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Franken Rejects Coleman's Conspiracy Theory

2008-12-02T12:52:28Z

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With a mere three days until the election Senator Norm Coleman has made stunning accusations that his opponent, Democrat Al Franken, is behind a lawsuit filed against Coleman's friend, businessman Nasser Kazeminy.

Coleman also includes the Star Tribune newspaper in the conspiracy, by claiming that an "anonymous" package containing the lawsuit was delivered to the Star Tribune before the suit was actually filed. Coleman's campaign has produced no actual evidence to support his accusations and the Franken campaign and Star Tribune vigorously and unequivocally deny the charges. Star Tribune denial as published in Minnesota Independent is here: minnesotaindependent.com

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Franken Rejects Coleman's Blame Transfer

2008-11-20T04:55:54Z

With a mere three days until the election Senator Norm Coleman has made stunning accusations that his opponent, Democrat Al Franken, is behind a lawsuit filed against Coleman's friend, businessman Nasser Kazeminy. Coleman also includes the Star Tribune newspaper in the conspiracy, by claiming that an "anonymous" package containing the lawsuit was delivered to the Star Tribune before the suit was actually filed. Coleman's campaign has produced no actual evidence to support his accusations and the Franken campaign and Star Tribune vigorously and unequivocally deny the charges.

Star Tribune denial: minnesotaindependent.com

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Newspaper Disputes Sen. Coleman's Claims About Lawsuit

2008-11-18T14:23:26Z

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An unmarked envelope arrives for two investigative reporters at the local newspaper. Inside are papers that will be filed in court next week linking the state's Senior US Senator to a complicated plan to funnel him money from a wealthy businessman to his wife.

It sounds like a scene from "All The Presidents Men". But unlike that movie which was based on real life, this scene is based upon a fantasy in Senator Norm Coleman's head if you believe the Managing Editor at the Star Tribune.

Friday, Senator Coleman accused the Star Tribune of having documents from the potentially politically damaging lawsuit long before they were actually filed in a Texas court.

Star Tribune Managing Editor Rene Sanchez says that is simply not true. Sanchez old MinnPost that "we did not get a copy of this lawsuit until it was filed Monday."

It was questions from the Star Tribune's investigative reporters earlier this week that tipped other media off to the story. At a campaign event in St. Cloud, Senator Coleman refused to answer or even acknowledge the reporters who asked him about the lawsuit and payments of $75,000 to his wife from a Texas company controlled by a wealthy Coleman supporter.

On Friday Coleman said the lawsuit, filed by Republican Paul McKim, was politically motivated and indicated it was the work of his opponent Al Franken calling it "sleazy" and "11th hour".

Lawyers in Minnesota who examined the lawsuit documents were reasonably sure politics was not the primary motivation in the lawsuit. Talk show host and lawyer Mark Heaney and election law specialist Christian Sande examined the documents on Heaney's show this week.

Heaney noted that the firm filing the lawsuit was a reputable one, and would probably not risk that reputation by being involved in a lawsuit that had no basis.

Sande commented that this was really a lawsuit about a fired CEO trying to obtain money from his former employer. Sande suggested the Coleman allegations were probably included ...

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Newspaper Disputes Sen. Coleman's Claims About Lawsuit

2008-12-02T12:52:29Z

Friday, Senator Coleman accused the Star Tribune of having documents from the potentially politically damaging lawsuit long before they were actually filed in a Texas court.

Star Tribune Managing Editor Rene Sanchez says that is simply not true. Sanchez old MinnPost that "we did not get a copy of this lawsuit until it was filed Monday."

On Friday Coleman said the lawsuit, filed by Republican Paul McKim, was politically motivated and indicated it was the work of his opponent Al Franken calling it "sleazy" and "11th hour".

Heaney noted that the firm filing the lawsuit was a reputable one, and would probably not risk that reputation by being involved in a lawsuit that had no basis.

Sande commented that this was really a lawsuit about a fired CEO trying to obtain money from his former employer. Sande suggested the Coleman allegations were probably included ...

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A Question of Arab Unity - Disillusion - 03 March 08 - Pt. 2

2008-10-25T03:31:12Z

By the late 1950s, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's president, was the Arab world's most powerful and influential leader.

With his own brand of socialist ideology and political victories he impressed and inspired the Arabs, giving a new meaning to Arab Nationalism. But Nasser's very success, begged the question -- does unity need a collective effort or could the Arab Nation be built by a single leader?

Nasser's drive for unity with Syria would answer that question. Pan Arabists promised that the fusion would bring liberation, stability and prosperity. But in the hands of actual practitioners it seemed to be converted to a tool of domination, wielded in this case by the Egyptians over the Syrians. Disillusion set in.

In the end, it was the fragile United Arab Republic that suffered. The merger of Nasser and the Baath turned into a struggle for control within the camp of Arab Nationalism. The union did not release the pent-up potential that only the combining of Egypt and Syria could tap.

In the meantime Nasser had come under increasing pressure to confront Israel. Arab leaders began doubting his sincerity in defending Palestine, the cause he claimed to support.

Counting heavily on Arab support, Nasser's stated his intention to attack Israel, although militarily stretched to the breaking point with a large part of Egypt's army fighting in Yemen. The Arab Defence Pact was put to the test in 1967, in what became known as the Six Day War. In a pre-emptive strike on June 5, Israel destroyed most of Egypt's air force on the ground.

Arabs refer to the Six Day War as the Naksa -- the Defeat. The Arab Defence Pact failed, Jerusalem and the rest of Palestine was occupied and Syria lost the Golan Heights. Nasser was humiliated.

The military defeat of 1967 showed lack of coordination among Arab states, Arab land was lost, the common enemy was victorious and it served a big blow to Arab self confidence.

In this episode we look at what is left of Nasserism and discuss the implications of the defeat of 1967 which worked its way deep into the collective Arab psyche.

Two voices were raised in opposition to Arab nationalism. One spoke the language of allegiance to individual states. The other spoke of loyalty to a universalist Islam.

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A Question of Arab Unity - Disillusion - 03 March 08 - Pt.1

2008-10-25T03:31:11Z

By the late 1950s, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's president, was the Arab world's most powerful and influential leader.

In the meantime Nasser had come under increasing pressure to confront Israel. Arab leaders began doubting his sincerity in defending Palestine, the cause he claimed to support.

Arabs refer to the Six Day War as the Naksa -- the Defeat. The Arab Defence Pact failed, Jerusalem and the rest of Palestine was occupied and Syria lost the Golan Heights. Nasser was humiliated.

The military defeat of 1967 showed lack of coordination among Arab states, Arab land was lost, the common enemy was victorious and it served a big blow to Arab self confidence.

In this episode we look at what is left of Nasserism and discuss the implications of the defeat of 1967 which worked its way deep into the collective Arab psyche.

Two voices were raised in opposition to Arab nationalism. One spoke the language of allegiance to individual states. The other spoke of loyalty to a universalist Islam.

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Arab unity- Unity Experiment- 25 Feb 08- Ep 5- Pt 2

2008-10-25T09:31:19Z

Between 1952 and 1967, the drive for Arab Unity was at its strongest. This period gave new meaning to Arab nationalism. It was an age of solidarity and the pursuit of unity through mass political movements. It was an era dominated by a leader the likes of whom the Arabs had not seen in a long time.

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Arab unity- Unity Experiment- 25 Feb 08- Ep 5- Pt 1

2008-10-25T09:31:19Z

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Arafat's nephew speaks to Al Jazeera 11-Nov-07

2008-10-22T15:29:56Z

Nasser al-Qedwa, the nephew of Yasser Arafat, the former Palestinian leader, speaks to Al Jazeera on the third anniversary of Arafat's death.

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George Galloway - Ceasefire Now demo August 2006

2008-10-20T21:29:39Z

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Speech to crowd in Parliament Sq at 100,000 strong demo calling for immediate ceasefire in the middle east. London August 5th 2006

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Lebanon, Israel and the war on terror - John Rose

2008-10-20T21:29:55Z

Edited Speech given 4 days after the August "ceasefire" in the Lebanon. The author of The Myths of Zionism and Israel: the Hijack State explains how Israel's latest war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza are rooted in a fatal combination of Zionist ideology and Western imperialism.
He also makes an appeal for people to attend the Time To Go demonstration in Manchester on September 23rd.

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