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"In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy." - Fran Lebowitz
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"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force." - George Bernard Shaw
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,757 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,343
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Britain Should Pull Out Of Afghanistan, says Gorbachev
By Matthew Bell
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The Destiny of this Pageant Lies in the Kingdom of Oil
By Robert Fisk
One after another, our satraps are falling, and the people we paid
them to control are making their own history - our right to meddle in
their affairs (which we will, of course, continue to exercise) has been
diminished for ever. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27576.htm
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U.S.:Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya
By Jim Lobe
In a distinct echo of the tactics they pursued to encourage U.S.
intervention in the Balkans and Iraq, a familiar clutch of
neo-conservatives appealed Friday for the United States and NATO to
"immediately" prepare military action to help bring down the regime of
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27572.htm
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War Über Alles
By Paul Craig Roberts
War makes money for the politically connected. While the
flag-waving population remains proud of the service of their sons,
brothers, husbands, fathers, cousins, wives, mothers and daughters, the
smart boys who got the fireworks started are rolling in the
mega-millions. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27570.htm
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How the U.S. Radicalized Conservatism
By Professor Lawrence Davidson
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Army of Fake Social Media Friends to Promote Propaganda
By Darlene Storm
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Profit Pathology and Disposable Planet
By Michael Parenti
Corporate America promotes the classic laissez-faire theory which
claims that the free market-a congestion of unregulated and unbridled
enterprises all selfishly pursuing their own ends-is governed by a
benign "invisible hand" that miraculously produces optimal outputs for
everybody. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27571.htm
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The Unsustainability of Modern Capitalism
An interview With John Perkins - By Anthony Wile
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Afghans:Nato killed 65 civilians :
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10 killed in Afghan suicide bombing:
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'CIA mulls targeting Pakistani agents":
The sources also insist that the situation is increasingly turning
out to be not merely a loss of the cover of a CIA spy, Raymond Davis,
but, actually, the loss of a key asset of the notorious US spy agency, a
report said on Saturday. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/167258.html
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Report: 50 people killed in clashes in Libyan town:
At least 50 civilians were killed Saturday overnight in the oil
refining town of Zawiyah in Libya after heavy fighting between
protesters and troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Reuters
reported quoting local residents. http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=210008
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Gaddafi faces endgame as he bribes civilians to fight for him:
Protesters in a large working-class district of the capital,
Tripoli, defied security forces, compelling them to retreat. As rebel
advances threatened the last redoubt of the leader, he ordered weapons
to be distributed to his civilian supporters. http://ind.pn/hp4fqS
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Live Blog - Libya Feb 27 :
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Clinton: U.S. ready to offer aid to Libyan opposition :
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. is
"reaching out" to Libyans trying to organize a post-Moammar Gadhafi
government and is "ready and prepared to offer any type of assistance." http://bit.ly/ghx28X
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McCain, Lieberman: U.S. should arm Libyan rebels:
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Libya: UN Security Council votes sanctions on Gaddafi:
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US imposes sanctions on Libya:
The Obama administration is freezing assets held by Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children in the United States. http://yhoo.it/i3PDdR
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At least 19 dead in Iraq as tens of thousands join protests:
Tens of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets yesterday in
nationwide protests that left at least 19 dead and dozens wounded, but
the US military consciously and conspicuously remained on the sideline. http://bo.st/ejpfzw
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1 killed in attack on Iraqi refinery:
The biggest oil refinery in Iraq was shut down Saturday after an early-morning bombing by a contingent of armed men. http://bit.ly/dW2yO3
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Curfew called after protests erupt in Iraq:
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DR Congo: Six killed in 'coup bid' against Kabila:
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Oman clashes: Two killed during protests in Gulf state:
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Thousands in Yemen protests Video:
Leading Yemeni tribal figure resigns from ruling party during a rally of tens of thousands in Amran. http://reut.rs/i6lVER
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Yemen President vows bloody rebuff to protests:
YEMEN President Ali Abdullah Saleh is vowing to defend his
three-decade regime ''with every drop of blood'', accusing opponents of
hijacking gathering protests in a ploy to split the nation. http://bit.ly/hbI4vv
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Protesters say Egypt military uses force on them:
"Military police used batons and tasers to hit the protesters,"
Ahmed Bahgat, one of the protesters, told Reuters by telephone. "The
military is once again using force. But the protesters have not
responded." http://yhoo.it/dTSMpI
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Egyptian demonstrators return to Tahrir Square hours after violent crackdown: -
Protesters returned to Tahrir Square on Saturday just hours after
security forces moved aggressively to disperse them, with some military
police beating demonstrators and others using tasers. http://wapo.st/h9Isx1
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Committee drafts constitutional amendments:
The proposed amendments to Egypt's Constitution open up
presidential elections, limit the leader to just two terms and make a
referendum necessary for any extension to the state of emergency http://wapo.st/h9Isx1
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Tunisia PM announces resignation:
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Thousands protest in Bahrain:
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Bahrain opposition demands resignation of prime minister:
Bahrain's increasingly assertive opposition movement flexed its
muscles on Saturday, staging a massive demonstration in central Manama
at short notice to demand the ousting of the kingdom's prime minister. http://bit.ly/egtRk1
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Demanding equal rights in Bahrain:
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Saudi King Orders Permanent State Jobs For Citizens:
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah ordered Sunday permanent state jobs
for Saudis on temporary labor contracts amid regional uprisings that
have toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and infected neighboring
Bahrain. http://bit.ly/eb1hFq
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Iran opposition figures 'detained' :
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Mullen Mideast trip shows US 'worry': Iran general:
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Russia to sell anti-ship rockets to Syria:
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How will America handle the fall of its Middle East empire?: .
At the end of the 16th century, the Spanish looked dominant.
Twenty-five years later, they were on their knees, over-extended,
bankrupt, and incapable of coping with the emergent maritime powers of
Britain and Holland. The British empire reached its fullest extent in
1930. Twenty years later, it was all over. http://bit.ly/h18Uek
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Americans: War is Coming, Cut Off Aid to Arabs:
Most Americans think that the political upheaval spreading
throughout the Arab world may wind up drawing the United States into a
new large-scale war, a Rasmussen Reports poll found. The poll also
found most Americans favor cutting off aid to Arab countries. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/142553
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UK 'to end direct aid to 16 countries':
The UK is to stop direct aid to 16 countries, including Russia,
China and Iraq, papers seen by the BBC suggest. A draft copy of a
government review of its £7.8bn overseas aid budget - to be published
this week - also reveals assistance for India will be frozen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12589626
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Wal-Mart worker burns self to death in parking lot:
A 58-year-old Wal-Mart employee who said he "couldn't take it
anymore" lit himself on fire in a parking lot near the Bloomingdale
store where he worked late Thursday night and was later pronounced dead
at a hospital, authorities said this morning. http://bit.ly/feizls
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100,000 strong in Wisconsin:
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"If law fails, CIA will assassinate Assange" : Video:
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Stranger than fiction: Tennessee bill would jail Shariah followers:
A proposed Tennessee law would make following the Islamic code known as Shariah law a felony, punishable by 15 years in jail. http://bit.ly/eNB311
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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