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"For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is
discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of
the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights." -
B. R. Ambedkar
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,754
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,312
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The Torture Career of Egypt's New Vice President:
Omar Suleiman and the Rendition to Torture Program
By Stephen Soldz
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How Did The U.S. Get In Bed With Mubarak?
By Justin Elliott
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Things Have To Change In Order To Remain The Same
By Paul Craig Roberts
After days of Egyptians in the streets demanding "Mubarak must go,"
the US government remains aligned with its puppet Egyptian ruler, even
suggesting that Mubarak, after running a police state for three
decades, is the appropriate person to implement democracy in Egypt. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27391.htm
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What Corruption and Force Have Wrought in Egypt
By Chris Hedges
The Muslim world does not see us as we see ourselves. Muslims are
aware, while we are not, that we have murdered tens of thousands of
Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. We have terrorized families,
villages and nations. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27385.htm
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Can the Palestinian Authority survive?
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth
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US Troops Die Because of Their Country, Not For It
By Gary Younge
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Where's the Protest at Home?
By Robert Kuttner
Where is the leadership connecting the dots... between the
financial meltdown, the record profits and bonuses on Wall Street, the
continuing collapse of home equity, the joblessness, and the assault on
public services in the name of budgetary prudence? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27387.htm
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Another "Whitewash" for Wall Street
By Mike Whitney
The banks can continue to deceive shareholders and investors just
like before, and anyone who opposes them, like ex-FASB Chairman Robert
Herz, will get the boot. This is a system that no longer has the
capacity for course-correction, which is why another crisis cannot be
far off. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27388.htm
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Floods Australia's 'Katrina' moment
By John Pilger
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Somali police battle troops, leaving 16 dead:
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Sudan student 'dies in clashes':
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One dead, seven injured in Iraq:
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Six killed in two Pakistan blasts: officials:
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Double murder-accused US diplomat was on a 'task' in Pakistan:
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NATO occupation force soldier killed IED blast in Afghanistan:
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Afghan bank's losses could reach $900m:
Fraud and mismanagement at Afghanistan's largest bank have resulted
in potential losses of as much as $900 million - three times previous
estimates - heightening concerns that the bank could collapse and
trigger a broad financial panic in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/hkZC46
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Kabul Bank employees flee amid investigation into lending:
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Egypt army: will not use violence against citizens:
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Egypt: Log on to the Revolution:
Egyptians can continue to connect to the internet for free (I've
heard) via traditional phone lines using the following instructions:
FDN (Free World Dial up) to access the Internet anonymously at the
following number: 33172890150 with login: toto and password: toto. http://huff.to/eFrej5
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Mubarak swears in new cabinet:
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US envoy in Cairo for talks:
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Former President Carter guesses Egypt's Mubarak 'will have to leave': -
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Egyptian financial crisis looms:
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Egypt turmoil pushes crude oil price over $100 a barrel:
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Israel shocked by Obama's "betrayal" of Mubarak:
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Israel urging Canada, U.S. to curb criticism of Mubarak:
Ambassadors in those countries as well as in Russia and China were
ordered Saturday "to stress to their host countries the importance of
Egypt's stability," according to Haaretz, considered by many observers
to be Israel's most influential daily newspaper http://bit.ly/hsn9lb
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U.S. presidential hopefuls hit the campaign trail in Israel :
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Officials lay cornerstone for new Jewish East Jerusalem neighborhood :
The cornerstone for a new East Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood was
placed on Monday, in a ceremony attended by Knesset members, Jerusalem
councilmen, as well as former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. http://bit.ly/eTge83
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EU freezes assets of Tunisia's ousted President Ben Ali:
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Muslims Grow Disillusioned About Obama:
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California man arrested with explosives outside Dearborn Islamic center: :
A man has been charged with making a terrorist threat and carrying
explosives after targeting one of the biggest mosques in the U.S. http://bit.ly/fIok1t
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As Egypt goes offline US gets internet 'kill switch' bill ready:
As Egypt's government attempts to crackdown on street protests by
shutting down internet and mobile phone services, the US is preparing
to reintroduce a bill that could be used to shut down the internet. http://bit.ly/f857tM
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EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations:
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AAA Rating Is Tough to Defend as U.S. Debt Soars:
Kevin Hassett: Last week, Standard & Poor's lowered Japan's
bond rating to AA-, the fourth-highest level. By that standard, the
U.S. got away with a slap on the wrist from Moody's Investors Service,
which warned merely that "the probability of assigning a negative
outlook in the coming two years is rising." http://bloom.bg/gLD3JN
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Nearly 11 Percent of US Houses Empty:
Homeownership is falling at an alarming pace, despite the fact that
home prices have fallen, affordability is much improved and
inventories of new and existing homes are still running quite high. http://www.cnbc.com/id/41355854
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Low-wage jobs dominated hiring so far in job market recovery:
Growth has been concentrated in mid-wage and lower-wage industries.
High-wage sectors -- made up of jobs that pay between $17.43 and $31
an hour -- accounted for nearly half the jobs lost during the
recession, but have produced only 5% of the new jobs since hiring
resumed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12330500
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Florida Judge strikes down Obama's healthcare law:
A federal judge in Florida has declared the US healthcare reform
bill passed in 2010 unconstitutional, ruling in a suit brought by 26
states. http://yhoo.it/dG8nmn
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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