Archie Bland The Independent Wednesday 16 November 2011 There is, of course, nothing to stop total idiots trying to be leader of the free world, but you’d think there’d be some sort of winnowing process that would stop them reaching the last six. The amazing video of Herman Cain that did the [...]
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Washington’s Enemy ‘Doesn’t Exist’
By Michael Scheuer RT November 11, 2011 Americans are in the crosshairs of terrorists worldwide purely due toWashington’s policy in the Muslim world, not because there is an Islamic enemy whose only aim is to kill Americans for their freedoms and lifestyle, insists a former CIA officer. Historian Michael Scheuer, an author [...]
Gideon Levy: Insanity, not logic, guides Israel’s leadership
The mens’ men who are threatening Iran now are the real cowards’ cowards. The brave ones are in fact those who are trying to thwart the insanity, from former Mossad chief Meir Dagan to Interior Minister Eli Yishai. Haaretz Wed, November 09, 2011 IfIrandares mount a nuclear attack againstIsrael,Iranwill be committing public, painful, [...]
Libya: Desecration of the tomb of Gaddafi’s mother
Ennahar November 1, 2011 photos: http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m82775&hd=&size=1&l=e A group of Libyan fanatic fighters belonging to the jihadist current, which is close to al Qaeda organization, desecrated the graves in the cemetery of the Gadadfa Tribe, in the city ofSirteand extracted bones they burnt. Ennahar obtained photos showing the desecration of the Gadadfa [...]
US double standard: Gaddafi bad, Karimov good
The US shows its hypocrisy by accusing ‘tyrants’ of human rights abuses while not owning up to supporting dictators. Ted Rall Ted Rall is an American political cartoonist, columnist and author. His most recent book is The Anti-American Manifesto. His website is rall.com. Al Jazeera Last Modified: 31 Oct 2011 13:45 “After four decades [...]
Robert Fisk: What the killing of Gaddafi means to Syria
Independent Saturday 29 October 2011 Two days before Gaddafi was murdered, I was reading the morning newspapers inBeirutand discovered a remarkable story on most front pages. At the time, the mad ex-emperor ofLibya was still hiding in Sirte, but there was this quotation by theUS Secretary of State, La Clinton, speaking inTripoli itself. “We [...]
Victory for Ennahda — Why Tunisians Voted for the Islamists
By Mathieu von Rohr SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/26/2011 In a major setback forTunisia’s elite, the Islamist Ennahda Party looks set to lead the country’s first democratically elected government. They appealed to the common people who sought greater credibility in politics. But concerns the country might soon become a new theocracy are exaggerated, because Tunisian [...]
Arab Spring activists win Sakharov prize
The Daily Star Beirut October 27, 2011 01:09 PM STRASBOURG: Five Arab Spring activists have won the European parliament’s Sakharov prize awarded to campaigners for freedom, a parliamentary source said Thursday. The laureats are Mohamed Bouazizi ofTunisia, awarded posthumously, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh [...]
