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Video: Egypt – “The best armies in the world are ours”
A masterpiece video, the music is an old patriotic song from the operetta “Shehrzad” composed by Sayed Darwish in 1920s. Its title is “the best armies in the world are ours”. The scenes are those of security forces cracking down on the protests in front of the parliament. Continue reading
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Video: Russian navy in Syria: Thorn in US side — RT
The US-based intelligence-gathering firm Stratfor says most of the claims by the Syrian opposition about the seriousness of the country’s crisis are untrue. The company insists protesters are exaggerating, to win support from powers like the US. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 19-20 December 2011
20 December 2011 — williambowles.info 20 December 2011Fresh clashes in north-west Syria BBC News Today at 16:05 There have been clashes between troops and army deserters in north-west Syria, with one report saying 100 deserters are dead or wounded. Continue reading
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Western Elite Wages Info-war to Justify Syria Invasion? By Prof. Igor Panarin
Escalating tensions surrounding Syria are preparation for aggression. Writer and political scientist Igor Panarin believes that part of the British-American and Israeli elite is waging an information war to justify a military invasion of Syria. Continue reading
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BDS update: BDS unites East and West By Eric Walberg
As people of conscience around the world marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, ever new actions help bring Palestinians closer to achieving a state of dignity, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Video: Out-FOXed: What’s NOT happening in Moscow — RT
I don’t harbor any hopes that the FOX people will see this and suddenly change their ‘errant ways’. But for the viewers – there are no palm trees in the streets of Moscow, the Prime Minister is spelled ‘PuTin’, not ‘PuTTin’ and the plural for ‘protester’ is ‘protesterS’. For future references. Continue reading
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Video: Out-FOXed: What’s NOT happening in Moscow — RT
I don’t harbor any hopes that the FOX people will see this and suddenly change their ‘errant ways’. But for the viewers – there are no palm trees in the streets of Moscow, the Prime Minister is spelled ‘PuTin’, not ‘PuTTin’ and the plural for ‘protester’ is ‘protesterS’. For future references. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 3-4 December 2011
4 December 2011 — williambowles.info 4 December 2011‘Sanctions against Syria won’t bear fruit’ Russiatoday.ru Today at 06:47 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for military intervention in Syria to bring down the ruling regime as sanctions continue to be piled on Damascus. But political activist Franklin Lamb has doubts on… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 22 November 2011: PA: Israel razes lands in Jericho
22 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Solidarity Convoy Arrives In Gaza IMEMC – A solidarity convoy made it into the Gaza Strip on Monday evening, through the Rafah Border Terminal, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Members of the “Freedom Spring” convoy will be holding meetings with political and social Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22 November 2011
22 November 2011 — williambowles.info Obama Must Condemn Egyptian Military Dissident Voice Today at 16:00 As we watch the Egyptian police and military viciously attack democracy activists on the streets of Cairo, using U.S. weapons, it is outrageous that the Obama Administration has failed to issue a strong condemnation of this latest attempt to crush Continue reading
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Portland pepper spray incident generates iconic Occupy photo
Phot: A woman is blasted with pepper spray during Occupy protests in Portland Thursday Continue reading
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‘Civil disobedience is the only way to go’ — RT
Violent arrests have taken place in New York during a huge anti-Wall Street rally. RT correspondents as well as independent commentators bring the latest from the scene. Continue reading
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NYPD blast LRAD sound cannons at OWS — RT
17 November 2011 — NYPD blast LRAD sound cannons at OWS — RT http://rt.com/s/swf/player5.4.swf?file=http://rt.com/files/news/ows-police-sound-canons-603/ia0488725f3f2c24bbbbf11852aefeffb_live2000.dv.flv&image=http://rt.com/files/news/ows-police-sound-canons-603/twitpic-image-jopauca.n.jpg&skin=http://rt.com/s/css/player_skin.zip&provider=http&abouttext=Russia%20Today&aboutlink=http://rt.com&autostart=false RT’s New York crew has witnessed NYPD using LRADs, or sound cannons on Occupy Wall Street protesters. Eyewitnesses at the site have tweeted police fired as protesters sang the US national anthem . NYPD has previously threatened to use LRADs during Continue reading
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Video: Police beat Occupy protesters at Berkeley — RT
Demonstrators at the University of California Berkeley were assaulted by police on Wednesday night for failing to leave a peaceful encampment they attempted to establish in solidarity with the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 3-4 November 2011
4 November 2011 — williambowles.info 4 November 2011 Exit NATO, Enter Libyan War GlobalResearch.ca Today at 13:48 For more details, please click on the link to read the article. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 28-30 October 2011
30 October 2011 — williambowles.info 30 October 2011 Syria says Western meddling could set Middle East on fire Russiatoday.ru Today at 10:52 Syria’s President Assad has promised ‘ten Afghan wars’ if the West intervenes in his country’s internal affairs. Continue reading
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Occupy Wall Street & the World Newslinks 24-25 October 2011
25 October 2011 — williambowles.info 25 October 2011 Brutal arrests at Occupy Oakland Russiatoday.ruToday at 16:31 Police officers in Oakland, California arrested upwards of 75 protesters early this morning as they launched a crackdown on participants in the local Occupy Wall Street offshoot. Continue reading
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Greece: cradle of austerity — RT
For the people that has meant wage cuts many people by 30 per cent in most cases. On top of that, tax hikes, cuts to pensions and cuts to public spending. Continue reading