Archive for June, 2009

6-30-09 email alert from Good Karma Public Relations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 June 2009 ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES For more information contact: Greta Berlin (English) tel: +357 99 081 767 / friends@freegaza.org Caoimhe Butterly (Arabic/English/Spanish): tel: +357 99 077 820 / sahara78@hotmail.co.uk www.FreeGaza.org [23 miles… »»»

This show was broadcast June 30, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up Tuesday at 9:00 am Pacific – 12:00 Noon Eastern – 17:00 GMTWill be archived here after the broadcast by Tuesday evening. “THE KEVIN BARRETT SHOW” Tuesday Hear a Live Interview with professor Douglas Rushkoff, author of the brand-new… »»»

JUNE 18, 2009 Glenn Greenwald salon.com A new NYT/CBS News poll just released today asked a question designed to test support for Obama’s proposal to indefinitely detain Guantanamo detainees without charges — and it foundoverwhelming opposition to that plan (click to enlarge): The view that detainees should be charged with crimes or released is often depicted as the fringe “Far… »»»

Obama’s Real Message to Latin America? The Coup in Honduras by Nikolas Kozloff 29 JUNE 2009 voltairenet.org On July 28, troops in Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya and flew him out of the country. Praised by the traditional left for his economic policies and social reforms, Zelaya’s alliance with Hugo Chavez and growing relationship with… »»»

by Free Gaza Monday Jun 29th, 2009 7:55 PM indybay.org Very Dangerous, call fax or email. Also the embassies, call the talk shows. Very Dangerous, call fax or email. Also the embassies, call the talk shows. freegaza_spirit_of_humani… Dear Friends, We just spoke again with our people aboard the Spirit of Humanity. The Israeli Navy is… »»»

This show was broadcast June 24, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

This show was broadcast June 26, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up today and every Friday at 7:00pm Pacific – 10:00pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT EARTHBEAT — Waxman-Markey Moves Forward & A New Legal Precedent Against Oil Company Abuses Host Daphne Wysham speaks to the Tony Janetos, the co-author of… »»»

This show was broadcast June 27, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday – Anti-War – Progressive Truth Teach-in at 9:00am Pacific — 12 noon Eastern — 17:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. Coming up Saturday – ONE KEY Progressive TRUTH Classic Key information for the… »»»

25 JUNE 2009 by Paul Joseph Watson voltairenet.org President Barack Obama was forced to address accusations that the CIA was involved in fomenting the post-election riots in Iran during his White House press conference yesterday, claiming the allegations were “patently false,” despite the fact that the U.S. government publicly gave the CIA approval to undertake… »»»

28 JUNE 2009 voltairenet.org Bestselling author Naomi Klein on Friday took her call for a boycott of Israel to the occupied West Bank village of Bilin, where she witnessed Israeli forces clashing with protesters. “It’s a boycott of Israeli institutions, it’s a boycott of the Israeli economy,” the Canadian writer told journalists as she joined a… »»»

by Thierry Meyssan* 19 JUNE 2009 voltairenet.org From Mossadegh to Ahmadinejad The CIA and the Iranian experiment by Thierry Meyssan* The news of alleged election fraud has spread through Tehran like wildfire, pitching ayatollah Rafsanjani’s supporters against ayatollah Khamenei’s in street confrontations. This chaotic situation is secretly stirred by the CIA which has been spreading… »»»

Class struggle and imperial propaganda by James Petras* 19 JUNE 2009 voltairenet.org In line with the forecasts by western opinion leaders and reporters based in Tehran, the outcome of the Iranian presidential election leaves no room for doubt: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won by a landslide victory. This is hardly surprising, observes Professor James Petras, since people… »»»

SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009 english.aljazeera.net Note from No Lies Radio: Why is it when someone calls for the people to vote on an issue that directly challenges the ruling elite of a country to help the poor, a military coup suddenly happens? Will the ruling elite in any country ever allow a vote that will… »»»

By Nicole Johnston, Al Jazeera correspondent english.aljazeera.net SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009 Baghdad has refused to recognise contracts awarded by the Kurdistan regional government [EPA] With proven oil reserves of around 112 billion barrels and up to another 150 billion barrels of probable reserves, Iraq is the greatest untapped prize for international oil companies. To put… »»»

updated 8:05 p.m. EDT, Thu June 25, 2009 MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) – The United States may have been behind the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 26-year-old Iranian woman whose fatal videotaped shooting Saturday made her a symbol of opposition to the June 12 presidential election results, the country’s ambassador to Mexico said Thursday. Neda… »»»

New America Media, News Report, Shane Bauer, Posted: Jun 06, 2009 Editor’s Note: The Iraq Special Operations Forces (ISOF) is probably the largest special forces outfit ever built by the United States, and it is free of many of the controls that most governments employ to rein in such lethal forces. Research support provided by… »»»

10:34 PM | June 24, 2009 latimesblogs.latimes.com Night-time military helicopter flights over downtown Los Angeles this week are part of training exercises to familiarize military personnel with urban settings and prepare them for future assignments overseas, according to authorities. The helicopters, which have appeared nightly for almost a week, have attracted the attention of residents… »»»

By Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn ProPublica and Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 26, 2009; 6:52 PM The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, is drafting an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to… »»»

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet. Posted June 25, 2009. What’s going on here is not the “magic of the marketplace,” but some hocus-pocus by brand-name dealers. Like a Fourth of July crescendo of fireworks, our gasoline prices are rising higher and higher. While this is tough on consumers, we’re assured by a covey of tongue-clucking industry… »»»

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:16:41 GMT presstv.ir NOTE FROM NO LIES RADIO NEWS: watch this developing story…could it be true that the intellegence agencies are tied to the Taliban and possibly Al Qaeda itself?A tribal leader who earlier defected from Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud and revealed the militants group’s ties with the US and… »»»

Editorial: South Punjab and terrorism Friday, June 19, 2009 dailytimes.com.pk NOTE FROM NO LIES RADIO NEWS: watch this story carefully…could it be the intellegence agencies are linked to the Taliban and perhaps to Al Qaeda also? …. But the refrain in Pakistan continues about India actually orchestrating terrorism in Pakistan. Some obscure ex-Taliban terrorists named… »»»

Note from No Lies Radio News: watch this story closely…already it seems that this accident is incomprehensible and now the most important victim is someone who could have testified whether or not there was an “air stand-down” on Sept 11th, 2001. June 24 (Bloomberg) — David F. Wherley Jr., the head of the Washington National… »»»

Middle East News Jun 21, 2009, 12:13 GMT Tehran ­- Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami on Sunday warned that the country was moving towards martial law. ‘I am worried that security and military is gradually prevailing over the countrys atmosphere,’ Khatami said in statement carried by the website of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi. Khatami is… »»»

This show was broadcast June 17, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

This show was broadcast June 18, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

This show was broadcast June 19, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up today and every Friday at 7:00pm Pacific – 10:00pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT EARTHBEAT — Forced Migration, Update from Bonn & Wind, Wind, Wind A major government report on climate change impacts here in the United States is… »»»

This show was broadcast June 20, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday – Anti-War – Progressive Truth Teach-in at 9:00am Pacific — 12 noon Eastern — 17:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. Coming up Saturday – ONE KEY Progressive TRUTH Classic Key information for the… »»»

6-19-09 foxnews.com The USS John McCain, a Navy destroyer, is preparing in case of orders to intercept a North Korean when it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The U.S. military is preparing for a possible intercept of a North Korean flagged ship suspected of proliferating… »»»

Sean O’Neill timesonline.co.uk June 20, 2009 An independent public inquiry should be held into how suicide terrorists were able to carry out the July 7 bombings, Scotland Yard’s former head of counter-terrorism says. Andy Hayman, who was Assistant Commissioner for Special Operations at the time of the bombings in 2005, is the first figure from… »»»

19 Jun 2009 telegraph.co.uk The Taoiseach, who held private talks with Gordon Brown yesterday, won guarantees from European Union leaders that Irish policies on tax, abortion and military neutrality would not be affected by Ireland ratifying the treaty. “I feel we will be in a position to hold a second referendum at the start of… »»»

JOSHUA FRANK counterpunch.org 6-19-09 On Monday the Democrat controlled House voted 226-202 to approve a rushed $106 billion dollar war spending bill, guaranteeing more carnage in Iraq and Afghanistan (and lately Pakistan) until September 30, 2009, which marks the end of the budget year. The Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill’s first draft… »»»

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS counterpunch.org June 20, 2009 A number of commentators have expressed their idealistic belief in the purity of Mousavi, Montazeri, and the westernized youth of Terhan. The CIA destabilization plan, announced two years ago (see below) has somehow not contaminated unfolding events. The claim is made that Ahmadinejad stole the election, because… »»»

Thursday, June 18, 2009 english.aljazeera.net Note from No Lies Radio: now that it is obvious the plane broke up in mid-air, only a bomb or a missile could do that. And if it is a missle, then being the plane was 35-40K feet in the air, that means that only a military missile could have… »»»

DEBKAfile June 17, 2009, 9:17 PM (GMT+02:00) Wednesday afternoon, June 17, armored convoys of Revolutionary Guard forces began rolling into Tehran from three directions to prevent supporters of the opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi assembling on the fifth day after the disputed presidential election, DEBKAfile‘s Iranian sources report. Special IRGC forces and police units are… »»»

This show was broadcast June 16, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up Tuesday at 9:00 am Pacific – 12:00 Noon Eastern – 17:00 GMTWill be archived here after the broadcast by Tuesday evening. “THE KEVIN BARRETT SHOW” Tuesday Hear a Live Interview with Margo Baldwin, president and publisher,Chelsea Green publishing…. »»»

This show was broadcast June 13, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday – Anti-War – Progressive Truth Teach-in at 9:00am Pacific — 12 noon Eastern — 17:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. Coming up Saturday – ONE KEY Progressive TRUTH Classic Key information for the… »»»

By Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. Posted June 13, 2009. It is certainly not unprecedented for Western observers to miscalculate the outcome of an election in a country where pre-election polls are not as rigorous as Western countries, particularly when there is a clear bias towards a particular candidate. At the same time, the predictions of knowledgeable… »»»

Sunday, June 14, 2009 english.aljazeera.net Several leaders of a group which supported defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have been detained following violent protests over the results of Friday’s presidential election. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran, fighting running battles with riot police, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the conservative incumbent, was declared the winner of the polls. At least four of… »»»

DEBKAfile Special Report June 12, 2009, 6:09 PM (GMT+02:00) With most of the votes counted, the election committee chairman in Tehran awarded president Mahound Ahmadinejad a 66 percent victory over his main reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi’s 33 percent with the remainder divided among the two last contestants in Iran’s highly-charged presidential election. . Earlier,… »»»

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This show was broadcast June 12, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up today and every Friday at 7:00pm Pacific – 10:00pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT EARTHBEAT — Copenhagen Countdown & Painting the World White A discussion on the behind-the-scenes negotiations leading up to the crucial Copenhagen climate meeting…. »»»

This show was broadcast June 11, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

Note from No Lies Radio: now if wreckage and bodies are being found on both sides of the Atlantic thousands of miles apart it is obvious the plane broke up in mid-air. Now only a bomb or a missile could do that. And if it is a missle, then being the plane was 35-40K feet… »»»

This show was broadcast June 10, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

Note from No Lies Radio: watch this story closely for signs of “false flag” attack. DEBKAfile Special Report June 10, 2009, 9:40 PM (GMT+02:00) The day after DEBKAfile‘s counter-terror sources’ revelation of Tuesday, June 9, that French security was going through the doomed Air France flight’s passenger list for suspected terror links, the Paris weekly… »»»

DEBKAfile Special Report June 9, 2009 Note from No Lies Radio: watch this story closely…could it be another false flag attack in the making?   Divers pull Air France tail fin out of Atlantic Ocean A week after Air France A330′s unexplained fatal dive into the Atlantic June 1, DEBKAfile reports from Paris that US,… »»»

This show was broadcast June 6, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday – Anti-War – Progressive Truth Teach-in at 9:00am Pacific — 12 noon Eastern — 17:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. Coming up Saturday – ONE KEY Progressive TRUTH Classic Key information for the… »»»

Gina Cobb on June 03, 2009 at 02:02 AM ginacobb.typepad.com June 03, 2009 Was the Air France Flight Bombed? Is it a clue or just a coincidence? There was a bomb threat to another Air France flight leaving Buenos Aires just three days before the disappearance of Flight 447. The story, dated May 27, 2009, is… »»»

Barry Eichengreen & Kevin H. O’Rourke, 4 June 2009, voxeu.org This is an update of the authors’ 6 April 2009 column comparing today’s global crisis to the Great Depression. World industrial production, trade, and stock markets are diving faster now than during 1929-30. Fortunately, the policy response to date is much better. The update shows… »»»

Saturday, June 6, 2009 www.washingtonsblog.com The tin-pot dictator will not let the media talk to the American prisoner captured when his plane crashed. The dictator says that the prisoner confessed to a horrible murder, and has pleaded guilty. And so – the dictator announces – there will be no trial, just a death sentence. Indeed,… »»»

This show was broadcast June 5, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up today and every Friday at 7:00pm Pacific – 10:00pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT EARTHBEAT — The True Cost of Oil The Nigerian military’s Joint Task Force launched a full-scale assault on villages in the oil-rich Niger Delta on… »»»

This show was broadcast June 3, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Wednesday & Thursday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-inat 7:00pm Pacific — 10:00pm Eastern — 3:00 GMT Don’t Miss our Saturday – Economic Collapse Truth Teach-in Marathon – 2 hours every Saturday11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT –… »»»

By Jeong Jae Sung [2009-06-02 11:19 ]  dailynk.com South Korean authorities made public on Monday, “On May 30th, a new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was transported from the train station at the Saneum-dong Arms Laboratory near Pyongyang, not to Moosudan-ri in Hwadae, North Hamkyung Province, but to Dongchang-ri, Cheolsan, North Pyongan Province, to… »»»

by Justin Raimondo, June 03, 2009. original.antiwar.com In public, when it comes to the Iranian question, President Obama is all sweet reason and kissy-face. His recent video message to the Iranian people was just what the doctor ordered. However, this public performance is severely undercut by an ongoing covert program aimed at regime-change in Tehran… »»»

This show was broadcast June 2, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Coming up Tuesday at 9:00 am Pacific – 12:00 Noon Eastern – 17:00 GMTWill be archived here after the broadcast by Tuesday evening. “THE KEVIN BARRETT SHOW” Tuesday Hear a Live Interview with Richard Falk — United Nations Special Human… »»»

By Kim So Yeol [2009-06-01 19:10 ] www.dailynk.com Recently, while North Korea has been resisting the South Korean government’s full participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and declaring the Korean War armistice agreement null and void, it has also been emphasizing a military response, raising concerns about the possibility of an additional provocation by… »»»

This show was broadcast May 30, 2009. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday – Anti-War – Progressive Truth Teach-in at 9:00am Pacific — 12 noon Eastern — 17:00 GMT Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. Coming up Saturday – ONE KEY Progressive TRUTH Classic Key information for the… »»»