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| Gaddafi condemns attack on his forces | |
| From: AlJazeeraEnglish | 20 Mar 2011 The UN has imposed a no-fly zone on Libya and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have been hit in an airstrike. But the Libyan leader remains defiant and has called the air attacks by French, US and British forces a | |
| Date: 2011-03-20 07:58:49 - Added by: KMC | |
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| After Airstrikes: Video of fighting aftermath in rebel-held city of Benghazi | |
| Uploaded by RussiaToday on 20 Mar 2011 US and European militaries blasted Moammar Gadhafi's forces with airstrikes and over 100 cruise missiles early on Sunday, hitting air defences and at least two major air bases. In Benghazi, the rebel capital and first city to fall to the uprising that began on February 15, people said the strikes happened just in time. Libyan government tanks and troops on Saturday had reached the edges of the city in eastern Libya in fierce fighting that killed more than 120 people, according to a member of the rebel health committee in Benghazi. | |
| Date: 2011-03-20 07:54:30 - Added by: KMC | |
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| It's all about the Oil: BRIC countries unite on Libya Vs. NATO & Arab League - with Pepe Escobar | |
| Uploaded by RTAmerica on 18 Mar 2011 The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to approve a no-fly zone extending over all of Libya to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's mounting attacks against rebel positions. Although ten Security Council members voted in favor of the resolution, Brazil, Russia, India, China together with Germany abstained. Asia Times' correspondent Pepe Escobar thinks it may be a sign that the BRIC countries are ready not just for economic but political cooperation on the global stage as well. | |
| Date: 2011-03-19 07:43:14 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Helen Caldicott: UN lies about nuclear threat | |
| Japan's nuclear crisis is reminiscent of the past -- both Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. Helen Caldicott, the author of | |
| Date: 2011-03-19 06:10:34 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Frost Over the World - The future of nuclear power | |
| From: AlJazeeraEnglish | 19 Mar 2011 John Key, the prime minister of New Zealand, talks about the earthquake that struck his country in February and the recent disaster in Japan. Plus, Michael Meacher, the UK's former environment minister, discusses the future of nuclear power after the crisis in Japan. And, actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow reflects on her recent visit to South Sudan. | |
| Date: 2011-03-19 06:07:13 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Inside Story - Who is leading the military intervention in Libya? | |
| From: AlJazeeraEnglish | 19 Mar 2011 The UN Security Council gives the go-ahead for outside military intervention in Libya, but who will lead the operation and where will be the centre of command and control? Western diplomats insist that Arab League forces must be part of the offensive. Meanwhile, the Gaddafi regime has declared an immediate ceasefire, but will words become action? Inside Story discusses. | |
| Date: 2011-03-19 05:52:05 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Troops cool plant but radiation poses food threat | |
| Uploaded by itnnews on 19 Mar 2011 Japan's Self Defence Force have released footage of troops spraying water to cool reactors at the Fukushima plant. | |
| Date: 2011-03-19 05:14:01 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Ralph Nader & Daniel Ellsberg: We Need Courage & Mobilization Here in the United States. Pt 1 | |
| Democracy Now! 18 Mar 2011 As the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have virtually disappeared from mainstream media coverage, Democracy Now!s Juan Gonzalez has a wide-ranging conversation with Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader about the ongoing U.S. military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan?and how this connects to the attack on worker rights in Wisconsin and beyond. [quote]More than a $120 billion a year [is] being wasted, hurting the welfare, really, of the people of Afghanistan and of Iraq,[end quote] Ellsberg says. [quote]It's outrageous that this is continuing and that these events are not linked, that people don't realize that it's simply outrageous to be talking about removing fuel from elderly during the winter here, fuel aid and health aid and education aid, while we're spending this money on the wars, these totally wrongful and unnecessary wars.[end quote] | |
| Date: 2011-03-18 20:42:06 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Ralph Nader & Daniel Ellsberg: We Need Courage & Mobilization Here in the United States. Pt. 2 | |
| Democracy Now! 18 Mar 2011 As the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have virtually disappeared from mainstream media coverage, Democracy Now!'s Juan Gonzalez has a wide-ranging conversation with Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader about the ongoing U.S. military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan?and how this connects to the attack on worker rights in Wisconsin and beyond. Watch Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsUWWug8L3Q | |
| Date: 2011-03-18 20:39:53 - Added by: KMC | |
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| Serious Danger of a Full Core Meltdown: Update on Japan's Catastrophe with 3 Nuclear Experts | |
| From: Democracy Now! | 17 Mar 2011 Fears of a full-scale nuclear reactor meltdown are increasing as Japanese authorities use military helicopters to dump water on the crippled nuclear power station. The water appears to have missed its target and failed to cool the plant's reactors and spent fuel rods. Democracy Now! interviews three nuclear experts on its March 17 program, including Paul Gunter of the nuclear watchdog group, Beyond Nuclear; investigative journalist Karl Grossman; and Diane D'Arrigo of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service. | |
| Date: 2011-03-18 09:15:27 - Added by: KMC | |
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