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Video: Siege of Bani Walid: Foreign fighters, phosphorus bombs and nerve gas – RT sources
The besieged Libyan city of Bani Walid has been plunged into chaos. RT sources say that the former Gaddafi regime stronghold is under attack by militias bolstered by foreign mercenaries, and they used banned weapons like white phosphorous. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 25 October 2012: Israel: UN bid risks ‘far-reaching consequences’
25 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Dr. Erekat: “Israel Responsible For Gaza Escalation”IMEMC – Chief Palestinian Negotiator, head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel is responsible for the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip due to its ongoing illegal measures. … Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 24 October 2012: Militants join forces as Israel warns of ‘extensive’ action in Gaza
24 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Closure of Beit Hanoun Crossing Threatens the Lives of Hundreds of Patients in the Gaza StripIMEMC – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the targeting of the Palestinian customs checkpoint, near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, by Israeli warplanes. As a result of the attack, Continue reading
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ICH 23-24 October 2012: Blood is Their Argument: The Real Campaign Trail
24 October 2012 — Information Clearing House Third Party Presidential Debate Moderated by Larry King Video Four alternative candidates for president of the United States debated Tuesday night in Chicago and agreed America needs a good dose of what they could provide — clear, straight talk that has not been market-pasteurized. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32842.htm Continue reading
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UN SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS: THE REAL WMD IN IRAQ
Clarity Press is pleased to announce the publication ofGENOCIDE IN IRAQ: The Case Against the UN Security Council and Member States by Abdul-Haq al-Ani and Tarik al-Ani, a brilliant, detailed and comprehensive analysis of the illegality of the sanctions regime imposed on Iraq by the UN Security Council, leading to the deaths of over 500,000… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 22 October 2012: The full story behind the war against free speech in Israel’s universities
22 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Gaza Prepares To Welcome The Prince Of QatarIMEMC – The Hams-led government in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas movement and various sectors in the Gaza Strip are preparing for the historic visit of the Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife Mouza, who will Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 19 October 2012: Protests and strikes as Israel raids Bedouin villages, threatens to destroy homes
19 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center As Ship Approaches Gaza Shore, Israel To Attack Estelle ShipIMEMC – The Canadian Boat To Gaza reported that they received a message from the Finnish Foreign Department informing that Israel informed them that its soldiers will board Estelle solidarity ship currently around 120 Nautical Miles away Continue reading
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ICH 19/20 October 2012: Implosion of Syria Myths a ‘Nervous Breakdown’ for US, Allies
012 — Information Clearing House The End of the New World Order By Seumas Milne In the late summer of 2008, two events in quick succession signaled the end of the New World Order. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32804.htm Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 18 October 2012: Israel approves 800 new homes in Gilo settlement
18 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Al-Qassam Publishes Video Documenting Shalit AbductionIMEMC – Video Included Marking the first anniversary since the implementation of the Egyptian-mediated prisoner-swap deal that secured the release of 1037 of Palestinian detainees, the Al-Qassam Brigades published a video detailing the planning and actual implementation of the cross border Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 16 October 2012:
16 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Demolish Home, Shed, In JerusalemIMEMC – Israeli soldiers demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home and a shed in Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, the Quds Media Center reported. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 15 October 2012: EU support for Israeli crimes makes it unworthy of Nobel Peace Prize
15 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Invades Azzoun, Imposes CurfewIMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Azzoun village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed curfew on the village forcing its residents under house arrest. … Continue reading
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The EU is not a “Person”: Granting the Nobel Prize to the European Union is in Violation of Alfred Nobel’s Will By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
While the EU’s contribution to peace is debatable, the key issue is whether a union of nation states, which constitutes a political, economic, monetary and fiscal entity is an “eligible candidate” for the Peace Prize, in accordance with the mandate of the Norwegian Committee. Continue reading
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The Sabra-Chatila massacre: Thirty years on By Franklin Lamb
Authors, photo-chroniclers and historians of the 1982 massacre, Mya Shone and Ralph Schoenman, replied to a recent New York Times article on the massacre by reminding us this week that “Haaretz recounted on September 26, 1982 the high level planning that preceded the invasion in service to “the long term objective aimed at the expulsion… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 9 October 2012: Israel’s abuse of anti-Semitism tackled head-on in new memoir
9 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 1 Palestinian Man Assassinated, Another WoundedIMEMC – 8 civilians, including 4 children and 1 woman, Injured In The Attack The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the assassination, on Sunday, 07 October 2012, of 1 Palestinian man and the severe injury of another. 8 Continue reading
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Putting Palestine On The Agenda: At The Russell Tribunal In New York By Danny Schechter
Today, the Russell Tribunal focusing on “the complicity and responsibility of various, national and international and corporate acts and the perpetuation of Israel’s impunity under international law.’ It seeks to provide a platform for “international personalities who advocate for an end to Israeli occupation and the denial of Palestinian rights.” Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 7 October 2012: Families Of Marmara Victims File Lawsuit Against Israel
7 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 10 Palestinians Injured By Army Missiles In RafahIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported that ten Palestinians were injured, on Sunday evening, when the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles into Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Some of the wounded residents are in Continue reading
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Video: Omar Khadr Returned to Canada After US and Canada Ignored International Law for Years
Michael Ratner: The Khadr case and others show how human rights have deteriorated in the US; Assange right to fear extradition Continue reading
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New at SCF – 30 September – 6 October 2012: Drug Wars / Syria/Turkey / Jordan / US / UN / Iran-N. Korea
6 October 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Global Drug Mafia and the Banks. An Introduction to the Subject 06.10.2012 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV The truth to be kept in mind is that as of today the merger between the financial sector grands and the drug mafia in its classic forms – the cartels and syndicates Continue reading
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Was America Attacked by Afghanistan on September 11, 2001? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The legal argument used by Washington and NATO to invade Afghanistan was that the September 11 attacks constituted an undeclared “armed attack” “from abroad” by an unnamed foreign power, and that consequently “the laws of war” apply, allowing the nation under attack, to strike back in the name of “self-defense”. Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 5 October 2012: Why Israel’s “refugee day” is a smokescreen to deny Palestinian rights
5 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Solidarity Ship Sailing to GazaIMEMC – The Helsingin Sanomat Swedish paper reported that Estelle, a Swedish-owned ship sailing under a Finnish flag, is on en route to the besieged Gaza Strip carrying tons of aid supplies to the besieged coastal region. … Continue reading
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