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Is man's civilization only a wrappage, through which the savage nature of him can still burst, infernal as ever? ~Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution, vol III, book V, chapter 7
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"[M]odern man is just ancient man... with way better electronics." ~Author unknown, "A Short History of Breakfast," from a Jack in the Box tray liner, 2006
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And the wind shall say "Here were decent godless people; Their only
monument the asphalt road, And a thousand lost golf balls." - ~T.S. Eliot
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"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." ~Albert Einstein
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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 : 2,356
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Libya: WikiLeaks Cables Warn of Extremist Beliefs
By Heidi Blake
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America's Secret Plan to Arm Libya's Rebels
By Robert Fisk
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WikiLeaks Analysis Suggests
Hundreds of Thousands of Unrecorded Iraqi Deaths
By Les Roberts
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US Soldier Sentenced In Sport Killing Case
By Press TV
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Bradley Manning and the Stench of US Hypocrisy
By Ryan Gallagher
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Under Obama, Better to Commit a War Crime Than Expose One
By Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis
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WikiLeaks Cables Recount How U.S. Pressured Allies
By Bog Egelko
They have received little attention in the United States, but a set
of WikiLeaks disclosures of confidential documents has caused an
uproar in Europe by showing that U.S. officials pressured Germany and
Spain to derail criminal investigations of Americans. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27629.htm
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In the National Interest
End the Empire and Build America
By Peter G Cohen
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Why is Israel Aid Exempt?
By MJ Rosenber
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America Is NOT Broke
By Michael Moore
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.More Jobs Mirage
By Paul Craig Roberts
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The Oil Booby Trap
By Mike Whitney
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This Time We're Taking the Whole Planet With Us
By Chris Hedges
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At least 53 AU troops killed in Somalia clashes :
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At least 18 killed in Misrata as Libyan rebels repel attack by Gadhafi forces:
Doctor says dead include rebels and civilians; Misrata is the
largest population center controlled by Gadhafi opponents outside the
rebel-held east of the country. http://bit.ly/gzP7HA
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'12 killed, 50 hurt in Bin Jawad fight':
According to the hospital casualty list in Ajdabiya, the dead were volunteer fighters, mostly from Benghazi. http://bit.ly/gYUxB1
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Gaddafi's men launch counterattack :
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Libyan government claims recapture of Misurata: state TV:
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Raw Video: Street fightiung in Misurata:
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Libya could split, says British defence secretary, as regime hits rebels hard:
Government troops launched assaults on three rebel-held towns:
Zawiya 30 miles to the west of Tripoli, Misurata 120 miles to the east,
and the oil port of Ras Lanuf, taken by the opposition on Saturday. http://bit.ly/fwZy2q
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Libya: Jihadis and criminals roaming streets :
Foreign advisers arriving in Benghazi, the city at the centre of
Libya's insurrection against Col Muammar Gaddafi, are being confronted
with a chaotic, fragmented rebellion whose fondness of the West is far
from clear. http://bit.ly/fBe0KM
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Kadhafi seeks UN, AU probe into Libyan unrest:
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UN sends mission to Tripoli:
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Obama says NATO considering military options in Libya:
He said NATO, meeting in Brussels, is consulting "around a wide
range of potential options, including potential military options, in
response to the violence that continues to take place inside of Libya." http://usat.ly/ejphiK
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Preparing the way for ground troops:
Kerry urges Libya no-fly zone plan:
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France working for Libyan no fly zone:
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British Troops - 'SAS unit' captured in Libya by rebels :
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Brit held with SAS in Libya was spy:
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SAS-backed Libyan diplomatic mission ends in humiliation:
British special forces and intelligence agents leave Libya on HMS Cumberland after being released by anti-Gaddafi rebels http://bit.ly/dF42Bs
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Afghan bomb kills 12 civilians:
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Afghan President Rejects NATO Apology For Air Strike That Killed 9 Boys:
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Child air-strike deaths stir fury in Afghanistan:
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Gates: US may extend Afghan mission :
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Iraq: Blast targeting US convoy kills six in Basra:
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2 intelligence officers, 4 soldiers killed in Yemen :
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US calls on its citizens to leave Yemen:
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Yemen opposition vows to "escalate" protests:
Tens of thousands of protesters are camped out in major Yemeni
cities, staying awake through the night to hear speeches and sing
national songs, as their tone against Saleh hardens. http://bit.ly/fzybFu
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Clashes reported in Cairo for first time since Mubarak ousted:
Plainclothed men armed with knives and molotov cocktails attacked demonstrators protesting abuses by state security forces. http://bit.ly/fvAlE4
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Bahrain protests reach US embassy :
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Bahraini Opposition Refuses to Concede:
The leaders of Bahrain's opposition movement said Sunday that they
would not be mollified by offers of money and jobs, raising the
prospect of a protracted standoff between protesters and the embattled
government of this strategically important Persian Gulf island nation. http://nyti.ms/exgf30
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Saudi Arabia bans all marches as mass protest is planned for Friday :
Extra troops are sent to north-east to quash any Shia protest as
King Abdullah's regime gets jittery and oil prices soar in response to
the region's continued unrest. http://ind.pn/gZ1TUx
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Saudi Arabia contagion triggers Gulf rout:
Fears of sectarian uprisings in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have set
off the first serious wave of investor flight from the Gulf,
compounding market turmoil as civil war in Libya pushes Brent crude
over $116 a barrel. http://bit.ly/dKjndX
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Hamas chief: Egypt revolution brought us back to life:
Speaking at Sudan conference, Khaled Meshal says rival Fatah, Hamas should reconcile on the basis on 'jihad' against Israel. http://bit.ly/hm7r6B
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Egypt considers easing Gaza blockade, says diplomat:
Egyptian ambassador to the Palestinians says changes to Egypt's
border with Gaza will be considered when the situation stabilizes. http://bit.ly/gIhuUH
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Report: Mubarak's sons received millions of dollars for backing Israeli gas sales:
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, the two sons of former Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak, received hundreds of millions of dollars in
"commissions" from the sale of Egyptian natural gas to Israel, the
Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported yesterday. http://bit.ly/eXdMkI
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The loyalty dance:
The U.S. has a history of forcing minorities to try to prove their
patriotism, something almost impossible to do. Yet, Rep. Peter T. King
is about to begin such a dog-and-pony show with American Muslims. http://lat.ms/gUaYgB
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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