Topic: POLITIK - on March 4, 2011 at 8:34:00 PM CET
Al Jazeera English Blacked Out Across Most Of U.S. [UPDATED]
Al Jazeera English has launched a campaign to persuade cable providers to carry the network by bombarding the companies with requests from AJE converts and longtime fans.
WASHINGTON - Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by any other outlet. American viewers, meanwhile, have little choice but to wait until one of the U.S. cable-company-approved networks broadcasts footage from AJE, which the company makes publicly available. What they can't do is watch the network directly.
Other than in a handful of pockets across the U.S. - including Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C. - cable carriers do not give viewers the choice of watching Al Jazeera. That corporate censorship comes as American diplomats harshly criticize the Egyptian government for blocking Internet communication inside the country and as Egypt attempts to block Al Jazeera from broadcasting.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 6:46:00 PM CET
Western Libya strategic map as of Friday 4 Mar '11 5 PM GMT
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 6:42:00 PM CET
Container voller Geld
Der libysche Machthaber Al-Gaddafi braucht offenbar Geldnachschub, um den Kampf gegen die eigene Bevölkerung fortsetzen zu können. Nun fing die britische Regierung laut inoffiziellen Angaben einer Behördenvertreterin in London ein Schiff vor Tripolis ab. Die brisante Ladung: mehrere Container voll mit libyschen Dinar im Gesamtwert von 160 Millionen Dollar. Unterdessen geht der blutige Bürgerkrieg in Libyen mit unverminderter Härte weiter, in Tripolis kam es zu wilden Straßenschlachten.
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Topic: POLITIK - on March 4, 2011 at 6:30:00 PM CET
"Interpol issued "RED notice" for (Julian) Assange...but issues lower "ORANGE notice" for Ghadafhi"
Interpol has issued an alert, called an "orange notice," for Gadhafi as well as 15 other Libyans, including some family members and other associates.
So what does this mean?
Interpol issues seven different kinds of notices: red, black, yellow, blue, green and orange, plus a "United Nations special notice." Each notice has a different objective. The orange notice, which is relevant to Gadhafi, is intended "[t]o warn police, public entities and other international organizations about potential threats from disguised weapons, parcel bombs and other dangerous materials."
washingtonpost.com aolnews.com interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets [pdf] truth-out.org [08 March 2011]
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 6:19:00 PM CET
Eyewitness on Aljazeera now live from Azawiya: Regime claims that they've retaken our city are bald lies.
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Topic: POLITIK - on March 4, 2011 at 6:08:00 PM CET
Oil Price : Brent Crude $114.79/Barrel - WTI Crude: $103.68/Barrel
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 6:01:00 PM CET
Fresh protests hit Libyan capital
At least 1,000 people protesting against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi have taken to the streets of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, raising fears of fresh conflict between anti-government protesters and loyalist forces.
Protests called by the opposition began on Friday when worshippers streamed out of a mosque in the centre of the city, chanting "Gaddaf is the enemy of God", witnesses said.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 5:45:00 PM CET
I'm actually expecting daddy Gaddafi to speak soon
News is coming through that Muammar Gaddafi is expected to make an appearance soon via Libyan state TV.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 4:53:00 PM CET
Video - I don't have a problem with Saif #Gaddafi lying, he'll soon get his. I'm just terribly offended because he has the word "Islam" in his name.
Video - Anita McNaught interviews Gaddafi's Saif al-Islam interview at 15:30 GMT on Friday
One of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saif al Islam, has been the public face of the Libyan regime since the unrest began.
He has accused the international media, including Al Jazeera, of blowing the crisis out of proportion. In an interview with Anita McNaught, he repeated the allegation claiming the West was trying to take over Libya's oil.
Is Saif loosing it? Fascinating interview on AJEnglish but I'm baffled by him; by the fence sitting West still hedging bets.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 4:25:00 PM CET
Transparency Report - Google Search (Unencrypted), Libya Traffic Divided by Worldwide Traffic and Normalized
This tool provides information about traffic to our services around the world. Each graph shows historic traffic patterns for a given country/region and service. You may select a country/region and then choose a service to view each respective graph.
google.com Libya shut down Internet access again on March 3, but it’s using a new technique to throttle network traffic even though it appears the nation’s Web servers are still technically up and running.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 3:52:00 PM CET
We are struggling for updates in Tripoli will try to report as soon as we receive anything
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 4, 2011 at 3:39:00 PM CET
So far as I understand it there are clashes in Azawiya, Gharyan, Ras Lanouf, and of course Tripoli, ranging from demonstrations to battles.
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