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"I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands
aghast at the path we have taken. I speak as one who loves America, to
the leaders of our own nation: The great initiative in this war is
ours; the initiative to stop it must be ours." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"I'd rather have the devil running my country than the screwbally bunch we got in most of our offices these days." -- Woody Guthrie - in a letter - June 6, 1948
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,745
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,299
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Wikileak Sparked The Tunisian Crisis
By Gregory White
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Sadr Insists on US Withdrawal
Demands Oil Shares for Iraqis
By Juan Cole
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Lebanon in Limbo
A Nation Haunted by the Murder of Rafiq Hariri
By Robert Fisk
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Hanan Ashrawi : 20 Years of Disappointments
By Akiva Eldar
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Congress Quietly Prepares to Renew Patriot Act
By David Edwards and Stephen Webster
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Can You Imagine? Double Standards and Doublethink
By June Terpstra, Ph.D.
Can
you imagine stories about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed being a lonely
bi-polar guy who could have been saved if someone had just said hello or
given him a hug as was suggested at a memorial service in Tucson
yesterday about Loughner? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27260.htm
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What Does Wikileaks Have on Bank of America?
By Mary Bottari
In
2008, BofA acquired Countrywide, one of the most aggressive and
fraudulent lenders during the housing bubble. The result has been a
train wreck of liability and lawsuits for the megabank that now has
over 1.3 million customers in foreclosure. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27259.htm
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What Chance a U.S. Default?
By James Politi
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Austerity Policies Worsen Racial Economic Inequalities
Hits Black and Latino People Hardest
By United for a Fair Economy
The
official unemployment rate is 15.8 percent among Blacks and 13 percent
among Latinos; Blacks earn only 57 cents for each dollar of White
family income, Latinos earn 59 cents; and Blacks have only 10 cents of
net wealth while Latinos have 12 cents to every dollar of net wealth
that Whites have. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27258.htm
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Seven civilians killed in Afghanistan:
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Unconfirmed report:
Afghan girl raped, killed by US troops:
The
daughter of an Afghan politician has reportedly died of her injuries
after being raped by American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan's
southwestern province of Farah. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/159958.html
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Abbas: U.S. not working hard enough for Palestinian state:
Abbas
told Al-Jazeera that the Palestinians would agree to return to peace
talks with Israel only if the United States agreed to recognize a state
within 1967 borders and adhere to security accords reached during the
Bush administration. http://bit.ly/f5FA0K
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Guyana recognises Palestinian state:
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Alan Hart: What's the difference between Nazi and Zionist war criminals?:
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US rights group accuses Rumsfeld of torture:
A
US rights group Thursday appealed to a court in the case of former
prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan who accuse ex-defense secretary Donald
Rumsfeld of being to blame for their torture. http://bit.ly/gVvJmz
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LIVE: Tunisia In Chaos As President Flees Country:
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Tunisia crisis: live updates:
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Tunisia: A Wikirevolution?:
Secret
documents leaked to WikiLeaks describe "persistent rumors of
corruption" as fueling frustration with Tunisia's government. Tunisians
have already been frustrated with their repressive leadership, but
these documents may have helped to incite the current protests. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2011/jan/14/tunisia/
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Jordanians march against inflation:
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Soaring prices spark fears of social unrest :
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Ireland's prime minister faces no-confidence vote as opposition seeks to force early election:
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Ireland May Have Lent Banks Up to 51.1 Billion Euros:
Ireland's
central bank may have loaned as much as 51.1 billion euros ($68.4
billion) to the country's lenders by the end of last year as the country
and its banks suffered further ratings downgrades even after an
international bailout. http://bit.ly/hKbMvP
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Sarkozy demands Ireland raise corp taxes:
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UN 'under attack' in Cote d'Ivoire:
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TSA makes 'nominal' payment to settle suit over exposing 24-year-old's breasts:
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In a world gone crazy: Texas school police ticketing students as young as 6:
"Disrupting
class, using profanity, misbehaving on a school bus, student fights,
and truancy once meant a trip to the principal's office. Today, such
misbehavior results in a Class C misdemeanor ticket and a trip to court
for thousands of Texas students and their families each year," http://yhoo.it/g9KErG
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JPMorgan Chase profit soars 47%:
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S&P, Moody's Warn On U.S. Credit Rating:
With
attention focused on sovereign-debt worries in Europe, two major
credit-rating firms reminded investors again that the U.S. has debt
problems of its own. http://on.wsj.com/haSFnp
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Foreclosure Filings in U.S. May Jump 20% From Record 2010 as Crisis Peaks:
The
number of U.S. homes receiving a foreclosure filing will climb about 20
percent in 2011, reaching a peak for the housing crisis, as
unemployment remains high and banks resume seizures after a slowdown,
RealtyTrac Inc. said. http://bit.ly/ehCjge
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Jobless claims hit a 10-week high:
The
number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose
unexpectedly to 445,000 from 410,000 in the prior week, a Labor
Department report showed. It was the biggest one-week jump in about six
months and confounded analyst forecasts for a small drop to 405,000. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70A41H20110113
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Why does health care in Cuba cost 96% less than in the US?:
Life
expectancy of about 78 years of age in Cuba is equivalent to the US.
Yet, in 2005, Cuba was spending US$193 per person on health care, only
4% of the $4540 being spent in the US. Where could the other 96% of US
health care dollars be going? http://links.org.au/node/2082
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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