May 31, 2011
I wrote the following in May 2009. What was then and is now a stupid and crass assessment of the Australian position is haunting us an will continue to do so. It only takes one fool to make a position stupid. To categorise both China and India as virtual future enemies was an incredibly arrogant [...]
Tags: Australia, Australian Labor Party, China, Israel, Kevin Rudd, Labor, middle east, United States, White Australia Policy
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May 31, 2011
Emperor Obama vs the Arab people Despite calling for change in some parts of the Middle East, the US president reaffirmed the status quo where it counts. Joseph Massad Last Modified: 21 May 2011 13:17 By giving Israel his unflinching support, Obama has alienated much of the Arab world [GALLO/GETTY] In 1960, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan [...]
Tags: Arab people, Arab world, Barack Obama, Israel, Joseph Massad, middle east, Omar Suleiman, Palestinian people, United States, Washington DC
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May 31, 2011
Silencing Bahrain’s journalists Lamees Dhaif tells Al Jazeera: “They can stop us from telling stories now, but they can’t stop us forever.” Matthew Cassel Last Modified: 31 May 2011 14:23 Since the uprising began in Bahrain, journalists such as Dhaif have been targeted and arrested by the government [Picture: Matthew Cassel / Al Jazeera] Women and [...]
Tags: Al Jazeera, Amnesty International, Bahrain, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, United States
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May 31, 2011
Italy renews call for Gaddafi to leave Italian foreign minister declares Libyan leader’s rule “finished”, while NATO forces resume attacks in the capital. Last Modified: 31 May 2011 16:42 Italy has joined international calls led by Britain, France and the US for the Libyan leader to go [Reuters] Italy’s foreign minister has declared the government of Libyan leader [...]
Tags: African Union, Al Jazeera, Benghazi, Cal Perry, Franco Frattini, Italy, Jacob Zuma, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO
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May 31, 2011
Russia arrests suspected Politkovskaya killer Rustam Makhmudov is the suspected assassin of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was shot dead in 2006. Last Modified: 31 May 2011 15:02 Politkovskaya was well known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and criticism of Vladimir Putin [AFP] Russia has arrested Rustam Makhmudov, the suspected assassin of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was [...]
Tags: Anna Politkovskaya, Chechnya, Federal Security Service, Moscow, Novaya Gazeta, RIA Novosti, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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May 31, 2011
Serbia extradites Ratko Mladic Authorities confirm former Bosnian Serb general is on his way to face trial in The Hague. Last Modified: 31 May 2011 15:59 Armed police guarded a convoy as part of the Serbian authorities’ extradition operation [Reuters] Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander, has been extradited to stand trial for war crimes at the [...]
Tags: Belgrade, Hague, Ratko Mladić, Republika Srpska, Serb, Serbia, Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Srebrenica massacre
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May 31, 2011
Colombia to compensate victims of armed conflict Historic law to financially redress up to four million victims of decades-long internal conflict including those of the state Share19 Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogota guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 14.45 BST Article history Colombia’s compensation law will apply to victims of the internal conflict. Relatives carry urns [...]
Tags: Álvaro Uribe, Colombia, Germán Vargas Lleras, Internal conflict in Peru, Juan Manuel Santos, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, Latin America, Law, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, War
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May 31, 2011
Global food crisis: Counting the real cost of biofuels A perfect storm of factors has driven the breathtaking rates of inflation and volatility in food markets over recent years, but biofuels have been the game changer Share10 Comments (2) Corn is loaded into a truck in Valley Springs, South Dakota. In 2008, while biofuels accounted [...]
Tags: 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Alex Evans, Biofuel, Climate change, Energy, Ethanol, Renewable, United States
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May 31, 2011
Fall in house prices raises fears for US economy • Recovery hit by drop in consumer confidence • US house prices back to 2002 levels Share9 Comments (35) Dominic Rushe guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 17.17 BST Article history US house prices have fallen for the eighth month in a row. Photograph: Robert Galbraith [...]
Tags: Case–Shiller index, Conference Board, Consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index, Institute for Supply Management, Ken Goldstein, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada, Real estate pricing, Reuters, Standard & Poor's, The Conference Board, United States, United States Department of Labor, United States housing bubble, Washington DC
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May 31, 2011
Libya: SAS veterans helping Nato identify Gaddafi targets in Misrata Ex-SAS soldiers and private security firm employees passing information to Nato attack helicopters, sources tell Guardian Share Richard Norton-Taylor guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 18.25 BST Article history Western advisers are passing information on Gaddafi’s forces to Nato, sources have told the GuardianFormer SAS soldiers [...]
Tags: Libya, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, NATO, Special Air Service, The Guardian, Western world
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May 31, 2011
Guatemala pays high price for failures of global food system Despite being a leading agroexporter, half the country‘s population of 14 million live in extreme poverty Share362 Comments (136) Felicity Lawrence, Guatemala City guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 14.17 BST Article history Marina Tamupsis, her two-year-old daughter, Yessica, and husband, Domingo, in the village of [...]
Tags: 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Barbara Stocking, Central America, Food, Food systems, Guardian, Guatemala, Oxfam, Population, Poverty, Staple food
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May 31, 2011
Food prices to double by 2030, Oxfam warns Charity says era of permanent food crisis will hit poorest people hardest and spark social unrest Share649 Felicity Lawrence guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 May 2011 08.23 BST Article history Staple crops such as maize could have risen in price by 180% by 2030, a new report by [...]
Tags: 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Barbara Stocking, Climate change, David Cameron, environment, Food, Oxfam, Poverty, Price, United Nations, World Bank
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May 31, 2011
Report: CIA secret prisons in Poland were illegal, unconstitutional May 30, 2011, 10:40 GMT Warsaw – Secret prisons operated by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Polish territory violated international law and the Polish constitution according to legal experts, reported the daily Gazeta Wyborcza Monday, citing sources close to an investigation. The CIA [...]
Tags: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Central Intelligence Agency, George W. Bush, Poland, Stare Kiejkuty, United States, United States Department of Justice, USS Cole bombing
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May 31, 2011
Sri Lanka war atrocities video credible: U.N. envoy Reuters – An aerial view of the former battlefront is seen from the helicopter carrying U.N. Secretary-General … By Barbara Lewis – Mon May 30, 3:12 pm ET GENEVA (Reuters) – Video footage of summary executions apparently committed during the Sri Lankan civil war appears to be convincing evidence of “serious international crimes,” a [...]
Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Politics of Sri Lanka, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Sri Lanka, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, United Nations Security Council
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May 31, 2011
Activists insist on new Gaza flotilla despite Rafah opening Email Print AFP – Palestinians take part in a rally marking the first anniversary of the death of nine Turks, who were … Play VideoMideast Video:Activists plan new Gaza flotilla AFP Play VideoMideast Video:Palestinian artist stamps passportsReuters Play VideoMideast Video:Activists prepare new Gaza flotillaReuters by Nicolas Cheviron – Mon May 30, [...]
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May 31, 2011
Pentagon concerned about House plan to slash missile defense By John T. Bennett - 05/30/11 07:13 AM ET The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has concerns about a House-approved plan to terminate a missile defense system Washington is working on with Italy and Germany. A section of the House-approved Pentagon policy bill would place limits on federal [...]
Tags: Ashton Carter, EADS, MBDA, Medium Extended Air Defense System, Mike Turner, Pentagon, United States, United States Department of Defense
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May 31, 2011
Dempsey Would Support Keeping U.S. Troops in Iraq Past Deadline If Needed By Brendan McGarry - May 31, 2011 12:40 AM ET inShare3 More Print Email General Martin Dempsey, President Barack Obama’s choice for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a former commander in Iraq who said he’s willing to keep U.S. troops there past [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, David Petraeus, James Cartwright, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, United States Army, United States Central Command, United States Military Academy, White House Rose Garden
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May 31, 2011
Israeli Deputy PM Urges Attack on Iran Calls on ‘Entire Civilized World’ to Unite Against Iran by Jason Ditz, May 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Speaking today in an interview with Russian media, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon urged a military attack on Iran, saying it [...]
Tags: Interfax, Iran, Israel, Libya, Moshe Ya'alon, Nuclear weapon, Pakistan, Russia
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May 31, 2011
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Welcome to Post-Legal America Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 9:05pm, May 30, 2011. [Note to TomDispatch Readers: A small reminder: the popular TD offer of a signed, personalized copy of Adam Hochschild’s now-bestselling new book, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, in return for a $100 contribution to this website will end [...]
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May 31, 2011
Inside the FARC: Colombia‘s guerilla fighters Despite many of their leaders being killed in recent years, armed rebels show no sign of giving up their fight. Karl Penhaul Last Modified: 30 May 2011 17:51 Fire spits from the muzzle of a Russian-made machine gun. Assault rifles join the fray. Leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia [...]
Tags: Colombia, Guerrilla warfare, Manuel Marulanda, Military Forces of Colombia, Raúl Reyes, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas
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May 30, 2011
Al-Jazeera footage captures ‘western troops on the ground’ in Libya Five of Gaddafi’s generals are among latest defectors to rebels as South African president seeks to broker ceasefire Share914 Julian Borger and Martin Chulov guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 May 2011 15.33 BST Article history Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata [...]
Tags: African Union, Al Jazeera, Jacob Zuma, Libya, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, President of South Africa, South Africa, United Nations Security Council resolution
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May 30, 2011
Australian sea levels to rise by three feet unless climate change is halted Sea levels will rise by more than three feet by the end of the century making severe coastal flooding a common factor of life in Australia if urgent action is not taken to limit climate change, a key report by a panel [...]
Tags: Australia, Climate, Climate change, Current sea level rise, Flood, Greenhouse gas, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Sydney
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May 30, 2011
Climate Change What does a price on pollution mean? Carbon price. Carbon tax. Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Even “a great big new tax!” You’ve probably heard all these and more in relation to reducing pollution and tackling climate change. But what do they actually mean and why are they being [...]
Tags: Carbon pricing, Climate change, Emissions trading, environment, Greenhouse gas, Pacific Hydro, Pollution, Sustainable energy
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May 30, 2011
Environmental tax threatens green energy research in UK Carbon reduction commitment (CRC) scheme has ‘perverse effect’ of threatening zero-carbon energy research Share11 Comments (40) Ian Sample, science correspondent guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 May 2011 15.38 BST Article history The Culham laboratory operates the Joint European Torus (JET) – the largest fusion device in the world. [...]
Tags: Carbon Cycle, Carbon Management, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, Culham, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Ecotax, environment, Fusion power, Greenhouse gas, John Beddington, Joint European Torus, Oxfordshire, Science and Technology Facilities Council
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May 30, 2011
There is an excellent video at the RealNews site you can watch it at, http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6842 It concerns activists in a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. You can get a good idea of what confronts the Palestinians on a day to day basis in the area, as well as the activities of the settlers and the typical Bibi response [...]
Tags: Alternative Information Center, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Jerusalem, Michel Warschawski, Palestinian people, Ras al-Amud, Sheikh Jarrah, The Real News, West Bank
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May 30, 2011
America’s Coming Nakba Obama knows America is threatened by this subservience. By William A. Cook ‘From the moment we took on a role that included the permanent military domination of the world, we were on our own—feared, hated, corrupt and corrupting, maintaining ‘order’ through state terrorism and bribery, and given to megalomanic rhetoric and sophistries [...]
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May 30, 2011
Jacob Zuma to meet Muammar Gaddafi in last-ditch peace bid African Union leaders put pressure on Libyan leader to seek diplomatic solution to conflict Share17 Martin Chulov guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 19.17 BST Article history Young Libyan volunteers engage in military exercises at a training camp on 29 May in preparation for going to [...]
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May 30, 2011
Nato apologises for Afghan civilian deaths International forces in Afghanistan apologise for air strike that killed at least nine civilians Share20 Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 May 2011 08.21 BST Article history Soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters A Nato air strike targeting insurgents fighting from a residential compound in the volatile south-western [...]
Tags: Culture of Afghanistan, David Petraeus, Hamid Karzai, Helmand Province, Jay Carney, John Toolan, NATO, Nawzad District, President of Afghanistan
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May 30, 2011
Libya‘s Misrata rebels face tough new fight (AP) – 13 hours ago MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Fighting on their home turf, Misrata’s rebels overcame the heavier firepower of Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in punishing street battles that expelled them from the western Libyan city. They now face what could prove a far tougher task — defeating a [...]
Tags: AK-47, Benghazi, BM-21 Grad, Libya, Misurata, Olive, Weapon, Zliten
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May 30, 2011
Germany pledges nuclear shutdown by 2022 Angela Merkel‘s government agrees to shut down all nuclear reactors and seek alternative energy source. Last Modified: 30 May 2011 04:40 Germany has decided to shut all its nuclear reactors by 2022 in a drastic policy reversal in the wake of the nuclear disaster at Japan‘s Fukushima plant. The move [...]
Tags: Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Christian Social Union of Bavaria, EnBW, Germany, Japan, Nuclear power, RWE
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May 30, 2011
The ruined village Palestinians will never forget The ruins of Lifta are the final remains of the Palestinian hamlets that fringed Jerusalem until 1948. Now plans to bulldoze them are causing outrage Harriet Sherwood guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 23.17 BST Article history Yacoub Odeh shows film-maker Mat Heywood around his deserted home village, now [...]
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Ghada Karmi, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish state, Jews, Lifta, Los Angeles Times, middle east, Palestinian people, Warfare and Conflict
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May 30, 2011
Israel ministers slam Rafah reopening – Palestinians hold the red, white and black Egyptian flag along with the Palestinian flag, in support … Play VideoTerrorism Video:Raw Video: Terrorism-fighting bill passed AP Play VideoTerrorism Video:Stolen artwork found at Speed Art Museum WHAS TV11 Louisville Play VideoTerrorism Video:US witness links Pakistan’s ISI, militants AP – Sun May 29, 4:30 am ET JERUSALEM (AFP) – [...]
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Flag of Egypt, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, Israel, Palestinian people, Rafah, Rafah Border Crossing
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May 30, 2011
// – The Brilliance of Randolph Bourne by Jeff Riggenbach, May 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Randolph Bourne was an American intellectual journalist who flourished for a few years in the second decade of the 20th century—in the Teens, the decade that ran from 1910 to 1920. Bourne wrote [...]
Tags: History, Jeff Riggenbach, Louis Filler, New Republic, Randolph Bourne, Sedition Act of 1918, Seven Arts, United States
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May 30, 2011
How appropriate that we should expire on Memorial Day – the day set aside for the memory of our war dead, many killed in brutally senseless and very avoidable wars. This fundraising campaign has been close to a disaster – contributions are down by almost half. We just can’t continue with this level of funding, and [...]
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May 30, 2011
Wars are very easy to start and continue as long as you have the troops and the mindless support of party politicians and a totally propagandised public. Here in Australia we are perhaps the best of the you lead and we will Folsom mentality when it comes to war. In the past it was usually the UK who we followed almost [...]
Tags: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Judicial review, Julia Gillard, Marbury v. Madison, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Constitution
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May 30, 2011
Scott Horton Interviews Daniel Ellsberg Scott Horton, May 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, discusses the espionage trial of NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, scheduled to start on June 13 – also the 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers leak; [...]
Tags: 1917 Espionage Act, Bradley Manning, Daniel Ellsberg, John McNaughton, New York Times, Pentagon Papers, RAND Corporation, White House
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May 30, 2011
Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink Exclusive: Record rise, despite recession, means 2C target almost out of reach Share1394 Fiona Harvey, Environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 22.00 BST Article history Economic recession has failed to curb rising emissions, undermining hope of keeping global warming to safe levels Photograph: Dave Reede/All [...]
Tags: Fatih Birol, Greenhouse gas, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Energy Agency, John Sauven, London School of Economics, Stern Review, The Guardian
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May 29, 2011
Nuclear power loses its appeal after Japan crisis Switzerland latest country to shelve nuclear plant plans – but many states still lack an alternative low-carbon energy supply Share48 Ian Sample guardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 22.00 BST Article history Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner against nuclear power from Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on 29 [...]
Tags: Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Germany, Greenpeace, International Energy Agency, Italy, Japan, Jeff Hardy, Malaysia, Nuclear power, Switzerland, Thailand
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May 29, 2011
How Obama enables Israel’s worst impulses Rashid Khalidi explains how President Obama is reinforcing every roadblock to peace Israel has created BY RASHID KHALIDI Reuters/Jim Young U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2011. The old Arabic proverb has it [...]
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May 29, 2011
Despite appearances of a desire to create some peaceful resolution in Palestine/Israel or to allow some room for negotiation the realities on the ground are extremely different. At present the Bibi camp and its adherents are so far in front of any US desire to view the position rationaly they can simply dictate to the President of the World who in fact [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, East Jerusalem, Israel, Israelis, Jewish state, Jews, United States, West Bank
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May 29, 2011
Sandra Steingraber on the Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction Share533 About 30 states allow hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the natural gas drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas. New York has imposed a partial [...]
Tags: Carl Safina, Energy, Hydraulic fracturing, Living Downstream, Natural gas, New York, Rex Tillerson, Sandra Steingraber
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May 29, 2011
Shell’s battle for the heart of Ireland For generations, the people of Erris have been farming and fishing along the remote coast of County Mayo. When gas was discovered offshore, Shell pounced. But it hadn’t bargained for the unyielding resistance of the community Share99 Ed Vulliamy The Observer, Sunday 29 May 2011 Article history This [...]
Tags: Broadhaven Bay, Corrib gas project, County Mayo, Erris, Maura Harrington, Murdo MacLeod, Royal Dutch Shell, Willie Corduff
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May 29, 2011
Cuban ballet brings ‘message of peace’ to US Email Print AFP/File – Dancers of the Cuba national ballet are seen during a rehearsal of “Swan Lake” in Madrid. The … Play VideoCuba Video:Raw video: Cuba Hemingway festival AP – Fri May 27, 11:18 pm ET HAVANA (AFP) – The National Ballet of Cuba plans to deliver a “message of peace” when it leaves [...]
Tags: Alicia Alonso, Cuba, Cuban National Ballet, Dance, Havana, Los Angeles, Madrid, Swan Lake, United States
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May 29, 2011
Russian Sub To Join NATO Exercise for 1st Time AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Published: 27 May 2011 16:22 BRUSSELS – A Russian submarine will take part in the world’s biggest submarine rescue exercise with its former Cold War foe, NATO, next week, the military alliance said May 27. The Russian submarine, the first to participate in any [...]
Tags: Cold War, Italy, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Russia, Russian language, Submarine
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May 29, 2011
U.S. Tells Its Afghan Workers: No Torture, Corpse Mutilation By Spencer Ackerman It’s never a good sign when you have to tell the men guarding your base not to murder civilians, torture detainees or desecrate corpses. But U.S. special-operations forces in Afghanistan are leaving nothing to chance. The Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan put 10 contracts [...]
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May 29, 2011
Obama Commits to US Backing for Pro-Democracy Movements Despite Costs, Insists US Has ‘Obligation’ to Back Protesters by Jason Ditz, May 28, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum In a speech which also included insistences that he is still concerned about the struggling US economy, President Barack Obama declared total support for [...]
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May 29, 2011
Saudi Arab Spring Policy Imitates U.S., Media Can’t See It John Glaser, May 27, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum There is a great example of the general bias of The New York Times in today’s edition. Saudi Arabia is flexing its financial and diplomatic might across the Middle East in a wide-ranging bid [...]
Tags: egypt, Iran, Jordan, middle east, New York Times, Saudi Arabia, United States, Yemen
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May 29, 2011
Two men ride on a motorcycle near the closed Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip on 27 May 2011. The Egyptian government said that starting 28 May the Rafah border crossing would be open daily from 9 am to 5 pm (0700 to 1500 GMT), except for Fridays and holidays. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER Opening Its Gaza [...]
Tags: Canada, egypt, Hamas, Hosni Mubarak, Israel, Lebanon, middle east, Rafah
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israel and AIPAC, Israel and diaspora forces of crime, Israel and force, Israel and oil, Israel and the settlers, Israel and zionist moral crimes, Israel death and destruction, Israel expulsion, Israel lobby and what it can do, Israel's wall, Israeli checkpoints | No Comments »
May 29, 2011
General Assembly President: US Could Veto Palestinian Statehood Obama Condemns Calls for Palestinian Statehood as Unrealistic by Jason Ditz, May 27, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Efforts by the Palestinian Authority to establish a Palestinian state will be entirely impossible, according to UN General Assembly President Joseph Deiss, who insists that [...]
Tags: Israel, Joseph Deiss, League of Nations, President of the United Nations General Assembly, State of Palestine, United Nation, United Nations Security Council, United States
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May 28, 2011
US Rejects Libya Ceasefire, Vows War Will Continue Gadhafi Regime Reiterates Support for AU ‘Road Map‘ by Jason Ditz, May 27, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Libyan officials have directed phone calls to a number of NATO member nations urging a ceasefire in a ongoing NATO war. The call was immediately [...]
Tags: African Union, Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes, Ceasefire, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, United States
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