Pentagon: Robot War Over Libya Begins in 3, 2, 1 …
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comMoammar Gadhafi’s forces are killing Libyan civilians and pushing back rebel forces, NATO air strikes be damned. So it’s time to send in the drones.
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'Governator' may have sights on EU presidency
• www.abc.net.auArnold Schwarzenegger, who made a seamless transition from Hollywood film stardom to California governor, could have his sights set on a new job as next head of the European Union, US media reports.
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Husain Abdulla - Update on Bahrain - Arab Democracy Protests in D.C.
Program Date:Husain Abdulla - Update on Bahrain - Arab Democracy Protests in D.C. - Abdulla is director of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
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Husain Abdulla - Update on Bahrain - Arab Democracy Protests in D.C.
Program Date:Husain Abdulla - Update on Bahrain - Arab Democracy Protests in D.C. - Abdulla is director of Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
Riots in Nigeria following presidential election
• The Raw StoryRiots spread across Nigeria's north on Monday as results from presidential elections showed incumbent Goodluck Jonathan assured of victory in polls that reflected deep regional tensions.
Syria Meets New Defiance With Bullets and a Warning
• nytimes.comThe government in Syria tried to placate protesters with declarations of reform
US denies seeking Assad's ouster
• english.aljazeera.netState department says it isn't undermining Syria's regime, after WikiLeaks exposed financing of opposition groups.
Britain to send military advisers to Libya
• english.aljazeera.netForeign minister says team will be sent to help support Libya's opposition council, but will not train or arm rebels.
Syria 'lifts emergency law'
• english.aljazeera.netGovernment approves bill lifting emergency law, in place for 48 years, following demands by pro-democracy protesters.
Snipers, cluster bombs panic Libya’s Misrata
• The Raw StorySnipers, cluster bombs and intense shelling are spreading panic in Misrata, an AFP reporter said on Monday, as a doctor reported 1,000 people killed in six weeks of fighting in the besieged city.
Robert Mugabe Hounds Rivals in Zimbabwe, Parties Say
• NY TimesMore than a quarter of President Robert Mugabe’s opponents in Parliament have been arrested since agreeing to join the government in a shaky power-sharing arrangement, part of an intensifying campaign of harassment intended to drive them out of offic
Syrian activists begin sit-in for Assad ouster
• APMore than 5,000 anti-government protesters in Syria took over the main square of the country’s third-largest city, vowing to occupy the site until President Bashar Assad is ousted and defying authorities who warn they will not be forced into reforms.
Egypt Islamists Defiant Over Christian Governor
• APProtesters led by hardline Islamists in southern Egypt held their ground Monday, saying they won't end their campaign of civil disobedience until the government removes a newly appointed Coptic Christian governor. The protesters, many from the ult
The disappeared of Kashmir
• english.aljazeera.netAl Jazeera reports on the boys who never came home.
Libya Rebels Draw on Benghazi Committees for ‘Win or Die’ Fight
• www.businessweek.comAhmed Algallal, an importer of Kone OYJ lifts in Libya, spent 14 years in the U.K. because his father preferred exile to life under Muammar Qaddafi. “There won’t be another exile for me,” he said. “We win or die.”
Libyan Pro-Government Shelling Continues as UN Peace Call Ignored
• www.voanews.comAs government shelling continued in a besieged city in western Libya, a United Nations call for a cease-fire went unheeded on Monday.
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show
• prisonplanet.comThe State Department has secretly financed Syrian political opposition groups and related projects, including a satellite TV channel that beams anti-government programming into the country, according to previously undisclosed diplomatic cables.
Fatal Tomahawk attraction
• atimes.comEither the Pentagon bombs the hell out of Muammar Gaddafi's forces, or we want our money back (as in eastern Libyan oil marketed by Qatar).
Libya: Ceasefire or bust
• atimes.comThe so-called Libya contact group - that euphemism defining the minute Western/Gulf emirates "coalition of the willing" - meets in Doha, Qatar, ahead of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ministerial meetings in Berlin, amid an atmosphere of
China's interests in Gaddafi
• english.aljazeera.netHuge oil and financial deals play major part in Beijing's support for Libya's despot and halt to foreign intervention.
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show
• Washington PostThe State Department has secretly financed Syrian political opposition groups and related projects, including a satellite TV channel that beams anti-government programming into the country, according to previously undisclosed diplomatic cables.
Assad pledge fails to quell Syria anger; troops fire
• ReutersSyrian security forces opened fire on protesters at a funeral, and an announcement President al-Assad would lift 48-years of emergency rule failed to quell fury on the streets. Security forces killed 3 mourners when they opened fire on a funeral for
Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery crisis
• The Raw StoryThe Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a standoff with security forces at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, warning of "catastrophic consequences" if the situation deteriorates.
Mystery illnesses plague Louisiana oil spill crews
• The Raw StoryOne year later, the 32-year-old said she still suffers from a range of debilitating health problems, including racing heartbeat, vomiting, dizziness, ear infections, swollen throat, poor sight in one eye and memory loss.
Jonathan on course to win Nigerian presidency
• The Raw StoryNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was on course to win the country's elections on Monday, as official results showed him with a huge lead, but sporadic riots broke out in the north over rigging fears.
Banksters Cook Up Economic Snake Oil for Egypt
• prisonplanet.comNow that the military is firmly in control of Egypt following the country’s CIA and Freedom House staged color revolution earlier this year, it is time for the bankster elite to force their economic snake oil on the Egyptian people.
Russia: NATO gone too far in Libya
• prisonplanet.comRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says NATO’s military intervention in oil-rich Libya has gone far beyond the mandate authorized by the United Nations.
Libya: The Hard-Sell is Coming
• prisonplanet.comNew York Times op-ed piece by Obama, Sarkozy, and Cameron. When presidents are writing editorials in newspapers a hard-sell is just around the corner.
Thousands demonstrate in Syrian cities
• english.aljazeera.netWitnesses say security forces fired tear gas at protesters marching towards central Damascus from the suburb of Douma.
Bahrain backs off on opposition party ban
• english.aljazeera.netThe pull back from outlawing Wefaq party comes after criticism from US, but probe into the main Shia group continues.
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