Somalia
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Somalia Newslinks 1 January 2012
1 January 2012 Ethiopian troops invade key central Somalia town San Francisco Chronicle A mother from southern Somalia prepares some powdered milk mixture to feed her child on December 30, 2011 at a refugee camp located in southern Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seized control of a key Somali city on December 31, Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: January 1, 2012
1 January 2012 — Stop NATO Global NATO’s Focus In 2011: First African, Asian Wars Advanced Missiles, Warplanes: U.S. Arms Gulf States Against Iran Saudi Arabia: U.S. To Sell, Upgrade 154 Warplanes, Train 300 Airmen South Caucasus Opposes Attack On Iran: Analyst South Caucasus: World’s Next Full-Blown War? Afghanistan: NATO Supplies Georgian Troops With Combat Continue reading
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Lecture: Haldane and LPHR lecture: Housing, Land and Property Rights in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers and Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights invite you to a lecture by Antonia Mulvey on Housing, Land and Property Rights in East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Wednesday 11 January 2012, 6.30pm. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 24, 2011: U.S. Pivot To Asia Strategy Can Destabilize Entire Region
24 December 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Pivot To Asia Strategy Can Destabilize Entire Region U.S. Intensifies Military Posture Against Russia In Arctic After Libya: Britain Mulls Military Intervention In Somalia Britain: After Libya, NATO States Plan For Next Air War Horn Of Africa: France Signs New Military Pact With Djibouti France Close To Providing Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 22 December 2011: Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia The Independent Britain plans to deepen its involvement in Somalia – a land that has become a byword for instability and violence – in the new year. David Cameron describes Somalia as “a failed state that directly threatens British interests” and will convene Continue reading
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Somalia Newslinks 20 December 2011
20 December 2011 — williambowles.info US Considers Combating Somali Militants’ Twitter Use New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya The United States government is increasingly concerned about the Twitter account of the Shabab militant group of Somalia, with American officials saying Monday that they were looking closely at the militants’ use of Twitter and the … http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/world/africa/us-considers-combating-shabab-militants-twitter-use.html Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 8, 2011
8 December 2011 — Stop NATO Russia To Counter Western Missile Deployments Near Border: Military Chief Russian Envoy Slams NATO Over Middle East, Interceptor Missiles French Foreign Minister: NATO-Russia Missiles Talks ‘Near Deadlock’ West’s Most-Cherished Desire: Disintegration Of Russian Federation NATO Border: Belarus To Receive New Russian Air Defense Systems Top NATO Commander Wants Afghan Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: November 28, 2011: U.S. Drone Strike Kills At Least 39 In Somalia
28 November 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Attack: Pakistan On The Boil Pakistan Buries Soldiers; U.S., NATO Flags, Obama Effigy Burned Pakistan To Completely Review Relations With U.S., NATO Pakistan: Several Thousand Protesters Surround U.S. Consulate In Karachi Hundreds Of NATO Containers Blocked At Crossing Points NATO Supply Line Has Been Cut Permanently: Interior Minister Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 November 2011: Palestinian rivals deeply divided over strategy
24 November 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center France Denounces Israeli Freeze Of Palestinian Tax Money IMEMC – The French government slammed Israel for withholding Palestinian tax and customs money it collects on border terminals on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), and stated that, by law, the money must be transferred Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 22 November 2011: US firm's teargas used against Tahrir Square protesters
22 November 2011 — Information Clearing House Op-Ed Articles US Backs Egypt’s Military as Tahrir Square Crackdown Continues By Kristen Chick Security forces have killed at least 29 as Tahrir Square protests enter their fourth day. The US has come under attack for backing the military junta despite vows to support democracy and human rights.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29788.htm Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 21, 2011
21 November 2011 — Stop NATO Canada Transfers Warship From NATO’s Libya War To NATO’s Active Endeavor Canada Orders Warships To Stay In Mediterranean Canada Eyes Role In NATO Action Against Syria U.S. Works Through NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council In Euro-Mediterranean Region George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Arrives In Mediterranean Africa Command Chief: Troops Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: November 20, 2011
20 November 2011 — Stop NATO Ethiopian Troops Invade Somalia Syria: Western Military Attack Will Destabilize Entire Middle East Kazakhstan Warns Against Repeating NATO Libyan War In Syria Turkish Activists Protest NATO Missile System United Arab Emirates To Be Provided First Advanced Missile Interceptors Outside U.S. Georgia: U.S. To Install New Radar Systems, Upgrade Navy Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 November 2011: The United States isn't broke
19 November 2011 — Information Clearing House Britain in Secret Talks with Syrian “Rebels” By Kim Sengupta and Catrina Stewart The progression of the working relationship opens up the prospect of the rebels eventually being recognised as the country’s representatives and supplanting the Assad regime. The development comes as France said that it, too, was 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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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 558 18 November 2011: ANGOLAN CORRUPTION, THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ELECTIONS IN DRC
18 November 2011 — Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa CONTENTS:1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy & campaigns, 5. Pan-African Postcard, 6. Letters & Opinions, 7. African Writers’ Corner, 8. Highlights French edition Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 17, 2011
17 November 2011 — Stop NATO Obama Announces Expanded U.S. Military Presence In Australia Australia: Pentagon Builds ‘Security Architecture’ In Asia-Pacific U.S. Military Base In Australia: China On Notice Philippines: Clinton Visits U.S. Guided Missile Destroyer Afghan War: Three NATO Soldiers Killed Pakistan: Opposition Condemns Latest Deadly U.S. Drone Attack Pakistan: High Court Accepts Plea Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 557 14 November 2011: LINKS AND RESOURCES
14 November 2011 — Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa CONTENTS: 1. Podcasts & Video, 2. Zimbabwe update, 3. African Union Monitor, 4. Women & gender, 5. Human rights, 6. Refugees & forced migration, 7. Africom Watch, 8. Elections & governance, 9. Corruption, Continue reading
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Why the attempted remilitarisation of Africa will fail By Horace Campbell
Kenya’s foray into Somalia, led from behind by US Africa Command (AFRICOM), ‘represents a heightened threat to peace and reconstruction in Africa, especially East Africa’, argues Horace Campbell. AFRICOM’s attempts at remilitarisation will not solve Africa’s problems, says Campbell, when ‘the root cause’ of the ‘threats to stability and security challenges’ across the continent is… Continue reading
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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 557: WALL STREET, WARMONGERS AND NORTH AFRICA TRANSITIONS
11 November 2011 — Pambazuka Africa News The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Comment & analysis, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4. Obituaries, 5. Books & arts, 6. Letters & Opinions, 7. Blogging Africa Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 31 October, 2011
31 October, 2011 — Information Clearing House Turkey’s Erdogan Holds Assad’s Fate in his Hands By Anshel Pfeffer Syrian protesters and army defectors can only dent Assad’s iron hold on the country, unless, that is, Turkey continues to silently sponsor his opponents. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29553.htm Continue reading
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