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Revival of a Military Option: Israel's Covert War Against Iran Is On By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
After talks in Istanbul between Iran and the West on its nuclear program broke down on January 22, the danger of revival of a military option looms large. It may not come in the form of a direct, conventional US and/or Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear installations, but rather in the guise of the warfare… Continue reading
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Revival of a Military Option: Israel’s Covert War Against Iran Is On By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
After talks in Istanbul between Iran and the West on its nuclear program broke down on January 22, the danger of revival of a military option looms large. It may not come in the form of a direct, conventional US and/or Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear installations, but rather in the guise of the warfare… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 27 January, 2011
27 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Report: NYT Pondering WikiLeaks-Esque Submission System PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius Does the New York Times want to be the next WikiLeaks? Executive editor Bill Keller tells Yahoo’s Cutline that the paper is looking into … www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376723,00.asp Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 26 January, 2011
26 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Pentagon Source: No Link Found Between Wikileaks Suspect and Assange Fox News “Julian Assange is the CEO of WikiLeaks,” one military official told Fox News on the condition of anonymity. “So it’s unlikely he’s going to be the one … www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/25/pentagon-source-link-wikileaks-suspect-assange/ Continue reading
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18 January 2011 — williambowles info Ex Banker…
18 January, 2011 — williambowles.info Ex-Banker Gives Data on Taxes to WikiLeaks New York Times By DEALBOOK A former senior Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2000 prominent … dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/ex-banker-gives-data-on-taxes-to-wikileaks/ Continue reading
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Guest Media Lens Alert – Tilting Towards Israel By Jonathan Cook
Towards the end of last year, we sent out two media alerts – Put The Palestinians On A Diet and Too Toxic To Handle? – about the corporate media’s failure to report the release of documents detailing Israel’s deliberate policy of near-starvation for Gaza. “The idea”, explained a senior Israeli official, “is to put the… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report By William Blum: Wikileaks, the United States, Sweden, and Devil's Island By William Blum
… I’m standing in the snow in front of the White House … Standing with Veterans for Peace … I’m only a veteran of standing in front of the White House; the first time was February 1965, handing out flyers against the war in Vietnam. I was working for the State Department at the time… Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 88
One of the most common threads running through the Wikileaks papers is Washington’s manic obsession with Iran. In country after country the United States exerts unceasing pressure on the government to tighten the noose around Iran’s neck, to make the American sanctions as extensive and as painful as can be, to inflate the alleged Iranian… Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup for 30 November, 2010
30 November, 2010 — creative-i.info Richard Cohen Nails That Lying George W. Bush US ambassador: Leaks not damaging WikiLeaks on Public TV: Defending the ‘Interests of the West’ Leaks reveal Pakistan arms fears Wikileaks and the New Global Order: America’s Wake-up Call No-Longer Secret US Embassy Cables – Fulltext Search No-Longer Secret US Embassy Cables… Continue reading
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Media Lens: WikiLeaks – The Smear And The Denial – Part 2
The UK and US media smears described in Part 1 should be kept in mind when considering the gravity and importance of the latest WikiLeaks. In addition to thousands of previously unreported civilian killings, the leaks revealed more than 1,300 claims of torture by Iraqi police and military between 2005 and 2009. But these are… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Wikileaks – The smear and the denial – Part 1
The rising level of dissent really is wonderful news. It is a sign that a public empowered by the internet is beginning to seriously challenge the propaganda, lies and smears of the “responsible” media that make mass killing possible. Life will never be the same again – the Burnses, Baronets and Rifkinds +are+ going to… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report November 2nd, 2010: Jon Stewart and the left By William Blum
2 November, 2010 — www.killinghope.org Jon Stewart and the left The left in America is desperate; desperate for someone who can inspire them, if not lead them to a better world; or at least make them laugh. TV star Jon Stewart is sometimes funny, especially when he doesn’t try too hard to be funny, which… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report: In struggle with the American mind By William Blum
I direct these remarks to readers who have to deal with Americans who turn into a stone wall upon hearing the United States accused of acting immorally; America, they are convinced, means well; our motives are noble. And if we do do something that looks bad, and the badness can’t easily be covered up or… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: A JOURNEY UNCHALLENGED – ANDREW MARR INTERVIEWS TONY BLAIR
So why +does+ the BBC, a public service broadcaster, habitually turn to journalists who have previously declared their firm support for Blair’s militant Christian policies to interview Blair about those policies? The answer is that no-one outside the BBC has the remotest idea – there is flat-zero openness on this kind of choice; it is… Continue reading
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Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me
Track from his latest album ‘I’m new here’ Continue reading
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Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails A Review of the “Case Orange” report By Rady Ananda
At an international symposium held in Ghent, Belgium May 28-30, 2010, scientists asserted that “manipulation of climate through modification of Cirrus clouds is neither a hoax nor a conspiracy theory.” It is “fully operational” with a solid sixty-year history. Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: TECTONIC TILTING – Unlevel Playing Fields And The Rise Of Climate Scepticism
The media at least claim, albeit erroneously, to offer a balance in reporting and commentary, such concerns are deemed irrelevant to advertising. Adverts – arguably an even more powerful influence distorting public perceptions than factual journalism – +all+ promote mass consumerism. Why is it important for a democracy to have balance in reporting and commentary,… Continue reading
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William Blum: Anti-Empire Report, Number 83 – Some thoughts on 'patriotism' written on July 4
I was once asked after a talk: ‘Do you love America?’ I answered: ‘No’. After pausing for a few seconds to let that sink in amidst several nervous giggles in the audience, I continued with: ‘I don’t love any country. I’m a citizen of the world. I love certain principles, like human rights, civil liberties,… Continue reading
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Israeli forces’ attack on Freedom Flotilla: Update 2
3 June, 2010 — Jewish Peace News The Free Gaza Movement’s aim of bringing the legitimacy of the Israeli government’s blockade on Gaza into question appears to be increasingly successful. Nicholas Kristof in today’s New York Times himself referring to an opinion piece in Haaretz and yesterday’s NYT editorial as well as Amos Oz’s op-ed… Continue reading
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10th New York International Latino Film Festival
9 May, 2010 — 10th New York International Latino Film Festival http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.5598123 more about “New York International Latino Film Fe…“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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