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"The two parties have combined against us to nullify our power by a
'gentleman's agreement' of non-recognition, no matter how we vote ...
May God write us down as asses if ever again we are found putting our
trust in either the Republican or the Democratic Parties." - W.E.B. DuBois (1922)
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Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq: 4,766icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,424
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Guantánamo Bay Torture Files:
Al-Qaida assassin 'worked for MI6'
By Declan Walsh in Islamabad, David Leigh, Jason Burke and Ian Cobain
An al-Qaida operative accused of bombing two Christian churches and
a luxury hotel in Pakistan in 2002 was at the same time working for
British intelligence, according to secret files on detainees who were
shipped to the US military's Guantánamo Bay prison camp. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27965.htm
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The Sting of the Scorpion...
Egypt's Darkest Corner Was The Forerunner to Guantanamo
By Yvonne Ridley
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Hasta la vista, Baby!
Skynet Is Already Here
By Daniel Patrick Welch
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Libya:
It's Not About Oil, It's About Currency and Loans
By John Perkins
The US, the other G-8 countries, the World Bank, IMF, BIS, and
multinational corporations do not look kindly on leaders who threaten
their dominance over world currency markets or who appear to be moving
away from the international banking system that favors the
corporatocracy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27967.htm
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A Faustian Bargain
Lobbification
By Lawrence Davidson
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Botox Politics
By Phil Rockstroh
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Politics -- Spinning Out of Control
By Sheila Samples
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One Wedding and Unlimited Funerals
By Cindy Sheehan
The only solution to the ills that plague us from this global
bourgeoisie is a peasant's (working-class) revolution-and the only way
we will ever see one of those is if we stop being co-dependant with the
very people who welcome our extinction after our usefulness to them is
used up. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27972.htm
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Thrifty Families and Other Lies
Like Their Government, Americans Live on Debt
By Ted Rall
The family budget talking point is a fascinating meme that reflects
a rarely considered national blind spot. As with other cases of mass
denial (we think we're generous do-gooders around the world, foreigners
see us for the crazy mean torturers we also are), we give ourselves
more credit than we deserve. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27974.htm
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Can We Give The Hyperinflation-thing a Rest?
By Mike Whitney
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At least 19 killed in Pakistan bus attacks:
Two bombs have exploded near buses carrying navy officials in
Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, killing four people and wounding
56. Tuesday's attacks came hours after another bus was set on fire in
southwestern Baluchistan province late on Monday, burning 15 people to
death, including four children and two women. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/04/201142632514441342.html
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Syrian sends in more troops 'as Daraa assault rages':
Syria sent more troops to the southern town of Daraa on Tuesday
where a deadly crackdown against pro-democracy protesters raged into a
second day, activists said, as Washington considered "targeted
sanctions" against Damascus http://bit.ly/i0YHhl
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Amnesty Claims At Least 393 Killed In Syria So Far :
"By using the artillery against the people, the Damascus
government showed its intention of crushing the protest, even if it
means killing", said Malcolm Smart, directory of Amnesty International
for the Middle East and North Africa. http://bit.ly/enygWd
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'Syria's military is pulling the strings, not the president' :
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Further air strikes on Tripoli as Italy warplanes agree to join offensive:
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Putin: Libya coalition has no right to kill Gaddafi:
"They said they didn't want to kill Gaddafi. Now some officials
say, yes, we are trying to kill Gaddafi," Putin said during a visit to
Denmark. "Who permitted this, was there any trial? Who took on the
right to execute this man?" http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4060859,00.html
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Russia May Save Qaddafi from Western Powers:
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by Interfax news agency
as saying that Russia would not support any resolution that would
deepen civil war in Libya. Russia is a veto-wielding permanent member
of the UN Security Council. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/209025
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Eyewitnesses speak out: Has U.S. staged the Libyan coup?:
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Former Gitmo detainee now America's ally in Libya: :
For over five years, Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu was a
prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay prison, judged "a probable member of
al-Qaida". Now, Qumu, 51, is a notable figure in the Libyan rebels'
fight to oust Muammar Gaddafi. http://bit.ly/eknEtv
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Yemen troops kill two protesters:
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US Airstrikes In Yemen:
According to Abyan's security chief, Colonel Abdullah Ali Saeed, a
new airstrike hit the small village of Amfryad in Mudiyah district on
24 April 2011. The attack involved two cruise missiles being launched
by a US Predator drone. http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=35975
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Yemen: government and opposition close in on deal to end Saleh's regime:
Leaders of both sides said they would travel as early as Wednesday
to Riyadh, capital of neighbouring Saudi Arabia, to sign the deal in
the presence of observers from the Gulf Co-operation Council, which
proposed it http://bit.ly/iis7mB
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Bahrain expels Iranian diplomat, raising tensions:
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A Brave Saudi : "Where is Khaled?": Video -
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Poll: More than half of Egyptians want to cancel peace treaty with Israel:
Only 36 percent of Egyptians are in favor of maintaining the treaty, according to U.S.-based polling company. http://bit.ly/eBBStp
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Egypt ex-minister put on trial for shootings:
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ElBaradei Blasts Bush Administration Over Iraq War:
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Three killed in Iraq violence:
Three people were killed Tuesday in separate attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and northern city of Kirkuk, police said. http://bit.ly/hO9Q1Y
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One killed, four injured in Iraqi soldiers, Kurd fighters clash:
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Over 15,000 U.S. servicemen to remain in Iraq beyond 2011 deadline::
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Iraqi leaders want U.S. troops to go:
Members of large bloc in the Iraqi Parliament plan to back the
terms of a bilateral status of forces agreement with the United States,
a lawmaker said Tuesday. http://bit.ly/eAoPSP
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Billions missing as US investigating war contractor con jobs:
The US Commission on Wartime Contracting says hired contractors in
Iraq and Afghanistan have been caught bilking billions of dollars from
the United States government. No large contractor has ever been brought
to book or banned from working for the government. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/176715.html
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UN: Sri Lanka mass deaths may be 'war crimes':
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Guantanamo torture files: Dozens held were innocent:
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Terror commander bin Laden forced to borrow, secret torture files show :
The latest Wikileaks release, including information obtained from 14 key Guantanamo Bay detainees using torture. http://bit.ly/g71PHR
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Secret US torture files on Mamdouh Habib and David Hicks released by WikiLeaks :
Mr Hicks' file describes him as a "compliant" but "deceptive". He
was held in "high regard" by other detainees, including senior
al-Qa'ida operatives. http://bit.ly/f6wrpm
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US tipped off about al-Qaida cell that did not exist:
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WikiLeaks highlights 'original sin' of Guantanamo:
Innocent bystanders locked up for no reason, Al-Qaeda militants
released to commit new atrocities: WikiLeaks has poured light on the
"original sin" of Guantanamo, activists and experts say. http://bit.ly/e0lDtF
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Obama hurt fair trial chances: Manning backers: -
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US court grants new sentencing for Mumia Abu-Jamal:
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told prosecutors to conduct
the new sentencing hearing within six months or agree to a life
sentence. Abu-Jamal's first-degree murder conviction still stands in
the fatal shooting of Officer Daniel Faulkner. http://bit.ly/fvYQVJ
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State Department wants passport applicants to reveal lifetime employment history:
The U.S. Department of State has proposed a new questionnaire that
would make it almost impossible for some people to get a passport. http://bit.ly/gdCy3b
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The Four Horsemen Behind The Oil Wars:
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"Let us be peace and joy"
Tom Feeley
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