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If
the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be
settled by using force, we will have destroyed the foundation of the
organization and our best hope of establishing a world order. -Eisenhower, Dwight - Address to the nation on Israel's invasion of Egypt, 20 Feb.
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"One
would think by listening to all the propaganda about the United
Nations that they are some sort of benevolent, peaceful organization.
Never in the history of the United Nations has it stood for anything but
killing and violence. They have never kept peace anywhere on this
globe. Their sole function is to replace the U.S. military " - Paul Harvey
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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 : 2,367
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Military Action Against Gaddafi 'Within Hours' Of UN Vote
By Ewen MacAskill in Washington and Nicholas Watt
Britain,
France and the US, along with several Arab countries, are to join
forces to throw a protective ring around the Libyan rebel stronghold of
Benghazi as soon as a UN security council vote on military action is
authorised, according to security council sources.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27708.htm
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The Fatally Flawed Logic of a No-fly Zone
By Michael Williams
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Saudi-backed Crackdown in Bahrain Exposes U.S. Hypocrisy
By Michael Hughes
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From Celebrities To Tsunamis
By Phil Rockstroh
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The Ransoming of Raymond Davis
By Pratap Chatterjee
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Reporter: Ex-CIA Agent Viewed Bombings as 'Heroic'
By WILL WEISSERT
A
New York Times reporter who interviewed an elderly ex-CIA agent about
masterminding deadly bombings that rocked luxury hotels and other top
tourist sites in Cuba in 1997 testified Wednesday that he sought out the
newspaper to better explain the heroism of those attacks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27704.htm
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Revealed: US Spy Operation That Manipulates Social Media
By Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain
The
US military is developing software that will let it secretly
manipulate social media using fake online personas designed to influence
internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda.
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Julian Assange Grills Julia Gillard on Live Television
Video
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Extrajudicial Killing:: US kills 41 people in Pakistan:
US
unmanned drones on Thursday fired four missiles into a suspected
Taliban compound in Pakistan's north-western tribal area along Afghan
border, killing at least 41 and injuring several people, intelligence
officials said.
http://bit.ly/faBcOM
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Pakistan furore over American's release:
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Over 40 "insurgents" killed in Afghanistan:
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Night raids by US Special Forces anger Afghans:
"They
then asked Mullah Khaliq if he was Taliban. He said 'no we are not,'
but they searched the house and shot him in the head. His other son is
missing."
http://bit.ly/gNJPYW
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U.N. Reported Only a Fraction of Civilian Deaths from U.S. Raids:
The
number of civilians killed in U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF)
raids last year was probably several times higher than the figure of 80
people cited in the U.N. report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan
published last week, an IPS investigation has revealed.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54883
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US lawmakers seek big Afghan withdrawal in July:
Eighty-one
US lawmakers, mostly Democratic allies of the White House, pressed
President Barack Obama on Wednesday to make a "significant and
sizeable" drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan in July.
http://yhoo.it/hrf1LJ
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30 reportedly killed in rebels' fight to hold off Gadhafi forces:
The
two sides have been fighting hard around the rebel-held city of
Ajdabiya, and a senior hospital official told the Associated Press that
30 people had been killed and at least 80 wounded since Tuesday night.
http://bit.ly/gCzPJ7
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Gaddafi Warns Of 'No Mercy' In Benghazi:
In
a radio address, the Libyan leader said unarmed people have nothing to
fear but every home will be searched. It comes as his forces have
reportedly carried out air strikes on the outskirts of the country's
second city, which is home to a million people.
http://bit.ly/dYwpo0
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Gaddafi forces 'on outskirts of Benghazi':
Libyan
television said today that forces loyal to Muammar Gaddadfi are on the
outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. "The town of Zuwaytinah
is under control (of loyalists) and armed forces are on the outskirts
of Benghazi," Allibya television said.
http://bit.ly/gpRjsE
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World leaders hope for UN vote on Libya resolution by Thursday:
U.S.
joins France, Britain in urging swift action on a proposed no-fly
zone, with Clinton indicating Washington may have decided to back the
plan.
http://bit.ly/fAIq76
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Kerry warns U.S. against failing to act on Libya:
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Egypt says won't intervene militarily in Libya: -
Egypt
said on Thursday it would not be involved in any military intervention
in its neighbour Libya after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said discussions were under way about possible Arab involvement.
http://reut.rs/hz4qFl
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Robert Fisk: Palestinians understand Gaddafi better than we do:
"He
wants a battle, habibi, he wants a battle. He wants to be the big
guerrilla hero, the big man who fights the Americans. He wants to be the
Libyan hero who takes on the colonialists. Mr Cameron, Mr Obama, they
will do it for him. They will give him the hero title. They will do
what he wants."
http://ind.pn/dHKZlh
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Ivory Coast: 10 killed in 'deadly shelling' in Abidjan:
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5 Killed In Yemen as 'Qaeda' militants, attack police post:
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At least 84 wounded in new Yemen protests:
Protesters
in the southern city of Taiz said 80 people were hit while four were
reported wounded in the capital Sanaa when police opened live fire and
let off tear gas. Some 150 people were wounded on Wednesday when
security forces tried to break up a rally in the Red Sea city of
Hudaida.
http://bit.ly/gDoOsN
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Homemade bombs kill four in Iraq:
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Two killed, eight wounded in Iraq's violence:
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Iraqis eyeing Bahrain protests with anger, caution:
Concerns
over clashes in Bahrain between Shiite protesters and security forces
from Sunni Arab states spilled over into Iraq on Thursday, as thousands
of Shiite protesters converged on holy shrines and in Baghdad in a a
show of support
http://bit.ly/hHdCBK
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Bahrain: takeover of hospitals 'violation of international law':
The
UN rights chief, said in a statement she was "deeply alarmed by the
escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain, in particular the
reported takeover of hospitals and medical centres" in the country,
which she called a "shocking and a blatant violation of international
law."
http://bit.ly/fEyJEL
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Bahrain detains 5 top opposition activists:
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Saudi troops must leave Bahrain: opposition leader:
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US Fleet Commander Met Head of Bahrain Defense Forces Before Crackdown;
I
continue to be surprised by the claims coming from Washington that the
White House and Pentagon had no idea the Saudis were heading into
Bahrain or that the crackdown was prepared for this week.
http://bit.ly/ehzq6V
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US and Germany Offer 'Feeble Opposition' to Bahrain Crackdown:
On
Thursday, the situation on the ground in Bahrain's capital city of
Manama had reportedly quieted down a day after government troops
forcibly cleared a central plaza, Pearl Square, where anti-government
protests had been gathering. Three protestors and two security
officials were killed in the crackdown, which was backed by helicopters
and tanks.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,751508,00.html
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UK' advises Britons to 'leave Bahrain today':
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Rare public protest quashed in Syria:
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Egypt: Army violently disperses new Copts' protest:
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Egypt report: Israeli spy ring uncovered by Egyptian authorities:
Authorities
still searching for Egyptian and two Israelis suspected of helping
gather information on the country's armed forces during the uprising
that saw Mubarak's ouster, according to Al-Masry al-Youm.
http://bit.ly/gkXc0I
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Al-Shabab retakes south Somalia town:
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Russia president: Japan nuclear crisis is a 'colossal catastrophe':
Russia
has stepped up its monitoring of radiation levels in its far eastern
regions after an earthquake and tsunami set off a series of accidents
at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northern Japan.
http://bit.ly/haLzX0
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U.S. Calls Radiation 'Extremely High;' Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening:
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Fukushima nuclear plant owner falsified inspection records:
Tokyo
Electric Power Co injected air into the containment vessel of
Fukushima reactor No 1 to artificially "lower the leak rate". When
caught, the company expressed its "sincere apologies for conducting
dishonest practices".
http://bit.ly/dLr5x3
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U.S. shows growing alarm over Japan nuclear crisis:
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'They're leaving us to die':
Mayor of town near stricken Japanese nuclear plant claims his people have been 'abandoned'
http://bit.ly/fmEUId
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The scale of the disaster will be revealed in radiation sickness:
For the local population, the risk is of a long-term increase in cancer and possible genetic damage
http://ind.pn/hDY2Dd
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Tokyo Passengers Trigger U.S. Airport Detectors, N.Y. Post Says:
Radiation
detectors at Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare airports were
triggered when passengers from flights that started in Tokyo passed
through customs, the New York Post reported.
http://bloom.bg/ht9laB
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Must See: Interview about spent fuel pools: Video -
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Assange's crime is embarassing US: Lawyer:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
