Sudan and the ‘War Criminals’

Rebel Newsflash: Sudan and the 'War Criminals' (plus 50 more items)

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• Sudan and the 'War Criminals'
• Latest Video: NATO bombs Tripoli, fierce battles in Libya capital
• 'Libya = Iraq 2.0, boots on ground & turbo-capitalism next'
• Video of Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam amid cheering crowds in Tripoli
• Exposed: MI6 spies paved rebel path to Tripoli battlefront
• Battle for Barrels: Libya 'winners' & oil majors launch black gold grab
• Famine in the Horn of Africa: Malthus beware
• Free Society And The Enemy From Within
• Rebel Fail? Gaddafi 'jailed' son parades Tripoli after arrest claim
• It's time for all Palestinians to be heard
• Lure of Oil: 'NATO set to stay in Libya for long'
• Rule of oil: 'NATO committed to stay in Libya'
• Myth to create land for the landless
• European and US Working Class Politics: Right, Left and Neutered
• Libya after Gaddafi
• Good rating are all she wants
• The facts are changing
• Don't capitulate to terror
• Waiting for answers
• With friends like these
• Waiting for answers
• Israel must adjust to a changing Middle East
• We are all victims of terrorist logic
• With friends like Glenn Beck...
• Shapiro: 'Why only 81 lawmakers going to Israel?'
• Three questions on Libya
• Alien Hoax: History of a Planned Hoax Alien Invasion
• Puzzle answers
• An initial Libyan scorecard
• 'Second colonization of Africa begun, Libya to see sectarian war'
• Russia N-proposal could be breakthrough
• 'Gaddafi either psychopath or narcissist'
• Hugo Chavez: Crash JP Morgan - Gimme Gold!
• 'CIA, MI6 'journos' in Tripoli Rixos hotel, outside NATO loses ground'
• Video of Tripoli fighting, smoke over capital as Libya rebels rule streets
• 'US hindering political reforms in Syria'
• Iran to send more aid convoys to Somalia
• The last days of Gaddafi
• Engdahl: Oil-field fight, tribal power-grab part of post-Gaddafi greed-fest
• The ominous plots of Azerbaijan regime
• 'NATO not winning': Gunfire heard during Tripoli live report
• From Damascus to Sanaa, Cairo and Tunis: changing the course of history is inevitable
• Threat of Democracy: 'West wants 'new Libya' to pay back'
• Libya: freedom is in the air
• Guilty until proven innocent
• Glenn Beck is exploiting Israel
• New York Times: Lying about Libya and Palestine
• 'Western leaders in deep trouble'
• Palestinian Right of Self-Defense
• Beware of Rick Perry, the French cuff cowboy
• NATO carnage in Tripoli

Sudan and the 'War Criminals' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Latest Video: NATO bombs Tripoli, fierce battles in Libya capital Posted: 23 Aug 2011 05:12 AM PDT Explosions have been heard near the Libyan leader's compound as the fight for Tripoli rages for a third day. But no one seems to know where Colonel Gaddafi is. And heavy clashes between the rebels and government forces have been reported in central parts of Tripoli including around a hospital. Latest footage from the capital shows explosions possibly caused by NATO bombing raids. Casualties are said to be mounting after intense fighting overnight, although electricity in Tripoli has been restored after hours of blackout.

'Libya = Iraq 2.0, boots on ground & turbo-capitalism next' Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:50 AM PDT Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar believes as soon as Western countries get Libyan oil contracts they'll want boots on the ground to secure them...

Video of Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam amid cheering crowds in Tripoli Posted: 23 Aug 2011 04:04 AM PDT Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent Saif al-Islam is free despite earlier claims confirmed by the International Criminal Court and leaders of Libya's National Transitional Council that he had been detained by rebel forces. Seif appeared early on Tuesday morning at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, where foreign journalists are staying under the close watch of Gaddafi regime minders. He then took reporters in a convoy on a drive through parts of the city under the regime's control. The convoy ended up outside Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, where at least one hundred men were waiting in lines for guns to be distributed to volunteers to defend the regime. Greeting cheering supporters at the compound, Seif gave a defiant interview, accusing NATO and the West of sabotaging communications and spreading chaos and fear.

Exposed: MI6 spies paved rebel path to Tripoli battlefront Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:16 AM PDT British intelligence has reportedly played a key role in the latest push on Tripoli by rebels. According to a report in the UK daily, the Telegraph, MI6 officers advised the rebels on the strategy behind the operation, in a plan drawn up weeks ago.

Battle for Barrels: Libya 'winners' & oil majors launch black gold grab Posted: 23 Aug 2011 03:12 AM PDT The fight is not over in Tripoli but the carve-up of Libya's vast oil riches - the biggest in Africa - is already beginning. The Italian Foreign Minister fired the starting gun, saying Italy's ENI oil company will play the number one role in the region. And as RT's Laura Emmett reports, the service won't come cheap for the Libyan people.

Famine in the Horn of Africa: Malthus beware Posted: 23 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT With nearly 12m people at risk of starvation in a region whose population has doubled in the past 24 years, one might assume that these two factors are causally related in the Horn of Africa. Ever since the British philosopher Thomas Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population" in 1798, we have been concerned that human population growth will outstrip the available food supply. While the current crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya would appear to be perfect proof of the Malthusian scenario, we must be careful not to make overly simplistic assumptions.

Free Society And The Enemy From Within Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:51 AM PDT Gilad Atzmon: The following is a letter from Cafe Palestine Freiburg. I urge you to show your support, attend or/and donate for the cause. As one would expect, some individuals and organisations within the Jewish 'anti' Zionist network are desperate to damage the conference. As always they spread lies, they smear, they defame but let me reassure you, they do not stand a chance. I will use this opportunity to vow to you all:  all individuals and organisations involved in this shameful attempt against our most basic human rights and freedoms will be named and shamed. CONFERENCE STATEMENT Free Society And The Enemy From Within The conference 'Palestine, Israel and Germany - Boundaries of Open Discussion' (11th September, Freiburg Germany ) will address a number of critical issues including media suppression of the truth about Palestine/Israel; fabrication of history and the Palestinian narrative; the mainstream media´s complicity in Islamophobia and racial hatred; and the deliberate confusion between anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and the criticism of Israel. One would expect that a gathering of this nature would challenge Israeli and Zionist propagandists to react negatively. What a surprise? So far we have had very little trouble from Israeli or Zionist individuals, groups and institutions. In fact those who work diligently at trying to discredit and destroy the conference are a few who, for some reason, identify themselves as "Jewish 'anti'- Zionists". You may ask yourself why these people want to silence such an important meeting of academics, experts and activists. What are they scared of? What interests do they serve? Are they genuinely "anti-Zionist"?  At the conference we will try to discuss, analyze and identify currents and ideologies that interfere with our basic fundamental rights. We plan to deploy reasoning and adopt tactics to define these 'freedoms'. We want to strategize how we can regain some of the basic values which we believe in. It must be mentioned that we have invited and welcomed those who oppose us to participate in the conference and to participate in its deliberation in a free setting. We believe that their voice should be heard and their hostile behavior should be discussed in their presence and in the open. We have nothing to fear! So far, none of our opponents agreed to attend or to be involved in the conference. Obviously, they prefer the clandestine approach by resorting to smear, pressure, harassment, bullying, and so on. In due course we reserve the right to name all those who operated relentlessly to sabotage the conference. Please support YOUR basic human rights and freedoms. We will not allow our freedom of speech and expression to be abridged. Show your support for the conference by joining us and/or donating! Cafe Palestine Freiburg http://cafepalestinefreiburg.blogspot.com/ Donations via Paypal http://paltagefreiburg2011.blogspot.com/2011/08/donations-via-paypal.html

Rebel Fail? Gaddafi 'jailed' son parades Tripoli after arrest claim Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:15 AM PDT An information blackout appears to have descended on Libya - as for hours there has been no significant updates coming from Tripoli. The hotel where the international journalists have been staying is left without electricity and communication. Earlier the story took a major twist when Colonel Gaddafi's son made an appearance in central Tripoli, refuting rebels' claims that he'd been arrested. During a brief window when power was restored, we managed to speak on the phone with independent journalist Lizzie Phelan who saw Saif Gaddafi herself.

It's time for all Palestinians to be heard Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:01 AM PDT The Oslo Accords concentrated power in the hands of Palestinians based in the West Bank and Gaza [EPA]

Lure of Oil: 'NATO set to stay in Libya for long' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT Colonel Gaddafi's son has made an appearance in central Tripoli, refuting rebels' claims that he'd been arrested. He came to speak with international journalists who are still trapped in a hotel without electricity and communications. Meanwhile doubts are cast over whether a rebel victory would actually leave the Libyan people in control of their destiny, as experts point to Egypt where those who fought for the revolution, ended up with a government they didn't choose. Eric Margolis - war correspondent, columnist and author from Toronto, Canada says we are lond way from seeing anything like democracy in Libya.

Rule of oil: 'NATO committed to stay in Libya' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT Colonel Gaddafi's son has made an appearance in central Tripoli, refuting rebels' claims that he'd been arrested. He came to speak with international journalists who are still trapped in a hotel without electricity and communications. Meanwhile doubts are cast over whether a rebel victory would actually leave the Libyan people in control of their destiny, as experts point to Egypt where those who fought for the revolution, ended up with a government they didn't choose. Eric Margolis - war correspondent, columnist and author from Toronto, Canada says we are lond way from seeing anything like democracy in Libya.

Myth to create land for the landless Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:15 PM PDT "There is no such thing as the Palestinian people; not that we came and forced them out, there never was such a thing." Goldmeier

European and US Working Class Politics: Right, Left and Neutered Posted: 22 Aug 2011 06:31 PM PDT The deepening economic crises in Europe and the United States are provoking contrasting socio-political responses from the working and middle classes. In Europe, especially among the Mediterranean countries (Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy) unemployed youth, workers and lower middle class public employees have organized a series of general strikes, occupations of public plazas and other forms of direct action. At the same time, the middle class, private-sector employees and small business people have turned to the "hard right" and elected, or are on the verge of electing, reactionary prime ministers in Portugal, Spain, Greece and perhaps even in Italy. In other words, the deepening crises has polarized Southern Europe: strengthening the institutional power of the hard right while increasing the strength of the extra-parliamentary left in mobilizing 'street power'.

Libya after Gaddafi Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT The tyrannical rule under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, in power for 42 years, has practically run its course as the Libyan rebels have seized most parts of the capital city, Tripoli. That the old-time ruler will step down or face a tragic end is sure to happen but it is not quite clear what the National Transitional Council is going to bring to the oppressed nation.

Good rating are all she wants Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT If she were a bit less arrogant and a bit more cautious, she wouldn't have stumbled as she did in her interview with Gidi Weitz in Haaretz Magazine. After all, she managed to go for years without saying a word about diplomatic issues, the Palestinian question or the settlements. But due to excess self-confidence mixed with lack of knowledge, she forgot the rules of caution and let the cat out of the bag - and the cat proved to be hairless and embarrassed.

The facts are changing Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT John Maynard Keynes, the great economist, once said in a debate: "When the facts change I change my mind, what do you do, sir?"

Don't capitulate to terror Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT There's no doubt that the terrorist too has logic, and this logic is also technological. If he can outsmart the opposing power, why would he forgo the opportunity to sneak through a heat wave in the desert to approach a car with vacationing couples and kill? How can he not exploit his tactical advantage?

Waiting for answers Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT Israeli-Egyptian relations are on the brink of collapse on account of the murderous attack carried out by terrorists on the road to Eilat - because Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in a reflex response, added Egypt to the list of those who demonstrated weakness in the war against terrorists.

With friends like these Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT Israel's international standing and relationship with Jewish-Americans is threatened as Israel is increasingly linked to right-wing political agendas in the United States. This situation has been exacerbated as controversial American broadcaster Glenn Beck has tried to remake himself into Israel's champion. Beck, who is currently in Israel to lead his "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem, has become a marginal and toxic figure in the United States. So much so that Fox News ended his daily show earlier this year.

Waiting for answers Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT Israeli-Egyptian relations are on the brink of collapse on account of the murderous attack carried out by terrorists on the road to Eilat - because Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in a reflex response, added Egypt to the list of those who demonstrated weakness in the war against terrorists.

Israel must adjust to a changing Middle East Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT John Maynard Keynes, the great economist, once said in a debate: "When the facts change I change my mind, what do you do, sir?"

We are all victims of terrorist logic Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT There's no doubt that the terrorist too has logic, and this logic is also technological. If he can outsmart the opposing power, why would he forgo the opportunity to sneak through a heat wave in the desert to approach a car with vacationing couples and kill? How can he not exploit his tactical advantage?

With friends like Glenn Beck... Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:26 PM PDT Israel's international standing and relationship with Jewish-Americans is threatened as Israel is increasingly linked to right-wing political agendas in the United States. This situation has been exacerbated as controversial American broadcaster Glenn Beck has tried to remake himself into Israel's champion. Beck, who is currently in Israel to lead his "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem, has become a marginal and toxic figure in the United States. So much so that Fox News ended his daily show earlier this year.

Shapiro: 'Why only 81 lawmakers going to Israel?' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:04 PM PDT "Israel has never been a state but just an Army masquerading as a state – a Potemkin Village of a State. Israel is the archetypal Great Band of Robbers described by St. Augustine in Book 4, Chapter 4 of the City of God," Professor Francis A. Boyle in book 'Palestine, Palestinians and International Law'.

Three questions on Libya Posted: 22 Aug 2011 03:09 PM PDT A six month NATO-aided rebellion in Libya has advanced on the capital, Tripoli, in an effort to oust 42-year leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Alien Hoax: History of a Planned Hoax Alien Invasion Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT William Cooper talks about false alien invasion.

Puzzle answers Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT Most people still believe it's progress to profit by deceiving someone, which is why they can actually cheer the deaths of their own sons and daughters in totally bogus foreign wars and homicidal medical experiments. It is the goal of most of the people I know, love and support to overturn this paradigm, despite a majority of people who are their friends all whispering into their ears: "It's too dangerous to confront them directly. Look at what happens to people! So call them Zionists. You won't get killed that way." "Right," I always reply, "and perpetuate the scam."

An initial Libyan scorecard Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:38 PM PDT With the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year dictatorship in Libya, the year of Arab revolutions has taken a game-changing turn, not just for the peoples of the region seeking systematic and large-scale political change - but for geopolitics at a global level.

'Second colonization of Africa begun, Libya to see sectarian war' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:48 AM PDT For more view on the situation in Libya, RT talks to international consultant and former deputy speaker of the Belgian Parliament, Lode Vanoost.

Russia N-proposal could be breakthrough Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:39 AM PDT After a period of cooling relations between Iran and Russia, Patrushev's visit to Tehran and Salehi's journey to Russia can be considered as a fresh start in Tehran-Moscow relations.

'Gaddafi either psychopath or narcissist' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:33 AM PDT Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is either a psychopath or a narcissist who will end up committing suicide or fighting alongside his dwindling group until he is killed.

Hugo Chavez: Crash JP Morgan - Gimme Gold! Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:11 AM PDT Watch the full Keiser Report E175 on Tuesday. This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, notice that looking back is not an option when all the evidence is destroyed by the SEC and Max tries to explain the gold / Treasury conundrum. In the second half of the show Max talks to Catherine Austin Fitts about exponential fraud and the financial coup d'etat. KR on FB: www.facebook.com/KeiserReport

'CIA, MI6 'journos' in Tripoli Rixos hotel, outside NATO loses ground' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:50 AM PDT Journalists trapped in a Tripoli hotel say there are heavy explosions close-by, power is down, and there's gunfire outside. Journalist Thierry Meyssan, who's founder and chairman of online newspaper the Voltaire Network is in the Rixos hotel in Tripoli and says NATO forces are doing everything to back up rebels...

Video of Tripoli fighting, smoke over capital as Libya rebels rule streets Posted: 22 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT Rebels continued to celebrate in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, the day after they pushed into the city without meeting much resistance. Smoke was seen rising on the Tripoli skyline after NATO airstrikes hit the capital, and also above the scene of a mortar blast. NATO warplanes have hit at least 40 targets in and around Tripoli in the past two days - the highest number on a single geographic location since the bombing started more than five months ago, officials said.

'US hindering political reforms in Syria' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:39 AM PDT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has emphasized that the US and its allies were hindering political reforms in his Middle Eastern country.

Iran to send more aid convoys to Somalia Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:22 AM PDT Iran is to dispatch its fifth and sixth humanitarian aid convoys to famine-hit Somalia as part of attempts to help the people of the African country suffering from malnutrition in camps.

The last days of Gaddafi Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT The endgame in the Libyan conflict has at last arrived. Much of Libya's capital is now in the hands of the rebel army, as it enters from all directions.

Engdahl: Oil-field fight, tribal power-grab part of post-Gaddafi greed-fest Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:52 AM PDT F. William Engdahl, author of "Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order", thinks the struggle for Libyan oil is the real bottom line of the whole NATO operation. Rebels say they now control most of Tripoli, and have taken Libyan state TV off air. But some reports also suggest that opposition fighters have been looting private houses. Three of Gaddafi's sons are now thought to be in rebel hands. Opposition leaders say a large number of their fighters have been killed. There are reports rebels are closing in on Gaddafi's compound, but the whereabouts of the Colonel are unknown. Some rumours suggest Gaddafi may be in talks with South Africa about a possible escape route, despite denials from both sides. And NATO insists it will continue combat air patrols until all government forces surrender. Following a night of chaos in the capital, crowds have been seen in Tripoli's central square waving revolutionary flags.

The ominous plots of Azerbaijan regime Posted: 22 Aug 2011 08:49 AM PDT The kings of Qajar dynasty who ruled Iran from 1785 to 1925 have been historically known as frail and indecisive people who made several concessions to the enemies of Iran and sacrificed the national interest of the Iranian nation for their weakness and infirmity.

'NATO not winning': Gunfire heard during Tripoli live report Posted: 22 Aug 2011 07:59 AM PDT Journalist Mahdi Nazemroaya, who is in the hotel in Tripoli where the foreign press have been obliged to stay during the conflict is afraid for his safety and says he's been threatened. Rebels say they now control most of Tripoli, and have taken Libyan state TV off air. But some reports also suggest that opposition fighters have been looting private houses. Three of Gaddafi's sons are now thought to be in rebel hands. Opposition leaders say a large number of their fighters have been killed. There are reports rebels are closing in on Gaddafi's compound, but the whereabouts of the Colonel are unknown. Some rumours suggest Gaddafi may be in talks with South Africa about a possible escape route, despite denials from both sides. And NATO insists it will continue combat air patrols until all government forces surrender. Following a night of chaos in the capital, crowds have been seen in Tripoli's central square waving revolutionary flags.

From Damascus to Sanaa, Cairo and Tunis: changing the course of history is inevitable Posted: 22 Aug 2011 07:33 AM PDT In response to the threat made to him by the Turkish foreign minister that he is about to face the same fate of Saddam Hussein or Qaddafi, Syria's President promised to put a quick end to the violence perpetrated by his security and army forces against his own people. Bashar Assad also promised to announce a package of essential constitutional reforms "soon". With his credibility at its lowest ever level, the people of Syria do not take such promises seriously. Internationally, he is not viewed as being capable of reforming his regime.

Threat of Democracy: 'West wants 'new Libya' to pay back' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 06:51 AM PDT To discuss what the future might hold for a post-Gaddafi Libya, and the interests that various factions have in it RT talks to John Rees from the Stop the War Colaition live from London.

Libya: freedom is in the air Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:52 AM PDT I was told by some friends from the National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL) that Gaddafi's regime would be dead by the end of August. Today I can say they have given me the heads up, and they are right. I had some doubts - I have since the outset of Libya's uprising believed that Gaddafi's end was near, but not quite so soon.

Guilty until proven innocent Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:40 AM PDT The mini war that Israel waged on Gaza following the turmoil in South Israel is just another perfect example of how Gaza is the Middle East's "Biggest Loser." Caught in a thorny network composed of selfish interests and different agendas, the 1.5 million people of Gaza are indeed the biggest losers when it comes to just about anything in the Middle East.

Glenn Beck is exploiting Israel Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:04 AM PDT If there is one thing that pretty much all Israelis agree on, it is the determination not to be perceived as, or to actually be, a "freier", a Hebrew slang term for "sucker" or "chump". Nobody likes to be taken advantage of, but Israelis seem more sensitive to this than other people, sometimes even preemptively turning the other guy into a freier rather than let him get you first.

New York Times: Lying about Libya and Palestine Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:38 AM PDT Note: A follow-up article will continue the narrative below. Currently, events in Tripoli are fluid. Progressive Radio News Hour contributor Mahdi Nazemroaya's overnight email said: "NATO landed insurgents in (Tripoli) harbor. They are attacking my hotel. I almost got shot. They're still lying a lot (about claims of controlling the capital), but we are in real danger."

'Western leaders in deep trouble' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:37 AM PDT Tripoli fell so suddenly that commentators are asking questions over why now at a time when Western presidents' popularities are at all time lows.

Palestinian Right of Self-Defense Posted: 22 Aug 2011 01:39 AM PDT Repeatedly, Israel preemptively bombs, shells, and inflicts other forms of lawless violence on Gazans, bogusly claiming self-defense. When they respond, Israel calls it terrorism, claiming justification for greater attacks in "self-defense," what international law prohibits.

Beware of Rick Perry, the French cuff cowboy Posted: 22 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT If you find yourself wondering how it was you missed the whole 4th season of Walker, Texas Ranger, while forcing yourself to attend Lamaze classes with your significant other. If on cool, crisp days the aforementioned tragedy causes you to wistfully wonder how to fill the emptiness inside - let me introduce you to the Rick Perry for President Campaign.

NATO carnage in Tripoli Posted: 21 Aug 2011 05:50 PM PDT On Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 8:00 PM, that is to say just after the Iftar, the breaking of the Ramadan fast, the Atlantic Alliance launched "Operation Mermaid."

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