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Killing the Truth: Western Mainstream Media Complicit in NATO War Crimes in Libya By Finian Cunningham
In Libya, not only is there the criminal military assault on a sovereign country, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the murder of women and children, and all the violation of international law that that entails – we now have the complete lobotomisation of language and normal meaning of words. Continue reading
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Over 200 African Leaders: NATO's Libyan War Part Of Plan To Recolonize Continent
A group of African intellectuals has written an open letter criticising the NATO-led military attacks on Libya, saying Africa ran the risk of being re-colonised. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 24 August, 2011: Settlers Uproot Olive Trees, Grapevines, Plum Trees Near Hebron
24 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Another Quds Fighter Assassinated In Gaza IMEMC – Wednesday August 24, 2011 – 22:59, The Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, reported on Wednesday at night that one of its fighters was assassinated when the Israeli Air Force Continue reading
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1 July 2011: Even if Gaddafi is killed, NATO will not leave – ex-Belgian MP
Regime change is the real reason NATO is in Libya, Lode Vanoost, international consultant and former deputy speaker of the Belgian Parliament told RT. Even if Gaddafi is ousted, murdered or flees the country, NATO forces will not leave right away. Continue reading
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1 July 2011: Even if Gaddafi is killed, NATO will not leave – ex-Belgian MP
Regime change is the real reason NATO is in Libya, Lode Vanoost, international consultant and former deputy speaker of the Belgian Parliament told RT. Even if Gaddafi is ousted, murdered or flees the country, NATO forces will not leave right away. Continue reading
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Video: Libyan rebel leader shakes hands with Sarkozy — RT
President Sarkozy has guaranteed military assistance to the new Libyan government for as long as it is needed in a meeting with rebel leader Mahmoud Jibril in Paris. In turn, Jibril asked for France’s help in unfreezing Libyan assets. Continue reading
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Video: Libyan rebel leader shakes hands with Sarkozy — RT
President Sarkozy has guaranteed military assistance to the new Libyan government for as long as it is needed in a meeting with rebel leader Mahmoud Jibril in Paris. In turn, Jibril asked for France’s help in unfreezing Libyan assets. Continue reading
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Tripoli Port Notes By Franklin Lamb
This observer’s tentative appraisal of Tuesdays events along the North Tripoli Port area as of late afternoon 8/23/11 is that the ‘65,000 well trained and well-armed troops’ hyped Sunday by the Gaddafi government don’t in fact exist and that the pockets of government troops here in Tripoli and across Libya that do, will continue to… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 24 August 2011
24 August 2011 — williambowles.info West pushes for Syria sanctions BBC News The US and several European nations have called for the UN to impose sanctions against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling circle. But the draft resolution circulated at UN headquarters in New York faces opposition from veto-wielding … http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14645641 Continue reading
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Libya: Is NATO Intervention Illegitimate?
Phyllis Bennis: NATO intervention goes far beyond UN resolution and sets a dangerous precedent Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 August, 2011: Weekend Israeli Attacks on Gaza: Chronicle of Events
23 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Fighter Assassinated In Rafah IMEMC – Wednesday August 24, 2011 – 05:48, Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a resistance fighter was killed and another resident was injured when the Israeli Air Force fired missiles at a car driving in Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 August, 2011: The Truth About the Situation in Libya
23 August, 2011 — Information Clearing House Regime Change British Brains, Brawn and Bombs Bolster Libyan Rebels By RT On Tuesday, British newspapers revealed that the UK not only detached spies and former SAS gurus to train militants, but was also providing them with ammunition for the operation, including night-vision goggles, advanced communication equipment and Continue reading
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French want Total control of Libyan oil — RT
French oil companies are likely to be among those hoping for lucrative oil contracts with a new government in Libya. But the cost of the intervention and the unknown agenda of the rebels could mean more losses than gains. Continue reading
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French want Total control of Libyan oil — RT
French oil companies are likely to be among those hoping for lucrative oil contracts with a new government in Libya. But the cost of the intervention and the unknown agenda of the rebels could mean more losses than gains. Continue reading
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After Libya, Syria is Next in Line for a NATO Sponsored “Regime Change” By Patrick Henningsen
With globalist restructuring plans for the Middle East and North Africa looking to be nearly complete, one major hurdle remains. After a relatively easy path to victory in Tunisia and Egypt, and with the project to dismantle and re-privatise the Libyan state nearly complete, only Syria remains as the last serious contender for resistance against… Continue reading
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Fierce fighting continues in Tripoli By Bill Van Auken
Fierce fighting raged into the night in Tripoli Monday, even as leaders of the major Western powers proclaimed the end of the 42-year-old regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and maneuvered for position in the scramble for Libya’s oil wealth. Continue reading
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“Syria is fine”… or is it? — RT
The UN says more than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the six-month-long crackdown on anti-government protesters. And despite growing calls by the Western leaders for Bashar Assad to step down, he says his regime is not in danger. Continue reading
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Libya: ‘At least 1,300 people killed in past 24 hours of combat’
A total of 5,000 people were also injured as rebel fighters entered Tripoli in their final push to oust Gaddafi from power, over six months after the conflict began. Continue reading
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Whither Gaddafi and Libya? By Franklin Lamb
Looking over the skyline of Tripoli at 7:30 a.m. 8/22/11 from the 26th floor of the Corinthia Hotel it seems that it’s just about over for the Qaddafi regime. Continue reading
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NATO’s covert hand crucial in rebel advance on Tripoli — RT
During the months of fighting in Libya, NATO provided crucial assistance to the rebels far beyond air strikes on Gaddafi’s key communications and weapons facilities. Surveillance, private contractors and military instructors have helped to turn rebel groups into a force able to storm Tripoli. Continue reading
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