Aug 04 2011
Once untouchable, the old despot and his sons faced the wrath of the nation they had terrorised By Robert Fisk, Thursday, 4 August 2011 … Just when the Arab dictators desperately need to drink the secure, cool waters of an Arab summer, along came the Egyptians yesterday to poison the well. Deep into its depths, …
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Aug 02 2011
How Saudi Arabia Killed the Arab Spring By Fayyad, August 1, 2011 … Saudi Arabia squashed the “Arab Spring” when it sent its military to quell the popular uprising in neighboring Bahrain earlier this year. The Saudi intervention was the first systemic use of uniformed, overwhelming force to suppress peaceful demonstrations in the wave of …
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Jul 31 2011
Behold what has become of our fourth estate (there is something pathetic about getting better news from the Comedy Channel than we can get from mainstream newspapers and television): [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLh78qiHl_M[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLh78qiHl_M
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Jul 30 2011
…on Highway 84, about five miles northeast of Bismarck, Arkansas: What it fails to mention is that some estimates of Iraqi civilian casualties are as high as 1,455,590. Afghan civilian casualties are more difficult to estimate, but the United Nations recently reported that civilian casualties in Afghanistan are worse than ever. Almost 1500 civilians were killed …
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Jul 28 2011
Censorship of war casualties in the US By Ted Rall, 28 Jul 2011 11:32 … Why is it so easy for political leaders in the US to convince ordinary citizens to support war? How is it that, after that initial enthusiasm has given away to fatigue and disgust, the reaction is mere disinterest rather than …
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Jul 27 2011
Brevik: A terrorist who claims roots in crusader Christianity By Arthur Waskow, July 27, 2011 11:03 AM … Every major religious tradition on the planet has within it streaks of blood and hatred, even though its fabric as a whole is woven in compassion and justice. The question is: How do we acknowledge these bloody …
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Jul 27 2011
MEMO: CNI friends and allies FROM: Phil Giraldi, Executive Director There has been considerable commentary over the possibility that the terrorism in Norway will trigger a reaction against “conservative” websites and will stifle legitimate debate over immigration and asylum policies. But the websites in question are not conservative at all but rather neoconservative, and the …
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