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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 November 2011: ‘Abraham Day’: Extremists Celebrate ‘Purchase’ of Palestinian City
20 November 2011 — VTJP International Middle East Media Center Israeli sources: Bill to limit Israeli human rights groups’ funding stalled by Prime Minister IMEMC – Unnamed Israeli sources in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office told Israeli reporters Sunday that a bill to severely restrict funding to Israeli human rights groups, which was passed by… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 19 November 2011 – US warned Kenya against invading Somalia
19 November 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: US warned Kenya against invading Somalia MiamiHerald.com By ALAN BOSWELL NAIROBI, Kenya — US cables made public by WikiLeaks show that the United States warned Kenya two years ago not to launch an offensive in southern Somalia against al-Qaida-allied al-Shabab rebels, but a US official also offered to check… Continue reading
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Video: Retired Philadelphia Police Captain arrested for joining the Occupy Movement
Capt Ray Lewis interviewed by the Occupy Movement in NY Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street then the World Newslinks 16-17 November 2011
17 November 2011 — williambowles.info 17 November 2011Mayors conspired to close Occupy Wall Street encampments World Socialist Web Site Today at 18:14 As cities throughout the United States step up the police crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street movement, evidence has emerged of a conspiracy between city officials—possibly coordinated with federal intelligence agencies—to shut down… Continue reading
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Movement Moves On After Police Occupy the OWS Park BY Danny Schecter
Liberty Square/Zuccotti Park had now been power cleaned and was pristine when activists were allowed to reenter without tents or sleeping bags, More than 200 had been arrested in the takeover that included teargas and selective physical violence against resisters. Continue reading
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Libya: Don’t despair – GET BUSY!
Most of what has been coming through the Total Information Dominance machinery about the situation in Tripoli – and Libya proper – is untrue. The situation there is very bad for the people, that much is true. But not only is the battle not with an indigenous rebellion – it is, rather, with a NATO… Continue reading
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Pambazuka News 542 1 August 2011: Links and Resources
1. Zimbabwe update, 2. Women & gender, 3. Human rights, 4. Refugees & forced migration, 5. Social movements, 6. Emerging powers news, 7. Elections & governance, 8. Corruption, 9. Development, 10. Health & HIV/AIDS, 11. Education, 12. Racism & xenophobia, 13. Environment, 14. Land & land rights, 15. Media & freedom of expression, 16. Conflict… Continue reading
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Black Caucus on Libya War: The Good, the Confused, and the Hopeless By Glen Ford
At this critical juncture in history, the Congressional Black Caucus is near useless to the cause of peace. The recent congressional vote on Libya shows that, in the CBC, “there are more Confused members than Good, and The Good are outnumbered four to one by The Hopeless.” Continue reading
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KILL BILL 2011: THE ONGOING SABOTAGE OF FINANCIAL REFORM By Danny Schechter
Some years back Thomas Franck nailed it in his book, “The Wrecking Crew.” It was subtitled “How Conservatives Rule” and showed how narrow self-interest and well practiced cynicism in the service of partisan warfare has crippled our political system resulting in a deep paralysis despite the threat of a collapse. Continue reading
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Members of US Congress Express Outrage Over Camp Destructions by Haitian Police
26 May 2011 — Transafrica.org Washington, DC—On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Rep. Donald M. Payne (NJ), Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY), Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), and Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) made a joint statement in response to the eviction and destruction of camps on public property in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince: Continue reading
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Why are we banking on banks to a promote economic recovery? By Danny Schecter
This week the financial crisis finally went prime time in the form of a big budget HBO docudrama called “Too Big To Fail.” Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 20-21 May 2011
21 May 2011 — williambowles.info 21 May 2011 SCF: Moscow thinks NATO seeks regime change in Libya SCF: NATO planes strike military vessels in three Libyan ports RT: What should be on agenda for G8 summit in France? NY speaks Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and… Continue reading
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TO GAZA WITH LOVE – THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
The U.S. Boat to Gaza Campaign is collecting thousands of personal letters to the people of Gaza from people like you in the U.S., in an act of friendship and solidarity. These letters will be carried as our cargo on the U.S. Boat to Gaza when it sets sail in June 2011 in the next… Continue reading
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Anti-Empire Report #49, September 11, 2007 by William Blum
11 September 2007 — Anti-Empire Report The world is very weary of all this and wants to laugh again Okay, Bush ain’t gonna get out of Iraq no matter what anyone says or does short of a) impeachment, b) a lobotomy, or c) one of his daughters setting herself afire in the Oval Office as… Continue reading
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The Macintosh Computer – Archetypal Capitalist Machine? By William Bowles
October 1987 — InvestigatingImperialism Pre-amble: This essay was written in 1987 before the domination of Microsoft, at a time when I thought that the people running Apple computer had their act together. How wrong can you be! In other respects however, many of the ideas and concepts advanced in this essay have come to pass… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 