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N Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies at 69 http://dlvr.it/117QJW North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies – North Korean state television http://on.rt.com/no919a

New Yorkers carol against Israeli settlements at Leviev diamond store & FashionInstitute : Indybay http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/17/18702970.php

DPRK top leader passes away from mental, physical strain http://tinyurl.com/d7xnvwu

Sense & censor ability: Congress defers SOPA vote http://on.rt.com/c6o9cs

Israel bans Gaza's Christian Palestinians aged 16-46 from visting Bethlehem for Xmas -& calls it a "goodwill gesture" http://www.gazagateway.org/2011/12/who-stole-

Syria to sign Arab peace initiative http://bit.ly/vRgosJ

Iran, Syria ink free trade agreement to confront Western pressures http://tinyurl.com/86bxs4f

Syrian envoy confirms Arab League observer deal to be signed Monday http://tinyurl.com/7lecrg7

Pro-Syrian rally faces media blackout http://dlvr.it/119nr6

NATO: Afghan night raids will persist http://dlvr.it/119wlC

US to sustain tension between Koreas because of China’ http://on.rt.com/0yxqxv

Sweden attempts to extradite Assange without charge. UK Supreme Court says theissue is of "great public importance" https://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/dec2011/assa-

I favorited a YouTube video from rt_com http://youtu.be/G-2FoyMiOh8?a

Blind eye onEgypt as Syria stays in sight'Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lashed out at authoritarian regional countries for demanding free elections in other countries, likening the effort to a “joke.” http://www.presstv.ir/detail/216568.html

Obama, Congress ratify social spending cuts http://dld.bz/a726A

Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 USPage 1 of 2soldiers killed in the Iraq war were not the only victims. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/216583.html

I favorited a @YouTube video from @rt_com http://t.co/QotjX7uj

YouTube video from Rt_com http://t.co/QotjX7uj Sense & Censor Ability: Free speech preachers see RT [VIDEO]

Kim Jong Il dead: Grief and mass hysteria in North Korea http://on.rt.com/3drhrh

Europe covers up for CIA torture flights http://dlvr.it/11C04B

Taliban claim downing US chopper http://dlvr.it/11D1b1

Russia to quit START if no change in US stance http://on.rt.com/3itzkm

The Hindu: Chomsky, 70 others oppose Assange extradition http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2729284.ece

Bradley Manning pre-trial day 4, noon: Ellsberg comes to court, Choi has rank ripped off, ACLU files tomorrow http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2011/12/19/bradley-manning-pre-trial-hearing-live-blog-day-

Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy http://dlvr.it/11F6fl

Video/Transcript: Democracy Now interviews reporter covering days 1-3 of Manning Pre-Trial https://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/19/bradley_manning_hearing_alleged_wikileaks_whistleblower

A senior Israeli official has called on the US to impose sanctions on Iran's oil sector in a meeting with a number... http://fb.me/K4RTdS3J

Israel has never been so ugly' http://dlvr.it/11Fb3S

Last year, the N.Y.P.D. recorded more than 600,000 stops; 84 percent of those stopped were blacks orLatinos." http://nyti.ms/uKbZHn

Obama tells Venezuela to cut #Iran ties http://dlvr.it/11FhpT

Manning prosecution asked for, got 20 witnesses. Manning asked for 48 witness. Court granted only 2. https://wlfriends.org/

New York City: Over 50 protesters arrested during attempt to establish new occupation site http://dld.bz/a727T

Russia slams US Global Online Freedom Act as 'Cold War scheme http://on.rt.com/jwkfkw

International activists plan to fly en masse to Tel Aviv in April as part of the Welcome to Palestine 2012 initiative http://ow.ly/84mXM

YouTube video from rt_com http://youtu.be/ccsNr9UJeVY?a

Kim Jong Il dead: Video of grief and mass hysteriYouTube video http://youtu.be/j9gfbaGoELs?a

Occupy AmericaYouTube video http://youtu.be/Vl64NuvFeXE?a

YouTube video http://youtu.be/Vl64NuvFeXE?a Gilad Atzmon: Don't call me an Israeli!