STOP THE WAR COALITION
22 August 2011
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LIBYA AFTER GADAFFI: STATEMENT BY STOP THE WAR COALITION

The fall of the Gadaffi regime in Libya marks yet another turning point in what has been a truly remarkable year in the Middle East. The victory of the rebels, backed by Nato bombing in a six month campaign initiated by the British and French governments, also heralds the rehabilitation of a discredited doctrine — that of ‘humanitarian intervention’ — after the debacle of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The defeat of Gadaffi is now being used to justify military action on the grounds that it has helped the Arab revolutions. David Cameron declared outside Downing Street 22 August 2011, ‘This has not been our revolution, but we can be proud that we have played our part.’

The hypocrisy of Cameron is staggering, given the role of British and other western governments in backing up dictators and despots in the region — only halted in some places by the actions of the Arab people themselves.

The Nato intervention has not been for idealistic values. It has been about regime change, so that a leader more acceptable to western governments and business could replace Gadaffi.

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#Cartoon – NO diplomatic ties with MURDERERS! #Israel ambassador: GET OUT of #Egypt

Uploaded to YouTube by jonathaniskon Aug 20, 2011

On August 20, 2011 Egyptians mobilized for a demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy demanding the removal of the flag and for the ambassador to leave.

After hours of flag-burning trials. A man called “Ahmed El-Shahat” managed to climb the embassy building and remove the Israeli flag and replace it with the Egyptian one.

by John Pilger
18 August 2011

On a warm spring day, strolling in south London, I heard demanding voices behind me. A police van disgorged a posse of six or more, who waved me aside. They surrounded a young black man who, like me, was ambling along. They appropriated him; they rifled his pockets, looked in his shoes, inspected his teeth. Their thuggery affirmed, they let him go with the barked warning there would be a next time.

Click here to continue reading “Damn it or fear it, the forbidden truth is an insurrection in Britain” by John Pilger.

Gaza, August 20 (QNA) – Another round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip has killed three people, raising the death toll to 16 in two days of attacks. The latest strike late on Friday hit a civilian car killing three people from the same family including a 5-year-old boy and a doctor, Gaza medical official Adham Abu Salmiya said, adding that three others were wounded.

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