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"I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.
If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble
with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here,
then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the
flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag." - Smedley Darlington Butler
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"The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." - James Madison
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"When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting
women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they
think" - Pat Schroeder
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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 : 2,348
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Libya : US and Europe Ramp Up Intervention
By Barry Grey
With dictator Muammar Gaddafi's control over the country ebbing,
the United States and its European allies are stepping up their
intervention into the Libyan crisis. Their aim is to ensure that any
new regime will be equally subservient to their economic and
geostrategic interests.
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US Cables Detail Saudi Royal Family's Lavish Lifestyles
By Simon Robinson
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Abbas Running Out Of Options
By Saleh Al-Naami
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Same Cover, Same Lies
I Had Ray Davis's Job, in Laos 30 Years Ago
By ROBERT ANDERSON
Davis is the American being held as a spy working under diplomatic
cover out of our embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. You can understand why
foreign countries no longer trust us and people are rising up across
the Middle East against the Great Satan. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27582.htm
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This CIA Agent is No Diplomat
By Craig Murray
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An Empire of Lies
Why Our Media Betrays Us
By Jonathan Cook
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No Other Way Out
By Chris Hedges
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It's the War Economy, Duh!
By Cindy Sheehan
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Looking Glass Economics
By Kevin Drum
Republicans - and, unfortunately, some Democrats too - are pushing
for an economic austerity plan that will keep unemployment high and the
job market loose. The result is downward pressure on wages, and that
downward pressure keeps middle-class incomes stagnant and corporate
profits high. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27586.htm
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Battle Lines Clear in America's Hidden Class War
By Gary Younge
Polls last year showed that in the US 61% think the country spends
too much on foreign aid. This makes sense once you understand that the
average American is under the illusion that 25% of the federal budget
goes on foreign aid (the real figure is 1%). http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27578.htm
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115 killed in govt offensive on Somali militants:
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Kenya, Ethiopia may attack Somali al-Shabaab:
The al-Shabaab group, which claims ties to al-Qaeda and has been
waging a four-year insurgency against Somalia's government, said on
Sunday it would strike at neighboring Kenya for training Somali
government forces and allowing Ethiopian troops to operate from its
towns. http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/02/28/139580.html
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Four Nato troops killed in country-wide Afghan attacks:
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Afghan delegation confirms 65 civilians killed by NATO:
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Forty-five arrested for having links with Davis:
The law enforcement agencies arrested 45 individuals for staying in
constant contact with Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor who shot dead
two Pakistanis in Lahore last month, DawnNews reported on Monday. http://bit.ly/gtgzyz
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Security forces clamp down on anti-Gadhafi protest in Tripoli:
Rebels across the country fight against government efforts to
regain control; Gadhafi appoints foreign intelligence chief to speak to
leadership in eastern Libya. http://bit.ly/fI7xUT
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Libya protests: Gaddafi says 'all my people love me' Video:
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Pentagon says US repositions forces near Libya:
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U.S. Military Repositions Forces in Preparation for Libya Response:
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Libya: African mercenaries 'immune from prosecution for war crimes':
African mercenaries hired by the Gaddafi regime to kill Libyan
protesters would be immune from prosecution for war crimes due to a
clause in this weekend's UN resolution that was demanded by the United
States. http://bit.ly/fwMJ99
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Live Blog - Libya Feb 28
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France sends aid to Libya opposition:
France is to send two planes of aid to opposition territory in
Libya, Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said.. Paris has been stung
by accusations that it was too cosy with the authoritarian regimes
overthrown in recent weeks, say analysts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12594090
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Sudan: Abyei ethnic clashes mar peace deal:
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Oman oil shipments continue; 6 killed in protests:
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4 Killed as thousands protest across Yemen:
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Suspected Qaeda gunmen kill two Yemen soldiers: -
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Yemen 'to declare unity government':
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Yemeni Opposition Rejects Call for National Unity Government:
Yemen's opposition coalition rejected calls from President Ali
Abdullah Saleh for a national unity government and said he should
listen to the voices of protesters and step down. http://buswk.co/hgoEwx
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Saleh warns of fractured Yemen if his regime falls:
President Ali Abdullah Saleh warned Monday that Yemen would
fracture if his regime falls, as protests calling for his ouster raged
across the Arabian Peninsula state and four people were hurt in
clashes. http://bit.ly/foqSqZ
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Israeli attack kills Palestinian:
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Iraqi PM gives cabinet 100-day ultimatum after demos:
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Iraq protests show a democracy hijacked by '100 mini-Saddams': .
Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003 and Iraqis have held half a
dozen rounds of elections, but people still do not feel their
government represents them. The lesson is clear: going to the ballot
box does not by itself constitute a democracy. http://bit.ly/f2Ojmv
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British contractor in Iraq gets 20 years for 2 killings:
An Iraqi court Monday convicted a British man and sentenced him to
20 years in prison over the shooting deaths of two contractors, making
him the first Westerner convicted in an Iraqi court since the 2003 U.S.
invasion. http://lat.ms/gEeuO8
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Iran Arrests Opposition Leaders Mousavi, Karrubia After Calls for Protest:
Iran's opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi,
who had been under forced seclusion at home, were transferred to a
Tehran prison http://bloom.bg/gj96Xp
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Iran says Mousavi, Karroubi not arrested:
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Egypt imposes travel ban on Mubarak
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New US cronies taking charge: Zawahiri:
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Bahrain protesters blockade parliament:
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Anger over rising India food prices:
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Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to US:
"What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt ... Libya, in Bahrain
... what you see happening there ... you'd better prepare because it
will be coming to your door," Farrakhan said in a booming voice,
thousands of followers cheering in his wake. http://bit.ly/giXqSB
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U.S. "trims" its nuclear arsenal while upgrading production:
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Leaked U.S. Cables say Colombia's Uribe Authorized "Clandestine Cross Border Operations" into Venezuela:
Ex-Colombian President Álvaro Uribe knowingly maintained a
"hypocritical" relationship with neighboring Venezuela during his time
in office - ordering armed operations within Venezuelan territory while
at the same time seeking to diplomatically "manage" Venezuelan
President Hugo Chávez http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/6022
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America's shocking secret:
Pictures that show how U.S. experimented on its own disabled
citizens and prison inmates: Pictures have emerged providing the
shocking proof that U.S. government doctors once experimented on
disabled American citizens and prison inmates. http://bit.ly/iewgkK
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U.S. Gathered Personal Data on Times Reporter in Case Against Ex-C.I.A. Agent:
Federal law enforcement officials, trying to uncover the sources of
a New York Times reporter, James Risen, obtained extensive records
about his phone calls, finances and travel history, according to a
court brief filed late Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/us/26leak.html?_r=1
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Fox News boss persuaded fellow executive to 'lie' to federal investigators:
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Dollar index falls to four-month low:
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Fewer in US Deem Homeownership a Safe Investment:
Homeownership as an investment is no longer the rock-solid
foundation for the American Dream it once was, according to a survey
released on Monday by the firm the government created in the 1930s to
promote homeownership. http://www.cnbc.com/id/41822369
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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