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"A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and
prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in
the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." - Benjamin Franklin
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"The ruling class has the schools and press under its thumb. This enables it to sway the emotions of the masses." - -- Albert Einstein - (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
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"After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not -
or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who
could." - Theodore Bikel
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,763 icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,397
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We Are Not Being Told The Truth About Libya
By Johann Hari
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Obama Has Taken a 'Profoundly Troubling' Position on Assassinations, ACLU
By David Edwards
"The administration has taken the position that it has the
authority -- not just in traditional war zones like Afghanistan, but
far away from traditional war zones in places like Somalia or Yemen --
to use lethal force against anyone whom the administration concludes is
an enemy of the United States." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27848.htm
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David Cameron's Gift of War and Racism, to Them and Us
By John Pilger
Statements by western officials and media that a "deranged and
criminal Colonel Gaddafi" is planning "genocide" against his own people
still await evidence. This is reminiscent of fraudulent claims that
required "humanitarian intervention" in Kosovo, the final dismemberment
of Yugoslavia and the establishment of the biggest US military base in
Europe. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27844.htm
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Libya, Syria and the Road to World War III
By The Corbett Report
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A Militarized Economy Cannot Balance the Budget
By John Perkins
How can a nation that prides itself on government "of, for, and by
the people," justify hiding these black budget allocations from
taxpayer scrutiny? How can a nation continue to prosper by ignoring its
own long-term demise at the hands of a militarized economy? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27843.htm
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Robin Hood in Reverse in US: Seven Examples
By Bill Quigley
115 of the big 500 companies listed on Standard and Poor's Stock
Index paid federal and other taxes of less than 20 percent over the
last 5 years according to David Leonhardt of the New York Times.
General Electric's tax rate for last year was 7 percent according to
Pro Publica. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27847.htm
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Losing a Party's Soul in Budget Fight
By Robert Kuttner
The 2012 budget proposal released Tuesday by Wisconsin
Representative Paul Ryan, chair of the House Budget Committee, would
cut projected spending over the next decade by $5.8 trillion and
further cut taxes. The plan would eliminate Medicare and Medicaid as we
know them - and Social Security is next. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27846.htm
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General says US may consider sending troops into Libya :
The use of an international ground force is a possible plan to
bolster the Libyan rebels, Ham said at a Senate Armed Services
Committee hearing. http://bit.ly/gZ51Tq
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Send in the dogs of war: Mercenaries could help the rag-tag rebels say UK generals:
Mercenaries could be drafted into Libya to help rebel forces
because British military chiefs believe the war against Colonel Gaddafi
cannot be won with air strikes alone. http://bit.ly/hhr8cn
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Europe, US moving to help cash-needy Libya "rebels": :
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Another Four Libyan "rebels" were killed by NATO airstrike Thursday :
The incident followed the death of 13 rebels last weekend when a
NATO warplane mistakenly opened fire on the fighters, according to the
rebels' military command. http://lat.ms/gbWNV6
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13 Libyan rebels near Ajdabiya 'killed in Nato air strike':
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Fact or fiction?
Gadhafi plane evades NATO no-fly zone, bombs rebel tanks: -
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Libyan rebel military turn on Nato allies:
Feuding leadership of revolutionary forces fails to capitalise on coalition air strikes http://ind.pn/fZrc14
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WikiLeaks cables show U.S. took softer line toward Libya:
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14 killed in NW Pakistan:
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Pakistan dismisses White House report on militants:
Pakistan's army dismissed a new White House report that Pakistan is
avoiding direct conflict with the militants in the tribal areas and
that Pakistan still has no " clear path" to defeat militants on its
soil, official sources said on Thursday. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7343361.html
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Suicide attackers kill 6 at Afghan police compound:
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Three killed in attack on Afghan government building:
The militants occupied an empty building which is under
construction and began firing on the adjacent police compound,
according to a statement issued by the provincial governor's office. http://bit.ly/gzf9te
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A NATO occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan:
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U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Suffer More Catastrophic Injuries:
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US soldiers are seven times as likely as UK troops to develop post-traumatic stress:
Something is happening at the end of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan that mental health experts are finding hard to explain:
British and American soldiers appear to be having markedly different
reactions to the stress of combat. http://ind.pn/fe0tno
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13 killed as Syrian city of Deraa hit by deadly clashes:
At least 13 protesters have been killed during anti-government
rallies in the southern Syrian city of Deraa, witnesses have told the
BBC. Residents near the Al Omari mosque said they had seen at least 13
bodies in that area and more wounded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13016843
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Many killed in clashes near Cote d'Ivoire's presidential home:
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French forces storm Gbagbo residence:
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Gaza: Israeli attacks 'kill six' despite Hamas truce:
At least six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes
in Gaza, including two women, doctors say. - Friday's deaths raise to
10 the number of Palestinians killed since Thursday, amid the worst
fighting since 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13014046
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Rogue state engages in more extrajudicial killing:
Israel: We struck in Sudan:
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Apartheid?
Safed rabbi says struggle to keep the city Jewish moving forward:
Chief Rabbi of Safed's latest statement follows his earlier call for Jews not to sell or rent homes to non-Jews. http://bit.ly/hdEIMK
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Ahmadinejad: U.S. seeking to divide Jordan to form Palestinian state:
The United States is leading an effort to annex a part of Jordan to
the West Bank, thus enlarging the future Palestinians state, Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said http://bit.ly/hyC4iH
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Latest WikiLeaks cables reveal Israel's fears and alliances:
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Wikileaks exclusive / Bahrain King boasted of intelligence ties with Israel:
According to latest trove of documents revealed by WikiLeaks, the
Bahraini King instructed that official statements stop referring to
Israel as the 'Zionist entity' or 'enemy.' http://bit.ly/g2Lq5R
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Gates has 'warm' meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah:
"We had a very good meeting," Gates told reporters traveling with
him, after speaking with the king for 90 minutes. "It was an extremely
cordial, warm meeting. I think the relationship is in a good place." http://wapo.st/hZrMZz
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Urgent; Jaish al-Mahdi to be formed in Bahrain:
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Video: Bahraini and Saudi Forces Attack Many Masjids and Hussayniyats and Burning Holy Qurans:
A video was released which shows a number of Saudi Arabian and
Bahraini forces destroying the Masjids and Hussayniyats and break down
doors, holy objects and vandalized walls and burned holy books of
Quran. http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=235330
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Fear stalks Bahrain hospitals: Report Friday:
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Yemen: Gulf states present exit plan to Saleh :
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CIA involved in Yemen repressions: report:
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has not been held responsible for the death of
even one American for the past five years, yet the US continues to play
the al-Qaeda card and provide the country's regime with military aid. http://bit.ly/eGlesK
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Japan Weighs Wider Evacuation Zone:
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Ongoing Cover Up of Nuclear Crisis By American and Japanese Governments and Companies:
Nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen points out that American and
Japanese governments and nuclear companies are covering up many core
facts concerning the Japanese nuclear crisis. http://bit.ly/efZjCx
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Radiation From Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Finds Its Way Into California's Milk:
Experts say the government isn't telling the public the whole story about the risks of radioactive milk. http://bit.ly/hfXSZ9
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Japan's neighbors alarmed over risk of radiation threat:
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Putting Prisons over Public Schools:
The state lawmakers who are pushing hard for "austerity" aren't so
much enemies of government "waste" as they are expert money launderers
in the business of politics. Education is at the center of their shell
game. http://bit.ly/eSfBhz
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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