The Economic Collapse posted June 17, 2012 by The Economic Collapse The election results from Greece are in and the pro-bailout forces have won, but just barely. It is being projected that the pro-bailout New Democracy party will have about 130 seats in the 300 seat parliament, and Pasok (another pro-bailout party) will have about […]
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posted June 16, 2012 by Detroit Free Press Tensions flared Friday evening at the annual Arab International Festival in Dearborn as members of some Christian missionary groups — including one called the Bible Believers — taunted Arab Americans with a pig’s head and signs that promoted hatred of Islam. “You’re gonna burn in hell,” one
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Muslims in Arakan, Burma Breaking News: June 17, 2012 Security forces arrest Rohingya in Maungdaw The security forces – police, Hluntin, Burma border security force (Nasaka) and Army – are arresting the Rohingya community in different villages of Maungdaw today (June 17, 2012). The security forces are searching among the youth of Rohingya, elders from
posted June 18, 2012 by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign According to the Herald on Sunday, “It wasn’t much fun being an Israeli footballer at Tynecastle yesterday. Lashed by the rain, barracked by pro-Palestinian demonstrators – and seven goals down at half-time…against a noisy backdrop of protests about the imprisonment of Palestinian footballers. The Israeli national
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posted June 16, 2012 by The Hindu Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has called off a series of performances scheduled to be held in Israel later this month, in the wake of an appeal made by 85 artistes, writers and activists. The Indian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (INCACBI) had appealed to
15th June 2012 Y.A.B Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia Prime Minister’s Office Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya Assalamu’alaikum wr wb Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri, URGENT: Act now for Mahmoud Sarsak on 88th day of hunger strike As
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by Nick Turse posted June 14, 2012 by Tom Dispatch Special Ops, Drones, Spy Games, Civilian Soldiers, Proxy Fighters, and Cyber Warfare It looked like a scene out of a Hollywood movie. In the inky darkness, men in full combat gear, armed with automatic weapons and wearing night-vision goggles, grabbed hold of a thick, woven
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by Stephen Zunes posted June 14, 2012 by Foreign Policy In Focus In another resolution apparently designed to prepare for war against Iran, the U.S. House of Representatives, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 401–11 vote, has passed a resolution (HR 568) urging the president to oppose any policy toward Iran “that would rely on containment as
by Nurit Peled-Elhanan posted June 9, 2012 by Australians for Palestine I dedicate my words this evening to three hunger-strikers. Mahmoud Sarsak, who has been striking for 83 days. An excellent football player from Gaza, he was arrested three years ago under the Law against Illegal Combatants, which permits him to be imprisoned for life,
