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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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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 May, 2011: The U.S.: Where Europe Comes to Slum
23 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Killing Our Way To Defeat Obama’s Private Killing Machine By Frontline – PBS They’re known as “JSOC” — Joint Special Operations Command. They report directly to the president and, “operate worldwide based on the legal (or extra-legal) premises of classified presidential directive.” John Nagl, a former counterinsurgency adviser… Continue reading
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Nabeel Rajab: Bahrain situation beyond explanation + Protesters sentenced to death
An emergency appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the death sentences of two men accused of running over two police officers during anti-government protests Continue reading
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Spanish protesters cheer for ‘world revolution’ as ban on demonstration takes effect
MADRID — Thousands of protesters in Madrid furious over soaring unemployment staged a silent protest and then erupted in cheers of joy as a 48-hour ban on their demonstration took effect on Saturday. Continue reading
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Bageant’s Frustration: Extreme Isolation By Morris Berman
Joe came from unlikely roots to have formulated the political viewpoint that he did: working-class, right-wing, anti-intellectual, flag-waving, small-town Virginia. A “leftneck,” someone dubbed him; it’s not a bad description. Continue reading
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The Establishment Eliminates A Threat By Paul Craig Roberts
The police and the prostitute media have made it impossible for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to get a fair trial. From the moment of the announcement that he had been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, and before he was ever indicted, the accounts given by the police were designed to create the impression… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 May, 2011: Ron Paul: We'll Occupy Pakistan, Too
19 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Ron Paul: We’ll Occupy Pakistan, Too By JUANA SUMMERS The helicopters that landed in Abbottabad won’t be the last to put American troops on the ground in Pakistan, says Rep. Ron Paul. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28130.htm Continue reading
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Regime Change at the IMF: The Frame-Up of Dominique Strauss-Kahn? By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
The arrest of IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has all the appearances of a frame-up ordered by powerful members of the financial establishment, in liaison with France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, whose presidency has served the interests of the US at the expense of those of France and the European Union. While there is for the moment… Continue reading
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SYRIA: Who is Behind The Protest Movement? Fabricating a Pretext for a US-NATO “Humanitarian Intervention” By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
There is evidence of gross media manipulation and falsification from the outset of the protest movement in southern Syria on March 17th. Continue reading
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Europeans against austerity cuts: thousands clash with police in Brussels — RT
A new threat to the euro overshadowed Libya and other issues at an EU summit in Brussels. A possible international bail-out for Portugal dominated talks, while nearby, police used water cannons to disperse crowds protesting against austerity cuts. Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks for 24 March 2011
24 March 2011 — creative-i.info Bahrain suspends flights to and from Lebanon Xinhua BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) —Bahrain has suspended flights to and from Lebanon. Its state-run Gulf Air also says on its website that all flights to Iran and Iraq have been suspended until March 31st, without giving a reason. … news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-03/24/c_13795979.htm Continue reading
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Face To Face Shooting in Bahrain
Face To Face Shooting in BahrainFollow my videos on vodpod Bahrain clashes Bahrain protests Manama protests Manama riots Bahrain riots Bahrain video violence shot dead Egypt protests Cairo Tunisia Iran police fire Bahrain gunfire Bahrein killed injured crackdown army Pearl Square Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 10 March 2011: Michael Moore: “This Is War”
10 March 2011 — Information Clearing House Pack Journalism Promotes War on Libya By Stephen Lendman America’s major media never met an imperial war it didn’t love and promote, never mind how lawless, mindless, destructive and counterproductive. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27653.htm Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 28 February, 2011
28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Protests in Oman Spread New York Times By NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon — Demonstrators blocked roads and clashed with police on Monday in Oman, the normally quiet oil-rich country along the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, as three-day old protests calling for political reforms … www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/middleeast/01oman.html Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info OMAN: Ruler reshuffles Cabinet, announces reforms as deadly protests rock … Los Angeles Times Oman’s longtime ruler, Sultan Kaboos ibn Said, reshuffled his Cabinet over the weekend, changing six ministers, and ordered some social reforms amid rare deadly protests and growing unrest in the small Persian Gulf nation. The decree,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter: Noam Chomsky: “Democracy Uprising” in the U.S.A.?
18 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House Obama Warned Palestinians Of Repercussions’ if Abbas Goes to UN By AFP “President Obama threatened on Thursday night to take measures against the Palestinian Authority if it insists on going to the Security Council to condemn Israeli settlement activity, and demand that it be stopped,” a senior Palestinian… Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 17 February, 2011
17 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 4 Dead in Bahrain Crackdown Voice of America Riot police stormed the main square in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, early Thursday, driving out thousands of demonstrators who had set up camp demanding sweeping political change for the island kingdom. Witnesses say at least four people were killed. … www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Riot-Police-Attack-Bahrain-Protesters-116368869.html Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 16 February, 2011: Bradley Manning – The Forgotten Man
16 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House Mullen: US Depends on Military Ties with Israel By AP The top U.S. military officer says the relationship between the American and Israeli militaries is especially relevant while Mideast nations are steeped in unrest. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27486.htm Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 16 February, 2011
16 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Yemen protests enter sixth day Aljazeera.net Protests in Yemen are spiralling out of control as they enter their sixth consecutive day, with pro-democracy protesters and government loyalists clashing in Sanaa, the capital. Despite thousands of police being deployed across the city, … english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121611012256401.html Continue reading
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