video It is the horrific moment an Afghan man is blown apart by a US missile. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31780.htm Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 2-7 July 2012: Russia, India, China / Cyprus/ Iran / Pakistan / USA / Syria
7 July 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia, India and Pakistan-China Cooperation (I) 07.07.2012 | 00:00 | Andrei VOLODIN Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Pakistan. Reportedly the event is to take place in September this year. «Lull» is a natural thing for summer time that gives an opportunity to reflect on the reasons defining… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 July 2012: “Collaborator Confesses To Poisoning Arafat”, Al-Mayadeen Reports
5 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center General Assembly of US Presbyterian Church Narrowly Votes Against DivestmentIMEMC – The General Assembly of the US Presbyterian Church narrowly voted against divestment in three companies doing business with the Israeli military. The extremely close vote on Thursday, 333-331 against the resolution, came after the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 July 2012
5 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Maher Abu Rmeileh First Palestinian to Qualify for Olympics in JudoIMEMC – Judoka Maher Abu Rmeileh becomes the first Palestinian to qualify for the Olympic games based on his performance in a recent qualifying match in Japan. … Continue reading
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