Monthly Archives: February 2012

David Cronin: Duelling with China – the subtext of Obama’s wars

David Cronin | NEW EUROPE Number 972| 5 – 11 February, 2012 Around this time last year, Anders Fogh Rasmussen posed as a man of peace. “There can be no justification for anyone, political movement or state, to perpetrate violence … Continue reading

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Doctors refuse to aid Libyan ‘torture’

Reuters | Jan 26, 2012 TRIPOLI — Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) has halted its work in detention centers in the Libyan city of Misrata because it said its medical staff were being asked to … Continue reading

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Obama terror drones: CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals

February 4th, 2012 | by Chris Woods and Christina Lamb The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday … Continue reading

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Fred Wertheimer: Citizens United more radical than realized

By Fred Wertheimer, The Hill, 6 February 2012 The Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in the Citizens United case has done enormous damage to our political system. In striking down the ban on expenditures by corporations in elections, the high court, … Continue reading

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Radwan Mortada: Wadi Khaled: The Free Syrian Army Base in Lebanon (I)

By: Radwan Mortada Published Monday, February 6, 2012 In this exclusive three-part series, Al-Akhbar accompanies members of the Free Syrian Army based in Wadi Khaled across the Syrian border as they plant mines, talk politics, and clandestinely treat their wounded. … Continue reading

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