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"Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."
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"A working class hero is something to be.
There's room at the top they are telling you still,
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill, "
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,763icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,394
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Is America Addicted to War?
By Stephen M. Walt
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America's Costliest War
By William Hartung
The tax dollars being spent on Afghanistan are enough to offset the
$100 billion per year that House Republicans are seeking to cut from
next year's budget, or enough to fill the projected budget gaps of the
44 states that expect to run deficits in 2012. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27839.htm
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The Obama Disaster, at Home and Abroad
By Glen Ford
There is nothing left of Obama, except the "moderate Republicrat
corporate lawyer" that he has always been. He refuses to fight in the
people's interest, because he is not interested in the people - only in
his foolish dream of a grand alliance with the GOP in service of Wall
Street. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27841.htm
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Gambling With The Planet
By Joseph E Stiglitz
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Greed is Not a Virtue
By David Korten
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The Peasants Need Pitchforks
By Robert Scheer
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UN refugee chief voices deep shock after more than 200 migrants drown off Italy:
Media reports indicate that 213 people, including many Somalis,
Eritreans and Ivorians, died this morning after the boat in which they
were travelling experienced difficulties in rough seas near the Italian
island of Lampedusa. The boat had left Libya three days ago. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38026&Cr=libya&Cr1=
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Libyans shooting Sub-Saharan African refugees seeking to escape war-torn country: report:
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Two people killed in Misrata shelling - "rebel:"
Two people were killed and 26 injured in shelling by forces loyal
to Muammar Gaddafi in the besieged city of Misrata on Tuesday, a rebel
said. http://bit.ly/ghA70d
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NATO Escalates Campaign Over Libya as "Rebels" Criticize Mission:
NATO escalated its air campaign over Libya a day after a rebel
commander criticized the alliance for not doing enough to stop
artillery attacks by Muammar Qaddafi's forces that pushed rebels into
retreat. Britain said it has committed four additional Typhoon combat
jets to the NATO mission. http://bloom.bg/f8m78J
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Russia warns NATO against military help for Libyan rebels: -
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday warned NATO
against arming Libyan rebels, according to the news agency Interfax.
'That would break the UN resolution,' Lavrov said http://bit.ly/ihWThK
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Russia warns against new UN approval on use of force :
"We would not like the Security Council to decide on anything like
that again, and we would like the text to be as specific as possible on
who will use military force and how it will be used," Lavrov was
quoted by Interfax news agency as saying. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/7341702.html
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U.S. to suggest Gadhafi to become honorary chairman of African Union:
Former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon said he is set to meet with Moammar
Gadhafi . Weldon said that in addition to Gadhafi stepping down, he is
proposing a cease-fire on both sides; a withdrawal of government forces
from key cities; no further advances by rebel forces; a joint interim
government run by Libya's current prime minister and the an opposition
leader http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/world/news/66454/
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US, NATO allies join scramble for Libya's oil:
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Afghan, foreign troops kill more than 130 "insurgents" - governor:
The governor of Kunar province, told Reuters the week-long air and
ground assaults had focused on two districts which the Taliban had
taken over. http://bit.ly/f3NkXh
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7 rebels killed in eastern Afghanistan:
"A group of militants carried out a rocket attack against Jalalabad
airport at around 11:30 p.m. (local time) but security forces rushed
to the site of the attack and encountered the militants, as a result
seven militants had been killed," Ahmad Zia Abdulzai told Xinhua. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7342176.html
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3 helicopters destroyed in attack on Jalalabad airport, 9 killed: Taliban:
Witnesses from the area say that 9 invaders were killed, 7
seriously wounded besides of 3 helicopters and 8 military vehicles
destroyed due to heavy arms fire. It is said that 3 Mujahideen were
also martyred, after the invaders bombed the surrounding areas.
(Taliban website) http://bit.ly/hzibkV
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UK troops kill 3 Afghans in car accident, shooting - police:
British troops killed two Afghan civilians in a car accident in
western Kabul and shot dead a third man when local people tried to
prevent them leaving the scene of the accident, a spokesman for the
Kabul Police Chief said. http://reut.rs/fXbVjS
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US lawmakers reject upbeat government assessment of progress in Afghanistan:
Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman said: "After hearing the same sales pitch for 10 years, I doubt it." http://yhoo.it/erS3XO
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Tensions run high in Yemen as 19 killed:
Police shot dead two people in the Red Sea city of Hudaydah in
overnight protests over the killings of 17 demonstrators earlier the
same day in Taez, south of the capital. http://bit.ly/i7bNuS
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No plans to suspend military aid to Yemen: US:
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Protesters flood the streets in Yemen's second city in ongoing defiance of government:
Defying a deadly government crackdown, tens of thousands of
protesters on Wednesday poured into the streets of Yemen's second
largest city in the latest demonstrations against the long serving
president. http://wapo.st/dUX8wo
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Bahrain police trying to run over protesters:
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Iranian MPs condemn Saudi Arabia's military intervention into Bahrain:
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Saudi official says Iranian MPs' rant is threatening:
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At least 3 killed in suicide bombing in northern Iraq:
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2 Fort Hood soldiers killed in Iraq attack:
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Ouattara forces attack Gbagbo bunker in Ivory Coast:
"The fighting is terrible here, the explosions are so heavy my
building is shaking," Alfred Kouassi, who lives near Gbagbo's residence
in the commercial capital Abidjan, told Reuters http://bit.ly/h5I5gt
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Gbagbo's Generals Hand Weapons Over to the UN:
The Generals in charge of forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo have
telephoned the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire to signal that they intend
to hand over their weapons. http://bit.ly/eBg5av
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Sudan accuses Israel of air attack:
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Stranger than fiction?
U.S. committed to ending anti-Israel bias on UN council, envoy says:
U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice defends America's membership on Human
Rights Council, declaring: U.S. retreat would embolden nations that
unfairly ostracize Israel. http://bit.ly/fuLPJo
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Japan No 2 core melted through reactor vessel: Rep. Markey: -
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Nitrogen Injected at Nuclear Plant to Head Off Possible Blast:
Japan's nuclear regulatory agency, which confirmed early Thursday
morning that the injections had just started, said the operation was
aimed at reducing the risk of an explosion from hydrogen gas that might
be building up in the plant's No. 1 reactor. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/asia/07japan.html
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Fukushima: A Nuclear Threat to Japan, the U.S. and the World:
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U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan's Nuclear Plant:
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US general voices concern over Iran-Venezuela ties:
"My concern, as I look at it, is the fact that there are flights
between Iran and Venezuela on a weekly basis, and visas are not
required for entrance into Venezuela or Bolivia or Nicaragua," said
General Douglas Fraser, head of the US Southern Command. http://bit.ly/gXww7g
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US has infiltrated Ecuador's police: military:
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Gitmo 'torture' doc now in the hot seat:
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ABC News Reporter Served As FBI Informant:
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Troops Won't Receive Paycheck if Government Shuts Down:
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Gov. Rick Scott orders immediate cuts to programs for disabled:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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