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"And
I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more
dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money
to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling
futurity on a large scale." -Thomas Jefferson
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be". -Thomas Jefferson
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This
I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is
the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the
freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And
this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which
limits or destroys the individual.-John Steinbeck
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,745icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,281
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Assange: I'll Reveal Info That Will Spark Arab World Coups
By Roee Nahmias
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Justice Has Prevailed
Khodorkovsky's Trip to the Slammer: "Booyah, Putin"
By Mike Whitney
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America Has Gone Away
Paul Craig Roberts
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2010: The Big Con Continues
By Ted Morgan
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'The Next Financial Crisis is Not Far Off'
By Jayati Ghosh
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US kills 8 in Pakistan:
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Ivory Coast in 'a civil war situation':
Mr.
Soro told reporters Friday that if Mr. Gbagbo steps aside by midnight,
"he will be guaranteed all the privileges of a former head of state."
Mr. Gbagbo, though, already has rebuffed a high-level delegation of
West African leaders who paid him two personal visits, and shows no
signs he plans to go. Soro did not say what action might be taken early
Saturday if the deadline passes unheeded.
http://bit.ly/fdqCer
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Plan to force out Gbagbo 'ready':
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Britain would support military action in Ivory Coast:
Britain
is prepared to support military action to force Laurent Gbagbo to
relinquish power in Ivory Coast, according to William Hague.
http://bit.ly/hYSWcd
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Gbagbo blames France for Ivory Coast problems:
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Ivory Coast president refuses to take phone call from Barack Obama:
The
president of Ivory Coast is hardening his resistance to international
pressure to stand down, even refusing to take a phone call from Barack
Obama.
http://bit.ly/dRXC43
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Hypocrisy:
UN warns defeated president he will be held accountable for abuses:
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British ambassador in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb: -
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Brazil hosts first Palestinian 'embassy' in Americas:
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lays foundation stone for future embassy in capital Brasilia.
http://bit.ly/hAh9xJ
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Palestinian draft condemning Israeli settlements designed to win U.S. support:
Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas says proposed UN Security Council resolution
uses the same language that the U.S. has in criticizing settlements.
http://bit.ly/f5chHk
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Israel's dependence on the United States - economic and especially military - is tremendous.
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December 30, 2010
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At least 20 suspected militants killed in Pak tribal region:
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Pakistani Taliban kill 2 over espionage charges:
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One killed as NATO tankers set ablaze in Quetta:
At
least one person was killed when some unidentified persons opened fire
on Nato oil tankers while two tankers set ablaze, sources said on
Thursday.
http://bit.ly/fGCy8M
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Blast kills at least 14 civilians in Afghanistan:
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'Taliban shadow governor killed in Afghanistan':
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Taliban attacks kills two Nato occupation force soldiers in Afghanistan::
Two
Nato soldiers were killed Friday in separate rebel attacks in southern
and western Afghanistan on the last day of 2010, NATO said, taking the
death toll for foreign forces to at least 711 for the year.
http://bit.ly/eYP6AO
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US military investigates 'death squad' accused of murdering Afghans:
Brigadier general to conduct review of 5th Stryker brigade as evidence emerges of widespread complicity in deaths
http://bit.ly/eFNP3P
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West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files
Western
powers met in secret soon after the Soviet "invasion" of Afghanistan
and formed plans to back Islamic resistance, according to British files
from 1980 released Thursday.
http://yhoo.it/gt2J9d
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Somali government: 18 militants killed in Mogadishu confrontations:
Troops
of the transitional federal government of Somalia killed 18 Al Shabaab
extremist fighters during fierce clashes in parts of Mogadishu, an
official said.
http://bit.ly/g23A7m
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4,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2010:
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Judith Miller: From the Times to the nuts:
Since
her early days at the Times, when she inserted CIA misinformation into
a piece on Libya, she's always been a tool of power. She was the voice
of the Defense Department, embedded at the Times. She was hyping
bullshit stories about Iraq's WMD capabilities as far back as 1998, and
in the run-up to the war
http://bit.ly/dU2GD5
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US against anti-settlement resolution in Security Council:
The
draft resolution reaffirms Palestinian claims that "Israeli settlements
established in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967,
including east Jerusalem, are illegal and constitute a major obstacle
to the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace."
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=201488
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Why Israelis emigrate? :
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Report: Israelis Paid Spy $1.5M for Info on suspected Syrian reactor:
Egyptian
media released more details today about the breakup of an alleged
Israeli spy ring, including leaked interrogation transcripts indicating
Israeli intelligence was given information about a suspected Syrian
nuclear reactor in exchange for $1.5 million.
http://aol.it/hmlZ7l
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US Embassy Cables: : US Spies on Iran from Turkey
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WikiLeaks, Indian official says U.S. cable a lie:
A
former Indian official criticised for making unauthorised contact with
the United States embassy and angling for a junket in order to "feed"
American views on Iran into the Indian system, has accused a senior
American diplomat of fabricating the contents of the confidential cable
- published by WikiLeaks earlier this month - which "outed" him.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1018941.ece
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Manning chat logs contain no smoking gun, Wired editors claim:
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The US embassy cables:
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Wikileaks : USkilled up to 4000 civilians in Panama invasion:
The
Noriega military dictatorship was supported by the United States as
Noriega played a double role in Central America under the supervision of
the CIA. George H.W. Bush was head of the CIA 1976-77.
http://crowdleak.net/1989-coup-in-panama/
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In case you missed it:
The Panama Deception:
This
film shows how the U.S. attacked Panama and killed 3 or 4 thousand
people in an invasion that the rest of the world was against. (Sound
familiar?) : The untold story of the December 1989 U.S. invasion of
Panama; the events which led to it; the excessive force used; the
enormity of the death and destruction; and the devastating aftermath.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4078.htm
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Assange Alerts His Hostages:
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Yemen: Saleh could be president for life: party:
Yemen's
parliament is discussing a draft amendment to the constitution under
which President Ali Abdullah Saleh could be made life-president, a
lawmaker with the ruling party said yesterday.
http://bit.ly/fdOogP
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lsraeli ex-president guilty of rape:
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Italian judge upholds seizure of Vatican assets:
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US revokes Venezuela ambassador's visa amid "Chavez row":
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Bomb explodes outside Athens court building : Raw video:
A
bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle exploded outside two court buildings
in central Athens on Thursday, damaging cars and shattering windows
but leaving no one hurt. The powerful rush-hour blast occurred at 0820
(0620GMT) following a warning telephone call to a newspaper and private
TV station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfP5mltBKXU
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UK: Police demand new powers to stop and search terror suspects:
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US pushed for ISP data retention in Sweden, leaked cable reveals:
The
US was the driving force behind a Swedish plan to require Internet
service providers (ISPs) to retain information that tracked Internet
users in an effort to prevent file sharing.
http://bit.ly/i4EGOz
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TSA bans bikini woman for 'unusual contour' around buttocks:
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Sending Money Overseas for the Holidays? The Government Wants to Know.:
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Congressman John Hall Warns Against Creeping Fascism:
In
a wide-ranging interview before he prepares to leave the House of
Representatives, Hudson Valley Congressman John Hall warned that the
nation could quickly descend into Fascism if more is not done to curb
the influence of corporate money in politics.
http://bit.ly/fjadKO
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Judge warns of 'Orwellian state' in warrantless GPS tracking case:
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Tax cuts move U.S. closer to fiscal crisis:
President
Barack Obama is receiving congratulations for moving to the center on
the tax agreement with Republicans last week. - The truth is, the deal
moved us closer to a fiscal crisis, just as the euro zone now is
experiencing.
http://bit.ly/hROVGh
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As Home Prices Drop, 'Serious Reasons To Worry' About Economy (VIDEO):
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Wish you were here?
President spends $1.5m on his holiday in Hawaii... while the rest of America faces a bleak New Yearhttp://bit.ly/fhwuQn
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New Home Foreclosures Rose 31% in Third Quarter:
The
382,000 foreclosures recorded represented a 31.2% jump over the second
quarter, and 3.7% over the same quarter last year. Homes already in the
process of foreclosure increased to 1.2 million, up 4.5% over the
second quarter and 10.1% over last year.
http://bit.ly/hIM6Xs
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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