May 14, 2011
In a memorable sentence you can read that..”The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” George Orwell With that in mind it is easy to come to a solid conclusion that the major mover and shaker in [...]
Tags: al-Qaeda, Geneva Conventions, Howard McKeon, Location of Osama bin Laden, Osama BinLaden, United States, United States House Committee on Armed Services, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), War on Terror
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May 12, 2011
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 [...]
Tags: al-Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, New York Times, Osama BinLaden, Project for Excellence in Journalism, Special forces, United States, United States Navy SEALs, Washington Post
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May 9, 2011
After bin Laden Hit, U.S. Aides Raise Dubious Hopes for Peace by Gareth Porter, May 09, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Barack Obama and top administration officials have taken advantage of the killing of Osama bin Laden to establish a new narrative suggesting the event will pave the way for negotiations [...]
Tags: al-Qaeda, Gareth Porter, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Taliban, The Real News, Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil, White House
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May 9, 2011
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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May 8, 2011
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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May 8, 2011
An email from Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky University of Leeds (UCU) – Blog, November 30, 2009 I had a startling experience a few weeks ago. I travelled to Mexico City for talks at the National University, an enormous and very impressive institution with high standards of achievement and scholarship. Entrance is selective, but the university [...]
Tags: California, Higher education, Mexico, Mexico City, Noam Chomsky, Osama bin Laden, San Francisco, United State, University of California Los Angeles, University of Leeds
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May 4, 2011
Ivory Coast: Dozens die as Laurent Gbagbo‘s militia fight on Liberian mercenaries in Abidjan still resisting three weeks after Alassane Ouattara deposed beaten president Share6 David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 4 May 2011 16.11 BST Article history Pro-Gbagbo mercenaries are fighting on in Ivory Coast. Photograph: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images Dozens of people have died [...]
Tags: Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, Laurent Gbagbo, Secretary-General of the United Nations, South Africa
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April 28, 2011
Women have played a very major role in what has been called the Arab Spring. This article brings together several strands of actions undertaken by women in the movement to rid the Arab world of the shackles of the imperial project that has led to the setting up of so many dictators and corrupt regimes. [...]
Tags: Arab people, Arab world, egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic fundamentalism, middle east, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisian General Labour Union, Women in Arab societies, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
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April 26, 2011
Peace threatened by feuding Ivory Coast warlords (AP)–20 hours ago ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Volleys of gunshots erupted again in Abidjan Monday as a years-old feud between rival warlords came to a head, [...]
Tags: Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara, Associated Press, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, Ibrahim Coulibaly, Laurent Gbagbo
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April 24, 2011
What follows is a very interesting article from the Tom Dispatch site. There is a brief introduction from Tom Englehardt and then there is the article itself by well known authors McCoy and Reilly. As this century unfolds it may [...]
Tags: egypt, Hosni Mubarak, middle east, New York Times, TomDispatch, TomDispatch.com, United States, WikiLeaks
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April 23, 2011
This is avery interesting point of view as far as the balance of the Middle East is concerned. The real point is that where there was massive public support for a program of change it seem to have been a far better way of going anywhere. As soon as the rest of the imperial [...]
Tags: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Arab world, Bahrain, Bashar-al Assad, Libya, middle east, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Patrick Cockburn, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States, Yemen
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April 17, 2011
Ivory Coast Faces Clashes Amid Attempts to Disarm Gbagbo Militia April 16, 2011, 5:25 AM EDT MORE FROM BUSINESSWEEK Ivory Coast Government Can’t Confirm Ble Goude’s Arrest Burkina Faso’s President Returns to Capital After Mutiny Ivory Coast’s Government Lifts Cocoa Ban, Says Ports to Reopen Ghana Cocoa Buyers Boost Crop Purchases 51%, Board Says Ivory [...]
Tags: Abidjan, Accra, Alassane Ouattara, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations
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April 13, 2011
Alain Le Roy, Cote d’Ivore‘s UN peacekeeping chief, has told the UN Security Council that forces loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have gained ground in Abidjan, and are in full control of some important parts of the city. Le Roy also said that Gbagbo’s forces – battling those of his rival Alassane Outtara – had [...]
Tags: African Union, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Economic Community of West African States, Gamal Nkrumah, Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations Security Council
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April 13, 2011
Ivorian leader says Gbagbo will face charges Former president to face charges while Ouattara pledges to ask ICC to probe alleged massacres committed during crisis. Last Modified: 13 Apr 2011 15:27 Email Print Share Send Feedback After months of turmoil, Ouattara’s forces captured Gbagbo and the former leader could now face charges [Reuters] Ivory Coast‘s president-elect [...]
Tags: Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara, Amnesty International, Côte d'Ivoire, International Criminal Court, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, United Nations
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April 11, 2011
Ivory Coast‘s Laurent Gbagbo arrested – four months on Former president detained at his personal residence by forces loyal to the elected president, Alabbane Ouattara Share32 Xan Rice in Nairobi and Nicholas Watt guardian.co.uk, Monday 11 April 2011 20.33 BST Article history Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo changes his clothes after being arrested. Photograph: Reuters World [...]
Tags: Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Ali Coulibaly, Ban Ki-moon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, Laurent Gbagbo, Youssoufou Bamba
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April 9, 2011
U.N. Warns of Mounting Ivory Coast Toll The death toll from clashes in the Ivory Coast is mounting as forces loyal to internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara surround the compound of embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo. Ouattara has ordered his soldiers to cordon off the residence to prevent Gbagbo’s departure. At the United Nations, Emergency Relief [...]
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April 9, 2011
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo troops ‘hit’ Ouattara hotel HQ Alassane Ouattara has set up his supporters and troops at the Golf Hotel Continue reading the main story Ivory Coast crisis Why Gbagbo is clinging on Did UN overstep its mandate? Ouattara’s political tightrope Q&A: Ivory Coast crisis A hotel used by the internationally recognised president of [...]
Tags: Abidjan, Alain Le Roy, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, Peacekeeping, United Nations
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April 8, 2011
Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise UN says killings it is investigating in the west of Ivory Coast appear to have been at least partly ethnically motivated Share40 Xan Rice in Nairobi guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 April 2011 17.06 BST Article history Refugees fleeing Ivory Coast head for Liberia, telling of death [...]
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April 6, 2011
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo negotiating surrender UN says it has received calls from Gbagbo’s top generals, as president shelters in basement of his palace Share42 Selay Kouassi in Abidjan, and David Smith in Johannesburg The Guardian, Wednesday 6 April 2011 Article history A convoy of troops loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. [...]
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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: [...]
Tags: Adam Hochschild, Bertrand Russell, British Army, History, To End All Wars, Twentieth Century, Wars and Conflicts, World War I
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