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CISPA’s back: Hacking, online espionage resurrect cybersecurity bill
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act (CISPA) will be reintroduced before the US House next week following a spate of cyber espionage and hacking attacks. Civil liberties advocates have criticized the bill for violating privacy laws. Continue reading
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Video: US Blocks UN Condemnation of Israeli Settlements
Vijay Prashad: Most European countries including UK support statement denouncing new settlements (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Syria: China And Russia Slow Down West’s Global Military Juggernaut
The West has dominated the evolution of the Arab Spring. The change of tone is good for China and Russia. If this trend continues, it may break the tradition of the West dominating Middle Eastern affairs. Continue reading
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Syria: Russia Reiterates Opposition To Foreign Armed Intervention
Russia will not support a new U.S.-drafted resolution on Syria because it fails to urge both the government and the rebels to halt violence, said a top Russian diplomat. Continue reading
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Syria And Beyond: Most Serious East-West Confrontation Since End Of Cold War By Vladimir Radyuhin
The veto Russia slapped jointly with China on two United Nations Security Council resolutions that sought the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the most serious East-West confrontation since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
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Putin On Libyan Scenario For Syria: We Will Set Up Coalition Of Concerned States, We Will Strike
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hopes that the ‘Libyan scenario’ will not be implemented in Syria and that Western countries led by the United States will not circumvent the United Nations Security Council by launching a military operation in this country. Continue reading
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Syria: Seeking a Convenient Casus Belli By Tony Cartalucci
You are an embattled nation with the entire world watching. Your allies Russia and China just made a major decision at the UN Security Council in your favor with much of their reputation and future at stake. Western propagandists have been relentlessly making up news stories regarding your nation no matter what you do, for… Continue reading
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Rights and regime change By Shahnaz Durrani
The dawn of twenty-first century has brought a new phenomenon in its wake, which unfortunately has been little questioned or debated: the right of the mightiest to regime change. Where earlier the pretext of communism’s displacement reigned, followed by orthodox theocracy, now is the age of supplanting assertive regimes, even though they may be progressive… Continue reading
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Road To Damascus…And On To Armageddon? By Diana Johnstone
The United States has decided that as sole superpower it doesn’t really need to stoop to diplomacy to get what it wants, and the United Nations has been turned into the instrument of US policy. The clearest evidence of this was the failure of the UN Security Council to block the NATO powers’ abuse of… Continue reading
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Imperialist hands off the Syrian revolution
The veto by Russia and China of a chapter 6 resolution at the United Nations calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to stand down has produced a loud ghashing of teeth by Hillary Clinton, William Hague and all kinds of other luminaries of the West. Continue reading
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That “Disgusting” “Travesty” Over Syria at the UN
As a riposte to the Arab League initiated, US/EU backed ‘Assad must step down’ resolution, Russia proposed a resolution calling on both sides to pull back forces and negotiate. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 February 2012: U.S. Leak on Israeli Attack Weakened a Warning to Netanyahu
5 February 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 10 More Detainees Join Hunger Strike IMEMC – Ten more Palestinian detainees at the Ofer Israeli prison, decided to join the open-ended hunger strike of Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike since 50 days, and his health condition has sharply deteriorated. Continue reading
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Diplomatic Blowback By Craig Murray
Here is something you won’t find in any western media. Part of the actual Russian speech or ‘Explanation of Vote’ for their veto of the UN Resolution on Syria. It is worth reading. It is my own translation from the website of the Russian mission to the UN. There will be an official UN translation… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 5-6 October 2011
6 October 2011 — williambowles.info 6 October 2011 UN Veto Spurs New Syria Push Wall Street Journal Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which borders Syria and is seen to have some economic and diplomatic leverage, said his country would move ahead with sanctions despite the failure of the UN measure, which was vetoed Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 September, 2011: The one-sided US veto: an astounding display of hypocrisy
23 September 2011 , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Full transcript of Mahmoud Abbas speech at UN General Assembly IMEMC – Saturday September 24, 2011 – 04:14, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas addresses United Nations General Assembly after submitting application for recognition as independent Palestinian state to UN Chief Ban Ki-moon. Continue reading
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The Israeli Occupation Archive 10 June 2011: Palestine-UN | East Jerusalem | Jordan Valley
10 June 2011 — The Israeli Occupation Archive Secret cables show Israel’s battle plan over Palestinian UN bid East Jerusalem: Sharing our house with settlers Francis A. Boyle: Could Obama veto Palestine’s application to the United Nations? B’Tselem Jordan Valley report: Dispossession and Exploitation Palestinians in America: an intelligent socialist’s guide to Tony Kushner, with Continue reading
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Libyan rebels are foreign terrorists – Russian Communist leader
The leader of the Russian Communist Party believes the so-called opposition in Libya is made up of employees of foreign oil companies and terrorists. Continue reading
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