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links for 2011-02-28

Monday, February 28, 2011

http://ff.im/-z2F1m

Liked "US Offers Aid to Libya Rebels as Unrest Spreads to Oman - BusinessWeek" http://ff.im/-z2F1m [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/42168020948353020]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/faJMdJhuFd4/the-world-oil-politics-of-the-libyan-revolt.html

The World Oil Politics of the Libyan Revolt http://bit.ly/g1PjFZ // yes, you have to think about oil, because others are or will be [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/42142714703122430]

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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEq_Bd2UDGWiuhQB6BXA8wLEDgW9g&url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014352671_wisconsin28.html

Liked "Wisconsin protesters win standoff - Seattle Times" http://ff.im/-z1UfC [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/42108719374405630]

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-26/obamas-mideast-policy-the-case-for-sitting-on-our-hands/

Revolutions transforming Middle East "underscore what a terrible waste last decade of American foreign policy has been" http://bit.ly/h6iPQ3 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41980641100697600]

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links for 2011-02-27

Sunday, February 27, 2011

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022507046.html

Wisconsin Gov. Walker threatens to trigger layoffs for thousands of public workers http://wapo.st/gRxXaT // GOP jobs agenda in action [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41421944465129470]

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4034224,00.html

UN draft sanctions on Libya "includes arms embargo, travel ban and asset freezes" http://bit.ly/gmIN8G // vote may come Saturday [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41420033515061250]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/rG8TIqthOiI/popular-army-to-march-on-tripoli-as-qaddafi-massacres-protesters.html

Popular Army to March on Tripoli, as Qaddafi Massacres Protesters http://bit.ly/geGCn3 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41394265053470720]

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-libya-usa-sanctions-idUSTRE71O7BW20110226

Q+A: How U.S. financial sanctions on Libya might work http://reut.rs/e0H9ya // useful background for the curious [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41393404315176960]

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links for 2011-02-26

Saturday, February 26, 2011

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54629

U.S.: Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya http://bit.ly/ik0SC7 #mustread [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41306476333113340]

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http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/wi_coc.html

The Wisconsin Fight: What People of Color Have at Stake http://bit.ly/h0JF8u // and what everybody has at stake [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41275466312589310]

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http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2011/02/sebelius-strikes-back-against-gop.html

Sebelius Strikes Back Against GOP Governors' Efforts to Roll Back Health Reform http://bit.ly/fvBR8Q by @thepeoplesview [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41269182741880830]

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/02/25/usda-announces-claims-process-hispanic-and-women-farmers

USDA Announces Claims Process for Hispanic and Women Farmers http://bit.ly/gM6NfP [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41246934509428740]

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http://networkedblogs.com/eKebW

RT @BooMan23: It's Always Our Job http://nblo.gs/eKebW // interesting take on interventionist foreign policy [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/41200639241355260]

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links for 2011-02-25

Friday, February 25, 2011

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/military-issues/2011/2/24/psy-ops-or-clumsy-pr.html

MT @Yeggo: Psy-Ops? Or Clumsy PR? http://bit.ly/gG8hed // Somebody should look into methods lobbyists use. Suspect it's worse. [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40945457417043970]

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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/436060_tanker24.html

Boeing wins $35 billion Air Force refueling tanker contract http://bit.ly/eRdlEn // And everybody in WA state (& Kansas) cheered: "Jobs!" [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40907273681248260]

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http://bit.ly/eRdlEn

Boeing wins $35 billion Air Force refueling tanker contract http://bit.ly/eRdlEn // And everybody in WA state (& Kansas) cheered: "Jobs!" [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40907273484107780]

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/02/24/behind-scenes-video-thurgood-screening-white-house

Behind-the-Scenes Video: "Thurgood" Screening at the White House http://bit.ly/g3TkW8 // flagged to watch after work [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40880188162056190]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/IkmktIyPOQ4/90-of-libya-in-rebel-hands.html

90% of Libya in Rebel Hands http://bit.ly/fGGW2Q [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40740435714379780]

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links for 2011-02-24

Thursday, February 24, 2011

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/23/inside-libya-banghazi-jubilation

Inside Libya's first free city: jubilation fails to hide deep wounds http://bit.ly/hnSmmC [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40553569421627390]

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http://www.advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=169908

Flashback: Obama said in Dec. 2010 interview he was having DoJ look at whether it was feasible to stop defending DOMA http://bit.ly/fuWjLZ [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40462452793544700]

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http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54576

LIBYA-U.S.: Obama Ally Calls for Regime Change http://bit.ly/gcXUa9 // also details on how the neocons are working the situation [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40222766179418110]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slate-117404/~3/7kAwtQxxpag/

What To Do About Qaddafi http://bit.ly/gEKBbi // more useful thoughts about angles to pursue before military force [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40190061073018880]

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http://9ywp.sl.pt

RT @Ibishblog: Is international intervention in Libya imminent and/or justified? http://9ywp.sl.pt / really good exploration of complex prob [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40159116970299390]

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links for 2011-02-22

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/immediate-international-steps-needed-to-stop-atrocities-in-libya.aspx

Immediate International Steps Needed to Stop Atrocities in Libya http://bit.ly/hUdNRK // I agree w/ this (via @abuaardvark ) [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/40024114173317120]

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http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/22/angola-mass-evictions-displace-thousands/

Angola: Mass evictions displace thousands http://bit.ly/hyMVpx #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39931647348449280]

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http://www.3news.co.nz/Live-updates-Deaths-confirmed-in-Christchurch-quake/tabid/423/articleID/199310/Default.aspx

MT @BreakingNews: Multiple aftershocks reported in Christchurch, NZ; city runs out of ambulances http://bit.ly/i8lArC // meanwhile... [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39886071370235900]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_modern_Libya#1986_U.S._bombing_of_Libya

(Just for kicks, remember when Reagan bombed Libya in 1986? http://bit.ly/g8NmRr ) [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39869574253912060]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones

Lest we forget, the no-fly zones in Iraq lasted 11 years & eventually culminated in an invasion http://bit.ly/gXPWHz [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39869389268328450]

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http://www.undispatch.com/the-perils-of-a-“no-fly-zone”-for-libya

The Perils of a “No Fly Zone” for Libya http://bit.ly/eKmzjx // could also be called "the perils of brainless liberal interventionism" [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39868971888943100]

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http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/02/201122164254698620.html

In search of an African revolution http://bit.ly/e9DeIh // how is the Egyptian revolution inspiring other African countries? [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39867686162800640]

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http://www.nextleft.org/2011/02/responsibility-to-protect-should-set.html

The Responsibility to Protect http://bit.ly/fYvdUS // a good look at issues surrounding liberal interventionism in post-Iraq world [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39845109268889600]

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links for 2011-02-21

Monday, February 21, 2011

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/BgqAbHC3qz8/revolutionary-situation-in-libya.html

Revolutionary Situation in Libya http://bit.ly/ibKO5L // @jricole provides a really good explanation of what's going on & what it may mean [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39601962316075010]

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http://www.king5.com/news/Pro-Libyan-rally-held-in-Seattle-116570678.html

Pro-Libyan rally held in Seattle http://bit.ly/gO0b3n // in support of protestors [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39460679513546750]

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-morocco-unrest-20110221,0,4078326.story

Tens of thousands march peacefully in Morocco for political reform http://lat.ms/dYqMl3 // interesting comparison to other countries [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39437478850985980]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12486003

Muslim & gay http://bbc.in/dOGoTF / profile of British Muslim lesbians trying 2 reconcile faith&sexuality, seeking acceptance frm both sides [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39245585294823420]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/juancole/ymbn/~3/noINIhDPUWw/top-five-myths-about-the-middle-east-protests.html

Top Five Myths about the Middle East Protests http://bit.ly/f7xQjp // all being promulgated by those who are anti-Islam [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/39236490999365630]

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links for 2011-02-20

Sunday, February 20, 2011

http://twitter.com/BreakingNews/statuses/38904359567896578

RE http://bit.ly/igkzHf Good unity from House Dems. Senate Dems, remember that we WANT you to kill whatever comes from the House right now. [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38906574806188030]

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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/17/what_if_libya_staged_a_revolution_and_nobody_came?page=full&sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d5f2300922a195e,1

Libyans are giving up their lives to overthrow Muammar al-Qaddafi. But is anyone paying attention? http://bit.ly/gZoVZB [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38798388245827580]

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http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/maryhough/gGMFb4

“Things Are Getting Better” http://bit.ly/fVPkio // OFA volunteers talk to small business owners in their communities [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38752075554897920]

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http://www.space.com/10901-solar-system-planets-photo-messenger.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

RT @SPACEdotcom: Wow! 6 Solar System Planets Shine in One New Photo http://bit.ly/hwwvZw // amazing image #coolscience [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38689671202476030]

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http://twitter.com/markknoller/statuses/38682421893414912

RE http://bit.ly/hRzJxr How thankful I am that the Democratic-controlled Senate will kill all this before POTUS needs to veto it. [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38688621485625340]

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http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/maryhough/gGMbdV

“Protect Our State” http://bit.ly/gtTWob // more from @ofa_wi on events in Wisconsin [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38324299966328830]

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links for 2011-02-18

Friday, February 18, 2011

http://bit.ly/gtTWob

“Protect Our State” http://bit.ly/gtTWob // more from @ofa_wi on events in Wisconsin [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38324299966328830]

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0211/DNC_playing_role_in_Wisconsin_protests.html?showall

OFA helping organize WI protests http://politi.co/gi0ERc via @kombiz [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38302407339286530]

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links for 2011-02-17

Thursday, February 17, 2011

http://framework.latimes.com/2011/02/16/attack-on-protesters-in-bahrain/#/1

Attack on protesters in Bahrain - Photos http://lat.ms/dPp4gK h/t @kenyaw // this situation is just awful, praying for peace & justice [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38140988346077180]

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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/435630_shooting17.html?source=rss

Police shooting: Day of anger, emotion and surprise http://bit.ly/ejvdXp // good background piece & reporting on #spdprotests [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38128299301543940]

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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/434357_durkan28.html?source=rss

Number and nature of unjustified use of force incidents by SPD lately is troubling & has led to DoJ investigation http://bit.ly/gJCnnk [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38114314669916160]

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http://yfrog.com/h6gnlcj

Seems like only a few hundred people at #spdprotests but aggressive police presence http://yfrog.com/h6gnlcj [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38113873722609660]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17labor.html

Workers Press Demands After Aiding Egypt’s Revolt http://nyti.ms/hYKpV5 // keep an eye on this [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38082335127638020]

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http://www.seattlepi.com/local/435580_shooting16.html

via @komonews Protest march in Seattle after decision not to prosecute cop for unjustified killing of Native man (see http://bit.ly/ihrjOk ) [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/38113658965995520]

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http://seattletransitblog.com/2011/02/16/florida-rejects-hsr-money-may-come-to-washington/

Florida rejects high-speed rail money, may come to Washington state http://bit.ly/eE8TcL // why, thank you, Florida! [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37989637649600510]

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http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4637

Decorated Gay Air Force Major to Retire With Full Benefits http://bit.ly/gXVbs2 // DADT really is coming to an end [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37942179074670590]

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/02/a-year-after-tightercredit-card-regulationstook-effect-an-advocacy-group-study-concludes-that-they-succeeded-in-making-banks.html

Study: New credit card rules helped consumers without raising rates http://lat.ms/hM1s6K // one of many Dem achievements from last congress [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37939893774585860]

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http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/yKYA_XxZw4Q/

Santorum warns of 'Barney' & 'Sesame Street' lobby http://bit.ly/hven7g // because educational kids shows are a grave threat to our nation? [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37925869183975420]

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http://streetlightblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/feeling-hopeful-about-recovery.html

he Street Light: Feeling Hopeful About the Recovery http://bit.ly/hrDaHI [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37915199876894720]

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http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/02/20110209c.html

HHS Announces $750 Million Investment in Prevention http://bit.ly/hyHfCf #hcr [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/37718028741394430]

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