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Murdoch’s empire expansion halts as British probe brings more arrests — RT
Britain wants Rupert Murdoch to testify before parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Earlier, the media mogul was pressured out of a deal with the UK’s largest satellite broadcaster. Continue reading
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Murdoch’s empire expansion halts as British probe brings more arrests — RT
Britain wants Rupert Murdoch to testify before parliament over the wiretapping scandal. Earlier, the media mogul was pressured out of a deal with the UK’s largest satellite broadcaster. Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 13 July 2011
13 July 2011 — williambowles.info YEMEN: TV appearance sparks fresh wave of violence IRINnews.org SANA’A, 13 July 2011 (IRIN) – A surprise 7 July appearance on Yemeni state TV by President Ali Abdullah Saleh is behind a recent country-wide spike in violence, say observers. Analyst Adel al-Shujaa said the TV appearance surprised opposition leaders … Continue reading
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News Corp Newslinks 12 July 2011
12 July 2011 — williambowles.info Murdoch agrees to face MPs:The Independent – Media RSS Feed Today at 17:43 Rupert Murdoch, his son James, and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks have agreed to appear before MPs next week to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal, it was revealed tonigh” Continue reading
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Could Hack Scandal Spell Trouble for Murdoch’s U.S. TV Licenses? By Peter Hart
On ABC’s This Week panel there was some talk of Rupert Murdoch losing his U.S. television licenses over the News of the World phone hacking scandal. There is a ‘character clause’ for broadcast licensees, and the current scandal would go a long way towards demonstrating a certain type of bad behavior. Continue reading
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Could Hack Scandal Spell Trouble for Murdoch's U.S. TV Licenses? By Peter Hart
On ABC’s This Week panel there was some talk of Rupert Murdoch losing his U.S. television licenses over the News of the World phone hacking scandal. There is a ‘character clause’ for broadcast licensees, and the current scandal would go a long way towards demonstrating a certain type of bad behavior. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 11 July 2011
11 July 2011 — williambowles.info FEATURE-Libya’s ragtag rebels discover discipline in battle Reuters By Nick Carey EAST OF ZLITAN, Libya, July 11 (Reuters) – Midway through the morning, as Grad rockets whooshed through the branches of trees overhead, some of the young men of the 1st battalion Al Marsa regiment began to sing. A slow, Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 8 July 2011
8 July 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks’s Partner Says Visa, MasterCard Lift Payment Block Bloomberg By Aoife White and Donal Griffin – Thu Jul 07 22:35:05 GMT 2011 WikiLeaks’s payment provider, DataCell, said it’s again able to accept credit-card payments seven months after Visa Europe Ltd. and MasterCard Inc. (MA) blocked donations to the website. … Continue reading
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US increases pressure on Syrian President
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to make a transition to democracy. This comes as thousands of people take to the streets every day to support President Assad. Continue reading
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Russia Today: A new kind of media? By William Bowles
A global, digital media cuts both ways or as they say ‘what’s good for the goose is also good for the gander’. The arrival of The Real News Network, Democracy Now! and grtv for example demonstrates what can be done, even on a shoestring budget. But to get onto the global media circuit still requires… Continue reading
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Video: Qaddafi Did NOT Threatens Attacks on Europe
Gaddafi is challenging Sarkozy, Cameron and Obama to switch on their TV and watch the crowd. He is saying that they will find out that they are delusional because they entered a war which they will never win, he also says if you continue targeting our houses we can do the same because Europe is… Continue reading
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Patrick Cockburn: Don’t believe everything you see and read about Gaddafi
Ever since the Libyan uprising started on 15 February, the foreign media have regurgitated stories of atrocities carried out by Gaddafi’s forces. It is now becoming clear that reputable human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have been unable to find evidence for the worst of these. Continue reading
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The Subject Is Jazz – The Future of Jazz – Art Farmer & Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor’s’ 1958 TV show, “The Subject Is Jazz,” featuring Bill Evans, Tony Scott, Art Farmer, Jimmy Cleveland, Doc Severinsen, Ed Thigpen, Mundell Lowe, Eddie Safranski and George Russell. Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 23, 2011: NATO To Use “Any Means Necessary” To Wage Libyan War: Rasmussen
23 June 2011 — Stop NATO NATO To Use “Any Means Necessary” To Wage Libyan War: Rasmussen Libya: Bitter Truth About The Fighting Country Emanuel Uses Influential Friends To Land NATO, G-8 Summits In Chicago Emanuel Seeks Corporate Donors For Chicago NATO Summit U.S. Warship Enters Georgian Waters Russia Condemns Arrival Of U.S. Warship In Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 22, 2011
22 June 2011 — Stop NATO 96-Day Libyan War: Over 12,000 NATO Sorties, Over 4,500 Combat Missions NATO Air Strikes Target Towns Near Libyan Capital Spokesperson: U.S. Aid Essential To NATO’s Libyan War Senate Opens Door For U.S. Troops To Fight In Libya Iran Slams NATO’s Killing Innocent Libyans, Destroying Infrastructure Americans’ Support For Speedy Continue reading
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Bilderberg: Death of Democracy Behind Closed Doors By grtv
Heads of state, CEOs and NATO officials are gathering at the top secret Bilderberg conference this week in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Are the global elite meeting to carve up the world or is this just simply a talk shop? With these meetings perhaps shaping the future of the globe, why is the media not being… Continue reading
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Lie To Me By Joel S. Hirschhorn
Here is what Americans should learn: All elected Democrats and Republicans have succeeded because they are excellent liars and, therefore, not one of them can ever be trusted to be telling the truth Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks 12 June 2011: US defense sales to Bahrain rose before crackdown
12 June 2011 — williambowles.info Bahrain opposition holds rally calling for more political rights Sacramento Bee CAIRO, Egypt — Bahrain’s opposition on Saturday held on to its demand for an elected government that represents the will of the people, as the government announced details of a national dialogue scheduled for next month. … http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/11/3693793/bahrain-opposition-holds-rally.html Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 11 June 2011
June 2011 — williambowles.info Qaddafi Forces, Libyan Rebels Battle at Key Oil Port Fox News AP AP June 10: A Libyan rebel fighter arrives at a hospital as others receive treatment in Misrata, Libya. MISRATA, Libya — A Libyan rebel spokesman said opposition forces were battling troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi on Saturday in the Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 11 June 2011
11 June 2011 — williambowles.info Will Wikileaks founder Julian Assange win Nobel Peace Prize 2011? Mirror.co.uk Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks, is on the long shortlist and gets a 20-1 quote from Victor Chandler to win. This is despite Assange being on a sexual assault charge – presumably for screwing the United Continue reading
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