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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Organized Political Terrorism: The Norwegian Massacre, the State , the Media and “Israel”

The Lone Assassin: A Fascist Superman Travels Faster than a Speeding Bullet Versus the Police Moving Slower than an Arthritic Turtle by James Petras “So let us fight together with Israel, with our Zionist brothers against all anti-Zionist,s against all cultural Marxists/Multiculturalists”. Anders Behring Breivik’s Manifesto “. . . two more cells exist in my [...]

Silenced evidence in Hariri’s assassination -Part III

by Eslam al-Rihani, Al Manar In the third episode of this investigative file, Yurgen Kulbel deals with new facts, reveals new evidence in the investigation, silenced evidence. In the exclusive interview with Al-Manar Website, the German forensic expert discussed the hypothesis that Syrian intelligence service – in cooperation with the pro-Syrian Lebanese intelligence – had [...]

Palestine: Arrests, woman miscarries after choking on tear gas & Gaza siege update

Two minors arrested amid clashes in Silwan OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Three males including two minors have been arrested as locals in East Jerusalem’s Silwan district fell into violent clashes with Israeli forces on Saturday. Israeli occupation forces invaded the neighborhoods of Al-Bustan and Beir Ayyub in Silwan and showered the alleys there with tear gas, [...]

Deadly clash in Benghazi

Deadly Clash in Libya Rebel Capital Al Manar A deadly clash broke out in Libya’s rebel capital of Benghazi in the wake of the murder of their military chief, as the Gaddafi regime said Sunday it was in contact with rebel leadership members. Four rebels were killed in the clash with a pro- Gaddafi group [...]

Yemenis hold demo in support of council

Press TV Anti-regime protesters have staged a demonstration in Yemen to voice their support for the newly formed transitional council and to condemn foreign interference in the country. On Saturday, thousands of men and women took to the streets of the city of Taizz, which has been a flashpoint of clashes between Yemeni revolutionaries and [...]

Another blast hits Egypt-”Israel” pipeline

Press TV An Egyptian pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel in the Sinai Peninsula has been hit by yet another attack, causing severe damages and halting the gas flow. Unknown gunmen have exploded the cooling lines at the gas station in Sheikh Zuwayid region north of Sinai. Witnesses say they have heard heavy gunfire at [...]

Iraqi tribal leaders condemn US for killing tribal chief & his family

Iraqi tribal leaders condemn US Press TV Iraqi local leaders have denounced the United States for killing a tribal chief and members of his family. On Saturday, US troops in Iraq killed seven civilians, including a tribal leader and members of his family, in an overnight attack in Rufayat, a village 70 kilometers (45 miles) [...]

New moves to curb criticism of “Israel” in US and Canada

by Kristin Szremski, The Electronic Intifada A number of new initiatives to curtail freedom of speech by conflating opposition to Israeli crimes with anti-Semitism are underway in the United States and Canada. The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) issued a report in early July recommending the adoption of strict new standards defining anti-Semitism [...]

July war, Lebanon: Remembering Qana, five years on

by Helena Cobban On this day five years ago, at 1:30 am Lebanon time, Israel’s U.S.-supplied warplanes attacked houses in the south Lebanese village of Qana, killing more than 60 civilians, 37 of them children. Go watch this soberly reported video clip from Britain’s Channel 4 to get a measure of the horror. The Qana [...]

Daily NATO war crimes in Libya & Abdul Fatah Younis Killing

Daily NATO War Crimes in Libya by Stephen Lendman Among them is waging war on truth, Western managed news calling lawless imperial wars liberating ones. No wonder John Pilger says journalism is the first casualty of war, adding: “Not only that: it has become a weapon of war, a virulent censorship (and deception) that goes [...]

Palestine: Arrests, protests attacked, farmer wounded in shooting & settlers desecrate graveyard

IOF soldiers arrest Jordanian Lifeline activist AMMAN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Jordanian activist while crossing into the West Bank from Jordan to visit relatives in Al-Khalil province two week ago, his family said. They told the PIC reporter in Amman on Saturday that Hamza Al-Dabbas, 29, who is carrying a Jordanian passport, [...]

Bahraini protesters reject “national dialogue” results

Rally: Bahraini Protesters Reject National Dialogue Results Al Manar Tens of thousands have marched outside Bahrain’s capital Manama, protesting against the results of a national dialogue they say has failed to bring real democratic reform in the Gulf island kingdom. Shouting “We want freedom” and waving Bahraini flags and banners that read “No to dialogue”, [...]

NATO: 3 TV transmitters hit in Libya

Press TV NATO has announced that airstrikes carried out by its warplanes on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have hit three television transmitters. “A few hours ago, NATO conducted a precision air strike that disabled three ground-based Libyan state TV satellite transmission dishes in Tripoli… with the intent of degrading Gaddafi’s use of satellite television as [...]

Yemeni forces heavily shell villages & ‘airstrike mistakenly kills 11′ pro-gov. forces

Yemeni forces heavily shell villages Press TV Forces loyal to Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh have attacked several villages near the capital Sana’a, while the tribal leaders have vowed to guard the demonstrations. The tribal leaders have further called on the international community to back the revolution. Yemen has been the scene of violent clashes since [...]

US not to probe “Israel” data theft

Press TV The Office of the US Trade Representative, USTR, has refused an investigation into Israel’s theft and use of classified US industrial data. In May, the Institute for Research Middle Eastern Policy, IRmep, submitted a 62-page petition to the USTR, seeking $4.6 billion in damages from Israel over theft of classified trade data, Business [...]

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