November 2011

Don’t let them destroy the revolution

by Paul Woodward 11.21.2011

An anonymous #OWS activist urges President Obama to break his silence on the bloodshed in Cairo where 24 people have already been killed. But let’s not forget that this is a man who in 2006 supported the carpet-bombing of Beirut, in 2008 remained mute while Israelis slaughtered Palestinians in Gaza, and in 2009 was slow [...]

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UC Davis: The power of silence

by Paul Woodward 11.20.2011

After the UC Davis pepper spraying, a string of lies and vacuous declarations: “The students had encircled the officers,” UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza said. “They needed to exit. They were looking to leave but were unable to get out.” As the video above shows, police officers were able with perfect ease to step [...]

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Andy Kroll: Occupy Wall Street’s political victory in Ohio

by TomDispatch 11.20.2011

Twelve hours after Mayor Bloomberg’s cops evicted the Occupy Wall Street encampment from Zuccotti Park, the space had been scrubbed down and repopulated with police and private-security types, up to 150 of them. In essence, since September there had been two occupations in the Wall Street area and the second of them, the massive one [...]

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10 killed, 1700 injured in Cairo clashes

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Al-Masry Al-Youm reports: Presidential hopefuls Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Mohamed ElBaradei are speaking to Dream TV, a private satellite channel, criticizing both the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the government for mishandling the situation in Tahrir. ElBaradei said the prime responsibility for the situation in the country is the SCAF, which [...]

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A fight for control of Tahrir Square

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Al Jazeera reports: Egyptian security forces are engaged in back-and-froth street battles in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square with thousands of defiant activists who filled the square for the second day of protests against the country’s interim military leaders. Thick clouds of tear gas filled the air on Sunday as military police armed with batons and [...]

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The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Glenn Greenwald writes: The now-viral video of police officers in their Robocop costumes sadistically pepper-spraying peaceful, sitting protesters at UC-Davis (details here) shows a police state in its pure form. It’s easy to be outraged by this incident as though it’s some sort of shocking aberration, but that is exactly what it is not. The [...]

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Open letter to the chancellor of UC Davis

by News Sources 11.20.2011

18 November 2011 Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi Linda P.B. Katehi, I am a junior faculty member at UC Davis. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, and I teach in the Program in Critical Theory and in Science & Technology Studies. I have a strong record of research, teaching, [...]

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Demonstrations in Britain ‘to be banned during Olympics’

by News Sources 11.20.2011

The Independent reports: Ministers are planning legal action to restrict public protests during the Olympics, amid fears that Britain could be disrupted by lengthy and high-profile demonstrations. The Home Office is so concerned about the impact of the stalemate over the Occupy London (OLSX) encampment outside St Paul’s Cathedral that officials have been ordered to [...]

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In Homs, Syria, sectarian battles stir fears of civil war

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Anthony Shadid reports: A harrowing sectarian war has spread across the Syrian city of Homs this month, with supporters and opponents of the government blamed for beheadings, rival gangs carrying out tit-for-tat kidnappings, minorities fleeing for their native villages, and taxi drivers too fearful of drive-by shootings to ply the streets. As it descends into [...]

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Syrian rebels attack Ba’ath party offices in Damascus

by News Sources 11.20.2011

The Guardian reports: Insurgents in Syria have launched the most brazen attack yet on the seat of power in the capital Damascus, targeting the offices of the ruling Ba’ath party. In an attack that tilted the country closer to all-out civil war, insurgents fired two rocket-propelled grenades at the building. The Free Syrian Army, a [...]

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China vice premier sees chronic global recession

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Reuters reports: A long-term global recession is certain to happen and China must focus on domestic problems, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan has said. “The one thing that we can be certain of, among all the uncertainties, is that the global economic recession caused by the international financial crisis will be chronic,” Wang was quoted [...]

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The capture of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

by News Sources 11.20.2011

Reuters reports: Caught exactly a month after his father met a violent end, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is wanted by the International Criminal Court at The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity – specifically for allegedly ordering the killing of unarmed protesters last spring. Libya’s interim leaders want him to stand trial at home and [...]

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In Egypt, revolution 2.0?

by News Sources 11.19.2011

Ursula Lindsey writes: After the police violently cleared 100 or so demonstrators (including a group of the relatives of revolutionary martyrs and injured) from Tahrir Square today, thousands more poured into the square and began clashing with the security forces, burning one police truck and trying to reach the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of [...]

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Inside Story – Syria’s civil war?

by News Sources 11.19.2011

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Homs: inside the city at the heart of Syria’s rebellion

by News Sources 11.19.2011

James Harkin reports: On Thursday morning, I woke up in Homs, the city labelled by the international media as the “capital of the Syrian revolution”. Homs has been in more or less open revolt since at least April, but in recent weeks what is going on here has acquired ominous new significance. Facing the full [...]

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Al Jazeera interviews Iran’s oil minister

by News Sources 11.19.2011

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Debate on austerity and the eurozone

by News Sources 11.19.2011

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Egyptian police clash with protesters in Tahrir Square

by News Sources 11.19.2011

The New York Times reports: Thousands of protesters chanting for an end to military rule battled riot police officers firing tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shot in Tahrir Square on Saturday, as the military-led interim government appeared to soften its demands for special powers and protections in the future Egyptian constitution. Coming just nine [...]

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi arrested in Libya

by News Sources 11.19.2011

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Chas Freeman considers the global outlook for 2012

by News Sources 11.19.2011

From a speech by Chas Freeman given in Macau, China, yesterday: Europe used to be boringly predictable, which was good for business. Now bits of it have reverted to being excitingly unreliable, which is bad. Repeated crises have addicted European leaders to summits, where they agree on partial solutions to problems and create new ones, [...]

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Vilifying rival, Wall St. rallies for Senate ally

by News Sources 11.19.2011

The New York Times reports: The warning has ricocheted around the financial world in recent weeks, in conversations at Midtown restaurants and Washington fund-raisers, carrying urgent appeals for money from financial executives around the Northeast: The battle to re-elect Senator Scott P. Brown, the Republican from Massachusetts, just got a little more interesting. “Senator Brown [...]

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Police pepper spray peaceful UC Davis students

by News Sources 11.19.2011

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Rep. Deutch introduces OCCUPIED constitutional amendment to ban corporate money in politics

by News Sources 11.19.2011

Zaid Jilani reports: In one of the greatest signs yet that the 99 Percenters are having an impact, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced an amendment that would ban corporate money in politics and end corporate personhood once and for all. Deutch’s amendment, called the Outlawing Corporate Cash [...]

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Kissinger in ’72: Jews ‘self-serving bastards’

by News Sources 11.19.2011

Ynet reports: Confidential files released for publication in the United States on Friday reveal a new side to the Jewish-American politician Henry Kissinger, which might anger the Jewish community. Kissinger, who served as the United States National Security Advisor and later as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, [...]

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