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Iraq- Ten Years After

newsgrab — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:15:23 +0000

It is difficult to discern which is the most despicable, the corrupt Bush regime, the presstitutes that enabled it, or the corrupt Obama regime that refuses to prosecute the Bush regime for its unambiguous war crimes, crimes against the US Constitution, crimes against US statutory law, and crimes against humanity.
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Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 1

humphreyking — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:34:06 +0000

What’s mainstream news not telling you? Quite a lot, actually. But that’s a problem Sarah Jones (@SarahJReports) endeavors to remedy as editor of the new monthly online publication “Public Servants BEARING WITNESS”. P.S. BEARING WITNESS is also a home for journalists to print the stories their editors won’t publish. Some of the contributors are part of mainstream media, other are freelancing in countries mainstream news thinks you don't care about.
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If Taylor Can Be Tried For War Crimes, Why Not Kissinger, Putin, Bush, etc.?

humphreyking — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:34 +0000

Should Vladimir Putin be studying the conviction of Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president? What about Henry Kissinger? It’s striking that the very same legal reasoning could apply to those in Washington, Moscow or elsewhere who provide military assistance to abusive forces half a world away.
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The Revolution Business

ITS — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:38:55 +0000

Democratic change has been demanded across the Middle East. But was what seems like a spontaneous revolution actually a strategically planned event, fabricated by 'revolution consultants' long in advance?
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Activist: More than 200 Syrians killed in 3 hours

newsgrab — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:49:35 +0000

More than 200 killed 700 wounded in mortar and tank shelling in Khaldya neighborhood - Homs.
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Report from a City under Siege – Homs, Syria

newsgrab — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:44:18 +0000

In Homs, every day starts with sniper fire. Every day. People queuing to buy bread or vegetables scatter. Children start crying, cars screech into reverse while men and women gather what they have and head for the protection of alleys and doorways.
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Turkish PM Erdoğan is killing the Kurdish Spring

Liam The Activist — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:08:10 +0000

When uprisings first began to spread throughout the Arab world, there was speculation that the Kurds across the Middle East could follow suite. That could still happen, but with their largest party in Turkey marginalised, their autonomous region in Iraq facing continued bombing and suppression being stepped up across the region, hopes of freedom currently seem bleak.
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London Riots: The Greater Context

newsgrab — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:41:52 +0000

Rioting and looting was not the only violent activity being carried out by Englishmen on Sunday night. Some hours before Cameron appeared on our TV screens vowing to take revenge on the risen British youth, his bomber pilots carried out a raid which slaughtered 33 Libyan children, along with 32 women and 20 men in Zlitan, a village near Tripoli...
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Kyrgyzstan: Lessons for the Arab Spring?

Liam The Activist — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:51:33 +0000

It has been one year since bloody ethnic clashes in the Kyrgyz city of Osh shattered the optimism that followed the revolution deposing authoritarian dictator Kurmanbek Bakiyev...longstanding tensions between Kyrgyz and Uzbek citizens were fueled by rumour and mistrust, boiling over in turmoil that cost hundreds of lives, caused thousands of injuries and displaced almost half a million...
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The ‘Real’ Princes of Persia

humphreyking — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:02:53 +0000

The uprisings popularly called the 'Arab Spring' have seen regional power in the middle east wrestled away from pro-American Regimes
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The Syrian Crisis…

Liam The Activist — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:15:27 +0000

As the Baathist regime of President Bashar al-Assad continues to arrest and slaughter demonstrators on the streets of Syria, Tayyip Erdoğan – Prime Minister of neighbouring Turkey, is being further drawn into the complex politics of the ‘Arab Spring’.
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Syria, Social Media & “Anti-Social” Activism

humphreyking — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:01:52 +0000

Many of the chants are conveniently translated for the myriad spectators and commentators. The one we hear most in Syria is “The people want to topple the regime”. Note that word. People. It is people and their actions that make change. No one is chanting “FaceBook wants to topple the Regime” or “We Will Tweet Our Way to Freedom!”.
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Syria Cracks Down on Activists

humphreyking — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:36:37 +0000

Syrian security forces have raided activists' homes and made arrests overnight in Damascus on Sunday.
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Syria: Up to 10 Die in “Day of Martyrs”

humphreyking — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 05:13:40 +0000

There are reports that up to 10 people have been killed in protests in Syria on Friday, with at least four deaths in the capital, Damascus. Demonstrators took to the streets in several of the country's major cities, including Hons, Baniyas and Latakia. They named Friday 'The Day of Martyrs'.
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Update: Anger in Syria

humphreyking — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:27:36 +0000

There is anger in Syria on Saturday as protesters regroup following a huge crackdown by security forces.
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Rebuttal by CNN anchor against a Israel Spokeswomen

humphreyking — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:01:06 +0000

More than 3,000 European Jews, including prominent intellectuals, have signed a petition speaking out against Israeli settlement policies and warning that systematic support for the Israeli government is dangerous.
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