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Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 18, 2011 22:28 - 0 Comments

Blog | With or without an account, Facebook will be tracking you

Disturbing reports today reveal that Facebook keeps track of where millions go on the Web after visiting a Facebook web page, whether they are FB members or not.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 18, 2011 20:57 - 0 Comments

Video Blog | Retired police chief arrested at OWS after calling fellow officers ‘obnoxious, arrogant and ignorant’

The rolling circus of perpetual own-goals that is the NYPD's crackdown on Occupy Wall Street is the gift that keeps on giving.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 6:29 - 2 Comments

Special Report | Did Zionist hackers bring down our Russell Tribunal website?

Last week, hacktivist outfit 'Anonymous' temporarily disabled the websites of the Israel Defence Force and Mossad, causing much embarrassment to Israel. A few days later, a cyber attack brought down the website of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. In an exclusive report, the website's designer, Harry Fear, says this was no amateur job but a highly sophisticated attack.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, November 5, 2011 2:15 - 2 Comments

Blog | “A Real Man”: Alaa Abdel Fattah writes from prison

We publish our translation of Egyptian blogger and revolutionary Alaa Abdel Fattah's latest letter from prison, where he remains detained for "insulting" the Egyptian military.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 4, 2011 20:18 - 0 Comments

Video Blog | David Held, Saif-al-Islam Gaddafi and the LSE

The partnership between authoritarian regimes and celebrated academics is not unusual in British higher education; indeed it is encouraged as good business practice.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 1:15 - 1 Comment

Blog - | Palestine joins UNESCO, US officials murder the English Language

Today's vote at UNESCO, granting full membership of the UN body to the Palestinians, marks a symbolic victory for one of the world's longest-suffering peoples, but also a new low (if such a thing can be imagined) in US diplomacy's always-creative relationship with the English language.

Ceasefire Bites - Monday, October 31, 2011 23:26 - 0 Comments

Video Blog | Noam Chomsky @ Occupy Boston

Last week, Noam Chomsky addressed the Occupy Boston protesters. Below is a video of his speech.

Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:03 - 1 Comment

Video Blog | Riz Ahmed at Occupy Wall St

In an exclusive video report, Riz Ahmed, award-winning Hip Hop artist and actor shares his experience of spending yesterday at the Occupy Wall St protests. "It was amazingly diverse, emotional, and in some ways very organised, despite being anarchic."

Ceasefire Bites - Thursday, October 27, 2011 9:00 - 0 Comments

Blog | Seumas Milne on NATO’s Libyan adventure

Today's Guardian carries an excellent piece by Seumas Milne on Nato's intervention in Libya.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:37 - 3 Comments

Blog | On Herman Cain’s crazy campaign ad

US presidenial campaign adverts: we've seen silly, dull, OTT and even witty, but we've never seen THIS.