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Julian Assange Splendour Forum Address 2011 |
| Uploaded by splendourinthegrass on 28 Jul 2011 In his first-ever public address at a music festival, the Australian WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has made an address to the SPLENDOUR FORUM audience as part of a discussion panel that lifts the lid on the powers struggling for control of the internet - and what they don't want you to know. |
| Date: 2011-07-29 19:57:32 - Added by: KMC |
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Tens of Thousands Rally for 'Unity' in Egypt |
| Published on Friday, July 29, 2011 by Al Jazeera English Tens of Thousands Rally for 'Unity' in Egypt Tens of thousands of people gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square in bid to show political parties united in seeking change. Tens of thousands of people have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square on a day that representatives from Egypt's political parties have dubbed "The Friday of Unity and the People's Will". The rally comes as part of efforts by political parties to show a united front and the country's political forces recently agreed on a common set of demands to ensure a peaceful, high turnout at Friday's rally. The demands include ending military trials for civilians, seeking justice for families of those killed during the revolution, raising the minimum wage, and ensuring quick trials for former government officials. "Most of our demands are the same but of course there are differences and everybody has a right to their opinion and to protest," Abdel Aal, a member of the Islamic Group party, told Al Jazeera in advance of the rally. However, disagreements have arisen over some issues, and some groups have boycotted the weekly Friday protests in the last two weeks because of a call by some to remove the military council from power. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros, reporting from Cairo, said: "This is the biggest rally turnout since former President Mubarak's ouster in February. "Friday's rally would be the first test of how committed Egypt's parties were to the principle of unity, for the sake of the country," Tadros said. Shadi Hamid from the Brookings Doha Center told Al Jazeera that the high turn out at the rally shows that Egyptians are not going home. "They will keep coming until their demands have been met. "This sends a message to other protest movements in the region that this is an ongoing process that no matter what the military does to stifle that, Arabs are empowered and they will increase in numbers. "More importantly, it is crucial that Islamists and liberals come together and avoid divisions that have plagued them in the past," Hamid said. Mubarak trial The rally comes a day after the country's justice ministry announced that the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak and others accused of involvement in the killing of protesters during the country's uprising would be held in Cairo. "It has been decided that the trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal ... will be held in the building of the General Authority for Investment and the free trade areas in the Cairo Expo grounds," MENA quoted a justice ministry official as saying on Thursday. Mubarak has been in hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since April when he was first questioned by the authorities. He has been charged with involvement in the killing of protesters and abuse of power and is due to stand trial on August 3. It was not immediately clear if Mubarak's health condition would prevent him from attending in person. Egypt's health minister has said Mubarak is healthy enough to be moved to Cairo for his trial. Amr Hilmy told reporters that "Mubarak's health is in an appropriate condition to be tried in Cairo". © 2011 Aljazeera.net |
| Date: 2011-07-29 10:05:53 - Added by: KMC |
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Study: Wealth gaps between whites and minorities in U.S. have grown to their widest levels since tracking them a quarter-century ago |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 28 Jul 2011 DemocracyNow.org - A new study of U.S. census data reveals that wealth gaps between whites and minorities in the United States have grown to their widest levels since the U.S. government began tracking them a quarter-century ago. White Americans now have on average 20 times the net worth of African Americans and 18 times that of Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the gaps were compounded during the housing bust and the subsequent recession, and essentially wiped out much of the economic progress made by people of color over the past 20 years. To discuss the Center's study, Democracy Now! interviews Roderick Harrison, sociologist and demographer, and former chief of racial statistics at the Census Bureau. Watch Part 2 of 2: http://youtu.be/yA2_kE7XGhg "Any hopes or aspirations, particularly based solely on Obama's election, that we had reached some kind of post-racial state, were close to delusional," says Harrison. "This report is pointing to just how much the inequalities have been exacerbated by the recession and poor economy." |
| Date: 2011-07-29 06:23:21 - Added by: KMC |
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Supreme Court Slaughter: Violence is as American as Apple Pie |
| Uploaded by markfiore on 25 Jul 2011 Get ready to have more fun and mayhem, thanks to a crazy mixed-up assortment of left and right on the Supreme Court. Antonin Scalia is at the ready to make your violent video games more fun, gory and little-kid accessible, whee! A Mark Fiore political animation. |
| Date: 2011-07-29 06:03:34 - Added by: KMC |
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Somali PM accuses UN of holding back aid |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 28 Jul 2011 he UN is preventing aid from reaching victims of Somalia's drought, the country's prime minister has said. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said on Thursday the world body was hoarding supplies and failing to distribute them to those in need. The comments came as the UN World Food Programme airlifted tonnes of emergency supplies to Mogadishu, the capital, to feed malnourished children in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa nation. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Nairobi in neighbouring Kenya. |
| Date: 2011-07-29 05:58:27 - Added by: KMC |
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Kenya tribes take up arms amid drought crisis |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 29 Jul 2011 Tribal conflicts, cattle theft and border disputes have plagued parts of northern Kenya for years, but a record drought across East Africa has exacerbated existing tensions between tribes in the region. The number of deadly clashes over property, scarce livestock and crop fields has escalated significantly among tribes in Kenya's northern rural region of Turkana and others from bordering countries, including Ethiopia and Sudan. Civilian villagers in Turkana have armed themselves with rifles as they carry out everyday tasks, in a bid to protect their families and property. Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi reports from Turkana on how rampant theft and killings have forced many civilians to resort to desperate measures to ensure their security. |
| Date: 2011-07-29 05:55:24 - Added by: KMC |
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Activists gear up for Egypt unity rally |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 28 Jul 2011 Political activists from all groups in Egypt are preparing for another mass rally in the capital, Cairo. In a bid to show a united front, representatives from Egypt's political parties have dubbed the rally 'the Friday of Unity and the People's Will'. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros, reporting from Cairo, said Friday's rally will be the first test of how committed Egypt's parties are to the principle of unity, for the sake of the country. |
| Date: 2011-07-29 05:53:36 - Added by: KMC |
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Jimmy Kimmel's Tribute to the FCC: This Week in Unnecessary Censorship [featuring President Obama] |
| Uploaded by JimmyKimmelLive on 28 Jul 2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live - This Week in Unnecessary Censorship |
| Date: 2011-07-29 01:41:23 - Added by: KMC |
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Republican America's Response To Norway Slaughter: We Want More Guns! |
| MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Date: 2011-07-28 15:31:05 - Added by: KMC |
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Economist Richard Wolff: Debt Debate is Political Theater Burdening Society's Most Vulnerable |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 28 Jul 2011 DemocracyNow.org - Republicans have agreed to a vote today on a budget plan they say will cut the deficit $917 billion over 10 years. The move sets the stage for showdown against unified Democratic opposition in the Senate and threats of a White House veto. To discuss the debt talks and economic austerity worldwide, Democracy Now! interviews Richard Wolff, Emeritus Professor of Economics at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and author of several books including, "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It." Watch Part 2 of 2: http://youtu.be/MLXDNwUk-So "This is political theater in which two parties are posturing for the election coming next year," says Wolff. "To put it in perspective, the number of times the government has raised the debt ceiling since 1940? Ninety, almost twice a year. This is a normal, automatic procedure. Every president, Republican and Democrat, has asked for it." |
| Date: 2011-07-28 07:58:17 - Added by: KMC |
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