Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis

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By Sami Moubayed Asia Times "Saudi Arabia's refusal to denounce the deadly September 27 attack in Syria has enflamed relations betw...

Syria marks 35th anniversary of Yom Kippur War with call for peace

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" Syrian military leaders marked the 35th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War Monday by saying that Syria was interested in peace, not w...

Israeli security officials: Time running out on Shalit deal

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"Security officials have warned that the time for making a deal for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit is running out . The...

TIME TO FACE FACTS IN AFGHANISTAN

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By Eric Margolis "For those who savor historical irony, the Soviet Empire collapsed in the years 1989-1991 because of an implosion of i...

Brits Say: We Can't Win in Afghan

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By Robert Dreyfuss The Nation "For all the talk about Afghanistan being the "right war," and with both Obama and McCain insis...

الشعب المصري يتضامن مع المحاصرين

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الشعب المصري يتضامن مع المحاصرين رأي القدس " اعتقلت سلطات الامن المصرية اكثر من عشرين ناشطا سياسيا امس، بينهم السيد مجدي حسين زعيم حزب...

Hamas says Abbas must step aside

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Al-Jazeera " The Palestinian group Hamas that governs Gaza says it will stop recognising Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian president in ...

Real News Video: Russia, Bolivia ink helicopter deal

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Forrest Hylton : There used to be a recognition of US spheres of influence - all that is over "Russia and Bolivia strengthened their ti...

Real News Video: The encirclement of Russia

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Chalmers Johnson: " We have to back down unless we are looking for real confrontation with Russia " Part 3 "Chalmers Johnson...

Real News Video: Americans and reality

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Robert Parry: The Reagan presidency further detached Americans from world reality - Part 3

The commander is right... you'll never beat the Taliban

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In Afghanistan the US policy has been catastrophically misconceived By Patrick Cockburn ".......The admission by a senior British Army ...

European Financial Disarray

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(Click on cartoon to enlarge) By Steve Bell , The Guardian

NATO chief: Israel entitled to nukes

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Press TV " NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says he would never expect Israel to abandon its 'supposed nuclear arsenal...
Monday, October 6, 2008

Secrets of Iraq's death chamber

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Prisoners are being summarily executed in the government's high-security detention centre in Baghdad. By Robert Fisk "...... The In...

Naomi Klein: Wall St. Crisis Should Be for Neoliberalism What Fall of Berlin Wall Was for Communism

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Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman " AMY GOODMAN : The credit crunch is spreading to financial markets around the world. Nearly 160,000 jo...

We run the road

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Nir Rosen reports from Majd al Anjar, where the rage of young men mixes with the sectarian fervour spilling over Iraq’s borders. A Good Arti...

Egypt police block aid convoy to Gaza, arrest 30

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"CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian police blocked an opposition convoy carrying medical supplies to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip ...

The Palestinian Left and RoR (Right of Return)

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By Haidar Eid "The status of the left and its' role in the liberation of Palestine continues to be the focus of analysis and discus...

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(Click on cartoon to enlarge) The US Pushing the "Peace Process" Forward! By Naser Jafari

Bush's final Iran blunder?

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By Kaveh L Afrasiabi Asia Times "The George W Bush administration's decision to turn down the opportunity of a diplomatic presence ...