The former Israeli military officer wanted in Colombia on charges of training right-wing militias landed in Israel Frinday night after Russian authorities released him from prison. Israel’s Channel 10 television showed Lieutenant-Colonel (Res) Yair Klein Friday leaving a Moscow jail where he was held on Colombia’s extradition request. Russia’s Interfax […]

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Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of the capital on Wednesday for a protest against a fresh wave of austerity measures which was marred by violence as a general strike brought international travel and public services to a standstill. [youtube]ODdWhVjWweg[/youtube] The walkout — Greece’s seventh general strike this year — […]

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The award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger is one of many high-profile public supporters of Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks. Pilger has attended Assange’s court proceedings in London and has offered to contribute funds for his more than $300,000 bail. Pilger’s latest film, The War You Don’t […]

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