March 2011 Archive

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Wikileaks: Browse US displomatic cables released during the month of Mach 2011

Wikileaks: Cable #09TRIPOLI941 of 2009: Libyans seek renewed commitment from u.s. in return for progress on HEU shipment to Russia

Wikileaks: Cable #08TRIPOLI679 of 2008: SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI calls for further reform, threatens to withdraw from politics.

Libya: Watch video: Liberated Libya Rejects US Intervention

Libya: 10 Reasons the US Should Leave Libya NOW

Libya: African Union rejects foreign military intervention in Libya

Libya: Arabs reject "foreign intervention" in Libya

Libya: Libyan Fury Challenges Gadhafi

Libya: For the most current news on Libya visit this website: http://www.libyafeb17.com

Syria: Assad's fall could deliver Lebanon to Iran and Hezbollah

"Israel": Israeli forces demolish 12 Bedouin tents near Yatta

"Israel": Jewish settler jailed for kidnapping Palestinian teen

Egypt: Source puts Mubarak's pension at LE2000Al

Egypt: Gunmen target Egypt-Israel natural gas pipeline again

Egypt: Protests against counter-revolution in Egypt

Germany: Mass demonstrations in Germany call for an end to nuclear power

Syria: Syria reaches the boiling point

Yemen: Yemen's Saleh tried to get Saudis to kill rival: WikiLeaks

Yemen: Yemen’s Saleh seeks deal with bourgeois opposition

Yemen: President Saleh addresses ruling party, warns of chaos

Zionist: the zionists wield their influence by winning the ongoing propaganda war: stuart littlewood

Egypt: Egypt braces for million-man rally: Egyptians have prepared for another million-man rally to "save the revolution"

Iran: Iran: ME revolutions to Israel's detriment

Libya: Euro-US War on Libya: Official Lies and Misconceptions of CriticsThe James Petras Website

Libya: There's nothing moral about Nato's intervention in Libya

Libya: A “Noble” War in Libya

Syria: Saudi King Expresses Support to Syrian Presidenturuknet.info

Yemen: 'US, Saudis keep Saleh in power

Yemen: Breaking News: Armed groups take over Yemeni towns despite Saleh's regional support

Yemen: Yemen leader scraps offer to quit

Egypt: Egyptian Army: Mubarak, Family under House Arrest

Egypt: Military council approves ban on religious parties

Egypt: I spy: Egyptian authorities say they have uncovered an Israeli espionage network, reports Reem Leila

Egypt: America's Arab predicament

Egypt: Rumsfield fears MB will control

James Petras: James Petras explains how US sanction policies have become a powerful tool of the Zionist power structure

Libya: Gaddafi's Odyssey: The Libyan leader is in a hole, but he will not be badgered like his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein

Libya: Attacking Libya and international law. By the standard of international law, military action on Libya by the United States and allies is illegal, writes Curtis Doebbler

Libya: Libya: War for World Government

Yemen: Yemen: Where's the exit? Islamists and tribesmen are happy with the army dissent, while young protesters fear their revolution might be stolen

March 22, 2011

Egypt: US embassy cables: Egypt's choice not just between Islam and dictatorship, says US

Bahrain: US embassy cables: Simmering unrest in Bahrain

Egypt: US embassy cables: Suleiman vows to fight radicalism

Bahrain: US embassy cables: King Hamad and Bahrain's relationship with the US

Egypt: US embassy cables: Tantawi will seek assurances that the USG will not condition or reduce military assistance to Egypt in the future

Libya: Libya's Slippery Slope. We're going down it fast Justin Raimondo

Yemen: Yemen military commanders join opposition as tanks take to streets

Yemen: Will president Ali Abdulla Saleh leave this Friday or will Yemen become another Libya?

Egypt: Egypt committee charges Mubarak with killing protesters

Bahrain: Bahrain suspends Lebanon flights as sectarian tension rises

Yemen: Yemen ruling elite fractures as uprising continues

Saudi Arabia: Saudi arrests 100 Shi'ite protesters: rights group

"Israel" Barak: Israel between Mideast 'Earthquake', Diplomatic 'Tsunami'

Chile: Obama in Chile: No apology for 1973 coup

Arab Revolution: The Counter-Revolution Fissures in the Arab Revolts

Yemen: Bloody Friday: If you can't beat'em, kill'em!

Iran US Embassy Cable: Ahmadinejad's irrationality : an Indian ambassador's perspective

Don't count on Western support for the Arab revolt Don't count on Western support for the Arab revolt

Yemen: Geopolitical Dimension of the Rebellion in Yemen

Yemen: MP Ali Al-Ansi speaks to the Yemen Times

Japan: Japanese US embassy cables: MP criticises Japanese nuclear strategy

Jeffrey Golodberg: Dear Fidel, Let My Person Go By Jeffrey Goldberg

Germany: Germany suspends power station extension plans as nuclear jitters spread

Yemen: US embassy cables: Yemeni insiders losing patience with Saleh ROYG insiders increasingly frustrated with saleh clan

Yemen: US embassy cables: Yemeni insiders losing patience with Saleh ROYG insiders increasingly frustrated with saleh clan

Helen Thomas: Helen Thomas Playboy Interview

March 21, 2011

Libya: Loyalists shout for their leader – but Gaddafi is nowhere to be seen

Egypt: Egypt approves historic reforms

Libya: Patrick Cockburn: Gaddafi cannot hold out. But who will replace him?

Libya: Gaddafi the big loser

Libya: Behind Obama's turnaround on Libya

Palestine: Settlers stab Palestinian south of Hebron

Robert Fisk: Is Robert Fisk a Psychologist?

Syria: Wave of unrest shakes Syria as crowds torch party HQ

Syria: Wave of unrest shakes Syria as crowds torch party HQ

Yemen: Syrian protestors tear down Hafez al-Assad statue

Afghanistan: US soldiers posed with dead Afghan

Syria: Syria deploys troops after protests

Syria: Syria protesters torch buildings

Syria: Syria protests spread, authorities pull back

Yemen: Yemen envoy to Saudi Arabia backs protesters

Yemen: Wikileaks cable discloses insiders increasingly frustrated with President Saleh

Yemen: US embassy cables: Who will succeed Saleh in Yemen?

Yemen: Yemen military commanders join opposition as tanks take to the streets

Yemen: Yemen nears coup: 60% Of The Army And Dozens Of Key Figures Join The Revolution

Yemen: Yemen tourism minister quits over violence

"Israeli": See photos of an "Israeli" border police officer engulfed by flames after a petrol bomb was thrown at him

Bahrain Saudi Arabia invades Bahrain

Egypt: Voters force Brotherhood guide to get in line. Voters waiting their turn to cast ballots in the constitutional referendum Saturday forced Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badei to wait his turn.

Egypt: ElBaradei, supporters attacked at polling station

Egypt: MB will respect referendum results regardless of outcomeIKHWANWEB RSS

Libya: Gaddafi vows to fight on despite onslaught

Palestine: Israeli Army kills 2 teenagers in Gaza

Saudi Arabia Saudi protest ends with arrests

Saudi Arabia : Residents of Makkah are ecstatic that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has announced the building of 500,000 new homes and the formation of a permanent body to investigate corruption in government bodies.

Syria: Syrian forces kill three protesters

Syria: Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes

Syria: UN chief slams Syria's crackdown on protests

Syria: Arab unrest spreads to Syria as thousands march asking to demanded an end to 48 years of emergency law

WikiLeaks: ambassador to Mexico resigns over WikiLeaks embassy cables

Yemen: Bloodbath in Yemen as snipers target protesters

Yemen: Yemen's UN envoy resigns over killings

Yemen: Major Yemen tribe urges Saleh to step down

Yemen: Massive Crowd Buries Yemen Martyrs as More Officials Resign

Yemen: Bahrain and Yemen declare war on their protesters

Yemen: From rooftops, snipers kill 46 Yemeni protesters. At least 46 people died, including some children, in an attack that marked a new level of brutality in President Ali Abdullah Saleh's crackdown on dissent

March 20, 2011

Bahrain Saudi Arabia invades Bahrain

Egypt: Voters force Brotherhood guide to get in line. Voters waiting their turn to cast ballots in the constitutional referendum Saturday forced Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badei to wait his turn.

Egypt: ElBaradei, supporters attacked at polling station

Egypt: MB will respect referendum results regardless of outcomeIKHWANWEB RSS

Libya: Gaddafi vows to fight on despite onslaught

Palestine: Israeli Army kills 2 teenagers in Gaza

Saudi Arabia Saudi protest ends with arrests

Saudi Arabia : Residents of Makkah are ecstatic that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has announced the building of 500,000 new homes and the formation of a permanent body to investigate corruption in government bodies.

Syria: Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes

Syria: Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes

Syria: UN chief slams Syria's crackdown on protests

Syria: Arab unrest spreads to Syria as thousands march asking to demanded an end to 48 years of emergency law

WikiLeaks: ambassador to Mexico resigns over WikiLeaks embassy cables

Yemen: Bloodbath in Yemen as snipers target protesters

Yemen: Yemen's UN envoy resigns over killings

Yemen: Major Yemen tribe urges Saleh to step down

Yemen: Massive Crowd Buries Yemen Martyrs as More Officials Resign

Yemen: Bahrain and Yemen declare war on their protesters

Yemen: From rooftops, snipers kill 46 Yemeni protesters. At least 46 people died, including some children, in an attack that marked a new level of brutality in President Ali Abdullah Saleh's crackdown on dissent

March 19, 2011

Yemen: From rooftops, snipers kill 46 Yemeni protesters. At least 46 people died, including some children, in an attack that marked a new level of brutality in President Ali Abdullah Saleh's crackdown on dissent

Syria: Syrian forces kill three protesters in southern city

Syria: Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes

Syria: UN chief slams Syria's crackdown on protests

Yemen: Bloodbath in Yemen as snipers target protesters

Egypt: Voters force Brotherhood guide to get in line. Voters waiting their turn to cast ballots in the constitutional referendum Saturday forced Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badei to wait his turn.

March 18, 2011

Bahrain: How it all started in Yemen

Bahrain: Bahrainis hold Friday rally amid ban

Egypt: Egypt seeks to end gas exports to Israel

Egypt: Government launches website showing polling station locations

Lebanon: Sayyed Nasrallah to Deliver Speech Saturday March 19, 2011

Lebanon: Report: U.S. considering strategic outreach to Hezbollah

Libya: Gaddafi says hell awaits foreign invaders

Libya: Libya set to release NY Times journalists: report

Saudi Arabia: Former US ambassador Edward Peck from Washington: 'KSA using Bahrain to scare Saudis'

Yemen: Yemeni snipers fire on protesters, killing at least 40; president declares state of emergency

Yemen: Yemen protest turns deadly. 30 killed and scores wounded as government security forces open fire on anti-regime protests in the capital Sanaa.

Yemen: Armed men took aim from positions on top of nearby buildings in Taghyeer Square, medics told the BBC.

Yemen: The Saudis and UAE have become the main purchasers of arms in the region as they try to establish themselves in the region through military interventions in Yemen and Bahrain.

Yemen: Ali Al-Amrani, a Yemeni parliament member attributed his resignation last week from the ruling General People Congress party, GPC, to the violence against peaceful protesters

Yemen: The recent uprisings across the Arab world have much in common: hatred of dictators, corruption and inequality, and young activists yearning for human rights and democracy.

Yemen: Yemen: 'Chaos by design'

Yemen: Mr. President: Yemen is Not a Slaughterhouse for You and Your Kin

Yemen: For every Yemeni death, President Saleh digs his grave a little deeper

Yemen: Only 21 seconds YouTube video but powerful

Yemen: Youtube video: Cops shooting protesters dead. Video posted by RussiaToday on Feb 17, 2011

Bahrain: Bahrain crackdown widens; dissent comes from roofs

Bahrain: Hospitals and health centres targeted in attacks

Egypt: Egyptian authorities have managed to uncover a spy network that has been working with Israel.

Egypt: President Obama: Israel, Please tell me what to do about Egypt? by Mohamed Khodr. (Friday, March 18, 2011)

Iraq: Iraqis eyeing Bahrain protests with anger, caution

Japan: Nuclear safety agency raises severity rating of accident at Fukushima plant, signifying higher risk of radiation.

Libya: How mad is the mad dog of Libya?

Libya: Libya declared an immediate cease-fire and promised to stop military operations today in a bid to fend off international military intervention

Palestine: Masked Jews attack Palestinian workers

Saudi Arabia Protests against Bahrain’s Massacre Spread to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Fri Mar 18, 2011. Saudi King Abdullah Diplomatic sources say that the Saudi king will deliver a speech announcing a government reshuffle and other anti-corruption initiatives, as

Syria Demonstrations in Damascus Challenge Regime

March 17, 2011

Counterpunch.org.

Arianna Huffington as Parasite

The Counter-Revolution: Fissures in the Arab Revolts

A Neoconservative "Shock and Awe". The Rise of the Arabs

"New initiative will see dozens of flight attendants speaking out for Israel on breaks between flights." [Wouldn't it be better for these so-called 'Israelis' to first learn to behave like human beings instead of like demented beasts?]

Bahrain opposition: 5 dead in "war of annihilation"

Israeli Government Rejects Orthodox Converts' Bids To Immigrate as Jews

Murder in Bahrain

Al Manar Website displays seven exclusive scenes showing how brutal the monarchy acts against peaceful and armless civilians of Bahrain.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Deputy Commander says Washington will pay heavy price for supporting repression of Bahraini nation

Israel getting ready to ask the United States for an additional 20 billion U.S. dollars as security aid in light of the upheavals currently affecting the Middle East.

America shouldn't hijack Egypt's revolution. Great article!

Who is running the Western media?

Dozens of people were injured in Morocco's biggest city, Casablanca, on Sunday when riot police used truncheons to break up a rally

Libya oil group offers to help fund opposition

Saudi Arabian forces prepare to enter Bahrain after day of clashes

500 more homes to be built in West Bank in response to the murder of five members of a Jewish settler family [But the 'settlers' kill Palestinians in response, what then happens to the 500 new homes?]

Fear Goes Away When the Desire To Act for Liberation Is Shared By Others

Egypt's revolution has been 10 years in the making

The New Arab Awakening: "Neither With the West, Nor Against It"

Yemen uses poison gas on protesters

Ambitious India now world's largest arms importer

Jewish passenger prayer spurs security alert on LA flight

Bahrain asks for Saudi help. Officials say troops from neighbouring states needed to "maintain order and security" as pro-reform protests continue.

The former president of Brazil addresses the Sixth Annual Al Jazeera Forum on the topic of the Arab world in transition.

Glenn Beck (born Beck-ershteyn) Embraces His Yiddishkeit With Open Armsfrom says the Jewish Forward.com

Who fears Arab revolutionaries?

He's Back! Gadaffi Redux May Cause Lots of Red Faces

Japan: I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet...I feel the sky tumbling down.

Germany suspends power station extension plans as nuclear jitters spread

Iran summons Saudi, Swiss envoys Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:8AM

Palestine calling

the Gaddafi syndrome and America's petro-imperialism

Bahrain: Gulf states intervene against mass protests by World Socialist Web Site

Saudis declaring war against Bahrainis

Military Intrusion into Bahrain Condemned

We won't trouble Saudi's tyrants with calls to reform while we crave their oil

Bahrain's regime talks softly while bringing the big guns in

Iran objects to foreign troops in Bahrain

The Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Iran

Could Hizbullah Save the Libyan Revolution?

Why is the United States torturing Private Manning?

Mohsen Radi: Copts to Preoccupy Senior Posts in MB's Party

the Bahraini government has declared Martial law.

US greenlight Saudi attack on Bahrain

Manning Must be Tortured to Make an Example of Him and to Intimidate his Supporters

March 11, 2011

March 10, 2011

Picture of the day

WikiLeaks Cable 09TRIPOLI417, Qadhafi: no longer reluctant to engage with Africom

The new Mideast no longer revolves around Israel

Qaddafi’s Scorched Earth Policy, at Home and Abroad

The New Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood

MB accuses former regime of provoking sectarian strife in Egypt

Twelve Moments That Shook the World When Egypt's Revolution Was at the Crossroads

From Stalemate to Checkmate Meet Egypt's Future Leaders

US embassy cables: Egypt raises spectre of Muslim Brotherhood 'bogeyman'

Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on developments in Libya and the Middle East

African refugees hired to build fence to keep migrants out of Israel

America’s Anti-Muslim Jihadists on the March Again

Western Intervention in Libya Would Damage Arab Cause

Jews are under-represented in the U.S. army

Egypt: Popular Uprising - Eve of the End of Era of Domination And Transition to New World Order

The rise and fall of Egypt's notorious State Security

Thugs return to attack Tahrir protesters

Moussa sharply criticized during first campaign trail speech

Why world food prices may keep climbing

Jewels from £73m heist found in Paris sewer

King's Nixonian Hearings against American Muslims

Baroud: A Neoconservative 'Shock and Awe': The Rise of the Arabs

Protesters reject Yemen reform plan

Yemen president slams Al-Jazeera TV by phone call with Qatar Emir

March 6, 2011

Picture of the day: An "Israeli" flag floating on top of the Union Jack

Saudi Arabia says won't tolerate protests

Yemen President reiterates to stay in power until 2013

Libyan deputy minister says government accepts Chavez plan

Gaddafi forces storm hospital in Zawiya

Distorting the Essence of the Great Arab Revolutions of 2011

"Watch video: Gaddafi Guns Down UNARMED Protesters In The Street After Friday Prayers"

Gaddafi seeks UN probe into unrest

Middle East Opinion A Middle East without borders? The nation state is ripe for change and people power offers new opportunities for mapping the future of the region.

Libya: A state of terror As Gaddafi wages war against a popular uprising, Libyan exiles explain how terror has long been a tool of the regime.

Projecting "Israel"’s Crimes onto Iran by Kim Petersen

TEHRAN – The two Iranian warships ignored "Israel"’s radio contact calling on them to introduce themselves, Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari said on Saturday.

when will the Arab Revolutions sweep right into Saudi Arabia itself, having already reached its outskirts?

"Israel" wants to navigate post-Mubarak Egypt according . "Israel" is extremely worried about the direction that Arab revolutions might take

Mideast policy shameful, shameless...U.S. policy in the Middle East has largely been opposed to democracy and instead, been supportive of repressive dictatorships

The Arab revolutions spreading across the region are a death knell to "Israel", "Israeli" analysts agree, writes Saleh Al-Naami

A maze of conflicting tribal allegiances, Saudi money trails and desperate jockeying by the president makes for a confusing, frightening situation in Yemen, says Nasser Arrabyee

Court upholds decision to freeze Mubaraks' assets

Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal hailed the sweeping political changes in Egypt, which he said had given the Palestinian people their lives back

The Arab Awakening: Egypt leads the way

Protests Pressure Bahrain's Rulers

Kingdom bans demonstrations. Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it would not allow any demonstrations or sit-in protests in the country

March 5, 2011

Protests continue in Yemen. Thousands of protesters gather in cities and towns across the country to demand that the president steps down.

Embattled Libyan leader launches military and diplomatic offensive in a bid to cling to power as rebels close in on him.

Israelis need no more worry that the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could erode the countries' landmark 1979 peace accord, say "Israelis".

Geneva - UN: Gadhafi Forces Blocking Refugees From Leaving Libya

Israel watches Egypt uprising with fear

the Obama administration is settling on a Middle East strategy: help keep longtime allies who are willing to reform in power

Mubarak Faces Corruption Probe For Years Of Selling Gas To "Israel"

For years the Muslim Brotherhood has dominated poor areas of Alexandria and Cairo and now, in post-Mubarak Egypt, they are taking steps to become an official party.

Protests continue in Iraq, Yemen and Oman

Riding the Sandstorm: Empire and the Arab Revolutions

Britain is preparing to send advisors to 'help' Libya’s opposition fighters in eastern county,

A 40-year-old Sudanese Moammer Gaddafi who lives in the United Arab Emirates is trying to change his name in solidarity with the Libyans

Desperate to avoid mass uprisings against the House of Saud, security forces have deployed in huge numbers across the region.

Jewish Groups Congratulate Egypt on Mubarak's Resignation. Really? And what kind of idiot would buy this nonsense?

Protests build across Saudi Arabia

Oman: Sultan Qaboos still popular despite discontent

Petroleum and Empire in North Africa. Muammar Gaddafi Accused of Genocide? NATO Invasion Underway

Mixed Messages: Arabs Challenge Israeli Hasbara. by Ramzy Baroud

ALERT: Gaddafi's Security Forces are using Ambulances to kidnap Injured Demonstrators

Youtube video: 4min 34 sec: Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is seen on this video inciting for violence. (with English subtitles)

March 4, 2011

RASHID KHALIDI: Suddenly, to be an Arab has become a good thing. People all over the Arab world feel a sense of pride

Dr. Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood: Mubarak's Trial a Popular and Urgent Demand

Yemeni army 'fires on protesters'

Western Intervention in Libya Would Damage Arab Cause

Analysis: Grain importers build silos as food prices

Oprah Winfrey to host live show from Cairo's Tahrir Square, report says

Libyan conundrum. Don't let him linger. Should the Arabs and the West do anything to remove Muammar Qaddafi?

Hamas delegation leaves Gaza via Egypt

The Promise: an exercise in British self-exculpationPeter Kosminsky's revisionism blames the Jews for the Middle East conflict, when the true culprit was British imperialism

Peter Kosminsky: Britain's humiliation in Palestine

A film-maker's eye on the Middle East. Writer and director Peter Kosminsky has spent seven years making The Promise, a film about the Arab-Israeli conflict. What has he learned?

Facing up to Jewish nationalism and racist violence

Is entertaining dictators worse than normalizing apartheid?

Yemen president offered smooth exit. Amid continued protests, opposition parties have sent a proposal to president Saleh offering a smooth exit from power.

A Day in the Occupied Palestine

Mubarak Still in Egypt, to Be Questioned over Corruption

Anti-Gaddafi march planned in Tripoli

Friday, 4 March 2011. Forces fire tear gas as Libya protesters march

Latest killing fuels fears of Pakistan's Christians

James Petras: Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations

March 3, 2011

Israel may suffer shortage of staple foods in the next two decades

Obama says Gadhafi must leave Libya 'now'

A glimpse into Gaddafi's palace

Obama: Gaddafi must leave Libya now! Where have I heard that one before?

Oman shuffles cabinet amid protests

Algeria's Police out in Force to Block New Anti-government Protests

Yemen's Major Tribes Join Pro-Democracy Protesters

'Crazy' Gaddafi: Whoever Doesn't Love Me Doesn't Deserve Life!

Mideast protests at a glance Feb 27, 2010

UK revokes Muammar Gaddafi's immunity

'West unhappy with Iran-Syria ties'. Well, of course, of course!

Muammar Gaddafi: From Hero to Zero

Rights Movement: "Israel Harvested Organs From Palestinian Christian In 1988"

Al Jazeera Coverage Enrages Dictators, Wins Global Viewers

Yemen and the Arab Awakening. Another US-supported tyrant is about to fall. by Justin Raimondo

Learn about the history of Yemen

Saudis Push ahead with Demands as SA Sending Tanks to Bahrain

Gaddafi's friend turns foe

Amr Moussa for President, Adopts Strict Tone on Israel

Day of Anger on Friday in Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Saleh Apologizes for Blaming Unrest on US, Israel. Also read my commentary