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No a surprising look from a UK paper As the dust settles, a cold new Europe with Germany in charge will emerge After the EU summit, the prospect is of a joyless union of penalties, punishments, disciplines and seething resentments

December 10, 2011
No a surprising look from a UK paper As the dust settles, a cold new Europe with Germany in charge will emerge  After the EU summit, the prospect is of a joyless union of penalties, punishments, disciplines and seething resentments

Germany, under Angela Merkel, emerges as the pre-eminent power in Europe, imposing a decade of austerity. Photograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA As a clear damp dawn rose over Brussels on Friday morning, the tired and tetchy leaders of Europe emerged, bleary-eyed from nine hours of night-time sparring over how to rescue the single currency and indeed the entire [...]

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The Dangerous Cult of the Guardian by JONATHAN COOK

November 16, 2011
The Dangerous Cult of the Guardian  by JONATHAN COOK

          The Dangerous Cult of the Guardian by JONATHAN COOK There could be no better proof of the revolution – care of the internet – occurring in the accessibility of information and informed commentary than the reaction of our mainstream, corporate media. For the first time, Western publics – or at [...]

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Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian

September 21, 2011
Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian

Metropolitan police drop action against the Guardian   Scotland Yard forced into abrupt climbdown over attempt to make Guardian reporters reveal phone-hacking sources reddit this Owen Bowcott and Vikram Dodd guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 20 September 2011 21.50 BST Article history Metropolitan police claimed that Amelia Hill could have ‘incited’ a source to break the Official Secrets Act. [...]

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Met’s threats to Guardian are ‘direct attack on free press’, say lawyers

September 18, 2011
Met’s threats to Guardian are ‘direct attack on free press’, say lawyers

Met’s threats to Guardian are ‘direct attack on free press’, say lawyers   Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has strongly condemned the police move as ‘vindictive and disproportionate’. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Observer Critics round on police for using Offical Secrets Act to try to force Guardian to reveal source of phone-hacking story reddit this [...]

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Heads the elite wins, tails you lose! The deficit explained

July 26, 2011
Heads the elite wins, tails you lose! The deficit explained

For those interested in the cancer of the voodoo economic rhythm this editorial should be illuminating. But consider this. The US elite that wishes to rule the planet has been putting what it feels is necessary to achieve this goal for at least a century. What has always driven this march to hegemony is that the people [...]

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Police and the continuing News of the World matter

July 15, 2011
Police and the continuing News of the World matter

Phone hacking: The Met police commissioner Paul Stephenson, who met the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, in 2009 when the former NoW deputy editor Neil Wallis had been hired as an adviser. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Scotland Yard’s most senior officers tried to convince the Guardianduring two private meetings that its coverage of phone hacking was exaggerated and [...]

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Been waiting a long time for this. But not surprised. Are you? Think first a Monbiot point of view

July 5, 2011
Been waiting a long time for this. But not surprised. Are you? Think first a Monbiot point of view

The damaged units of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Photograph: AIR PHOTO SERVICE / HO/EPA   How did the thinking go? Well he does seems to have been anti-nuclear, with good reason BUT why the change in opinion and then this? The answer is quite simple, at least for me, but trust me that [...]

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Email to Monbiot

July 2, 2011
Email to Monbiot

I sent the following email to George Monbiot and the Guardian. I will keep you posted if there is any response.   George Ikners   ikners.com Related articles Monbiot on Sydney (ikners.com) Monbiot on putting a price on nature and the environment (ikners.com) A Piece from ‘UK Government Watch’ (not me) about ‘The Hidden Economy’ (ukgovernmentwatch.wordpress.com) Monbiot [...]

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A few excellent photos from the Guardian site.

June 27, 2011
A few excellent photos from the Guardian site.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A patient suffering from cholera symptoms rests while she receives hydration inside a hospital   14 / 14 Exit gallery and go to previous page Minot, North Dakota, USA: Geese find refuge on a high spot surrounded by flood water as the Souris river spills over levees and dikes   Rendez, Slovakia: [...]

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Germany forced to bail out Greece again. The Capital Project at work

June 16, 2011
Germany forced to bail out Greece again. The Capital Project at work

Article history John Lipsky, the acting managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has taken a tougher approach than his predecessor, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Photograph: Alexander F Yuan/AP Germany was forced to agree to bail out Greece for the second time in a year under strong pressure from the International Monetary Fund following the resignation last [...]

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Colombia to compensate for disappearances

May 31, 2011
Colombia to compensate for disappearances

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 [...]

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Was the UK training Saudi forces to crush the Arab Spring?

May 28, 2011
Was the UK training Saudi forces to crush the Arab Spring?

UK training Saudi forces used to crush Arab spring • British military personnel run courses for snipers • Human rights groups furious over Riyadh link Share198 Jamie Doward and Philippa Stewart guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 May 2011 21.00 BST Article history   Saudi special forces, seen here training in Mecca, were used to crush protests in [...]

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Portion of Guardian article on Arab Spring. Links to the rest and other valuable material

May 27, 2011
Portion of Guardian article on Arab Spring. Links to the rest and other valuable material

Yemen, Syria and Middle East unrest – live updates • Call for 1 million strong march in Yemen despite fighting • The Syrian opposition plans another Friday of defiance • ‘Second day of rage’ planned in Egypt • Reports of Gaddafi on the run prompt Apache deployment Share4 Comments (48) This page will update automatically [...]

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When the heat is on the media looks elsewwhere. Far too many skeletons to find anything in there

May 25, 2011
When the heat is on the media looks elsewwhere. Far too many skeletons to find anything in there

Being such loyal servants of the capital and imperial projects as well as the elites the media always finds it difficult to look at its own performance in creating myths, deceptions and false pictures. But why worry when you can always divert attention from past indiscretions with a few juicy scandals and other worthless reportages George Ikners [...]

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What a surprise . Obama says he would repeat the assassination that he hopes will get him re-elected.

May 22, 2011
What a surprise . Obama says he would repeat the assassination that he hopes will get him re-elected.

Barack Obama says he would repeat Pakistan raid Barack Obama says he respects Pakistani sovereignty but would go after another ‘very high-value target’ if found to be there Share98 Press Association guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 May 2011 10.03 BST Article history Andrew Marr interviewed Barack Obama in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Photograph: [...]

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Carney Knowledge

May 17, 2011
Carney Knowledge

Carney knowledge used to be a crime but these days it seem to be the best way of avoiding a discussion by using it to say they were right now what is your question? Even to a child in a school yard that is not an accepted way of talking but in the US anything [...]

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The Afghan war without end a David Swanson article

May 14, 2011
The Afghan war without end a David Swanson article

Afghanistan: war without end? Obama promised no open-ended occupation – and to draw down forces from July. A 2.5% cut is hardly an encouraging start Share68 Comments (94) David Swanson guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 May 2011 19.31 BST Article history   General David Petraeus, commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, greets US defence secretary [...]

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Largest Tahrir Square rally ever

May 14, 2011
Largest Tahrir Square rally ever

You may remember Hillary the Hawk talking about her great personal friendship with Mubarak and his family, particularly Mubarak’s wife. It seems the Clinton family curse continues as Hillary like Bill keep picking murdering despots for friends. But you can’t help bad luck ‘eh.   Hillary Clinton: “Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak are an impressive couple.” [...]

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The NATO Killing Fields in Libya

May 13, 2011
The NATO Killing Fields in Libya

NATO has well and truly adopted the role of an avenging angel in the imperial project’s plans to stabilise Libya. Killing the innocent is absolutely no concern as it now becoming more than obvious that oil is the motivation for the regime intervention taking place.  George Ikners  ikners.com  a WordPress site   Libya accuses Nato over bombing of imams [...]

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Middle East live update from Guardian site

May 13, 2011
Middle East live update from Guardian site

Syria, Libya, Yemen and Middle East unrest – live updates • Syrian regime deploys tanks to crush Friday prayer protests • Bashar al-Assad expected to be sanctioned by EU • Father of missing AJ journalist Dorothy Parvaz speaks out • North African migrant row prompts changes to EU travel Share4 Comments (46) This page will [...]

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A dubious immortality. People will never forget you when they hate you so much. The Tony Blair crimes we will always remember. Here in Australia we fell for the lot and became partners in the criminal enterprise

May 13, 2011
A dubious immortality. People will never forget you when they hate you so much. The Tony Blair crimes we will always remember. Here in Australia we fell for the lot and became partners in the criminal enterprise

Defense Intelligence Staff chief blows British cover for Iraq War Submitted by NicolasDavies on Fri, 2011-05-13 01:13 Iraq Paul Pillar, a senior CIA analyst who worked on the 25-page “summary of intelligence” presented to Congress in 2002, later told PBS, “The purpose was to strengthen the case for going to war…I regret having had a [...]

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Kill first then take information, is that the real mission?

May 12, 2011
Kill first then take information, is that the real mission?

Kill the Men, Take the Thumb Drives Was the Bin Laden raid a manhunt or an intelligence grab? By William SaletanPosted Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 8:46 AM ET How important was intelligence-gathering to the Bin Laden raid?One after another, elements of the U.S. account of Osama Bin Laden‘s death have unraveled. First it was [...]

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Is this a new age of ‘enlightened war’ or just the continued push for hegemony?

May 12, 2011
Is this a new age of ‘enlightened war’ or just the continued push for hegemony?

Tomgram: William Astore, A New Age of “Enlightened” War Posted by William Astore at 10:00am, May 12, 2011. In case you hadn’t noticed, they are — no kidding around — absolutely the niftiest non-humans on Earth.  I’m speaking about the special operations force of Navy SEALs that took out Osama bin Laden.  They and their special ops [...]

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Afghanistan the war will never stop

May 12, 2011
Afghanistan the war will never stop

Afghanistan: war without end? The Guardian Obama promised no open-ended occupation – and to draw down forces from July. A 2.5% cut is hardly an encouraging start David Swanson guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 May 2011 19.31 BST General David Petraeus, commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, greets US defence secretary Robert Gates upon his [...]

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Bin Laden- Pakistan Bush-Musharraf it was a done deal in 2001

May 9, 2011
Bin Laden- Pakistan Bush-Musharraf it was a done deal in 2001

Osama bin Laden mission agreed in secret 10 years ago by US and Pakistan US forces were given permission to conduct unilateral raid inside Pakistan if they knew where Bin Laden was hiding, officials say Share143 Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Monday 9 May 2011 19.06 BST Article history   The deal was struck between Pervez [...]

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Predators and Democracy. Where to now?

May 9, 2011
Predators and Democracy. Where to now?

The Predators: Where is Your Democracy? By Kathy Kelly http://warisacrime.org/node/57779 On May 4, 2011, CNN World News asked whether killing Osama bin Laden was legal under international law. Other news commentary has questioned whether it would have been both possible and advantageous to bring Osama bin Laden to trial rather than kill him. World attention [...]

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A Japanese Tsunami Blogger

May 9, 2011
A Japanese Tsunami Blogger

‘Do not cry’: a nurse‘s blog brings comfort to Japan’s tsunami survivors An anonymous blog written by a Japanese nurse as she cared for victims of the tsunami has given strength to survivors and fellow relief workers Share149 Comments (5) Justin McCurry guardian.co.uk, Sunday 8 May 2011 20.29 BST Article history A tsunami survivor is [...]

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Life is cheap everywhere

May 9, 2011
Life is cheap everywhere

Nato units left 61 African migrants to die of hunger and thirst Exclusive: Boat trying to reach Lampedusa was left to drift in Mediterranean for 16 days, despite alarm being raised Share1587 Jack Shenker in Lampedusa guardian.co.uk, Sunday 8 May 2011 21.30 BST Article history Refugees from Libya reach Lampedusa. A Nato ship failed to [...]

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The economy

May 8, 2011
The economy

Tomgram: Andy Kroll, Welcome to the McJobs Recovery Posted by Andy Kroll at 5:50pm, May 8, 2011. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: For those of you who created a wavelet of contributions in response to our offer on Tuesday of a personalized, signed copy of Adam Hochschild’s remarkable new history of World War I, To End All Wars: [...]

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Bin Laden and Obama

May 8, 2011
Bin Laden and Obama

This is from the Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/08/osama-bin-laden-pakistan-obama Osama bin Laden must have had Pakistan support network, says Obama Barack Obama raises pressure on Pakistan to investigate whether its people were involved in helping Bin Laden hide Share109 Ed Pilkington in New York, Declan Walsh in Islamabad and Saeed Shah in Abbottabad guardian.co.uk, Sunday 8 May 2011 18.58 BST [...]

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Scrambled Media eats Obama crumble

May 8, 2011
Scrambled Media eats Obama crumble

While the establishment media was busy parroting President Obama’s announcement of Osama bin Laden’s supposed assassination, reporting the unsubstantiated claims as if they were unquestionable facts, much of the so-called “alternative” press was far morecautious — and accurate, it turns out. But more importantly, with the new official storyline indicating that bin Laden was in fact unarmed, bigger and [...]

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The aftermath of the Bin Laden killing

May 6, 2011
The aftermath of the Bin Laden killing

Even the administration in the US including those elements who organised and carried out the killing accept  that this action is hardly the end of Al Qaeda, the euphoria among the population could well be displaced by further concerted actions from the group. What seems to come from the ever changing reports of what happened [...]

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An aged response to Fukushima

May 5, 2011
An aged response to Fukushima

This is an oldie but a goodie from the Guardian.! George Ikners  ikners.com a WordPress site Japanese nuclear workers enter Fukushima reactor Ventilation equipment being connected to try to absorb radiation in Japanese power plant damaged by earthquake and tsunami Share8 Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Thursday 5 May 2011 08.37 BST Article history   Fukushima nuclear [...]

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Guardian getting old. But still hangs in

May 5, 2011
Guardian getting old. But still hangs in

As you can see the Guardian is getting a little long in the tooth. Should it be put out to pasture or is there someone to keep a light on? After a few years it seems to be going strong but there are some who think otherwise. I have been out looking but having problems [...]

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After the killing. What now?

May 4, 2011
After the killing. What now?

After Bin Laden: what next for al-Qaida and global jihad? Do the various Islamist groups in Pakistan and al-Qaida affiliates around the world pose a real threat to the west, and what strategic direction will they now take? Share17 Jason Burke guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 4 May 2011 15.00 BST Article history   Will groups such as [...]

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No Photos says Obama

May 4, 2011
No Photos says Obama

This is an excellent live section available at the Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/may/04/osama-bin-laden-death-aftermath. It has quite detailed information in chronological form and for that reason alone is invaluable as a research tool for your use to make up your own mind about issues. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/may/04/osama-bin-laden-death-aftermath Osama bin Laden‘s death: aftermath and reaction – live updates • Obama bars release [...]

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Guardian live coverage about Bin Laden to date

May 2, 2011
Guardian live coverage about Bin Laden to date

Osama bin Laden dead: live news and reaction • US special forces kill Al-Qaida leader • Shootout at Abbottabad, near Pakistani capital • Jubilation in New York at death of 9/11 sponsor • Get the latest news and reaction here Share543 Comments (327) Sam Jones guardian.co.uk, Monday 2 May 2011 09.34 BST Article history This [...]

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Flowers, the environment and working conditions in Kenya

April 1, 2011
Flowers, the environment and working conditions in Kenya

    Kenya’s flower industry shows budding improvement A 2003 Guardian investigation revealed poor workers’ conditions and environmental degradation. Felicity Lawrence finds that despite progress, concerns remain over water scarcity and tax Share133 Felicity Lawrence in Naivasha, Kenya guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 April 2011 14.20 BST Article history The true cost of Mother’s Day flowers Link to this videoH3O Pink [...]

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Is torture a product of war mentality here to stay?

March 31, 2011
Is torture a product of war mentality here to stay?

The obvious answer is Yes as long as we continue with war, war and more war George Ikners ikners.com Challenge to Cameron over torture claims Alleged terrorist says he was taken to Uganda and interrogated by MI5 Share38 Ian Cobain guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 March 2011 22.50 BST Article history Alleged terrorist Omar Awadh Omar claims [...]

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Recent updates on Libya

March 30, 2011
Recent updates on Libya

Please remember this a sample of the total material at the Guardian site you should go there to make sure that by the time you read this it is still current. It is not like Australia where you get everything several days later and then magically get told about changes. If you follow these instructions [...]

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Bradley Manning really needs all the help he can get

March 29, 2011
Bradley  Manning really needs all the help he can get

Why I called Bradley Manning’s treatment ‘stupid’ This is an extremely interesting article as it shows the matters many people think are important. There are many many people who feel that Manning’s treatment is something reserved for the subhumans among us. However, those people are the real ones with problems. information is just that and nothing more, when access [...]

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The Kill team US atrocities in Afghanistan that we support with Gillard Rudd the Australian presence and the supine politicians

March 28, 2011
The Kill team US atrocities in Afghanistan that we support with Gillard Rudd the Australian presence and the supine politicians

  The Kill Team How U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses – and how their officers failed to stop them. Plus: An exclusive look at the war crime photos censored by the Pentagon   Cpl. Jeremy Morlock with Staff Sgt. David Bram Share6803 By Mark Boal MARCH 27, 2011 10:00 PM [...]

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Gates of Hilary is the entry point to nowhere

March 28, 2011
Gates of Hilary is the entry point to nowhere

Gates and Clinton Unite to Defend Libya Intervention, and Say It May Last Awhile By MARK LANDLER and THOM SHANKER Published: March 27, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates acknowledged Sunday that the unrest in Libya did not pose an immediate threat to the United States. Even so, [...]

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Just in case you want to tweet at large this may be very important from the Guardian

March 28, 2011
Just in case you want to tweet at large this may be very important from the Guardian

How to tweet bile without alienating people. Or making 13-year-old girls cry The outpouring of bile directed at 13-year-old Rebecca Black for her YouTube song Friday shows how unhinged such mass hate campaigns can be Share241 Comments (112) Charlie Brooker The Guardian, Monday 28 March 2011 Article history Rebecca Black: her YouTube song racked up [...]

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Syria report needs a anonymous reporter, strange turn if you believe in truth justice etc. No problem if you believe in hegemony or at least understand it

March 28, 2011
Syria report needs a anonymous reporter, strange turn if you believe in truth justice etc. No problem if you believe in hegemony or at least understand it

The closer you get to Israel the worse life becomes if you are indigenous. If not it does not matter where you are. To the Zionists life goes on regardless.  my own headline of course, George Ikners ikners.com Syrian clashes leave at least 12 dead as government delays concessions • At least 12 people killed [...]

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Article from Counterpunch says a great deal written by Alexander Cockburn

March 27, 2011
Article from Counterpunch says a great deal written by Alexander Cockburn

Libya, Oh What a Stupid War; Fukushima, Cover-Up Amid Catastrophe By ALEXANDER COCKBURN The war on Libya now being waged by the US, Britain and France must surely rank as one of the stupidest martial enterprises, smaller in scale to be sure, since Napoleon took it into his head to invade Russia in 1812. Let’s [...]

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Born in fire there is always hope

March 27, 2011
Born in fire there is always hope

A wonderful video interview which is one in a series highlights many important issues. It is well worth watching. From the Democracy Now site it exhibits all their usual care and competence. JUAN GONZALEZ: Today marks the centennial anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s [...]

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Getting the rabble to pay for the elites may not be as easy as first thought

March 26, 2011
Getting the rabble to pay for the elites may not be as easy as first thought

What follows is an article from the Guardian about the nature of British resistance to the means to be used to combat the economic slump brought on by the financial community and the forces of capital It gives good cause to reflect on just what a proper attitude of Resistie e Vencer means to the elites and the media. There is [...]

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Why worry about false words let’s just say it is an invasion and then decide if it should happen or not? We could try asking the Libyans of course but we do not want them to have a say it only complicates the matter

March 23, 2011
Why worry about false words let’s just say it is an invasion and then decide if it should happen or not? We could try asking the Libyans of course but we do not want them to have a say it only complicates the matter

Libya crisis – live updates   (From the Guardian) • Air strikes force government tanks to retreat from Misrata • Nato to assume day-to-day military command in Libya • Obama says Gaddafi may wait out military assault • Gaddafi tells supporters: ‘We will not surrender’ • Read a summary of events so far • Read out latest [...]

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A difficulty with war is it’s hard dropping bombs without unexpected deaths. Can’t help bad luck at US HQ

March 23, 2011
A difficulty with war is it’s hard dropping bombs without unexpected deaths. Can’t help bad luck at US  HQ

Libya: US planes ‘dropped two bombs’ to protect downed pilot American Harrier jets dropped two large bombs on Libyan armoured vehicles who posed a threat to a downed pilot, the US military said on Tuesday night.   Aviation Ordnancemen prepare a sidewinder missile for a Harrier AV8B on board the USS Kearsarge.  Photo: DAVID ROSE By Nick [...]

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