The Sun, 29 August 2012
London Evening Standard, 29 August 2012
The Times, 27 June 2012
The Independent, 21 June 2012
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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/31/18720730.php
London
2012 Paralympics: A new stage for war propaganda[propaganda
alert]compiled
by Cem Ertür31
August 2012________________________________"[I]f
there is one thing that we can take from the Olympic motto,
‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ – Higher,
Faster, Stronger – is that in foreign policy we must always
strive to build on the achievements of the past, whether it is to
extend human rights and freedom, protect our global environment, or
support peace in conflict-ravaged countries."
[UK
Foreign Minister William Hague, press conference held on the opening
day of the 2012 London Olympics, 27 July 2012] (*)(*)
Olympic
Truce: a source of optimism and inspiration in a troubled world British
Foreign & Commonwealth Office website, 27 July 2012
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=794071982
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news:One
thing the military sets you up for is cheerfulness in the face of
adversity (*)The
military has come a long way in helping turn injured service personnel
into stars of the Paralympic movementby
Arthur Williams, The Guardian, 30 August 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/aug/29/paralympics-military-support?INTCMP=SRCH
Paralympic
hero: I was dead in a body bag... now I’m going for gold (*)Squaddie
Derek Derenalagi is aiming for glory in the London Paralympics
— five years after he was declared dead in a Taliban bomb
attack.by
Amy Jones, The Sun, 29 August 2012
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/olympics/paralympics/4509132/Paralympic-hero-Derek-Derenalagi-going-for-gold-five-years-after-being-declared-dead-in-Taliban-bomb-attack.html
Paralympic
rallying call from soldier hero of Afghanistan: Spirit of games to last
a lifetime (*)Prince
Harry nominee to carry torch ahead of opening ceremonyby
Ross Lydall and Rob Parsons, London Evening Standard, 29 August 2012
http://www.standard.co.uk/olympics/paralympics/let-spirit-of-games-last-a-lifetime-says-double-amputee-soldier-nominated-to-carry-paralympic-torch-by-prince-harry-8092185.html
The
7/7 bombing victim and the wounded soldier: two team-mates who embody
the spirit of the Courageous GamesThe
two women, one a former soldier, the other a victim of the
7/7 bombings, will compete side by side for Great Britain, brought
together by two appalling – and very different –
acts of violence.by
Russell Myers, Jo Macfarlane and Martha Kelner, Mail on Sunday, 26
August 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193676/The-7-7-bombing-victim-wounded-soldier-team-mates-embody-spirit-Courageous-Games.html?ITO=1490
(*)
title of the print edition________________________________related
articles:
London’s
militarised Olympic games conjures up Orwell’s 1984by
Finian Cunningham, Global Research, 15 July 2012
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=31908
War
zone Britain: Welcome to the Olympicsby
Felicity Arbuthnot, Global Research, 13 July 2012
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=31888
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propaganda
alerts:British
government: 13,500 troops to be deployed for the London 2012 Olympicsby
Cem Ertür, San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, 16
December 2011
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/16/18702893.php
Britain’s
sports stars at the service of war propagandaby
Cem Ertür, San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center, 11
November 2011
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/11/18698944.php
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