Daily Briefing—22nd June 2010

News and views from around the web posted to the Wonderland Wire:

• Easing of siege may have negligible effect on Gaza – Amira Hass | Haaretz 22 June 2010
• Inquiry Is Sought Into Practices of For-Profit Colleges | NY Times 22 June 2010
• BP, Transocean tap a well of Washington lobbyists and consultants | WaPo 22 June 2010
• North Korea’s Nuclear Test That Wasn’t – Joshua Pollack | ArmsControlWonk 22 June 2010
• The weak, helpess, impotent presidency | Glenn Greenwald | Salon.com 22 June 2010
• Obama Is No Superman – Kelley B. Vlahos | Antiwar.com 22 June 2010
• US Unveils Yet More Iran Sanctions | Antiwar.com 22 June 2010
• Peace Groups Slam High Court Ruling on ‘Terror Support’ – William Fisher | Antiwar.com 22 June 2010
• Activists prevent Israeli ship from unloading at US port | ei 22 June 2010
• Israel’s easing of Gaza blockade doesn’t address banking, travel rules | CSM 22 June 2010
• Congressional Investigation Confirms: US Military Funds Afghan Warlords | The Nation 22 June 2010
• Blackwater deal puts officials on hot seat – Jeff Stein | WaPo 22 June 2010
• State Department warns Americans: Israel might kill you | False Dichotomy 22 June 2010
• Man accused of dragging Chicago cop | CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 21 June 2010
• Study: Millions in Bangladesh exposed to arsenic in drinking water | CNN.com 21 June 2010
• Syria’s new alliances – Helena Cobban | The Middle East Channel 21 June 2010
• Lebanon gives green light to Gaza-bound aid ship | AFP 21 June 2010
• Tuberculosis: Mining Plays Bigger Role in TB in Africa Than Had Been Realized, Study Finds | NY Times 21 June 2010
• Troops out as Indian Kashmir protests civilian killings | AFP 21 June 2010
• WH moves ahead on IL prison purchase | The Swamp 21 June 2010
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange breaks cover but will avoid America | The Guardian 21 June 2010
• Suspected Times Square bomb plotter pleads guilty | Raw Story 21 June 2010
• Here Is What Is Really To Blame For The BP Mess – Gregory White | Business Insider 21 June 2010
• Do Citi And JPMorgan Know Something About What’s Going To Happen This Week To Financial Reform That We Don’t? | Business Insider 21 June 2010
• Keynesianism For Kretins (sic): The New York Fed Launches Propaganda Comic Book | zero hedge 21 June 2010
• COLOMBIA: New President-Elect, Same Old Story – Constanza Vieria | IPS 21 June 2010
• Smaller Nations Fear Marginalisation by Elite G20 – Thalif Deen | IPS 21 June 2010
• MSNBC Host Admits To Parroting White House Talking Points – Steve Watson | Prison Planet 21 June 2010
• Carbon Tax On Electricity To Send Prices Skyrocketing – Paul Joseph Watson | Prison Planet 21 June 2010
• States Probe Google Data-Gathering, Blumenthal Says | BusinessWeek 21 June 2010
• Options Bets Against U.S. Materials Companies Surge | BusinessWeek 21 June 2010
• Supreme Court ruling makes ‘it a crime to work for peace and human rights’: CCR | Raw Story 21 June 2010
• Gold Rises to a Record in London, New York on Commodity Demand | BusinessWeek 21 June 2010
• Monsanto Wins as Court Backs Alfalfa Seed Planting | BusinessWeek 21 June 2010
• Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror | NY Times 21 June 2010
• China Currency at Strongest Level in Nearly Two Years | NY Times 21 June 2010
• Iran bars 2 nuclear inspectors over report | LA Times 21 June 2010
• Jerusalem demolition plan okayed | AJ English 21 June 2010
• UNRWA: Israel’s Gaza blockade became a blockade against the UN | Reuters 21 June 2010
• Witness: Writing on the walls in the Holy Land – Alastair MacDonald | Reuters 21 June 2010
• The fantasy of an Iranian revolution – Fareed Zakaria | WaPo 21 June 2010
• The Police State’s “Cardinal Rule”: The Mundane Must Submit – Will Grigg | Pro Libertate 21 June 2010
• China’s Trade Balance By Country, And Why The FX Action Is Less Of A Deal Than The Media Will Have You Believe | zero hedge 21 June 2010
• Did Bush & Co. Do Medical Research on Detainees? – Sheldon Richman | FFF 21 June 2010
• Police Misconduct and Public Accountability | WendyMcElroy.com 21 June 2010
• USDCNY Closes At 5 Year Low Of 6.7970, As Gold Hits Another Record High Of $1,263 | zero hedge 21 June 2010
• Arbitrary Government Kidnapping Under the Cloak of ‘Objectivity’ | Little Alex in Wonderland 21 June 2010