Tens of thousands join anti-government rally in Tirana

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Friday (February 18th) in downtown Tirana for an anti-government demonstration. The rally, organised by the opposition Socialist Party, was held nearly a month after another big demonstration in the capital turned deadly, with four people killed in clashes between anti-government protestors and police. via Tens of thousands join [...]

Bill Maher and the Bipartisan Campaign to Marginalize the Egyptian Revolution

by Scott Creighton Right now there are an estimated 2 million people in Tehrir Square celebrating their victory and announcing their solidarity with the 1.5 million Palestinians locked in what John Holmes, the United Nation’s humanitarian chief, called the world’s largest open air prison. The people of Egypt have also made the statement that they [...]

Wikileaks Is A Rothschild Operation: Wound Rival Bank

After being made famous, Julian Assange’s first task is to wound a rival bank of the Rothschild Bank in Switzerland. The rival is Bank Julius Baer, the top Swiss bank for centuries: the competing Rothschild Bank opened in Switzerland in 1968. On January 17, 2011, Assange held a press conference at The Frontline Club where [...]

Bahrain – an uprising on the verge of revolution – Middle East, World – The Independent

By Robert Fisk Bahrain is not Egypt. Bahrain is not Tunisia. And Bahrain is not Libya or Algeria or Yemen. True, the tens of thousands gathering again yesterday at the Pearl roundabout – most of them Shia but some of them Sunni Muslims – dressed themselves in Bahraini flags, just as the Cairo millions wore [...]

Bloodbath Failed: Libya’s Pro-West Regime at a Loss for Answers

By Jason Ditz 42 years is a long time to rule as an absolute tyrant, and Moammar Gadhafi become quite adept over the years at navigating the world of global diplomacy, transforming Libya from a pariah state (thanks to his nationalization of US oil interests) to US foil to key US ally (thanks to his [...]

Libyan Air Force massacres Tripoli – the Beast is thrashing as it dies

Philip Brennan Al Jazeera have confirmed reports that fighter jets are being used against civilians in Tripoli. So far today, 61 fatalities have been confirmed in the western city, and the death toll is definitely going to rise rapidly with the use of such military hardware. Meanwhile, two military jets from Libya have landed in [...]

Libya defectors: Pilots told to bomb protesters flee to Malta

By John Hooper in Rome and Ian Black Two high-ranking Libyan air force pilots have who fled to Malta in their aircraft are reported to have told officials they escaped rather than carry out orders to bomb civilians. The officers defected as Libyan diplomats in several countries and international organisations resigned in protest at the [...]

Revolution on the Water, Revolution in the Air

By Les Visible The rumors are flying around and possibly Gaddafi is too, on his way to Brazil or Argentina or so the stories go. His son is threatening to fight to the last bullet but one would hope he saves that for himself. Egypt has turned over and Libya soon will, which means that [...]

Bahrain protesters swarm square, police flee

Anti-government protesters in Bahrain swarmed back into a symbolic square on Saturday, putting riot police to flight in a striking victory for their cause and confidently setting up camp for a protracted stay. The government said it had opened a dialogue with opposition groups demanding reform as Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa sought to [...]

Rafah crossing to reopen Tuesday

The international Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will reopen Tuesday, a Palestinian official said. Dr. Ghazi Hamad, director general of crossings and borders in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, said in a telephone interview with the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA Saturday Egypt agreed to reopen the crossing both ways to allow stranded [...]