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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 February 2012: Israeli government confirms plan for segregated settler train system
28 February 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed Over Olympia Food Co-op Boycott Of Israeli GoodsIMEMC – Today, (Monday) in a lawsuit brought against current and former members of the Olympia Food Co-op board of directors for their decision to boycott Israeli goods, a Washington State court dismissed the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 28 February 2012: US Has Secret Charges Against Assange: Hacked Emails
28 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Blown Away: How the US Fanned the Flames in Afghanistan By Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse Is it all over but the (anti-American) shouting — and the killing? Are the exits finally coming into view? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30669.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 27 February 2012: CNN Silences War-Skeptical Soldier
27 February 2012 — Information Clearing House By Global Times What the West wants from Syria is not democracy but the overthrow of the regime so as to eliminate Iran‘s influence over Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30656.htm Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: February 27, 2012: Qatari Prime Minister: Arm Syrian Rebels, Intervene Militarily
27 February 2012 — Stop NATO News Turkey Says Military Intervention In Syria Discussed In Tunis Civilians Flee As Turkish Artillery Pounds Northern Iraq Russian Bombers Over Black Sea Amid Syria, Iran Crises Drones, Anti-Aircraft, Missile Defense: $1.6 Billion Israeli-Azeri Deal U.S. Soldier, Afghan Civilian Killed As Protests Grow Germany Pulls Advisers Out Of Afghan Ministries… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 26 February 2012: 'US to Announce Aerial Blockade on Syria'
26 February 2012 — Information Clearing House “Regime Change” ‘US to Announce Aerial Blockade on Syria’ By Ynet News US readies for possibility of intervention without UN resolution, Asharq Al-Awsat reports, citing US military official; plan to include humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees on Turkey’s border. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30651.htm Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 25-26 February 2012: US Intelligence agencies don't believe Iran is trying to build a nuke
26 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel`s Sole `Responsible Adult,` Publicly Opposes Iran Attackoccupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59The titular head of the leading Mizrahi political party, Shas, has publicly stated his opposition to an Iran attack (Hebrew). Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is not just the spiritual leader of Orthodox Mizrahi Jews, he’s… Continue reading
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Information Clearing house Newsletter 24 February 2012: U.S. Knows Iran Not Building Nuclear Bomb
24 February, 2014 — Information Clearing House U.S. Does NOT Not Believe Iran is Trying to Build Nuclear Bomb By Ken Dilanian Iran continues to enrich uranium at low levels, U.S. officials say they have not seen evidence that has caused them to significantly revise that judgment. Senior U.S. officials say Israel does not… Continue reading
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Syria: Rogue Elements Rampant By Felicity Arbuthnot
For anyone who has forgotten the details, the (1990-1991) Iraq model went like this: vast US government employed PR agency, Hill and Knowlton (“we create value by shaping conversations: we start them, we amplify them, we change them. We can connect seamlessly with all of your audiences…”) produced a fifteen year old girl called “Nayirah”,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 February 2012: Iran Will Never Seek Nuclear Weapons: Leader
23 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Stop the Machine!!!!! This Is A Must Watch Short Video A brief and crucial history of the United States. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30620.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 21 February 2012: Crisis with Iran? The Real Story Versus the Cover Story
21 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Israel to Release Khader Adnan Palestinian Prisoner Ends 66-day Hunger Strike By Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem The agreement was reached less than an hour before the supreme court hearing was scheduled to begin. It had been brought forward by 48 hours amid fears that Adnan might die… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 20 February 2012: Acts of Love
20 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Syrian Uprising Will Fail But Leave Lasting Divisions By Michael Jansen For several months now money and arms have been flowing semi-clandestinely to local militias and the “Free Syrian Army”, composed of army deserters. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30595.htm Continue reading
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It’s time we recognised the Blair government’s criminality By John Pilger
In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theatre after all; the pirouettes matter, not actions taken at remove in distance and culture from their consequences. It is a secure arrangement guarded by cast and critics alike. The farewell speech of one of the… Continue reading
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Hardhitting, Dissenting Journalism — Without the Hardhitting, Dissenting Part By Arthur Silber
In a recent essay, I mentioned Matt Taibbi as one of the examples of a phenomenon I call “The Obedient Dissenter,” and said I would be examining that phenomenon in further detail soon. This isn’t that lengthier analysis, but more in the nature of a sneak preview. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 February 2012: Greece Shows Us How to Protest Against a Failed System
19 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Does AIPAC Want War? By Robert Naiman If a bill pushed by Lieberman passes, it could give the US “political authorisation for military force” against Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30584.htm Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 17-19 February 2012: Iranian Ships Dock in Syria Port
19 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 U.N. inspectors to press Iran over nuclear concerns Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 20:41 Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 February 2012: Millions of Christians Want to Start WWIII
18 February 2012 — Information Clearing House Another March to War? By Matt Taibbi You can just feel it: many of the same newspapers and TV stations we saw leading the charge in the Bush years have gone back to the attic and are dusting off their war pom-poms. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30576.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 17 February 2012: It's Time We Recognised the Blair Government's Criminality
16 February 2012 — Information Clearing House It’s Time We Recognised the Blair Government’s Criminality By John Pilger In the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30558.htm Continue reading
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Europe’s cheap imperialism: Libya’s Colonial War One Year Later By Konstantin Bogdanov
The uprising against the regime of Col. Muammar Gaddafi started in Libya one year ago, on February 15, 2011. France and Britain conducted the supporting military operation with great difficulty and much deeper involvement than they had planned, hoping initially for a quick colonial campaign. Continue reading
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Video: Chris Hedges and David Zucchino On War Reporting
War correspondents Chris Hedges and David Zucchino, a 1973 graduate of the UNC journalism school, had a discussion with UNC J-school students on Feb. 13, 2012, in Carroll Hall. Hedges spoke later that evening as part of the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Vision Series. Continue reading
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