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Going Rogue: NATO War Crimes in Libya By Susan Lindauer
It’s a story CNN won’t report. Late at night there’s a pounding on the door in Misurata. Armed soldiers force young Libyan women out of their beds at gun-point. Hustling the women and teenagers into trucks, the soldiers rush the women to gang bang parties for NATO rebels or else rape them in front of… Continue reading
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The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome by Vladimir Fedoruk
[I]t seems like the US forces have stuck in Libya for long, like it is in Afghanistan and Iraq and, if we take some glance back into history, like it was in Vietnam. It becomes increasingly clear by the day that the NATO bombings are not helping to solve the Libyan conflict…. Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Bahraini medics were called on to treat dozens of wounded protesters in the … CNN Bahrain, where the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet anchors, is a small, predominantly Shiite country governed by a Sunni royal family. Since the beginning of the turmoil in Bahrain, about 30 people have been killed,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 5 June, 2011: Couple Foreclose On Bank of America: Sweet Justice
5 June, 2011 — Information Clearing House “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” – Rosa Luxemburg The State Of The Empire: Some Reflections on the Geopolitical Situation By Ninan Koshy The Bush administration had redefined war objectives in terms of “changing the regime of an adversary state” and “occupying foreign territory… Continue reading
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Global Research TV (GRTV): See the World Through an Independent Lens
The team at Global Research is very proud to welcome you to Global Research TV (GRTV), and hopes you will use it to supplement the articles you have come to rely on to be aware and stay informed on the political, economic and social forces shaping the world we live in. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 June 2011
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info Hay festival: Julian Assange was prepared to name superinjunction holders Telegraph.co.uk Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has suggested he was prepared to reveal the names of individuals covered by superinjunctions issued by the British courts to protect their privacy. By Patrick Sawer, and Holly Watt Mr Assange said the… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: June 4, 2011
4 June 2011 — Stop NATO “Big Players In NATO”: Canada Plans International Bases First German Ground Combat Since World War II: Four Soldiers Killed, 12 Injured In Afghanistan Recently Oklahoma: National Guard Units Headed To Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait And Horn Of Africa Romania: 24 U.S. F-16s Could Be Added To 24 Interceptor Missiles Romania: U.S. Marines… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter May 27, 2011: Nato Rejects Libya Truce Offer
May 27, 2011 — Information Clearing House The New Face Of War “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges” By Conn Hallinan The assassination of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off America’s Public Enemy Number One, it formalized a new kind of warfare, where sovereignty is irrelevant, armies tangential, and decisions are… Continue reading
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Bumrushing the Syrian Revolution with the Help of The Independent
So I guess that foreign journos have little to chew on except reports relayed by dissidents and their own, understandable resentment at Bashar al-Assad’s attempt to dominate the news cycle. Even so, I think The Independent’s Alastair Beach or his editors reached a new low in submissive fluffing of the Syrian revolution. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 25 May 2011: Obama, Cameron predict success in Libya
25 May 2011 — williambowles.info WRAPUP 4-NATO ups strikes in Tripoli, sees no Iraq parallel Reuters By Matt Faloon and Joseph Logan LONDON/TRIPOLI, May 25 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday there would be ‘no let up’ in pressure on him to go, following a second successive night… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 25 May, 2011: Protester Who Heckled Netanyahu Beaten
25 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Dispatch From Tripoli NATO’s Feast of Blood By Cynthia McKinney NATO only attacks (as does the US and its allies) the poor and underprivileged of the 3rd world. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28182.htm Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: May 24, 2011
24 May 2011 — Stop NATO “Thought It Was Day Of Judgment”: Heaviest NATO Bombing Of Tripoli Yet 67-Day Air War: Over 8,000 NATO Air Missions, Over 3,000 Combat Flights Attack Helicopter Deployment Brings NATO Closer To Libyan Ground War Washington To Host Libyan Rebel Office U.S. Drone Attacks In Pakistan: 32 Strikes, At Least… Continue reading
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Britain plotted regime change in Iraq as early as 2001 By Robert Stevens
Previously classified documents released into the public domain reveal that Britain’s MI6 planned a coup against then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, just months after 9/11. This was despite official acknowledgement that there was no connection between the Hussein regime and Al Qaeda. The documents also confirm that the quest to secure stable oil supplies was… Continue reading
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War in Iraq: worst moment in UK history – British MP — RT
‘With 179 British lives lost and ten billion pounds spent, there will be no celebrations, no parades or marches or flags out to mark the end of the war. And all we seem to have achieved is we have replaced one rotten government with another rotten government,’ stated Flynn. Continue reading
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Media Lens: You Cannot Kill An Ideology With A Gun
The media rush to glorify Obama the ‘warrior president’ is symptomatic of a Western society that has come to view war as entirely normal. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks cables show that it was all about the oil By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers
In the Wikileaks cables, U.S. diplomats can be found plotting ways to prevent state entities such as Gazprom from taking control of key petroleum facilities, pressing oil companies to adjust their policies to match U.S. foreign policy goals, helping U.S.-based oil companies arrange deals on favorable terms and pressing foreign governments to assist companies that… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 17 May, 2011: 4 Biggest US Banks Guilty of Fraud
17 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Israeli Media Reveals U.S. President’s Forthcoming Mideast Speech By Xinhua Obama To Call on Israel to Withdraw to the 1967 Borders. The president will label the West Bank settlements as “illegal” and emphasize that Israel must halt their construction. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28111.htm Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: 16 May, 2011
16 May, 2011 — Stop NATO Updates on Libyan war: May 16 Russia Could Withdraw From START Over U.S.-NATO Missile Shield Four NATO Soldiers Killed In Afghan Bomb Blast Reports: NATO Killed Five Afghan Women, One Boy On Sunday U.S. Missile Strike Kills At Least Seven In Pakistan Pakistan: Call For Expulsion Of U.S. Envoy,… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 17 May 2011
17 May 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks cables show oil a major focus of US diplomats MiamiHerald.com The communication, part of the cache of State Department cables that WikiLeaks passed to McClatchy Newspapers and other news organizations, is just one indication of how the US government over the years has maneuvered to influence the world’s oil… Continue reading
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