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Video seen by Catrina Stewart reveals the brutal interrogation of young Palestinians Friday, 26 August 2011 The boy, small and frail, is struggling to stay awake. His head lolls to the side, at one point slumping on to his chest. “Lift up your head! Lift it up!” shouts one of …

A N Wilson – Mail Online, 14th August 2011 Raw with grief, in a voice steady but tight with emotion, his appeal for calm on Wednesday was a beacon of hope amid the tumult and carnage of a horribly dark week for Britain. Hours before he spoke, Tariq Jahan had …

Kanya D’Almeida WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (IPS) – On Apr. 16, 2006, for reasons still unknown to them, two U.S. contractors in Iraq’s Red Zone were handcuffed, blindfolded and transported to Camp Cropper, a U.S. military facility located a few miles from Baghdad International Airport. There, Donald Vance, a Navy veteran …

Angel of Mercy or Angel of Death? By THOMAS MOUNTAIN The World Food Program (WFP), one of the U.N.’s biggest aid agencies, has a very nasty history in Somalia. Back in 2006 just as Somali farmers brought their grain harvest to market, the WFP began the distribution of its entire …

By Jean-Paul Pougala April 21, 2011 “Information Clearing House” — It was Gaddafi’s Libya that offered all of Africa its first revolution in modern times – connecting the entire continent by telephone, television, radio broadcasting and several other technological applications such as telemedicine and distance teaching. And thanks to the …

By Finian CunninghamGlobal Research, July 23, 2011 Within hours of Norway’s deadly bomb and gun attacks claiming at least 91 victims it has become clear that the horror was perpetrated by a Norwegian loner with rightwing Christian fundamentalist affiliations. Yet President Barack Obama reacted immediately to the news of the …

by Michael Blum BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel — Israel said on Friday that it has prevented hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists from flying to its main airport in a mass protest but that security forces will stay on alert for the time being. Organizers of the “Welcome to Palestine” campaign, which …

By JUSTIN RAIMONDO July 4, 2011 Critics of the war in Afghanistan are fond of asking: “What would victory look like? How will we know when we’ve won?” In view of the latest events in that war-torn country, it’s fair to stand that question on its head and ask: What …

By Cynthia McKinney Global Research, June 30, 2011 A hearty group of protesters representing several community organizations showed up today to protest the vote of civil rights icon and Member of Congress from Atlanta, John Lewis, to continue funding for the bombing of Libya.  The Congressman interrupted his schedule and …

Theresa May says investigation has been launched into how Sheikh Raed Salah was allowed in despite travel ban Alan Travis, home affairs editorguardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 June 2011 11.47 BST The home secretary, Theresa May, has ordered “a full investigation” after a leading Palestinian activist in Israel entered Britain despite a …